Beauty Blog 3: Ring in the new year with warmth and glam !

 This a palette from what I would personally choose from considering what most people would have in thier closet : a dress, a pair of tights some awesome boots gold accessories or silver depending on your outfit, scarf/gloves/hat set to keep you toasty, and a coat, either a traditional coat, or the new trend for 2011 F aux Fur coats!

Its cold out there so I would suggest going for gold tones eyeshadow smokey eye liner and gold dust or glitter on the lids for that extra oomph!  Nude pink lips have always been my fav, although you must carry a lip gloss or lip moisturizer.  You can highlight the high points of your face with frosty highlight and use a bronzer or a warm toned pink blush to bring warmth back into your face.  For this look I would go with eyelashes, they don't have to be over dramatic something natural to be added to your own lashes.  Jewelry is always great but not all of it at once I would chose 2 key pieces a ring and necklace, a necklace and a bracelet, a headband and a bracelet maybe even a ring.  Over accessorizing can really ruin the look all together.
This is a glamorous yet warm outfit that can be put together for new years, so you can be warm and enjoy yourself. 

Click on the pictures to enlarge,most outfits as above can be achieved through forever 21 or h&m

 Then sing, young hearts that are full of cheer,

With never a thought of sorrow;
The old goes out, but the glad young year
Comes merrily in tomorrow
-Emily Miller

 Happy New Year! May this year be filled with happiness for everyone and may all your problems of previous years come to and end and happiness begins!

Coming up soon : Home made sugar scrub for face / body

stay tuned for the next beauty blog by Sadaf

live through beauty,

Sadaf

Beauty Blog 2 : Winter Blues : Dry Skin

Winter has kicked in full gear with all this snow fall here in NY, its time to step up your game and get your skin as velvety as a baby’s butt. This time of year people hate it when they see models and TV actresses having supple, soft well moisturized skin and then you realize how uncomfortable, flaky, dry, or rough your skin is?  Well I have some great pointers that you can follow at home for dramatically beautiful skin. 

Step 1: Exfoliation - You must start with cleaning your skin and getting rid of dirt and dead skin buildup.  There is no need to take out special time to exfoliate yourself; it can simply be done during your shower.  I know if I have to take out time to do something it doesn’t last long, so doing this step all at once in the shower will leave you with plenty of time for your busy life, so who said you cant look beautiful in your hectic life?

• FACE - Start this 5 mins into the shower when the warm water starts to open your pores, then start exfoliating your face in circular motions using your favorite scrub.  I recommend the famous St. Ives Apricot Scrub, I only recommend things that are true to what they are suppose to do.  I used this scrub for 8 years now. I love it!
• BODY – Exfoliation for the body is just as important as exfoliating the face.  Most of my clients have mentioned that they usually just exfoliate the face.  I tell them if you want a full body head to toe youthful appearance and great skin.  Skin that is velvety smooth and even toned then you must work on all the parts.  For the body you can use a special body scrub of your preference. You would want your body just moist with water not dripping and I personally would advise to circulate the scrub up towards the face starting from the feet.  You don’t want to pull the scrub down.  Circular motions going upwards is the best bet.  A body scrub I would recommend is D:tox system by Giovanni Organic Body Care, it is a tar sugar scrub for the body.

STEP 2: Moisturize – One of the best things you can do to have beautiful flawless skin.  Efficiently moisturizing keeps your skin from premature aging and wrinkles.  After your shower it's the perfect time to moisturize your face and body.  I would recommend several things, but as always you can use what are already have if it’s working great for you. Here is what I recommend:    

• Coco Butter Body and Face - recommended for dry skin
• St Ives Collagen Body lotion - recommended for combination dry to oily skin
• Shea Butter – recommended for combination skin dry to oily skin
• Coconut Butter – recommended for oily skin
• Clinique’s Dramatically Different Moisturizing - Lotion for the face – They have one for dry skin and one for oily skin
• Bath&Body  Hand & Foot: Hand Treatments: Glove Me Tender – this is great for the winter to moisturize your hand and feet the best times to use this after the shower and before leaving home in the morning.  What I personally do is apply it on my hands and feet and wear my socks and gloves over it right before I leave home.   

Follow this routine for every shower and assuming that you all shower at least 3-7 times a week this will be a great start in achieving beautiful skin.  Keep in mind over exfoliating can worsen dry skin, and may cause irritation, so it is very important that you find the right personal balance as to how many times you should exfoliate within a week.  Recovery is needed with any skin regimen. I would recommend exfoliating once or twice a week at most for the face and body, and leaving 1-2 days in between exfoliation.  However exfoliating troubles areas such as toes, knees, elbows or any rough/dry patches 3-4 times a week is ok.  Although moisturizing is must for the skin after every shower.

 Also note you can find all products listed above from drugstores, beauty supply stores, bath and body website or store, and your local clinique counter or you may purchase it online.

Coming up next: A great look for this 2011 New Years !

Coming up soon : Home made sugar scrub for face / body

stay tuned for the next beauty blog by Sadaf

live through beauty,

Sadaf

Beauty Blog 1 - Hi, Hello, Hyderation !

Hi guys here is a little intro on me I am a freelance makeup artist in the dreamy NY ,and i have been succesful in my art career that now people hire me to do thier bridal makeup.  Did I mention I live for art, and beauty ? It is one of my many passions...art and living beautfully is my yoga for the body mind and soul.  Now if you guys read my descriptions up top below my blog title,  I had mentioned "  have a cheesy but true formula to top all this off " ... well here it is.  My motto in some sense....it opens a person to self improvement in many different aspects.   The word to sum it up ... BE-YOU-TEA.  It is wat it says .... ofcourse I can go into an in depth meaning analysis but lets keep it basic.  Being yourself and loving yourself is the key to the world of beauty and to lock that beauty in I drink loads of tea.  I guess im giving you two tips right now... Be yourself and stay hyderated.  I hyderate myself with a punch of antioxidents in the form of a warm cup of green tea.  It is a change from water.  If green tea isn't your cup of tea, try changing up the flavor to how you want it.

Here are some options for you cup of tea :
- Honey

- Lemon

- 100% pomegrante juice

- Acia berry juice

- Apple cider

- Ginger slice

- Cinnamon
- Mint
-Seltzer water ( choose this over soda and add any ingredient from above works just aswell as soda )

and the list can go on, think of anything that you can put in your water to enhance the flavor to your liking.  This will help you intake more water for your body and give you a healthier canvas and you'll enjoy the taste while your drinking well.  Keep in mind what your adding in your green tea if its not 100% juice and its loaded with sugar it will actually work against your skin. 

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live through beauty ,
Sadaf