Brighten It and Bring It

Your skin can be one of your best features or one of your worst. The good news is whatever condition your skin is in, while you are working to improve your skin’s health, you can brighten it up and make it appear more radiant by the colors you wear on your top half.

It doesn’t matter if you have pale or dark skin; certain colors have the ability to bring out the beauty in your skin tone. Isn’t that wonderful? I know that I have yet to arrive at the “Your Skin is All That Baby” destination. However, while working towards the goal, there are changes than can be made to your wardrobe that will help you to look your best…for the moment!

Below are recommended colors that you can wear on your top half to reduce the appearance of blemishes and make your skin look more radiant:

Pale/Light Skin Tone: Wear bright clear colors like Orange/Red, Lavender, Deep Purple, Blues and Emerald Green.

Golden/Rosey Skin Tone: Wear earth toned colors such as browns, yellows (including yellowish greens), greens, pink, blue in all shades. Black is also acceptable for a slimming effect

Olive Brown Skin Tone: Pink and orange are your best colors. Aqua blue looks good on you as well

Dark Skin Tone: Wear colors like plum, ruby red, and forest green


Here’s to Fresh, Radiant Skin!
Work Towards it and Bring It

Michelle

Soften Your Skin by Changing 5 Habits

Every woman wants pretty skin, healthy skin, softer skin. What if I told you that there are 5 habits you can change that will get you well on the path to having softer skin?

Many women focus on the obvious: Nice hair and make up, a fly get-up (outfit) and let's not forget a pair of slammin' shoes and accessories to boot. But what about the part of you that may not seem as important just looking at it or after you take off the make up? Not everyone has a problem with skin conditions such as acne but does that mean that your skin is soft and healthy?

Here are 5 Habits you can change TODAY to get you on the path of Softer Skin:

1- Neglecting Water. It's been emphasized by many and is worth repeating. If you are not drinking enough water and moisturizing your skin, you are starving your skin of the moisture it needs to be soft and supple. Starting today, make it your business to drink one glass of water every hour. Set your clock if you need to. But, it doesn't stop there. Spritz your face with distilled water a couple of times of day. Now, I'm not saying soak it. To spritz means to lightly mist. This is to be done preferably indoors during the colder months.

2- Towel Drying Skin. When washing your skin, instead of toweling off, let your skin air dry and moisturize with a natural moisturizer that seals in moisture. Check out
Organic Whipped Body Cream.

3- Smoking. If you smoke, stop it. I know that sounds easier said than done and I don't mean to sound harsh. I have never experienced being addicted to nicotine so I'm not attempting to pass judgment. However, consider this: Smoking causes your skin to age faster because the tiny vessels in the epidermis of the skin begin to narrow, decreasing the blood flow which eventually leads to oxygen depletion. When you smoke, you are literally depriving your skin of the oxygen it needs and accelerating the aging process.

4- Not Exfoliating. Exfoliating removes the dead skin cells that sit on the top of healthy skin. Skin cell turn around is approximately 3-5 days. By exfoliating with a gentle facial scrub, you will remove those dead skin cells, giving you healthy, softer skin. So, make sure to exfoliate a minimum of twice per week.

5- Wearing Talc based Make up. Most make up for the exception of Natural Mineral Make up contains talc. While the jury is out on the safety of talc, it does however cause your skin to dry out. Therefore avoid make up with talc in it. Natural Mineral Make up is much kinder and gentler on the skin.

Here's to Softer Skin. Take the Journey!

The Importance of a Daily Skin Care Regimen

Skin care is something that sometimes gets put on the back burner. However, did you know that neglecting your skin care regimen can affect your health? That's right. It may seem like a small thing but consider this: If you don't properly cleanse your skin, you can be subject to infections of the skin. If you don't properly moisturize your skin, you will suffer from dry itchy skin and maybe even develop skin conditions.

People who have skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis need to be extra careful not to neglect a regular skin care regimen.

A proper skin care regimen can consist of cleansing and moisturizing amongst other things. It's also important to use the right skin care products. I whole heartedly believe in skin care products formulated with minerals from the Dead Sea. The minerals in the dead sea promote optimal moisture in the skin as well contain a score of vitamins and minerals that people are lacking.

Eating improper foods can also affect the skin so it's important to treat that "outer part" of your being with care. Caring for your facial skin should be different from your body skin. Obtaining the right products is crucial to a healthy skin care regimen. Check out this site for some great Dead Sea Skin Care Products that I use myself: http://freshradiantskin.com

I am a person who gets chronically dry hands. I can moisturize in the morning and by the afternoon, my skin is ashy. When I began using dead sea mineral skin care products, that changed. I no longer have to be ashamed of my hands looking white because when I use the hand cream (you can purchase on the site mentioned), my hands stay moisturized and soft through the day.