The Beauty Secrets of Coffee

Coffee is a delicious and invigorating beverage, and it can also make you beautiful! Who knew?

Coffee is more than a delectable way to start your day, and it provides a number of skin care benefits. One of the main reasons that coffee is so good to drink and use topically on your skin is because it is full of antioxidants. It is recommended to drink a moderate amount of coffee on daily basis, which is from 2 to 3 cups, to reduce stroke, colon cancer, cardiovascular disease, cirrhosis of the liver, gallstones, and Alzheimer's disease. From this point, it is amazing to see what type of benefits coffee can provide when it is used topically on your skin, which is exactly why more and more skin care companies are utilizing this innovative ingredient.

One interesting beauty benefit that coffee can provide to your hair is through the power of the coffee berry. Some spa locations use protein treatments for the hair that have coffee as an ingredient. Since coffee is full of antioxidants, it can neutralize the chemicals that break and damage hair. However, users do need to keep in mind that coffee should not be directly applied to processed or colored hair because it could cause adverse affects. If you want to use some of these beauty benefits at home, you can brew espresso, and use it to rinse your hair. You can also let it sit for 20 minutes for a soft and shiny look to your tresses.

Coffee is also a wonderful ingredient to use to tame under eye circles when you combine it with vitamin K. Vitamin K is a proven ingredient to neutralize the purple bruising color underneath your eyes due to stress or lack of sleep. Coffee also works well to reduce puffiness underneath the eye area because it is a vasodilator. This means that it will shrink the blood vessels underneath the eyes to eliminate puffiness and reduce water under the skin. It is important to apply eye creams that use this Java ingredient as opposed to direct coffee grounds on your under eye circles.

Coffee also has wonderful benefits for the skin because it is full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory benefits. You can purchase a coffee body wash or scrub, or you can even make your own at home. Coffee does contain caffeine, which will tighten the skin. This also works to immediately reduce cellulite by firming sagging skin. Coffee can also work for a full facial treatment to brighten the overall skin tone by reducing pigmentation. This is one main reason that Java is often used as a beauty treatment because it can brighten the surface of the skin for a refreshing glow to the complexion.

It's astonishing to understand all that there is to know about your beloved cup of Joe! Coffee is a wonderful beverage to enjoy on a daily basis to benefit your health, and it also has a number of beauty benefits for fresh and vibrant skin on a daily basis.

How to Pick a Great Nail Polish and Stop Chipping Nails Once and For All

Picking a good nail polish is a science. A relatively simple science, the kind most of us prefer. This is a formula you can utilize, to get the most of your polish purchases. Considering that if you're like most polish junkies; you tend to change polish as often as you change your outfits.

Writing an article on nail polish is hard work. Not pulling a two tonne truck with your teeth hard; but hard work none the less. Think about it for a second, what hasn't been said about polish that you probably don't already know about polishing your nails.

I thought writing this article would be a easy as picking a nail polish colour; simple. Pick the colour you love, open the bottle, and apply, right! Sorry, and I hate to say it, but I, and maybe you couldn't be more wrong. I consistently hear nail polish users requesting polishes that don't chip. Well, I don't think manufacturers will be answering the bell anytime soon, as long as consumers continue to buy polish, regarless if chips or not. Well there's hope. After speaking to some great nail techs, I learned there's a science to it all.

Nail polish, varnish, or lacquer is all the same product with different names. I like to use the term polish, just because the other words remind me of IKEA furniture. Silly, I know, but to each their own. The formula for success with polish, starts with preparation as with most things. Most, not all, but most women pick polish based on colour and price; wearability is the last thing that is typically considered. Which, I surprisingly learned should be the first thing you consider when purchasing polish, or you could just bethrowing your money out the window. My philosophy is, chipped nails that are an awesome colour rarely gets compliments, and usually makes you run late, when the polish chips, right before you are dashing out the door.

With that said, there are an endless amount of nail brands or manufacturers. A few of the top recognized manufacturers include, OPI, China Glaze, Creative, Entity, Essie. These are professional quality brands which are different from your typical grocery store variety brands that some of you may currently use. You can purchase most of these brands, at salons or spas, out in your local beauty distributor.

But, before we start talking about formulas for success, here's a quick tidbit about polish that you may not know: as there are to two key things most of us don't know; cure time versus dry time. Dry-time is what causes the culprit behind most problems. You can have nails which are dry to the touch but not totally cured. That's why if you paint your nails right before you go to bed, you might wake up in the morning with polish streaks on the sheets. Allowing the proper cure-time will rid you of most problems.

The first step to the formula, is to clean the nail area(surface) to remove contaminants(dirt). I recommend finding a good dehydrator to remove moisture from the nail surface to promote great adhesion.

Secondly, apply a base coat. This will anchor the polish to the nail, and also promote great adhesion which is the leading cause of chipping polish. Next, you will need to apply your chosen polish colour to the nail. Some polishes are said to have one coat coverage. In my experience finding one coat coverage polish, is like spotting a white elephant. Good luck with that! It might exist, but I haven't seen it. So, I would recommend a minumum of two coats regardless of the manufacturer, if time permits for longer lasting coverage and super-star quality.

I hope you also noticed, that too totally prevent chipping you will need to purchase additional products if you don't currently own them. I cannot stress this enough, as you will be surprised at the difference this will make. Buying polish is like buying a game that states,"Batteries not included." Yeah you own it, but you still have to spend more money to make it work, and enjoy it.

The last step is grab a bottle of cuticle oil, and apply to nail polish after is dry to the touch. This will speed up the drying and curing time considerably, and also moisturize the entire nail and skin area surrounding the nail, and prevent hang nails.

The Buzz About Moroccan Argan Oil

They call it "Liquid Gold". Once you use it, you may understand why.

There is a lot of buzz on the Internet and in the professional hair care arena about argan oil. Moroccan argan oil is one of the rarest oils on the planet. The oil is extracted from the fruit kernel of the Argan tree, which grows almost exclusively in the southwestern region of Morocco. Extracting the oil from the kernel is a very time-consuming process. This further enhances the rarity and value of this precious oil.

But the buzz is not so much about its rarity. People are clamouring to get their hands on this oil for its wondrous effect on hair, skin and nails.

I have been using Moroccan argan oil for quite some time, and I am amazed by its exceptional ability to transform and revitalize hair and nails. It absorbs quickly, and immediately begins working to nourish and strengthen hair and nails, promoting faster, healthier growth.

After massaging argan oil into nails at bedtime (a few drops will cover all 10 nails), nails are visibly stronger and healthier within about 3 days. To date, I have not encountered a product that produces better results for nails. Once in a while, I use extra virgin coconut oil on my nails. Although it is not quite as effective for strengthening nails, coconut oil does nourish and beautify them. Thus, it is a good companion product for a healthy nail care regimen.

When it comes to restoring damaged hair, argan oil is in a class by itself. Whether applied to thin, damaged, permed or colored hair, it can transform hair into beautiful, silky smooth tresses. Argan oil does not weigh the hair down or leave an oily residue. For best results, apply a dime sized amount of oil into your palm and rub hands together. Then apply evenly into clean, damp hair using a front-to-back combing motion with your fingers. Blow dry hair, and use a flat iron to style. The result is healthy, beautiful, naturally shiny hair.

To use as a hot oil treatment, massage a quarter sized amount of oil into clean hair and scalp. Cover with a warm towel or plastic cap for 30 minutes before shampooing.

Argan oil is an excellent treatment for face and skin. For daily skin renewal, apply a few drops to face and hands in the morning and before bed to reduce skin blemishes, fine lines and wrinkles. Users have reported results within 7 days of regular use.

Women's Dumbbell Workout For Fat Loss

Many women are told not to workout with weights. This is absolutely false. One of the biggest misconceptions is that women who lift weights will develop bulky, ugly muscle mass. Trust me, it's very tough to build lean muscle mass. It takes a combination of proper exercise, diet, and hormonal processes. The fact is that women just do not have the same amount of testosterone that men do to build the kind of bulky muscles that men have.
On top of that, women also have high levels of the hormone estrogen. Estrogen is a fat-storing hormone, which is why women often find it more difficult to lose weight then men. However, weight training, done properly, can help women lose weight, and maintain it in the long term. Women will build lean muscle mass, however the muscle mass will help them increase their metabolic rate and shape their physique.
Your metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns calories. Hence, the higher your metabolic rate, the more calories you will burn at rest. Muscle is more metabolically active than fat, which means it requires more calories to maintain a pound of muscle than a pound of fat.
Weight training can also help shape your physique. Bodybuilders do this all the time. But women can learn some things from bodybuilders without having to worry about building huge muscles, as I mentioned earlier. When bodybuilders want to bring up a particular body part, they engage in a specific program to target that muscle group and to improve it. This is why they perform split training routines.
Now, I'm actually an advocate of full body workouts. However, once you have developed a good base of fitness, it's a good idea to spend some time training a particular muscle group just to improve upon it. Developing a basic dumbbell workout is quite easy. What you want to do is choose 3-10 exercises that train your entire body and organize them into a routine using a variety of training methods.
For beginners, a simple straight set method is sufficient. A straight set refers to the act of simply performing an a set of an exercise, resting, then performing another set for the desired number of total sets.