Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Organic shampoos for damaged hair

March 4, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Beauty

When it comes to grooming, we tend to focus more attention on the face and body more than our hair. Exposure to the damaging sun, the constant pull when we style it and the heat we subject it to when we blowdry can cause dry, damaged hair. Even the shampoos and gels we use can [...]

Slimming gels and bronzers

February 27, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Beauty

Cellulite or what is commonly known as “orange peel” skin are fat deposits that occur mostly in the thighs, abdomen and buttocks and is common among women than men. Your genes, your gender, the amount of fat on your body, your age, and the thickness of your skin are all associated with the amount of [...]

Mosbeau Skin Whitening Line

February 19, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Skin Whitening

Japan has always been known for premium skin whitening products. Think Sekkisei, Kanebo, SK-II, Amore Pacific products and Shu Uemura. All enjoy a huge following in Asian countries where whitening products enjoy robust sales.
Of course, we all know Asians value fair, white, blemish-free skin and hold it in high regard over everything else. No foundation [...]

Tinted Moisturizers

February 17, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Makeup

If you want even-looking skin but hate putting on foundation especially during the summer, then a tinted moisturizer is your best bet. It offers coverage without making you feel made up because of its light formulation.
If it has SPF, the better. It simplifies your daily beauty regimen because you don’t have to apply a separate product [...]

Max Factor Second Skin Foundation

February 13, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Makeup

Summer is all about about looking au naturelle. For skin that naturally glows under those hot summer party nights at the beach, try Max Factor’s all-new Second Skin Foundation. It hides the imperfections yet gives a subtle dewy glow to create a perfectly natural look.
Make up artist Caroline Barnes teaches you how to get the [...]

Care for nails, nail strengtheners and nail art

February 9, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Beauty

A mani/pedi should always be part of every woman’s personal grooming. While some feel content with keeping nails clean and au naturelle, some feel naked without paint on their nails.
Frequent use of nail cosmetics such as polishes, removers, top and base coats, causes nail splitting or brittleness because they contain chemicals that  dry up the [...]

Power Whitening

January 27, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Skin Whitening

Asians are so obsessed with having clear white skin that they would go to great lengths to achieve it. Gluatathione injections and tablets can lighten skin by a shade or three but to actually change your actual skintone, an aggressive method called Body Peeling with whitening can turn a beige-toned morena into pink-white baby skin [...]

Anti aging Moisturizers

January 24, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Anti Aging

How we wish we could go back to the time when we were young, when our skin was soft and dewy. But as time advances and with the many environmental factors that assault the skin, particularly the weather, skin becomes dry and leathery.
We have been told time and again to moisturize, moisturize and moisturize as [...]

Eyelash curlers

January 18, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Beauty

Curling eyelashes makes your eyes look wider and allows for easier mascara application.  Metal curlers are better than plastic because it grips the lashes better.
I’ve tried the heated kind such as Conair Heated Eyelash Curler but I still go back to my tried and tested metal eyelash curler. Shu Uemura’s is the best but before [...]

Revitalift Face, Contours and Neck

January 16, 2010 by kikaygurl  
Filed under Anti Aging, Beauty

When talking about beauty treatments, we tend to focus on the most obvious parts such as the face and hair and forget the neck and decollete area.It will most likely never see any moisturizer or an exfoliating scrub. A mistake since the neck and décolleté area easily show a women’s age if it is dry, wrinkled [...]

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