SkINcArE????????? WhaT tO do

"HAVE A DIVA-licious DAY"

I love this video and wanted to share it with my readers.  I always stress the importance of skincare.  It was my grandmother who first told me the secret to looking young later in life.   She always cleansed her skin and used moisturizer daily.  The other advice she gave me that was of great importance as well was never to go to bed with your makeup on.  This one act alone will save you years off the face.
I was told that going to bed with makeup on can age the skin by 10 years!!!!!! WOW just think 10 years can be taken off you face just by following simple steps 1. cleanse morning and night.  2. moisturize morning and night.
Today we have so many products to choose from for this so just do your homework and find what works for YOU.  My grandmother used Ponds cold cream and vasaline and nothing else.  At the age of 104 she had barely any wrinkles at all.
Remember YOU only get ONE face, so treat it well.

Cleanse well my friend,

MeChelle

Related articles

• How to: Prep the Skin For Makeup (bellasugar.com)
• Skincare Regimen (mizzdayjah.wordpress.com)
• Winter-Licious Foundation (divaglamcosmetics.com)

Winter-Licious Foundation

"HAVE A DIVA-licious DAY"

Winter-Licious Foundation

  Makeup Foundation for Winter Throughout the year, our makeup needs change just as our wardrobe needs change. Winter is a notoriously hard time of year for the face, which is often the only part of our bodies that are exposed to the elements. Foundation should be considered to be your second skin, only better, so using the right tools can help keep your face looking fresh and natural through the coldest winter months.

During winter, the skin tone can be quite different than it was during the summer months. In order to keep your face looking natural, always choose a foundation that closely matches your skin tone throughout the year. In winter, our skin tone tends to be at its palest, so make sure to test a foundation before you buy it. Try a small amount on your skin and let it set for a couple of minutes, and look at the results in the best light available. Testing is important even if you feel you’ve got a perfect match in the bottle because the natural acid in our skin can change the tint of the foundation. If you tend to experience dryer skin during the winter months, try out a foundation that advertises hydrating properties.

Moisturizer is an essential part of your makeup routine during the winter months. Keeping your skin hydrated will prevent your skin from drying or flaking. Ideally, your moisturizer or foundation should include sunscreen, especially during winter, when the sun can be quite harsh. After your moisturizer is set, apply concealer as you need it. The concealer should also match your skin tone, and it can help hide the appearance of dark circles under the eyes or red blemishes. Finally, apply the foundation lightly with your fingertips. The goal is to use a small amount or all over coverage, which helps keep the face looking fresh and healthy. Remember, you can always add more in areas where you need it.

At DivaGlam Cosmetics we offer Mineral and Liquid Foundation loaded with moisturizers and vitamins to help protect and put back into the skin what nature has taken away. It is also during this time of year when a switch from powder to liquid may be recommended.

  Custom blended foundation is also a route you may consider taking as well, we make the foundation to match your skintone exactly. That means for you that it is YOUR FOUNDATION no one else will have the color since it is created especially for you and you alone. Please stop by the site and make an appointment for YOUR custom foundation, treat yourself to a very special Christmas present especially for YOU.

Shedding in Winter

Shedding YOUR brown spots
Tuesday January 12, 2010

It is very important for us to keep our skin covered even during the winter months.  The more melanin in the skin the less sun damaged but there is sun damage non the less if we don't take of ourselves with sunscreen.  For our fairer sisters it is really important to have sunscreen even in our makeup that we wear on our face.  DivaGlam Cosmetics Mineral Cosmetics has sunscreen in it and you want to make sure to use extra sunscreen for your skin type.

The following is an article that I came across and I felt that my readers would learn alot of information about sunspots and skin, the treatment and causes of brown spots.  Please feel free to comment and let us know what you think of the article and how helpful it was for you.  Enjoy

Shedding Your (Brown) Spots in Winter

When your arms and legs are pasty winter white, any brown spots or discolorations really stand out. Luckily, this is also the best time of year to do skin treatments to remove them — because you're more likely to be wearing long sleeves and pants that can hide any crusts and scabs while you heal. Here are some of the ways I treat brown spots in my office:



Liquid nitrogen is a tried-and-true method of removing brown spots and harmless raised growths on the arms and legs. Using a canister that looks like a spray gun, I squirt the cold nitrogen through a nozzle. This freezes the growth or spot but leaves the normal skin around it untouched. It stings for a few seconds, then the treated area bubbles up into a red welt. Within a day or two the welt goes down and turns into a dark scab, similar to the kind you'd get if you burned yourself on a curling iron or stove burner. Scabs on the arms may take a week to fall off; scabs on the legs can take two weeks or longer.

Laser treatments can help fade brown spots. Certain lasers are designed to target the skin's melanin pigment and break it up. In general, smaller, darker spots (especially those on the backs of the hands) respond better than lighter, larger ones because there is more pigment to interact with the laser. Each pulse of the laser feels like a hot pinprick, then the areas turn red for a few days; any crusting that forms falls off in about a week. You'll get the best results if you're not tan.



Chemical peels can help remove sun damage and spots caused by sun exposure. For individual spots, I dab the chemical peel solution onto each spot. They typically crust within a week and may take two weeks to peel off.



Don't forget sunscreen. Even in the middle of winter, harmful UV rays can pass through your car windows and through the glass window of your home or office. If you do undergo any of these skin treatments, be sure to keep the treated areas covered up — freshly lasered or peeled skin can heal even darker than before if it's exposed to the sun while it's healing

Related articles by Zemanta

• What Are Wrinkles? What Causes Wrinkles? (medicalnewstoday.com)
• How To Minimize Pores (howcast.com)

MeChelle

"HAVE A DIVA-licious DAY"

NUDE IS YOU

"HAVE A DIVA-licious DAY"
Okay so nude lips are diffently in and I was sent this article from one of my sources and thought you might enjoy the method that was used to create this look.  DivaGlam has some fantastic nude colors for you to use without having to go though these steps used here but it is a very interesting article.  Enjoy it, feel free to comment.

MeChelle,

Quick Experiment: Creating nude lips using concealer & gloss


By retail_therapy · December 30, 2009 · 10 Comments · 102 Views

Hi!



One reader was asking me if nude lips can be created using a foundation/concealer followed by a lipgloss... and I thought that would make a rather fun and useful blog post. I tried on two conealer shades in this experiment, and I will explain everything along the way!



Step One: This is my natural lip color without any products.

First I used NYX Concealer in a Jar (Porcelene) which is frankly too pale for me as a concealer. As you can see, this color erases my lip color completely, too pale and ghastly for my liking. It also looks drying, especially on the lower lip.







Then, I applied MAC's Underage lipglass over, for some definition and texture.

Still very pale, but I will show you the whole face to put things into perspective.

Then I tried another concealer, which is the peachy shades in the Ben Nye concealer wheel. These are darker in tone. Again, very drying on the lips. I don't think the difference is very obvious in the pictures.

The verdict?? I think if you like really nude lips, you can certainly try this out! Kind of drying on the lips though, and also, I guess you can do this as a last resort, if you want to explore the whole pale/ nude lips thingy, but not sure if you want to pay for a nude lipstick at MAC or something, because we know it is hard to find a nice nude lipstick at drugstore price range - though I highly recommmend NYX round lipsticks for cheap alternatives.



That's all, and happy holidays!

I am thinking my first entry for 2010 will be a product rave....and I guess you have a pretty good idea what that will be. :)







Filed in: makeup, lipstick, concealer, nyx, lipglass, nude lips

Tagged with: makeup, lipstick, lipglass, concealer, NYX, Nude Lips



posted by chloesque

Thu, 12/31/2009 - 3:12am

Nude lips are in and I know that you can find what you are looking for at DivaGlam Cosmetics, we have georgeous colors and excellent moisturizers for the lips to create that perfect nude look.

Hope you enjoyed the article,  blessings

MeChelle

Sacha Cosmetics

I have been in the makeup business since 1984 and when I first started you had to mix colors of makeup to get the right color for certain skin colors.  Sometimes it worked sometimes it was just a little off.
Since that time I have researched and studied and applied and tried all types of cosmetics and all products that claimed to be for the color of women.  It was not until recent years that most major cosmetic companies decided  that our color range was worth investing in.

In 2004 I founded DivaGlam Cosmetics and began to use my own line to put on my models and women who wanted a product that looked natural on them.  Now a days there are so many companies that are trying to do the same thing.  I have found only a few that really cater to the color of women and today I am going to talk about one of them.  Sacha Cosmetics, was founded and formulated with the color of women in mind.  It is a yellow based product and that works for most skin coloring. 

The color ranges from very light to very dark and it works for all colors in between.   To see their full line please visit their website at http://www.sachacosmetics.com/, I am sure you will find a shade to fit your needs.
If discoloration is a problem their camoflage makeup with cover and stay on all day and look natural so no one will be able to tell where the problems are.

Well that is all I have to say about Sacha Cosmetics today, please feel free to go visit their site and holla back at me and let me know what you think.

Have a DIVAlicous Day,

MeChelle