What one woman has another woman often covets. If you’re born with straight hair you rush out to buy curling tongs, if born with curls, you try to reel them in with the latest set of hair straighteners. But what you really need to think about is working with what you have.

Naturally curly or wavy hair is simply gorgeous. A natural curl is better because straighteners have become so good that a natural look is achievable, whereas naturally straight hair is nigh on impossible to cut, burn and twist into a genuine looking curl. And it takes the average woman 40+ years to realize what an asset having curly hair really is.

Having said that, once in a while it is nice to shake things up and go out looking like a new woman. A new dress, suit or makeup can do it, but nothing feels quite as drastic as stepping out the front door with a brand new hairstyle and wowing your friends. [Read more…]

Throughout a woman’s life, her appearance is constantly changing. As a child and a teen, she is growing and developing her adult look. When she’s older, she beings to age. And the entire time, her personal sense of style is also growing and changing. She buys new clothes, wears new makeup, and tries new hairstyles.

While men also go through changes in and experimentation with their looks, they don’t do it to quite the same degree as women. For most men, short hair is the status quo, and they don’t have to put much more thought into it.

Women traditionally care a lot more about their hair than men do. They want to look nice, and they want to have nice hair. As they get older, they often decide to cut their long hair and wear it short. Why is this so common among older women? Here are the four best reasons: [Read more…]

Many women and men are getting a facelift to restore their youthful look. However, although there are many benefits to getting a facelift such as removing the visible signs of aging, it is important to remember that getting a facelift is a medical procedure.

Before you decide to undergo any cosmetic surgery such as a facelift, you should consider these four important factors so that you make a wise decision that results in a successful facelift:

1 – Determine if you are a Good Candidate for a Facelift

There are a number of reasons why you may want to get a facelift. However, it is important to be realistic about what a facelift can actually do for you.

A facelift does not give you a totally new and different look. What it does is get rid of the features that show aging.

A facelift can smooth wrinkles and lines to make you look younger however it cannot make you feel more worthwhile as a person. It can promote an overall good feeling about yourself, but it is not a cure to low self-esteem and low self-confidence. [Read more…]

Facial beauty is something that all women want to preserve as long as they can. Looking good at age thirty isn’t as difficult as it at later ages because at thirty the collagen has, in most cases, just started to break down and hasn’t had time to cause saggy facial skin, deep lines, and wrinkles yet.

There are exceptions involving smokers and indoor tanning fanatics, but for the most part, looking good at thirty isn’t as difficult as it is in later stages of life. Cosmetic bags that contain moisturizing lotions, anti-aging serums, and products containing SPF protection for the face should be used by any woman concerned with maintaining their beauty.

A high price has been put on facial beauty in this society, and it is apparent with all the plastic surgery, Botox, collagen injections and facelifts being performed on people as young as thirty years old. To a avoid pricey surgeries, women concerned with their facial beauty should keep preventative products in their bags and save themselves money. [Read more…]

In this busy world, there is precious little time to devote to personal beauty. A 2008 European survey of 1,000 participants found that women spend an average of 20 minutes each day putting on makeup. Over the course of her lifetime, she will devote 3,276 hours to enhancing her personal appearance at that rate.

Cut your makeup time in half with a 10 minute make up makeover so you can have more time doing the things you love. Here are a few tips:

Moisturizer

Apply moisturizer to your skin 15 minutes before you begin the actual 10-minute make up makeover. Allow your skin to thoroughly air dry. This step adds a layer of protection for your skin and will even out foundation. [Read more…]