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beauty mondays: Bye Bye Raccoon Eyes

Erica Renee' — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:30:21 +0000

For those of us who frequently get dark circles under our eyes, we know that concealer can be a girls’ best friend. Still in addition to the cover up, you want to rid your natural face (pre-makeup) from the unsightly dark circles. Normally I don’t get 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night. Actually, I only attempt 6 hours. So besides my lack of sleep and my genetic make-up that consists of occasional puffy eyes, I am constantly looking for ways to rid myself of dark circles aka raccoon eyes.

Of course, I’m all for home remedies. I ran across an article that suggested two remedies for raccoon eyes. The usual cucumber slices was mentioned in addition to the tea bag method.

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Best home remedy for dark circles

via www.darkcircles.net (the name gets straight to the point)

The most effective remedy for dark circles is also the most cliche. Thin slices of cucumber applied to your eyes not only helps to lighten the skin, but also soothes and cools the eyes. This can be especially comforting if you’ve been up late the night before or your eyes are red and tired from allergies or staring at a laptop screen.

Lay down on your back (because it’s easier to balance the cucumber slices that way). Lay thin slices of cucumber on your eyes, making sure they have contact with the skin under the eyes. Leave them on for 5-10 minutes. It’s a good idea to set your alarm clock if you’re doing this early in the morning. Be careful not to get cucumber juice in your eyes.

Tea bags as a remedy for dark circles

The caffeine in tea bags acts as a remedy for dark circles by diminishing puffiness. Caffeine in tea helps to diminish water in the tissues around the eyes (you’ll notice that many early eye circle creams contain caffeine for this very reason). In addition, tea contains antioxidants that are beneficial to the skin.

Take a used tea bag (green, black or white) that’s been squeezed out. Make sure it’s cool! Leave it over your eyes for about 10 minutes. You’ll see a noticeable improvement in puffiness and under-eye circles. Be careful not to get tea in your eyes.

Herbal tea bags are not useful as a remedy for dark circles, except for chamomile tea. Chamomile is an anti-inflammatory that can help reduce swelling and puffiness.

beauty mondays: Backyard Beauty: At Home Remedies For Your Beauty Regimen

Erica Renee' — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:57:14 +0000

We all have beauty products we use to enhance or maintain our beauty. Some of us are more product junkies than others; but we’re all guilty of spending hundreds to thousands of dollars a year on facial creams, spot removers, and let’s not even get started on the numerous hair products on our bathroom shelves. The upkeep of beauty can be a downfall to our purses; but before opting for products or any cosmetic procedures, create your own beauty remedies from products found in your own home. It’s cheaper and sometimes more beneficial.

Check out these 5 ‘backyard beauty remedies’, that can be created from natural products in your kitchen.

From coffee wraps to lemon facials (i posted my obsession with lemons on last week), try these 5 tips.

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beauty mondays: Beauty & Lemons

Erica Renee' — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:20:32 +0000

Sometimes we forget some of the best health and beauty remedies are natural items that can be found in our local grocery stores. Although I am a bona fide product junkie, I utilize natural supplements more than those that can be bought at a drugstore. Lemons have become my best (and cheapest) friend when it comes to my skincare regimen. These fruit, that cost under $1.00, have more beauty and health benefits than I could have ever imagined. From clearer skin to detoxification, check out a few of the benefits of lemons listed by LifeMojo.Com; then go out, buy a few lemons, and put them to good use. Your health, beauty, and your pockets will thank you.

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via www.lifemojo.com

Good for Stomach

Lemon can help relieve many digestion problems when mixed with hot water. These include nausea, heartburn and parasites. Due to the digestive qualities of lemon juice, symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching are relieved. By drinking lemon juice regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more efficiently. Lemon acts as a blood purifier and as a cleansing agent. The intake of lemon juice can cure constipation. It is even known to help relieve hiccups when consumed as a juice. Lemon juice acts as a liver tonic and helps you digest your food by helping your liver produce more bile. It decreases the amount of phlegm produced by your body. It is also thought to help dissolve gallstones.

Excellent for Skin Care

Lemon, being a natural antiseptic medicine, can participate to cure problems related to skin. Lemon is a vitamin C rich citrus fruit that enhances your beauty, by rejuvenating skin from within and thus bringing a glow on your face. Daily consumption of lemon water can make a huge difference in the appearance of your skin. It acts as an anti-aging remedy and can remove wrinkles and blackheads. Lemon water if applied on the areas of burns can fade the scars. As lemon is a cooling agent, it reduces the burning sensation on the skin.

Aids in Dental Care

Lemon water is used in dental care also. If fresh lemon juice is applied on the areas of toothache, it can assist in getting rid of the pain. The massages of lemon juice on gums can stop gum bleeding. It gives relief from bad smell and other problems related to gums.

Good for Weight Loss

One of the major health benefits of drinking lemon water is that it paves way for losing weight faster, thus acting as a great weight loss remedy. If a person takes lemon juice mixed with lukewarm water and honey, it can reduce the body weight as well.

Controls High Blood Pressure

Lemon water works wonders for people having heart problem, owing to its high potassium content. It controls high blood pressure, dizziness, nausea as well as provides relaxation to mind and body. It also reduces mental stress and depression.

*HDF Note: Don’t over-do it with the lemons! Usually ½ to 1 lemon a day will suffice. Also, lemons are good when topically applied. I use them for mini-facials.

Do You Know You’re Beautiful?: Kelly Rowland Talks Self-Love & Beauty With Essence

Erica Renee' — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:06:11 +0000

Some people have a smile that represents their inner beauty. Kelly Rowland has just that. As a member of Destiny’s Child, I will admit that I overlooked Kelly at times; but since she’s branched out into her solo career, you can’t help but take notice of her beauty, both inside and out. As she spoke recently with ESSENCE, she emphasized the importance of self-love and inner beauty.

Here’s a snippet of what Kelly had to say:

On Inner Beauty…

It took a long while for me to know that I’m beautiful. I remember going through this phase when I was younger of wanting to pass by mirrors and not look at them. That was so ridiculous. I’ve learned now that beauty starts from within. If you don’t know your worth, if you don’t know your value, if you don’t know how fantabulous you are — it’s going to be hard for other people to see it. Being appreciative of self, is beauty to me.

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On Her Beauty Icons…

One of my beauty icons is Oprah Winfrey. I love that fact that she’s so comfortable with herself. One of my favorite episodes of her show was when she showed millions of people how she woke up in the morning with no makeup on. That was so selfless and revealing. She’s very real and genuine and I love that. Halle Berry is one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen. Same thing with Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson — especially as a kid, because they have brown skin like me. I remember looking at magazines and television and seeing someone that looked like me and seeing a piece of myself in them.

As women, bombarded with constant images and expectations in the media of what beauty is, we may forget that beauty comes in all sizes, shapes, colors, and backgrounds; and as long as you are beautiful in the inside, everything else is secondary. The most important thing is to love and embrace who you are, and even who you aren’t, from the inside out.

Constantly remind yourself how beautiful you are! You deserve to sing your own praises!