Stretch Mark Removal

Stretch marks usually tend to occur when there has been severe weight loss or pregnancy. There are many treatments and creams out there that promise stretch mark removal an instant cure or something similar over a week.

Do not buy anything until you firstly know the stage of the stretch marks and until you have seen a qualified dermatologist. I have provided a summary of what can be done for stretch mark removal dependant on the colour / stage of the stretch mark.

Stages and possible cures:
1.    White coloured stretch marks: This is a mature stretch mark and is much more difficult to remove as they have been left to scar and age.
Solutions: Dermatologist for consultation; laser treatment (expensive and requires regular treatment)

2.    Red / purple Stretch Mark: Luckily these stretch marks are easier to treat as they are not as mature and aged.
Solutions: Dermatologist for consultation; a high quality retinoid cream can help (but consult Dermatologist before use to understand your stretch mark and any potential side effects) and significant number of people swear that regular use of coconut oil reduces appearance of the marks.

Try to treat your stretch marks as early on as possible (before they age) and visit a dermatologist before applying any strong creams to your skin.

Laser treatments are said to help significantly but can be very expensive and for stretch mark removal will need a number of treatments.

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Cosmetics Bronzer

Cosmetics bronzer have been around for years but makeup artists believe that they should be used more often to bring a nice glow to your face. Cosmetics bronzer can actually achieve a similar effect to a nice tanned look but without the damage to your skin (from Sun rays) so why don’t people use them as much?

Simple! Confusion and misunderstanding on how to select your perfect cosmetics bronzer.

Tips on selecting the perfect Cosmetics Bronzer:
•    Only select a cosmetics bronzer after you know your skin tone (visit skin tone post)
•    Select a bronzer that is NO more than 1-2 shades darker than your skin
•    If you have oily skin use a powder based cosmetics bronzer
•    If you have dry skin use a cream based bronzer

Tips on application
•    Build up the colour gradually, less is more with both foundation and bronzers
•    Cosmetics Bronzer Power: Use a wide and feathery brush. Dip the brush into the blusher and shake off excess, apply the colour onto the areas that you want to add glow to, popular choices: Cheeks, chin and forehead and make sure you blend in to make it look natural (Do not use too much, a little goes a long way)
•    With the liquid or cream based bronzer just simply apply using fingers on cheeks, forehead and chin but again make sure you blend in well and don’t apply too much at any one time, build it up slowly!

Hope this increases confidence using a cosmetics bronzer to add a sexy sun kissed glow to your face.

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Pretty Me Pink Keyring

Hi all!! Just wanted to write a quick post because after months of designing and perfecting the Pretty Me Pink keyring batches have finally arrived!!! let me know what you think of it.

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Remove Makeup

If you remove makeup from your face before you sleep, it will help maintain healthy skin and allow your skin to breath over night. On the other hand if you don’t remove makeup properly you can end up damaging your skin.

Needed:
•    Facial cleanser (purchase cleansing oil if your skin is very dry);
•    Eye makeup remover; and
•    Quality cotton pads

Steps:
1: Wash hands

2: Moisten a cotton pad with the eye makeup remover and keep placed on your closed eye for 5 – 10 seconds before gently wiping over the lids in an outward motion until the shadow has been removed. (Perform this step on both eyes)

3: For waterproof mascara you may need to use a moistened cotton pad in a gentle downward motion over the lashes. Repeat until mascara has been totally removed

4: Cleanse the remainder of your face paying special attention to the hair line area and the jaw line area especially if you wear foundation (cleansing techniques may vary depending on your cleanser – whether it’s a cream based or foaming wash). Use cream / oil based cleanser if you tend to have dry skin

Do Not:
•    Use baby wipes
•    Scrub your face
•    Over exfoliate or over cleanse
•    Tug or pull your skin with the cotton pad whilst removing eye shadow

Hope this helps and let me know if you have any thoughts.

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Beautiful Skin

Beautiful Skin Steps:

1
Quit Smoking (or reduce)

2
Drink between 1-2 litres of water daily

3
Good sleep

4
Cleanse

5
Tone

6
Moisturise

7
Eat your greens and fruit

8
Avoid the sun and use a good SPF

Imagine a person is a plant / flower. If the seed is planted in good soil and watered regularly and given the right foods it will grow to look beautiful and live longer than another flower that was not looked after. The same applies to our skin and bodies.

There are other things that you will need to do in addition to this list, however, this will point you in the right direction and a good place to start from.

Please remember to understand your skin first i.e. skin type etc and then buy products that suit you.

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Removing Blackheads

If you have blackish dots on the ends of your nose, have you ever wondered what they are and how they got there?

Before I went to see the PrettyMePink beautician I already knew that they were most likely called blackheads but had no idea on how they got there or the best way of removing them. I have listed the key parts of what she told me:

Causes:
•    Normally caused by a high concentration of sebum (natural oil) that starts to harden up. The sebum mixed with other bodily toxins together form a thick pasty residue that rises to the skin surface with the head turning black (due to exposure to air)

Treatment Tips:
•    A good pore cleansing strip from health shop (do not leave for over the time specified on the directions of the product) and moisturise the area immediately after (cleanse area before use of strip) – Also do not use too often as it can start to dry out your skin
•    If you go for regular facials, inform the qualified beautician that you would like for them to focus on your blackheads
•    Double check that you are using the correct moisturiser for your skin, for example if you already have an oily skin type and use moisturiser for dry skin then your skin will be getting too much moisture
•    Do not squeeze the blackheads as this can lead to scarring or infection
•    A good facial scrub after steaming the area can help reduce the appearance over time

Get rid of those blackheads, you now have no excuses.

Pretty x

Foot Corns

If you wear high heels or uncomfortable shoes you most probably like many others suffer from foot corns without even knowing it. They are small bumps or skin build ups – hard skin on your feet (usually occur on the tops and sides of the smallest toe).

How are they caused?
•    The biggest cause of foot corns is excess pressure or friction on your feet, normally as a result of wearing tight and uncomfortable shoes
•    Can be very painful if untreated

Foot Corns Tips:
•    Avoid the wearing of tight or uncomfortable shoes wherever possible
•    Never cut them! It will result in pain like you’ve never felt in your life
•    Gently file away with a good foot corn and callous file (not all in one go, try to spread it over a few months to let the skin recover)
•    If they are painful try a corn plaster before wearing shoes as these special plasters allow the skin to breathe as well as protecting it
•    There are also special foot corn creams that you can buy. They work in a similar way for cracked heels, after many applications they tend to soften the hard skin

Hope this will help reduce any pain that your poor feet have had to put up with, they do so much for us and all they ever want in return is a little tender loving care.

Pretty

Skin Care Tips Free eBook

PrettyMePink has finally finished an eBook totally dedicated to tips and secrets on skin care. The eBook brings some of the best posts from the website and other never seen before topics relating to skin care on eBook format.

Topics include:
* Lip Care
* Preventing Aging
* Food For Skin
* Understanding your skin
* Deep Cleansing
* Problem Skin and much more

And for a limited time only this eBook will be entirely Free to download from the following link Skin Care Tips (Or click on the image of the book above). You can then save a copy of the Skin Care Tips book to your computer.

It is in pdf format so please make sure you have downloaded Adobe Reader first so that you can view it.

Enjoy

Pretty

p.s. Please only forward onto people / friends you think would actually benefit from the tips in the book.

Aging Skin - Protection

Our oil glands produce sebum (oil) to provide the skin with a natural protection and to keep it well moisturised and protect against aging skin. However, as we get older our glands produce less oil and our skin also becomes more fragile. Sun is also another major contributor to aging skin, the more we protect ourselves the slower our skin will age.

Tips:
1: Give up smoking if possible
2: Daily use of sunscreen would carry a lot of long lasting benefits (70% – 80% of wrinkles are said to be because of the sun)
3: Don’t over exfoliate your face (Don’t apply facials more than every 1-2 weeks)
4: Use a moisturiser that suits your skin type, e.g. If you have dry skin and you use moisturiser for oily skin it will not add enough moisture for your skin
5: Drink water (1-2 litres daily) this will keep you hydrated
6: Reduce sugar intake (helps on many levels)

We could have this section running for 10 pages easy, but we didn’t want to over load you with anti aging skin tips and kept it to the main central tips that would carry the most amount of benefits.

If you can just stick to these 6 simple tips you should notice an impact on your skin. Obviously as is always the case the earlier you can start the better for your skin.

Any questions or comments let me know below.

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Skin Pigment Tips

Skin pigment disorder is most likely to occur on the face and can take place at any age. Below I have quickly broken down the causes; types and the possible treatment for skin pigment.

Causes:
•    Body produces too much or too less melanin (this determines skin tone colour) which results in some parts of your skin being either Lighter or Darker than the surrounding skin
•    Things effecting the melanin levels: Race; Sun Exposure; Drug reaction; your Genes
•    The biggest contributor is probably the sun followed by medication (such as contraceptive pills)

Main Types:
1: Hyper Pigmentation:
Parts of the skin become darker than the surrounding skin, body is likely producing too much melanin. Often found around the cheek, forehead and chin area.

2: Hypo Pigmentation:
Parts of the skin become lighter than the surrounding skin, body likely to not be producing enough melanin.

Treatment
•    See a dermatologist to identify the level of skin pigment and clarify type
•    Try to avoid sun exposure. If unlikely ensure that you are well protected
•    Try to identify when the skin pigment started to occur and check to see if you started to take any new or changed medication intake and communicate this to the Doctor or Dermatologist

Do not use skin lightening creams / gels as this is likely to introduce or accelerate any skin pigmentation.

Any questions or comments let me know below.

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