2014年10月31日星期五

5 ways to make fish healthier

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Eating fish has been tied with lower rates of heart disease, stroke, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease. But how it you eat may be the real key to reaping its benefits. Recent research from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine concluded that study volunteers who regularly ate fish had larger brain volumes in regions associated with memory and cognition, but only if the fish baked or broiled, not fried.
Baking and broiling are also better for your waistline. For example, a dozen fried shrimp can pack 280 calories, versus a mere 85 calories for 12 shrimp that have been steamed or broiled. To make up the difference you’d have to spend about 25 minutes on the elliptical. So if fish and chips is your usual go-to, try lightening it up.
Here are five tips for making baked and broiled seafood taste fantastic.
Use good fat
Before cooking, brush fish filets with extra virgin olive or coconut oil, or slather with a jarred sauce, such as sundried tomato, roasted red pepper, or basil pesto. Or after cooking, top with sliced or chopped avocado, finely chopped nuts, or a dollop of olive tapenade or drizzle of tahini.
Add herbs and spices
There are numerous ways to season seafood, from a simple combo of garlic and Italian herbs to a fiery layer of blackened seasonings. Some of my favorite combinations include: fresh squeezed lime juice, lime zest, cilantro, and black pepper; minced garlic, fresh grated ginger, ground turmeric, and crushed red pepper; fresh squeezed lemon juice, lemon peel, minced garlic, parsley, and black pepper; fresh dill, minced garlic, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
Layer it
After baking or broiling, stack fish with layers of other delicious healthy foods, such as hummus, sautéed spinach, roasted tomatoes, seasoned lentils, sauteed mushrooms, wild rice, mashed sweet potato, spaghetti squash, mango salsa, or slaw.
Chill it
In addition to chilled shrimp cocktail, nearly any fish can be served cold after it’s cooked. Top an entrée salad with chilled fish; add it to a cold salad made with veggies and either whole grain pasta, wild rice, or quinoa; add it to a classic chilled veggie dish like a marinated cucumber salad; or spoon it into lettuce boats made from outer romaine leaves.
Add it to other dishes

After simply baking or boiling, add seafood to another flavorful dish, such as a soup, stew, stir fry or veggie “pasta” dish. Or spoon it into corn tortillas and top with pico de gallo and guacamole for a healthy version of healthy fish tacos.Also read here:sheindress.co.uk black prom dresses

2014年10月29日星期三

The False Promise of Celebrity Fashion Lines

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Perhaps you heard that an up and coming musician named Beyoncé is going to create an athletic line with Topshop. (It’s a partnership, not a collaboration so don’t get it twisted.) That means that the gravitational force that brings superfans as well as people who aren’t even creaming their jeggings for Beyoncé to the Barclays Center will also line up at Topshop for these clothes.
When I heard the news, it was exciting. I love her aesthetic and she dresses for a different kind of body than your typical style maven. (Only in fashion, does a woman with discernable hips count as groundbreaking size diversity.) It’s exciting, but it’s truly strange how we heap such huge expectations onto a partnership like this as though a pair of parachute pants are a piece of her. Part of the problem is that people see these clothes as way to capture her aesthetic. Deservedly, everything she touches turns to gold. But whether you call it collaborating, curating, or designing, this deal operates under the assumption that everything a famous person touches turns to quality.
Take for example Cara Delevingne’s recent DKNY designs. It’s a solid capsule collection, but I take issue with the yellow beanie. I actually feel allergic to it. Obviously a Cara-branded beanie doesn’t negate all the signs that the woman wearing it is a unique snowflake. I know the public isn’t gullible enough to think that by spending $70 on a very special sock hat will instantly help you know how it feels to have someone create a portrait of you with breadcrumbs. But wearing it is a sign of both thoughtlessness and a surplus of money. Its wearer’s sin isn’t being unoriginal. It’s overpaying. Even if the provocateur gave beanie input, it’s mostly skilled Rumpelstiltskins spinning up the most palatable staples.
There’s no denying that the person wearing that vintage backward DKNY hat you see everywhere might simply be the person who has more time to shop for vintage than the one in the Cara hat. But there’s something to be said for finding something that truly feels right. These things look good on her because they are what feels right to her. The fact that we justify a $70 beanie with her name on it means that our capacity, as consumers, for romanticizing famous people beats that of the average nine-year-old fanboy or fangirl. Telling women they’re followers for liking a hat is not what I’m saying. But I feel that it would brand me as the equivalent of a maniacal groupie who loses her shit over the sign of her favorite boy band.
Miley Cyrus’s candi jewelry for Jeremy Scott is really just fodder, mostly because it was either rave or bong-themed. But when designers like Karl Lagerfeld embrace Pharrell as the genius of the year, or when Kanye West insists the fashion world owes him opportunities even when his designs are torn apart, I feel like we’re just being spoon-fed every fashion fanboy or fangirl’s ego-yanking project. Other than being famous, there’s not really anything to warrant Pharrell’s involvement in anything I wear. I know. I know. So stop whining and just talk about stuff you like right? Actually, Pharrell’s death grip on macarons, trains and everything in the world is unavoidable on the internet.
Before I had a sense of who I was (and I’m still an awkward dork who tries desperately to cover up a New York accent,) I tirelessly tried to convince myself I was Claudia Cardinale with peasant tops. What can I say. This was my childhood dream, (not the one where the kid from The Wonder Years orders me a pizza.) Having a license that said I was from Queens wasn’t even a drawback. But now I know better, and I see her as more of a muse.
When I discover an aesthetic I love, I’m more impressionable than the average cult follower. But that doesn’t stop me from despising the “Get Her Look,” editorials I only read in nail salons. They encourage readers to buy things that look exactly like what famous people wear, so that you’ll emerge from the store a fully blown doppelganger. I prefer to think of the famous and the stylish as my inspiration, because everyone needs inspiration. Even your most original friend in those wide-leg jeans which mysteriously fell into her lap from a gypsy hot air balloon. Even she has people she follows.
It has to be about you actually shaking out what it is about an inspirational aesthetic that grabs you, and wearing the stuff that makes you feel good. Buying the unmistakably Rita Ora adidas rose jumpsuit, which Beyoncé has already worn, doesn’t erase your character, but it’s overdone already. Beyoncé’s Topshop collection might be stunning, but in the meantime, finding something that simply echoes that floral pattern is a much is the better move.

Celebrity-driven collections are nothing new. It’s about putting everything cool in a batter and create more content to consume. Victoria Beckham and L.A.M.B. have had lasting commercial success because of the distinctive aesthetics behind their poster girls. They feel authentic. You can count me among the fangirls of The Row and Elizabeth and James. But not everyone can be the Olsens, who seem to intuitively understand how to flatter women with contemporary things. The silhouettes are impeccable. I didn’t buy an Elizabeth and James romper because I don’t want to live in a world without that video of them going apeshit over pizza. I did it because the clothes are good.Also read here:SheinDress prom dresses uk

2014年10月27日星期一

Couple combines historic and new-age elements into their York wedding ceremony and reception

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Family and friends packed into the historical Quaker Meeting House Saturday afternoon for a somewhat nontraditional wedding ceremony.
Megan Donley, owner of Lotus Moon Yoga and Creative Healing Arts Center in downtown York, and Jeff Hewitt, a maintenance and set-up employee at the York County Heritage Trust, combined both historic and new-age elements into their ceremony and reception.
Megan Donley's father, Tom, a former president of the county Chamber of Commerce, said the meeting house was the perfect choice for the couple.
"Megan grew up in the Presbyterian church," Tom Donley said after the roughly 30-minute ceremony. "She's taken the concept of love from different religions. The meeting house is a unique, historical place in York. It represents tolerance in faith."
But the location of the ceremony also provided a unique glimpse into York for out-of-town family members, some of whom came all the way from California, Washington and Puerto Rico.
Ben Stephens, who lives and works in Seattle, arrived in York Friday night and has been staying in downtown for the weekend. Stephens, who was born in Korea and moved to the United States when he was three months old, has been to Pennsylvania before. He would spend some summers at the Donley's home in the Poconos.
Stephens said he "attempted" yoga Saturday morning at Megan's studio, and then got lunch at Central Market with his family.
"York has a nice, small hometown feel," Stephens said. "I like the small boutique shops."
Others who came from outside York got a chance to stroll through city streets after the ceremony as the wedding crowd meandered to the Agriculture and Industrial Museum on West Princes Street. Once inside, guests could walk with their beers and learn about York's history.
"I'm a history buff," said Andrew Kennedy (a cousin of the bride), as he walked slowly among historical industrial equipment including old hydraulic pumps and Conestoga wagons.
Kennedy, 39, works in finance in New York City and drove four hours for the wedding.
"This doesn't happen where I'm from. You wouldn't get to have a wedding at the Met," he said, referring to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan.
The Rev. Diane Finlayson, an interfaith minister from the Baltimore area, officiated the wedding ceremony.
Sunlight poured in through the windows of the 18th century-era building, which sits on East Philadelphia Street on the outer edge of York.
The meeting house has two smaller rooms split in the middle with a waist-high partition. Megan and Jeff Hewitt stood in the center of one room with about 150 people seated around them, mostly on old wooden benches.
Toward the end of the ceremony, Finlayson had the room speak in unison, stating that the married couple was united as one.
Guest Teresa Vitz, of Red Lion, said the wedding was unique.
"It called upon all sensibilities," she said at the reception. "Jeff has always been a spiritual, earthy person. I think for the two, (the ceremony) matches their personalities."
Megan Donley's friend and yoga mentor, John Protopapas, was also in attendance Saturday.
"It's been wonderful to see Megan flower into the woman she is," Protopapas, 57, said. "Watching these two souls grow together has been wonderful to see."

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2014年10月22日星期三

Fashion takes on artistic slant

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Every autumn for the past seven years, Wilmington’s “Style Girl” Jess James has organized a runway show previewing the trends of the upcoming fall fashion season.
This year, however, James is trying a new approach in presenting the apparel she feels will be hip and relevant through 2014 and into 2015. James is theming her “Seventh Annual Fall Fashion Preview” around selected artworks featured in the Cameron Art Museum’s “State of the Art, Art of the State” exhibition.
“I think a lot of people agree that fashion is an art itself,” James said. “There is just a natural synergy between the two.”
The event kicks off 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cameron Art Museum. As the models strut the runway, the CAM will project photographs by Ben Minor of the models posing alongside the artwork that inspired their ensemble. Attending fashionistas will also have the opportunity to see the artworks up close in “State of the Art/Art of the State,” an extensive collection of North Carolina art featuring 678 works in just about every style and medium by 678 North Carolina artists.
The show’s diversity gave James and her colleagues plenty to work with while scoping out connections between “State of the Art/Art of the State” and the world of fashion.
“We just started on one wall and worked our way around,” James said. “We were here for quite a while.”
Representational artworks translate easily into a fashion show. Raleigh artist Ann Marie Kennedy’s handmade abaca paper work “Shelter” features pressed flowers surrounding an embossed impression of a dress that almost looks Victorian. James plans on complementing “Shelter” with a model in similar garb, with Beauty Bar Boutique adorning the model’s hair with pressed flowers.

Other connections are more abstract: outfits inspired by textures, color schemes and the overall mood of an artwork. When James saw Raleigh artist Leatha Koefler’s “Comfort Quilt; My Life on Slides,” she thought, “Oh, we have to use this.” The piece is a patterned collage of sorts that makes use of thread, colorful buttons and slide film positives. James paired it with a dress that uses a similar pattern and colors, with the word “peace” patterned on the fabric.Also read here:sheindress.co.uk yellow prom dresses

2014年10月21日星期二

Can You Change Your Skin’s Destiny?

Can You Change Your Skin’s Destiny?
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The 8-month-long study saw researchers measuring and analysing the ‘skin age’ and conditions of 141 long-term Facial Treatment Essence users and 131 Non Facial Treatment users.
272 women spanning the ages of 28 to 76 put their skin and beauty regimens to the ultimate test in SK-II’s Skin Destiny Study to reveal the secret to lasting radiant, glowing, youthful skin and the results are in.
THE SECRET WEAPON TO CHANGE SKIN’S DESTINY?
SK-II researchers have discovered an intrinsic link between long-term usage of SK-II Facial Treatment Essence and better skin quality as we age. In fact, long-term users of the Essence who started in their 20s enjoy better skin in their 30s and 40s.
More impressively, 9 in 10 loyal users have better skin compared to non-users in the same age group, with 7 in 10 users having better skin conditions as compared to non-users who are 10 years younger.
INVESTING IN YOUR SKINS FUTURE
The beauty of SK-II Facial Treatment Essence is that it is so easy to incorporate into your existing skincare routine. You just apply after cleansing and before your serum or moisturiser and the delicate composition of vitamins, amino acids, minerals and organic acids work to bring your skin to its natural best.
SK-II Beauty Expert, Eleanor Pendleton, explains why she started using SK-II Facial Treatment Essence 8 years ago and why she can’t put it down:
“I was introduced to SK-II when I was 18-years-old by my mum. She had been a long-time user of the brand. Since then – and despite being a beauty editor who is privy to thousands of different skincare products – SK-II Facial Treatment Essence has become a main stay in my personal skincare routine.

After using SK-II Facial Treatment Essence for a few days, I noticed any redness or inflammation in my skin had subsided. After a couple of weeks, my blemishes had cleared and I began to feel confident about my skin again. And, within a month, my complexion was glowing. I use it every morning and night – it’s my go-to for beautiful skin.”Also read here:sheindress.co.uk backless prom dresses

2014年10月17日星期五

Eat a Better Breakfast Every Day and Here's Why

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When I was young, my Dad used to fix breakfast when he wasn’t traveling. I remember once he made my brother and I a jelly omelet. Huh? Jelly on eggs? He occasionally served up the odd morning entrée and I dutifully ate it. In fact, our family ate breakfast every day. I also remember losing 10 pounds while at Wake Forest University and when my friends asked “How’d you do that?” I told them: a protein breakfast like egg, sausage, cottage cheese, or cheese. It seemed to kick-start my metabolism for the day.
This brings us to a small study that finds “breakfast led to reductions in food cravings in…an index of central dopamine production, with the high protein breakfast eliciting greater responses.” Dopamine is a neurotransmitter responsible for pleasure and reward—we want more, more, more of both!
Translation: A protein-rich breakfast could help reduce food cravings and modulate the feelings that control “food reward” in overweight or obese young people. True, I write here about mature adults, but “perhaps” the takeaway can be applied to all of us? Our bodies secrete dopamine when we eat foods we love, hence we feel a “food reward.” We feel oh-so-good. Skip breakfast, and we’re going to have cravings all day, the authors said.
That was for the Body, and now for the Mind. Here’s yet another reason you should embrace physical activity—so many reasons! New researchreports that physical activity three times weekly “may alleviate depressive symptoms in the general population and, in turn, depressive symptoms in early adulthood may be a barrier to activity.”
Depressed individuals—in this study, young adults—were less likely to engage in physical activity. Study participants self-reported physical activity and depression symptoms at ages 23, 33, 42 and 50. Again, we cannot apply the findings of this study specifically to everyone, but it’s not the first research connecting exercise and less depression. And certainly, if you’re depressed and can just make yourself get off the couch and get moving, you’re going to feel better.

Finally, if someone tells you “you’re neurotic,” you might brush it off with a huff. A new study finds an association between neuroticism—being anxious, worried and stressed—in midlife women and a higher incidence of Alzheimer’s disease later in life. Reducing stress continues to be a consistent theme in health. The challenge is how to reduce it when it’s “in your face.” Exercise, meditation, especially mindfulness, and even petting your dog or cat are good temporary fixes. No doubt science will pursue more solutions now and in the near future, since stress when it’s severe or long-term, has dire consequences.Also read here:formal dresses belfast

2014年10月15日星期三

Ten healthy fall fruits and vegetables

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The following is from missourifamilies.org. MissouriFamilies is provided by University of Missouri Extension.
Melissa Bess, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Camden County, offers these ten healthy fall fruits and vegetables:
1. Sweet potatoes. They are loaded with beta-carotene, vitamin C, potassium, fiber, iron and vitamin B6. Try them mashed, baked or as a dessert.
2. Apples. Apples are a traditional fall favorite. Apples contain antioxidants, which may help protect against certain cancers and reduce levels of LDL or bad cholesterol. Apples have vitamin C, vitamin K and fiber.
3. Broccoli. This is one vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked, hot or cold, by itself or with other foods. Broccoli can help prevent cancer and heart disease, and boost the immune system.
4. Pumpkin. Pumpkin is a great source of potassium and beta carotene. Canned or prepared fresh, pumpkin can be made into a variety of soups, baked goods and desserts.
5. Kiwi. This fruit can be eaten alone (after peeling) or can be added to many different dishes, including soups, salads and desserts. Kiwi contains antioxidants, and has vitamin C, fiber, potassium, magnesium and vitamin E.
6. Avocado. Avocados contain healthy monounsaturated fat. Even healthy fat is a dense source of energy, so it’s important to eat avocados in moderation. They also contain vitamin E, fiber, potassium, folate and vitamin C. Avocados can be used on sandwiches or salads, or made into guacamole.
7. Green beans. Green beans are high in vitamin K which protects red blood cells and helps reduce the severity of asthma, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. They also contain vitamin C, potassium, folate, iron and magnesium. Green beans can be served as a side dish or used in salads, soups or casseroles.
8. Spinach. Spinach is packed with vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, folate, magnesium, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, fiber and vitamin E. Spinach also has antioxidants and anti-cancer agents. Try using it on pizza or lasagna or use it instead of lettuce in a salad.
9. Pears. They are a good source of fiber, antioxidants and vitamin C. Research suggests that regularly eating pears and other fruits may guard against macular degeneration.

10. Winter squash. It contains fiber, potassium, iron and vitamin A. Vitamin A helps ensure healthy skin, hair, vision and bones. Winter squash can be mashed, used in breads, desserts and soups, or as a snack or side dish.Read more here:black evening dresses uk

2014年10月13日星期一

Five Reasons to go to The Fit Festival 2014

Five Reasons to go to The Fit Festival 2014
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Harder
Working out the most productive changes to make to your lifestyle can often be the hardest part of getting fit. With over 70 confirmed exhibitors setting up shop, including personal trainers, chiropractors, yoga instructors and even a pole-dancing school, let them do the hard work and ask all the questions you need without feeling silly.
Better
You don’t have to compromise taste in order to improve your diet. Sample and learn about some healthier but equally delicious alternatives to guilty food pleasures, including raw chocolate from Decadently Pure and energy-boosting wheatgrass shots from the Squeeze Juice Cafe.
Faster
Learn how to speed up your metabolism and more by taking advantage of the dietitians from Eat And Think for a free 15-minute one-on-one nutritional consultation. These lovely people understand that nutrition is a science, so let them help you create a personalised diet.
Stronger
Take another step closer to embodying the ‘healthy body, healthy mind’ mantra with the free masterclasses available each day covering a range of health-related topics. Each 45-minute session has a capacity for 90 folk, and as it’s first-come first-serve, make sure you’re there early. The personal trainers at Burn It Fitness are putting on our favourite class, the guilt-inducing: ‘Wine! Now we have your attention, learn to find a balance in your life’.
Get lucky

Fancy a free gym membership at Edinburgh Leisure or Pure Gym? While browsing the stalls, look out for the many competitions to win some goodies to take home.Read more here:uk prom dresses

2014年10月10日星期五

4 Ways to Get Healthier Right Now!

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For a lot of people, the idea of getting healthier sounds a lot better than the actual act of doing it! Quite a few excuses start cropping up like; I’m too busy, I’ll start tomorrow, or Monday, or the 1st of the month, or January 1st. However, the easiest excuse is that it’s too hard and takes too long. Quick results are all over the TV, why can’t I have those? So for all of you out there that just can’t seem to get started, I want to give you four simple, quick ways to become a healthier person. Four things that you can do right now, today, this morning.
1. Your Pantry: I really hope that you spend a considerable amount of fun and interesting times in the place you call home. As such, it should be the safe haven of your health! Stocking healthy, appetizing and simple foods is the cornerstone to eating at home. If you don’t have chips, candy or cookies in your house…you won’t eat it. You are totally allowed to force yourself into a better diet! You have to make it fun and delicious though, I am totally against boring and tasteless. Go empty that snack shelf right now.
2. Eat at Home: What’s the use of having all those wonderful choices in your cabinet if you just go out and destroy all your hard work in the gym by eating every night a restaurant? When you make dinner, you control the ingredients. When you own a restaurant, you control what’s printed on a menu. Reading a menu does not tell you how much salt they used, what kind and how much butter, the labeling on the sauces showing fat and sodium content and no one is going to tell you the massive amounts of sugar dumped into your dessert. Do this: Find a wonderful dish and recreate it at home tonight using modifications that make it a healthy alternative. Once done and enjoyed, brag about it :). Go clear off that dinner table right now.
3. Pack Your Lunch: Ever get tired of work and get really excited about lunch time so you can get out of the office, house or car? Yes, you should get out and enjoy lunch, just don’t do it at a restaurant all the time! I will never tell anyone to skip lunch for calorie reasons but skipping the sub shop is a great idea. Again, you need to control the food that goes into your body. Veggies and yogurt dip beat french fries, nuts beat coleslaw and spring roll wraps beat a turkey sub. Your body deserves to be treated well even when your colleagues refuse to do so. The bread during a lunch trip out can add up to 600mg of sodium not counting anything you put on it! Calories are another beast all together, you can hit a days worth, literally in half your lunch hour. There are all kinds of really neat lunch boxes out there, go buy one right now.

4. Get Up and Move: The gym is 3 miles away, the park is around the block, the treadmill is folded up under the bed. Don’t go to the gym right now, don’t bring your dog to the park this instant, leave that outdated treadmill alone to the dust. Get up and move. It’s not about doing the best workout you’ve ever done, It’s about the total activity level during your whole day! Stay active, do your chores, make your bed, fix the railing, pump up the tires of your bike, chop some veggies for tomorrow, PACK YOUR LUNCH, throw the ball with the dog, teach your kid how to properly fight with a light saber, teach your spouse how to properly dance. Please, please, please…right now…stop reading this and go move.Read more here:evening dresses london

2014年10月7日星期二

5 Habits of Models With Gorgeous Skin

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Contrary to popular belief, not all models are born with glowing skin. They deal with complexion quirks like anyone else—and they’re often made ten times worse thanks to the amount of makeup they have to wear on the job. Although models are genetically gifted, they’re not immune to acne, puffy eyes, dry skin, and a host of other problems.
But here’s the difference: For models, having anything but a glowing complexion is simply not an option. “Taking care of their skin is not about being vain or wanting to feel good—it’s an investment in their career,” says Samantha Wright, an esthetician at Dangene, a skin clinic in New York that counts A-list models and actresses among their clients.
Understandably, models approach skin care a little differently than many of us—their jobs depend on it. Here’s what these professional beauties do to keep their skin in peak condition.
They make a plan—and stick with it.
Fashion Week happens in the spring and fall, but models prep all year ‘round. “I recommend people prepare months in advance before any large event,” says Dr. Jennifer MacGregor, a dermatologist at Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York City. “I usually start people six months out, but three months is okay.” Along with a topical skin-care regimen, she may recommend lasers (such as Fraxel or Permea) to address more challenging issues, such as hyperpigmentation.
They think of ALL of their skin.
Models never know when they’ll need to wear a plunging neckline or backless dress on the runway. That’s why their skin care doesn’t end with their face. “We can focus on the body, smoothing out the chest and the back—even the stomach,” Wright says. An appointment at Dangene starts with a head-to-toe evaluation, followed by customized treatments that could include mole removal, microdermabrasion, or a collagen-boosting LED session. “We might do an acid wash to get rid of all the dead skin cells,” Wright explains, “so when a model walks down the runway, she glistens, shines, and is flawless.”
They build a relationship with their dermatologist.
Dermatologist Dr. Jeannette Graf often answers questions via email or text, teaching her model clients how to treat mini-emergencies at home. Make sure your powder room is stalked with the lotions and potions you need to treat a blemish, calm your skin, or get an immediate glow.
They know what to do when zit happens.
If models break out before a big shoot, they have a couple of treatment options. “If it’s a deep cyst, they can come in for an emergency cortisone injection,” says Dr. MacGregor. By reducing inflammation, these shots reduce the size and redness of even the biggest blemish. For smaller breakouts, Dr. MacGregor recommends Neutrogena On-the-Spot acne treatment. “It’s a more mild benzoyl peroxide that won’t cause as much irritation,” she explains. (For more on battling blemishes, read this.)
They make their facials count.

"Even models get stressed out," says celebrity esthetician Joanna Vargas. “They’re running around and not eating well.” When this happens, Vargas gives models a Power Peel treatment. First, a mild fruit acid and paprika peel gently resurfaces the skin. Then, models sit under a healing LED light before oxygen is sprayed to brighten the complexion and destroy bacteria. “They look perfect without us having to do a lot of intervention,” Vargas says. And for a model, that’s just a perk of the job.Also read here:www.sheindress.co.uk/mermaid-trumpet-prom-dresses

2014年10月6日星期一

Light up your home with DIY candles

Light up your home with DIY candles
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Want to glam up your home this festive season? There's nothing more enchanting than making your own candles and lighting them.
PERFECT THE ART
To start with, collect some simple, yet beautiful glasses and jars that come in varying shapes and sizes. You can create your own signature candles with orange blossoms, rose petals and black currant leaves and a corresponding scent for each.Choose a mould and fill it with coloured wax. Pour the fragrance oil. To insert the wick, tie it to a pencil that will sit on top of the mould. This is a good way to ensure the wick stays in place and your fingers are away from the hot wax. Let the wax harden.Once it's ready, slip it out of the mould. If you're having a hard time getting the candle out of the container, keep the container in the freezer for about five minutes. This will help the candle let go of the container.
DRESS THEM UP
Depending on the shape of the candle, place it in the holder. Wine goblets make for great candle holders. You can paint them in shades of or ange and yellow or decorate them with ribbons. To add the finishing touch, sprinkle the candles with silver and golden glitter. Embellishing candles with blades of grass is one of the latest trends.

Apply non-flammable adhesive glue to a blade of grass. Stick it on your candle, folding the bottom of the blade under the candle. Repeat the process with more blades of grass of varying sizes and lengths, creating a natural pattern with varied spacing.Tip: This Diwali, use candles and fresh flowers to create a centrepiece decor area in your living room. Adorn the stairway and entrance with tiny scented candles in metallic holders. If you have a garden, arrange small candles in glass containers among the plants and watch the light merge with the greenery.Also read here:white prom dresses uk