How To Buy Ladies Flat Shoes

Flats are always trendy and work so good with a casual wardrobe.

Flat shoes are a practical choice for both profession as well as casual environments. Ladies flats are in a variety of colors, styles, from sandals to baby dolls to peep-toes and loafers. It could be really daunting to choose from such a wide selection. Something that would compliment your lifestyle and your clothes would be the best pick.

How To Remove Blackheads At Home

Blackheads are those black spots that appear on the nose, ear or elsewhere. Here are some of the methods that you can try at home to remove them.

Things You 'll Need -

For Nose strips, try Biore

Soap

Blackhead removing tool, available at Sephora

Facial Scrub, clean and clear, Biore Warming Anti-blackhead Cream Cleanser, or Skin iD by Neutrogena

a) Nose-strip method -

1. For this method, wash your face with warm water and clean it and make it completely dry.

2. Now take the nose strip, and rip the little tabs for a better fit on your nose.

3. Put the sticky side on your nose, wet it again and let it there for 10 minutes.

4. After 10 min, the nose strip should turn hard. Now remove it.

b) Removing Tool Method -

1. Fill a bathtub with hot water.

2. Reset your head over the water, so that you can get the steam on your face.

OR, you can also try a hot water towel on your face and lay down.

3. Now start removing the blackheads with the removing tool by gently giving pressures and holding your skin so that it doesn't hurt much.

c) Facial Scrub Method -

1. Wash your face and rinse it water.

2. Do not dry.

3. Take some amount of facial scrub and lather through your clean hands.

4. Now gently massage it on your face in circular motions to exfoliate the skin.

5. Rinse and wash face again. ( You can repeat the process once more).

How to make an Avocado and banana scrub

This is a great scrub for your skin that will make it feel fresh and alive. You can make yourself an avocado and banana exfoliating scrub that will leave your skin glowing. Avocado is a wonderful natural exfoliator that will remove your flaky skin and leave soft skin.

Things you'll need ~

1 Dried Avocado Pit
1/2 of a Banana
Olive Oil-As Needed (About 1 tablespoon)
Food Processor or Plastic Bag (that can be sealed or tied)
A Hammer

How To-

1) Put Avocado pit inside the plastic bag. Seal it and with a hammer grind it until it turns to fine pieces.

2) Mix the grinded Avocado pit with the banana and olive oil (just enough to make it a thick paste).

3) Add more Olive oil if required (optional).

4) Apply it on the face and massage gently.

5) It is not necessary to push the paste hard on face as Avocado is a natural exfoliator.6) Remove the scrub with warm water and then splash your face with cold water to seal your pores closed. Dry your skin by tapping a towel lightly around your face.

Make a Homemade Hand Scrub

This home made scrub will help in removing dead skin cells and leave you with soft, touchable skin. Apply this on hands and feet to achieve that soft, great, smelling skin.

Preparation -
-Mix half cup of sugar, 3 table spoons of olive oil, and 3 table spoons of water in a container until fully blended (no lumps, etc).
-Add a few drops of your favorite scent to the sugar/oil/water mix and stir (optional).
-Apply mixture to your hands and rub in a circular motion until you feel that you have achieved your ideal skin softness. Do not rub more if your hands start to hurt or burn (No worries, this is probably not an allergic reaction to any of the materials, but instead from the rubbing of the grains of sugar).
-Wash your hands with water until you can no longer feel the grains of sugar.
-Towel dry and apply lotion, if you wish.

Tips: You can use brown sugar, salt, or sand instead of regular sugar.

Warnings !
Do not rub any further if skin starts to burn.
Do not use hot water, else the sugar will dissolve and become sticky and will lose it "scrubbing ability".
Probably you don’t want to use this on your face and/or any other body parts, other than your hands and feet. :)

Hand Care Tips

Beautiful, well-kept and delicate hands tell a lot of things about yourself. Hands tell you how you lead your life and how you take care of your body and skin. It is said that the hands tell you how old a woman is. Hands play an important role in communication and your personality.

1. Moisturize your hands at least four times a day.

2. Apply your face exfoliator on your hands twice a week.

3. Apply your face cream on to your hands before you go to bed once a week.
4. For dry hands, after washing your hands with soap, wet them again. Pour salt on your hands and then scrub them under water. This will help in removing the dead cells. Dry hands and apply moisturizer on them.

5. Protect your hands when you're working in the sun.
6. Wear rubber gloves while working at home and in the garden.
7. Protect and prevent your hands from aging.
8. Protect your hands from the ravages of changing weather.
9. The best way to take care of your hands is to protect them on a daily basis.

Soften your hands even while you do the dishes. Add a little almond oil (about a teaspoon) to dishwater. The water will soften rought skin while the oil seals the moisture.

10. For greasy hands, after washing your hands, rub cornmeal on them.

11. Soak your hands for five minutes in a lukewarm milk to strengthen nails and hydrate skin. Milk is loaded with lactic acid, a natural alpha hydroxy acid that gently exfoliates skin, but its high calcium content will strengthen fragile nails.

How to do a Spa Pedicure at home

So you always wanted spa-quality pedicure without spending that high price. Just invest your 30 minutes and you are done with stunning results.

Pedicure Tools required -

Nail polish remover
Cotton balls

Nail file
Nail brush

Toenail clippers and/or nail scissors
Orange stick
Cuticle oil
Water basin
Foot Scrub

Foot file
Foot Lotion
Base Coat
Clear Nail Polish
Colored Nail Polish

Home Pedicure tips -

1. Remove old nail polish - Choose an acetone-free remover (which is

gentler) to get rid of all traces of your last pedicure. Start your pedicure

by removing the old nail polish with the help of nail polish remover and cotton balls.

2. Soak your feet - Before starting your pedicure,

soak your feet in the water basin for 10 to 15 minutes.

The perfect time for a pedicure is after a bath or

shower, but you can soften your skin in a pinch.

Use warm (not hot) water, and be sure to pat dry

before the next step.

3. Remove dead skin - Apply a foot scrub or use a pumice stone

with an exfoliating rub. This is when the ladies at the corner

nail salon take out one of those scary razor blades and

the spa ladies rub expensive scrubs on your feet. We like

to use both a foot scrubber (such as a pumice stone) and

an exfoliating rub to exfoliate calluses.

4. Clip and shape nails -

Now trim your nails with toenail clipper. Long toenails are creepy. The best shape for toe nails is straight across. This shape will help in preventing painful hangnails. Smooth out edges with a nail file.

5. Push your cuticles - Now push your overgrown cuticles back into place.

6. Trim Excess SkinPerhaps the most important step, you'll

need a cuticle trimmer or nail "nipper" to help you remove dead,

rough skin from all around your nails. Be careful as these tools

are sharp.

7. Moisturize - Now apply a coat of rich moisturizer and give your feet a mini-massage. After the massage, wipe any lotion off your nails before applying polish.

8. Apply a base coat - Now apply a base coat. This is more important if

you are going to apply a dark nail polish.

9. Apply your favorite color - Now apply a fab color and apply two

coats. A bright fun color would look great on the toes! A hot pink

or bright orange would give your toes a great fun.

10. When the color is dried, apply a top coat or clear nail polish to prevent chipping and to help the polish last longer.

Milk and tomato cleanser

Tomatoes are excellent for your skin. They're rich in vitamins and antioxidants. The mild acid in tomatoes gives them the ability to exfoliate and peel dead cells away from the skin.

Ingredients -
1 large tomato (extremely ripe )
Half glass fresh un-boiled milk
A bottle of clean water.

Preparation -
Put the tomato in a blender and mash well
Strain well with a muslin cloth
Dispose off the pulp
Collect the tomato juice in a glass
Add to it an equal quantity of milk
Cover the glass or bottle and store in refrigerator.

How to apply -
Apply on face and neck once or twice a day with clean cotton swabs.
Leave on for fifteen minutes.
Rinse off with clean water
Gently pat your face dry.

Tips: It is very effective on oily skin, leaving it fresh and glowing.

Warning ! Those with sensitive skins are not advised to use this remedy.
This lotion shouldn't be preserved for more than a day or two. Make fresh cleansing lotion every couple of days.

Home made Clay Mask for all skins

Ingredients -

1½ tsp green clay (French is preferred)
½ tsp kaolin clay
1½ tbsp aloe vera gel
1 tbsp rosewater
2 drops rose essential oil

Preparation -

Mix green and kaolin clays together. Add in the aloe vera gel, rosewater and oils. Refrigerate mixture for up to four weeks.

Mask should stay on for 10-15 minutes. Follow it with a cleansing and a thin layer of moisturizer.

How to take care of your skin

Our skin is continuously regenerating itself. It consists of a protective layer of skin cells that continually shed and help in making new cells. Below this epidermis, are the dermis and hypodermis. These two layers produce the oil and collagen, that give your skin support, elasticity, and shine. So taking care of your skin is very important for you. Before spending your money on skin products, it is important to know what kind of skin you have.

Dry Skin ~ If your skin gets strongly dehydrated, and lacks oil, it is considered dry. Dry skin has very less elasticity and is often extremely sensitive to the sun, wind and cold temperatures. To avoid this dryness, you should wash your face once a day with a rich, creamy cleanser and warm water. Rinse with warm water and pat your skin dry. Use toner to help with that tight and flaky feeling of dehydration.

Oily Skin:If your skin is oily, it will shine quite often. The pores are generally clearly visible on oily skin. This kind of skin needs a lot of care. It is more prone to pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads than other skin types. It tends to attract more dirt than dry skin, so wash your face twice a day with a gentle non-foaming cleanser and warm water. Rinse with warm water. Use an alcohol-free, hydrating toner to help remove additional residue. Oil blotting sheets through out the day can help control shine.

Normal Skin: Normal skin is often considered to be Combination skin, but it is not. If your skin is marked by oily skin in the T zone and dry, taut skin on the cheeks, and changes with seasons (dryer in winter, oilier in summer) it is considered normal. Wash your face with cleansers that are designed for your normal/normal-to skin type. Wipe an alcohol free, hydrating toner all over the face. Apply moisturizer more frequently to dry skin.

Sensitive Skin: Sensitive skin can be normal, oily or dry. If your skin has allergic reactions to beauty products and is usually sensitive to the sun, wind, and cold weather, it is sensitive. Sensitivity can show up in rashiness, redness, inflammation, acne, and dilated capillaries. Look for cleansers, toners, makeup, and moisturizers that are fragrance-free and hypoallergenic. Cleanse, tone and moisturize with gentle products everyday.Combination Skin: Combination skin is truly two extreme skin types on one face. These situations occur when there is acne and a lot of oil in one area when the rest of the skin is generally not producing oil and dry.