Posts Tagged ‘beauty tips for women’

26
May
2011

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I’ve probably never actually told you before how much I love being a girl. I mean, what’s there not to like? If I werent a girl, I probably never get to indulge myself silly in all that makeup that’s inside my make up case. And when it comes to clothes or shoes, you can own 21 tops, 407 bottoms, 1695 accessories and 36790 pairs of shoes and never feel guilty about it because, well, you’re a girl. Men complain about the lack of dress up choices when it comes to events.

Other than the obvious physical differences between males and females, there is one other thing that sets us apart from the boys: the fact that our bodies change every month. You’re probably all too aware of the symptoms of your body just before your period comes. But change is the only constant and every change is a new beginning. So, let me just illustrate some of the good things that come exclusively from being a girl because knowledge is sexy.

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Menstruation, Days 1 to 7 of the cycle
The first day of your period is counted as day 1. During days 1 to 7 your cycle, you may experience chocolate cravings and can feel low in energy. Instead of resisting that luscious bar of dark velvety chocolate, go ahead and indulge. Because your body metabolises carbs most efficiently during the first and second day of menstruation, you dont have to worry about that delicious dessert tipping the scales. At the same time, when your body metabolises this chocolate, it can help increase levels of serotonin, the ‘happy hormone’!

I know we complain about the hassle of getting our periods, but this is the best time to impress your man thanks to the decreased levels of both female hormones: oestrogen and progesterone. Less prone to jealousy, encourage your man to spend time with his bros one night and then plan a date the next night where you drive. Thanks to days 1-7 of your cycle you get enhanced parking skills with your heightened spatial awareness!

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Pre-ovulation, Days 8 to 14 of the cycle
If you think your body is done after menstruation, think again. The pre-ovulation stages are the best part of being a girl! Where do we start? During this time, oestrogen levels increase and you’ll probably feel a lot flirtier and cheekier on top of having better hair days. With increased memory and heightened verbal fluency skills, this might just be the time for you to ace that interview or presentation you’ve been dreading. If you work in teams, improved mood levels, being less aggressive and being more creative will for sure help you score extra points with your team mates! So schedule all your team meetings during this stage of your cycle.

Post-ovulation, Days 15 to 21 of the cycle
On week 3 after your period, classic symptoms of PMS start to show: mood swings, irritability and fluid retention are probably all too familiar to most of us. But instead of agonizing over them, cut down on salty foods and coffee to help combat fluid retention. Drinking lots of water and going for a good workout can also help you stay fresh during PMS. A solid sleep at night definitely always keeps me energetic throughout the day. With Whisper Super Long Overnights’ revolutionary 3D Absorbent Core which prevents fluid running along your skin, no matter how you move during sleep, you are assured peaceful, comfortable, worry-free sleep.

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Pre-Menstrual, Days 22 to 28 of the cycle
Just before your period your body prepares for the coming 5 days of menstruation. It gives you warning signs and signals. Although you experience the usual PMS and other bodily changes like greasier hair, there is a quick and easy beauty tip to get rid of oily hair in an instant. One plus side I particularly love during the pre-menstural stages is a lower sensitivity to pain during this time. It’s the perfect timing to make an appointment for waxing or eye-brow threading.

Despite disturbed sleep at night, having a long hot bath just before bed-time will help you relax and sleep well through the night. In addition, Whisper Super Long Overnights also give you added protection throughout the night thanks to its super 1 second absorbency material. It can absorb 10 times average flow letting you feel long lasting dryness throughout the night.

As mentioned previously in the tips for better sleep, make sure your bedroom should be cool, dark and quiet. A good night’s sleep should help combat daytime sleepiness too. Once your body is all prepared for menstruation, it’s back to day 1 of the cycle and you get to enjoy the benefits of being a woman all over again.

Disclaimer: This is the personal opinion of the blogger. This writing contains clinical information quoted from other books and internet sources and may vary from individual to individual.

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1
Jan
2011

For me, a new year usually means new beginnings and trying new things. But if there’s one resolution that I always keep year after year, and it’s the ONLY resolution that I usually make, it is to experience things with an open mind. Now, as simple as it may sound, this “open mind” concept is a difficult one to fully grasp. We go into a new year fresh from leaving past grievances behind and raring to face the new year, but being normal human beings, we quickly fall into old habits. When expectations are not met, we rely on past experiences to make sense of things and sometimes fail to see the new meaning behind a particular situation.

If running this Singapore Beauty Blog has taught me anything, it is that things change and we should ourselves adapt. Very much like our circumstances in life, just on a smaller scale. Beauty trends come and go. Make up tips vary from person to person. Why stick to one method of applying eyeshadow when there are a variety of ways to do it? Since 2011 has come around, I thought instead of doing a normal post on how the year has been for me, I’d try something completely new and do a video log. I mean, it seems like a whole lot of fun and I might as well put the good equipment I have to full use.

Now, I have NEVER had to speak for an extended period of time in front of the camera. At least not without much preparation beforehand. Even though you might think I have had experience prancing in front of the lens, video logs are an entirely new field I’ve not had much time with. I look like I have shifty eyes in the video since I had to think about what to say on the spot. But really, no body stares at the person they’re speaking to without wavering eyes anyway.

The downside of talking impromptu meant that I didnt cover everything that I wanted to. If I did however continue talking about every single thing in 2010, you might be watching a 20 minute video instead of a 4 minute one. Given that I only covered the major highlights for dweam.com in the video, here’s a recap of the other breakthroughs I made in 2010.

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21
Dec
2010

Wait, I know what you’re thinking. Grooming tips for men?! Before you faint and call the ambulance, let me explain myself. As you probably already know, dweam.com is a Singapore Beauty Blog. As much as 99.9% of my posts have been dedicated to beauty tips for women, my sole purpose of blogging has always been to make everyone beautiful. A month ago, I tweeted that precise statement and instantly got a response from a bunch of guys who asked if my audience included men.

The mere thought of being men being “beautiful” probably sounds unlikely but nevertheless, I said, “Why not?”. No body ever said that there couldnt be beauty tips for men. Of course, no one actually calls them beauty tips for men. After consulting the men around me, they agreed grooming tips for men definitely sounds like a more appropriate and macho term.

Well-groomed men come across as more polished and definitely more attractive than your average mortal. If a guy carries himself well, smells amazing and looks clean, he’s bound to turn to some heads for all the right reasons. Compared to someone who’s got snot hanging from his nose, greasy hair and smells of garbage, the only thing he’ll be turning is noses up in the air. Now boys, I know the concept of “taking care of yourself” seems as foreign as life on another planet, but let’s start with some easy grooming tips for men to get you on your way.

Men's Grooming Tips

1) Using deodorant or antiperspirant
Deodorant helps to mask or remove the smell that potentially may emanate should you perspire. So, you get to be naturally sweaty yet still smell nice. Antiperspirants, as the name suggests, prevent you from perspiring, therefore preventing any smell from resulting at all.

Can you imagine looking mighty fine in your brand new silk shirt and dazzling cuff links. But when you raise your arm to call the waiter, to get the file on the top shelf or simply to just stretch, you look over to your left and see the look of horror on the nearest female’s face. Why? Because sweaty underarm patches are not cool. FACT.

Firstly, sweaty underarm patches ruin your very nice shirt. Secondly, they smell. It’s no big secret that everybody perspires. I’m not going to lie and say girls smell like flowers all the time. I’ve been around girls who stink and science has shown that women actually have more bacteria under their arms than men. More bacteria means more bad smell. The secret, however, to smelling like a you live in a perfume store is to either mask, eliminate or prevent bad smell.

Men's Grooming Tips

2) Rinsing with mouth wash
I’ll give everyone the benefit of doubt and assume everyone knows how to brush their teeth. Flossing definitely gives you extra points, but if you’re too lazy to do either one, here’s the next best thing: CHEAT with mouth wash. Mouth wash cleans your mouth of bad bacteria. No bad bacteria means no bad smell! A couple of rinses makes a girl wanna kiss you more.

Men's Grooming Tips

3) Spraying cologne
My girl friends and I really appreciate a man who smells clean. We know we cant always ask for the moon. But we say if he smells amazing, he scores an extra 10 points immediately. This is where cologne comes in.

Some smells make me swoon (in a good way) while others just make me dizzy and want to throw up. Good smells usually come from pretty bottles like this. Inside these pretty bottles is liquid that smells nice. Pay attention boys, this is what we call cologne. Cologne is worn after you’ve showered and used deodorant or antiperspirant. I have a few favourites that I like my boys to wear. In fact, every girl has a preference for a certain smell, so I’ll leave you to find out which cologne it is in particular that drives your dream girl crazy.

If you’ve made it this far and havent given up reading, I applaud you. Because of that, I’m going to try my luck and push things a little further. On top of the three things I mentioned above, I challenge the boys reading this to maintain a basic skin care routine just like the girls. Nothing fancy, just a simple skin care routine of washing, toning and moisturising for clearer skin.

I’m sure the girls reading this post would agree that they go through some sort of pain to make themselves look better and sometimes we wish the boys could see it. Perhaps walking in our shoes might be the best way to truly understand what us girls go through. Since the new year is coming around, maybe it might just be a good time to make a resolution to take better care of yourself boys. Like I always say, why be good-looking when you can be better-looking? ;)

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6
Jul
2010

After much discussion, Mich and I came up with these top 5 beauty tips that might come in handy to get you ready to hit your travel destination running. 5 travel beauty tips to help you look your best in photos overseas. When you travel, you obviously take tonnes of photos. And when you go to somewhere as far as New York, EVERYONE wants to see your photos. The trouble is, I’m terrible at uploading photos.

I’ve only sorted through half of them and looking through our photos, it was obvious Michelle and I looked terrible the first day we arrived in New York. I mean after flying for almost 24 hours without proper skincare, we were almost ready to be cast as zombies in the upcoming Resident Evil 4. Well okay, not THAT bad, but we didnt look like we were ready to be in front of the camera smiling.

If you are like everyone else, it’s hard to look like a supermodel after flying 15 hours. Not unless you flew first class, teleported from one place to another in an instant or just are one of them anomalies. But here are some ways you can look picture perfect the moment you get off the plane:

1) Water, water, water
We all know the benefits of drinking at least 2 litres of water a day. But when flying, it’s even more important to keep yourself well hydrated. Cabin air is dry and spending long hours in the aircraft naturally dries your skin out, so dont be afraid to ask your cabin crew for a bottle the moment you board. During meal times, skip the free alcohol, coffee and tea because these drinks dehydrate you.

2) Moisturise
Hand moisturiser, face moisturiser, lip moisturiser. If you name it, you better get it. You wont believe how dry our lips, hands, face got after flying. It felt like our lips and face would crack everytime we moved. Moisturiser helps to keep your skin soft and smooth so when you get off the plane you’re ready with your best face forward.

3) Skip the makeup
Your skin needs to breathe, so dont pile on the makeup while you’re flying long haul especially since the air in the cabin is already limited. If you must, sweep on some blusher, apply mascara or use tinted moisturiser to keep you looking that little bit made up on board.

4) Sunblock
Although you’re not wearing makeup, the one thing you should wear is sunblock. Sun rays get through the aircraft window and at that altitude, you’re that much closer to the sun. The sun’s rays, especially UVA, cause aging.

5) Dont fight the sleep monster
Ever lamented about the lack of sleep we get? Well, getting on board a plane is the best place to fall asleep and not worry about waking up. Except for when they serve your meals, that is. But there certainly isnt anything else you really can do except to eat and sleep. Yay! On a more serious note, sleep, of course, helps to renew cells and is the best natural concealer for dark rings there is.

Thinking about it, 5 tips just arent enough! There are so many things that you really need to prepare to ensure your flight is as comfortable as possible. So let me add on some additional stuff we wished we had done better or did to make ourselves more comfortable on the plane.

6) Keep wet wipes in your hand carry. You’ll need them for everything.

7) Get a neck pillow for a comfortable slumber.

8 ) Pack a sweet or two in your hand carry.

9) Wear comfortable sneakers with socks on board.

10) Carry a leave-in hair treatment or hair serum to get rid of frizziness and static.

I hope I didnt miss out anything. Just in case any of you are frequent flyers or are planning for your next holiday, I really hope this list helps you. I’m definitely keepimg this list close to me the next time I fly.

What do you do on board your flights to make flying that much easier?

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