Advice for kids

Beauty Tips

The Doctor is in.[Pic:Vik as Dr Lucy from peanuts (snoopy)]

Makeup Magic

Eye liners

Never share cosmetic products—especially eye products—with your friends. Think about it! Bodily fluids come in contact with applicators. Your eyes tear, don't they? You lick your lips and the saliva sticks! Why would you want to pass on germs from one friend to the next? In the case of eyes, you may even receive a goopy, sticky, itchy bacterial infection called pinkeye and have to throw away every eye pencil, applicator, shadow, and mascara you own.

Beautiful Lips

Lip sticks

Some of us have less perfect lips than others. But don't despair! There are plenty of tricks of the trade to help make your lips more balanced and beautiful. Some of the most effective solutions:

The best lip color fixative? - A thin layer of Chapstick. The formula holds lip color like crazy as it heals and protects.
Powder lips also gives lip color or gloss something to cling to for longer, smoother wear.
For longer wear, blot lips after applying lipstick to set color and remove excess. Add a thin layer of loose or pressed powder, then apply color again.
Turn down too much shine by holding a single-ply tissue to your lips and pressing a little loose powder through it - just enough will sift through the tissue to adhere to color and reduce the shine.
Turn up the shine with a thin layer of clear lip gloss over lipstick or alone.
For high-voltage shine and color, try a lip lacquer over lipstick or alone.
For fuller, poutier lips, spotlight lip gloss right in the center of your mouth.
Keep matte lip color from drying your lips - use a lip primer or lip color fixative before you apply the matte color.
For evening special-effects, apply a sheer lip gloss in silver, gold or an iridescent shade over the lip color.

How to get rid of blemishes (Pimples)

Facail products

CLEAN!
Wash your face with a gentle, oil- and fragrance-free cleanser; preferably a nondetergent one labeled pH balanced.
If you have oily skin all over your face, use a cleanser.
Don't scrub - irritated skin swells around the pores, which can cause breakouts.
Skip toner unless your face is very oily, otherwise it might dry out the skin.

TREAT!
Apply a topical acne treatment over your entire face, not just where pimples have already erupted.
At night, use a drying spot-treatment product and dab oil-free moisturizer on dry areas.
In the morning, apply an oil-free sunscreen gel over the entire face.
CONCEAL!
Use a small makeup brush to dab concealer or cream foundation (in the exact same shade as your skin) directly onto the blemish. Use a fingertip to wipe away excess concealer around the blemish and, if necessary, apply another coat of concealer.
If the makeup becomes cakey, carefully wipe it off and start over. Gently brush powder (in the exact same shade as your skin) on top of the concealer.
Tricks of the trade:
If you have oily skin and feel that you need toner, apply it only on the T-zone, and rinse it off afterward (leaving it on can dry the skin). Use a clay mask as often as every three days to absorb excess oil.
To stop redness and swelling in an emergency situation (dates, wedding), get a clean cold damp cloth/towel and leave it on the area for a few seconds. It calms down a pimple almost instantly.
To temporarily reduce redness and swelling by dabbing on a drop of facial cream, which is not oily.