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by John Wellington
Right… so your new acne medication promises fast results in 10 days, but you’ve got to face the world today. What can we do to tie over the proceeding period before the acne goes down?
Well all you need is to learn a few creative acne makeup concealing tips to help you look your very best at school, work or play.
But remember — Makeup conceals acne, it doesn’t cure it!
But you already knew that, right? Using makeup to conceal acne isn’t difficult, but there are some basic rules that you should always follow.
Your basic acne makeup toolkit
Your three acne hiding weapons will be a concealer, a foundation and a finishing powder. Stay away from the dollar store and use only brand names that you can trust.
Choose only oil-free makeup products that match your skin tone. Oil-free is the key to success here so read the labels carefully. You don’t want to aggravate your existing acne problem by layering a fresh coat of oil on skin that already has too much to begin with. Choose a hypoallergenic brand while you’re at it.
If this is the first time that you are using a new brand, test the makeup applying small dabs to a spot under your jaw to see how your skin reacts. If you are going to have a problem you’ll know within an hour or so after applying it. Nothing’s worse than adding more blotches to an already colorful face.
Before you begin
Wash your face with your normal face cleansing product and pat dry. Apply your acne medication per the instructions and let it dry throughly.
Start with the concealer
Apply the concealer in a light dabbing motion directly to any dark blotches or red areas that the acne has produced on your skin. Blend the concealer in using a disposable facial sponge. Use the concealer sparingly. You can always apply more if you need it but you don’t want to layer it on too thickly. It will look terrible when it dries.
Next, apply the foundation
Apply the foundation sparingly as well and use a light dabbing motion here too. Blend the foundation with your sponge and reapply to any areas that need it.
And now for the final touch
Apply a light layer of the oil-free powder using a large makeup brush. This will take care of any shine that the acne concealer and foundation left behind and it will give you an even and finished look.
Throw away the disposable sponges when you are through so you don’t transfer yesterday’s skin oil to tomorrow’s clean face!
Before you go to bed:
Wash your face throughly to remove all makeup before you go to bed, but preferably as soon as you can after you return home. You want your skin to breath and your acne to get as much fresh air as possible.
John Wellington is from AcneHelpZone.com providing people suffering from acne with quick, relevant and free acne resources that they can download and take away with them for easy reference.
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by Maggie Dunston
‘Perfume counters’ are stocked with a wide selection of perfumes intended to accentuate the human scent. Many of these counters are found in pharmacies, fine department stores or online outlets. The expression ‘perfume counter’ is a loose term to define these products since many of these so-called perfumes are really just cheap imitations of the true perfume. Many of these variations are not nearly as pure as the look-alike discount brand version of the designer scent, with a label that resembles the true name brand.
What then is inside a true perfume? A perfume base contains essential oils that are extracted from different plants. Do you remember the Three Wise Men’s famous gifts to Jesus of gold, frankincense and myrrh? Frankincense was a fragrant resin burned since ancient times for its scent like we burn scented candles. It came from a tree that grew in East Africa. Myrrh too was a fragrant gum resin from ancient times that was used like perfume. This substance came from a tree bark of a different tree in East Africa. Myrrh was also used during this time as an early form of toothpaste.
A perfume then is a custom mix of essential oils and other ingredients that allow the liquid to be placed in an atomizer or other perfume container. A true perfume (or parfum) has the highest concentration of oils. Perfume will have a stronger and longer lasting scent because of this greater amount of scented essential oils. A little bit of a perfume is all that is needed to retain its alluring aroma for hours. The high concentration of oils also contributes substantially to the high price of perfume.
To make up for the high cost, many perfume makers water down their signature parfum versions and sell at a much lower price to a broader market of customers. However, the watered-down cheaper brands aren’t nearly as long lasting as the true version.
Perfume derivatives are sold in several standard categories, in order: Eau de Parfum, Eau de Toilette, and Eau de Cologne. Eau de Parfum is the closest product to the perfume. The category name is French for ‘water’. Most perfume executives would cringe at this explanation, but it’s the translation. Simply, this product is a mixture of the parfum with extra water. Eau de Cologne is more commonly called just ‘cologne’. Among these categories, the first two are the most expensive and the last category, cologne, costs the least.
The same fragrance does not achieve the same scent on all people. Everyone’s body chemistry is different, so scents don’t last long on dry skin but will blend better and last longer on natural body oil. It is best to try out a perfume on your skin and double check its fragrance before purchasing it.
Copyright 2006 Maggie Duntston. All rights reserved.
Maggie Duntston runs My Perfume - now a popular site for perfume information. See her archive of articles here: www.mperfume.com/newsletters/
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