Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Grooming cuticles



Your cuticle is there for a reason; it’s the skin barrier that prevents bacteria from entering your body. Cuticles should not be cut off! On the other hand, you can’t let them grow haywire either, because overgrown cuticles can suffocate nail growth.

The solution:

  • Apply a cuticle remover (not a cuticle cream or oil) to the nail. Then, using tiny circular movements, take an orange wood stick and gently push back anywhere the cuticle skin touches the nail plate.
  • Hold the stick at an angle to ensure that you do this gradually and gently, without going above the cuticle. The white stuff left over by the cuticle, the ghost of the cuticle, is called pterygium, and this should be cleaned from the nail as well.
  • Trim Hangnails:Anything left hanging after you have pushed back your cuticles is okay to cut. Using a cuticle nipper, remove the remaining hangnails. Here is the one implement where you may want to spend a little money to ensure that it is sharp. A dull, cheap cuticle nipper will not allow you to get at the hangnails and may create nail damage.
  • Moisturizing your nails every day is important to maintaining healthy cuticles. Every once in awhile, give yourself a treat and massage an oil, or your favorite moisturizing cream, into your nails, up your fingers and hands, past your wrists and up to your elbows. Jojoba oil is excellent for skin.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Braided with color!



As a hair-style, what really knocks braids out of the box are designer styles that braided-hair styles are limitless in their possibilities. These colored braids are in such high demand.

So the next time you are thinking about braiding your hair, remember that there are fancy and exotic colors to choose from, such as hot pink, dark purple, sky blue, white, neon green and gold. To get this look you will need black and gold 100% Kanekalon Braiding Hair.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Resistance training


Resistance training is a form of exercise where the muscles apply force to an external resistance.

It involves activities that use weights, machines, resistance bands or even body weight to work your muscles properly. Resistance training can change your body and your life. Many people (women in particular) believe that this form of training will make them very bold and muscular and in need of a beard trimmer. However, asking someone to choose between resistance training and Cardio work is like having to choose between having no food or no water-both are essential for a healthy toned you.

The benefits:

  • Improves mental health: Any form of exercise helps you to keep healthy and in a healthy body, resides a healthy mind. Resistance exercises can be the best form of physical activity because it shows excellent results not only on the body, but on the mind as well. These exercises maintain your mental health by making you feel positive and ridding you of any worries about your body.
  • Improves heart health: Just as resistance training promotes a good physique; it also improves the condition of your heart, by controlling your blood pressure and not letting heart ailments attack you easily. It efficiently counters the risks of heart disease, if undertaken consistently. Maintaining a healthy heart is important to prolong your life duration and lead a healthy life. Resistance exercises can be relied upon to preserve a healthy heart.
  • Increases strength and mobility: The strength of your body is enhanced by a strict resistance training regime. It also promotes mobility and keeps you agile and fit. You feel strong and capable of carrying out varied range of activities, without getting exhausted. In fact, if you undertake regular resistance training, you would be able to lift a considerable amount of weight.
  • Reduces body fat: Resistance training exercises help in fat reduction and the toning of muscles. They build the fat burning muscle, besides burning out fat during the exercise session itself. They also improve the shape of your body, by toning your muscles and makes you look physically good. No other form of exercise sheds excessive fat in your body, the way resistance training does. They bring you in your best shape and also boost your confidence.

Resistance Training



Resistance training is a type of exercise where the muscles apply force to an external resistance.


It involves activities that use weights, machines, resistance bands or even body weight to work your muscles properly. Resistance training can change your body and life.Many people (women in particular) believe that this form of training will make them very bold and muscular and in need of a bread trimmer.However, asking someone to choose between resistance training and Cardio work is like having to choose between having no food or no water-both are essential for a healthy toned you.


Benefits of Resistance Training for Women

  • Resistance training exercises help in fat reduction and the toning of muscles. They build the fat burning muscle, besides burning out fat during the exercise session itself. They also improve the shape of your body, by toning your muscles and makes you look physically good. No other form of exercise sheds excessive fat in your body, the way resistance training does. They bring you in your best shape and also boosts your confidence.

  • Just as resistance training promotes a good physique; it also improves the condition of your heart, by controlling your blood pressure and not letting heart ailments attack you easily. It efficiently counters the risks of heart disease, if undertaken consistently. Maintaining a healthy heart is important to prolong your life duration and lead a healthy life. Resistance exercises can be relied upon to preserve a healthy heart.

  • Any form of exercise helps you to keep healthy and in a healthy body, resides a healthy mind. Resistance exercises can be the best form of physical activity because it shows excellent results not only on the body, but on the mind as well. These exercises maintain your mental health by making you feel positive and ridding you of any worries about your body.

  • The strength of your body is enhanced by a strict resistance training regime. It also promotes mobility and keeps you agile and fit. You feel strong and capable of carrying out varied range of activities, without getting exhausted. In fact, if you undertake regular resistance training, you would be able to lift a considerable amount of weight.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Longer Tresses and Bangs


Synthetic or human hair weaves are available in a variety of colors and styles and depending upon the hairstyle you wish and can be used when one needs to add length or thickness to natural hair. Modern techniques make it possible to have your dream hairstyles in no time!

However, you will need to find a good hair stylist who does the job with great finesse. You can get this sensuous, flattering bob look that may suit your face shape and turn yourself into a real hair style icon. The frontal hair style is a fashion-forward hairdo that complements your features and it adds a refined allure to your overall hairstyle.