Showing posts with label beauty products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty products. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Beauty Inspiration ~ Coral
Coral is a color that suits most women, it's perfect for Spring and Summer and reminds me of holidays in Italy. I always loved matching nails and lips, it looks so fresh and polished.
source marie claire, france 1971
Sea Salt on your skin
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| 'Sel Marin' by James Heeley Feel the sun, warm sand and sea air breeze… Top: lemon and Sicilian bergamot. Heart: marine salt and algae. Base: vetiver, birch and cedar. Unisex Scent |
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday, August 28, 2009
African Moringa
I am a huge supporter and believer in natural and organic skincare.
My good friend and fellow fashion model Camilla Barungi has decided to share her beauty secret with the rest of us and launched her "African Moringa" Skincare and Nutrition line. I have tried it myself and was amazed how effective her products are. She has put her heart and soul into this and the results speak for themselves.
www.africanmoringa.com
My good friend and fellow fashion model Camilla Barungi has decided to share her beauty secret with the rest of us and launched her "African Moringa" Skincare and Nutrition line. I have tried it myself and was amazed how effective her products are. She has put her heart and soul into this and the results speak for themselves.
www.africanmoringa.com
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Put the Beauty back in Beauty Sleep
Waking up with a sheet-creased face and rumpled messy hair does not make a happy start in the morning.I tried silk pillows and they are fantastic.
The ultra-smooth silk charmeuse surface helps prevent wrinkles and lines by minimizing the pulling of skin. Hair glides easily over the pillow case, annoying tangles are kept away and your hairstyle and blow-dry remain intact, saving you time in the morning.
At www.branchebeautysleep.com
Monday, February 23, 2009
I was reading today about facial symetry.
Very interesting.
Try this experiment for yourself on http://www.symface.com/
This is the original Picture.
This is the original Picture.
Research from the University of Regensburg, Germany. 2002
In our research project we examined the influence of facial symmetry on attractiveness. According to evolutionary theory faces are supposed to be more attractive the more symmetrical they are. In order to test this hypothesis we produced symmetrically optimised versions over a range of different faces (of low, average and high attractiveness). Each of these symmetrically optimised faces was presented to test subjects together with the corresponding original face. The task was to select the face that was perceived as being more attractive.
There are several ways of producing symmetrical faces: The most common method is creating so-called "chimeric faces". Using image processing software, one half of the facial image is duplicated, mirrored along a vertical axis and finally added to the remaining half of the original face. The resulting, perfectly symmetrical face consists either of two left or two right halves of the original face. But there is one problem: Because faces are not perfectly symmetrical, it does make a difference whether you use the left or the right half as a starting point. Another problem is that, by using this method, birthmarks, pimples or irregular hair structures are doubled, too, so that the overall resulting symmetrical face looks quite odd.
A clearly advanced and better way to produce individual symmetrical faces is the morphing technique. Morphed images are made from two images of different faces by averaging face shape and then blending red, green and blue intencity (RGB colour) across comparable pixels. All symmetrical faces we used in our research project were generated by blending together the original face with a duplicate that has been mirrored along a vertical axis.
In contrary to the Chimaerengesicht, the resulting face does not show a distinct dividing line along the centre of the face, and the question which half to take becomes obsolete.
Example: If a face has a broad left and a narrow right lower jaw, the mirror image method produces a face with either a broad or a narrow lower jaw on both sides. Avoiding these unpleasant effects, the morphing method automatically calculates the average breadth of the left and right half of the lower jaw.
In addition, asymmetries like a high-standing or slant eye are levelled out by this method. For our project we used a modified morphing procedure that symmetrized only the face proportions. Skin and hair remained unaltered, which made the resulting face look more natural and life-like.
The results from our experiment regarding 'symmetry' show that facial symmetry affects the perceived attractiveness. However, the effect is rather small and by far not as influential as it has been reported in the media. To sum up our findings: Very asymmetric faces are judged rather unattractive, but very unattractive faces are not necessarily asymmetric. And vice versa : very symmetrical faces need not necessarily be judged attractive and very attractive faces often show deviations from perfect symmetry (see report!). Based on our results, symmetry only seems to be a rather weak indicator for attractiveness. Often it is even difficult to distinguish between the original and the perfectly symmetrical version, because irregularities in shape are rather insignificant. Therefore, the strong influence of symmetry that has been reported in the scientific literature over and over again is questionable.
Very interesting.
Try this experiment for yourself on http://www.symface.com/
This is the original Picture.
This is the original Picture.
Research from the University of Regensburg, Germany. 2002
In our research project we examined the influence of facial symmetry on attractiveness. According to evolutionary theory faces are supposed to be more attractive the more symmetrical they are. In order to test this hypothesis we produced symmetrically optimised versions over a range of different faces (of low, average and high attractiveness). Each of these symmetrically optimised faces was presented to test subjects together with the corresponding original face. The task was to select the face that was perceived as being more attractive.
There are several ways of producing symmetrical faces: The most common method is creating so-called "chimeric faces". Using image processing software, one half of the facial image is duplicated, mirrored along a vertical axis and finally added to the remaining half of the original face. The resulting, perfectly symmetrical face consists either of two left or two right halves of the original face. But there is one problem: Because faces are not perfectly symmetrical, it does make a difference whether you use the left or the right half as a starting point. Another problem is that, by using this method, birthmarks, pimples or irregular hair structures are doubled, too, so that the overall resulting symmetrical face looks quite odd.
A clearly advanced and better way to produce individual symmetrical faces is the morphing technique. Morphed images are made from two images of different faces by averaging face shape and then blending red, green and blue intencity (RGB colour) across comparable pixels. All symmetrical faces we used in our research project were generated by blending together the original face with a duplicate that has been mirrored along a vertical axis.
In contrary to the Chimaerengesicht, the resulting face does not show a distinct dividing line along the centre of the face, and the question which half to take becomes obsolete.
Example: If a face has a broad left and a narrow right lower jaw, the mirror image method produces a face with either a broad or a narrow lower jaw on both sides. Avoiding these unpleasant effects, the morphing method automatically calculates the average breadth of the left and right half of the lower jaw.
In addition, asymmetries like a high-standing or slant eye are levelled out by this method. For our project we used a modified morphing procedure that symmetrized only the face proportions. Skin and hair remained unaltered, which made the resulting face look more natural and life-like.
The results from our experiment regarding 'symmetry' show that facial symmetry affects the perceived attractiveness. However, the effect is rather small and by far not as influential as it has been reported in the media. To sum up our findings: Very asymmetric faces are judged rather unattractive, but very unattractive faces are not necessarily asymmetric. And vice versa : very symmetrical faces need not necessarily be judged attractive and very attractive faces often show deviations from perfect symmetry (see report!). Based on our results, symmetry only seems to be a rather weak indicator for attractiveness. Often it is even difficult to distinguish between the original and the perfectly symmetrical version, because irregularities in shape are rather insignificant. Therefore, the strong influence of symmetry that has been reported in the scientific literature over and over again is questionable.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
philosophy's turbo booster c powder
This 99.8% high-potency topical Vitamin c powder converts your everyday moisturizer into a high-potency luxury product.Whenever my skin looks tired and lifeless, I apply this at night and day....result: MAGIC! Makes my skin look radiant and super healthy.
Science has proven that the daily application of topical vitamin C will help retard the aging process by neutralizing the effects of environmental attack.
By philosophy.
CHANEL Estompe Eclat Concealer
I found a great Concealer! I have been working long hours during fashion week and this one worked best:
CHANEL Estompe Eclat Concealer.
The texture is quite solid, so instead of applying it directly onto your skin, scrape a little bit off and warm it in your hand and apply it gently with your ring finger or a small concealer brush to the areas that need coverage most.
Most important is the inner corner of your eyes, that is the area where the discoloration is usually the darkest,also apply around nostrils, bridge of nose, blend well.
You'll look like you had more than eight hours of sleep.
CHANEL Estompe Eclat Concealer.
The texture is quite solid, so instead of applying it directly onto your skin, scrape a little bit off and warm it in your hand and apply it gently with your ring finger or a small concealer brush to the areas that need coverage most.
Most important is the inner corner of your eyes, that is the area where the discoloration is usually the darkest,also apply around nostrils, bridge of nose, blend well.
You'll look like you had more than eight hours of sleep.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Beauty is Organic
I am a Beauty Product Junkie.
Trying new things has always been a favorite past time of mine.
My Bathroom is stuffed to the gills with everything from A-Z.
I am trying to use more Organic Products for the past few years.
Then I discovered PATYKA.
Since then, I have been buying less and less other Products.
From www.patykausa.com:
It can be used 2 to 3 time a week as special intensive mega dose of plant power delivered to your skin, or as a night restorative treatment. Although this serum is primarily designed as a face care treatment it is also ideal: after shaving because of its healing and soothing properties, when travelling because it sweeps away the signs of jetlag, on nails and cuticles, on hair to repair split ends...
Great when you are always on the go like I am!
Key Ingredients:
Rosewood, Geranium, Santal, Rose Tree Muscatel
INGREDIENTS:
Vegetal squalane, rosa canina (rosehip) oil*, sesamum indicum (sesame) oil*, simmondsia chinensis(jojoba) oil*, aniba rosaeodora (rosewood) oil*, hypericum perforatum (st john's wort) oil*, santalum album (sandalwood) oil*, pelargonium graveolens (geranium) oil*, citrus aurantium leaves (petitgrain) oil*, olea europeae (oilve) oil*, triticum sativum (wheatgerm) oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E).
*ingrédient issu de l'agriculture biologique.
Trying new things has always been a favorite past time of mine.
My Bathroom is stuffed to the gills with everything from A-Z.
I am trying to use more Organic Products for the past few years.
Then I discovered PATYKA.
Since then, I have been buying less and less other Products.
From www.patykausa.com:
It can be used 2 to 3 time a week as special intensive mega dose of plant power delivered to your skin, or as a night restorative treatment. Although this serum is primarily designed as a face care treatment it is also ideal: after shaving because of its healing and soothing properties, when travelling because it sweeps away the signs of jetlag, on nails and cuticles, on hair to repair split ends...
Great when you are always on the go like I am!
Key Ingredients:
Rosewood, Geranium, Santal, Rose Tree Muscatel
INGREDIENTS:
Vegetal squalane, rosa canina (rosehip) oil*, sesamum indicum (sesame) oil*, simmondsia chinensis(jojoba) oil*, aniba rosaeodora (rosewood) oil*, hypericum perforatum (st john's wort) oil*, santalum album (sandalwood) oil*, pelargonium graveolens (geranium) oil*, citrus aurantium leaves (petitgrain) oil*, olea europeae (oilve) oil*, triticum sativum (wheatgerm) oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E).
*ingrédient issu de l'agriculture biologique.
Back to work!
After a long and well-deserved Break it is back to work for me... I am so excited!
image via this is glamorous
image via this is glamorous
Love your Hair and it will love you back!
Must-Have Hairbrush!
Don't waste your time with any other Hairbrush than one from MASON & PEARSON.....
Simply the Best!
Will last for Years with the right TLC...
The Comb is great to evenly distribute your Conditioner or Hair Masque.
www.masonpearson.com
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