Beauty
Russian cosmetics: Ancestral curse or bad management?
Скандалы вокруг самой престижной награды в мире не редкость. И в этом году без них не обошлось. Только ленивый, позубоскалив насчет премии, присужденной Обаме за мир во всем мире, не написал, что Россию в 2009-м обделили дважды.
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Nanotechnology for healthy hair
GOAL. Strong silky hair with no split ends. PROCESS. Special microsystem turns ‘Nanomax’ active components into an aerosol cloud, consisting of tiny particles with immense penetrability. Nanoparticles penetrate into every hair through fault place. They are accumulated there and have effect directionally from within to surface. ADVISE. Usually it takes a course of 3-4 procedures to fully recuperate one’s hair (with 4-5 day gaps between procedures). It’s also useful to undertake such a procedure 3 days before hair dying. First of all, it will strengthen the protective barrier of every hair, and, second, it’ll help to equalize dye along every hair. Several days after one can undertake the “ColorLock” procedure, which will “seal” dying pigment in hair’s scales. DETAILS. The procedure is ideal for long hair, as it frays under the influence of aggressive environment. And even when the scalp is healthy and hair roots are strong, the hair itself may feel not very good at the shoulder level. Short hair should be cared that way only if you plan to let them grow. RESULT. “That’s a cool idea for long hair, as even if you constantly take care of your scalp, the end-part of your hair really goes down. The ‘Nanomax’ procedure made my hair look good and shine, but it hasn’t changed their condition radically, – says our BIO-user Karina Stepovaya, who undertook the three-procedures course. – I usually emphasize on scalp care and snip off the ends of hair to prevent their splitting. My favorite product is ‘La Crème’ by ‘Opalis’. Now I’m ...
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News
BEAUTY BRINGS TOGETHER Even a kid can find the difference between a doctor and a make-up artist. It is obvious. But medicine and art of make-up have much in common with each other. Think, for instance, of make-up foundation Even Better Makeup SPF 15 by Clinique eye skin corrector High Definition by Make Up For Ever. How can a make-up foundation, developed by dermatologists, and a concealer, made by a make-up artist, be similar? It turns out to be that it is real. First of all, both of them not only conceal skin defects expertly, but even fix them if being used regularly. Due to C and E vitamins and yeast, grapefruit and birch extracts the formulae by Clinique lightens dark skin areas or, speaking scientifically, deals with skin hyperpigmentation. And “magic wand” by “Make Up For Ever” contains one-celled green seaweed that help on reducing dark circles and baggy lower eyelids. Second, both products bring luck – the number of colours in their palettes is divisible by 7. Clinique has 7 of them and MUFE – 14. Third, both formulae have passed dermatological tests and contain no perfume agents. And finally – the effectiveness of both of the make-up/skin care products can be given a try already in November. ONE’S SELF AESTHET From now on you can undertake intensive regenerative procedures by yourself. Spending less money and time and losing no benefits. As a part of its series ‘Algonative’ French SPA-brand ‘Algotherm’ developed 30-days course ‘Lift-active’ for home usage. The formulae, containing seaweed and hibiscus seeds ...
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Paraben syndrome
The internet is flashy with beauty formulae. “Mix boiled potatoes with milk and yolk and apply the cocktail to your face for 20 minutes”,- that is the recommendation of the magazine “Eyelashy” to the pounders of delicate skin. The website “Bridy” cracks on and offers to use “your beloved’s ejaculat” as a mask. “Sperm contains 24 biologically active matters, giving your skin elasticity, - the article says. – You should apply the fresh sperm on your face in even layer and wash it off with a hot water in 35 minutes”. Well, let me note, that the psyche of any man’s may not possibly suffer such a punishment – so you may need to search for a substitute to your man after all. The recipe has the right to live, doesn’t it. The surge of interest to everything natural gave a new birth to folk recipes. Coming back to the home cosmetics is a “supernew phenomenon which has just begun developing”, - a French historian Annick Le Guérer reckons. The underlying reasons of the phenomenon lie in the people’s interest to the beauty aids formulae as well as the philistine fear of the plenty of chemical stuff, enumerated on the packages. So following the spiral development of the history we are turning back to “prechemical” cosmetics era. The things considered to comprise some vivid advantages have ceased to have ones today. Thirty five years ago Sebastian company added silicon into their shampoos, which was to invest into the hair looking well-groomed straight after washing. “Silicon brightens your hair in a wink, but it takes its toll on ...
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