Cleaning your makeup sponge or beauty blender has proven to be a necessary way to maintain cosmetic hygiene. In a recent study, makeup sponges or beauty blenders were shown to harbor different kinds of bacteria, such as E. coli and Staph, because makeup users often leave their sponges damp after use. Dampness, unfortunately, can invite a number of harmful bacteria. So what can you do as a beauty enthusiast? One thing we highly recommend is to get a better makeup applicator, one that does not soak up a lot of wet substances. But if you already have a makeup sponge that you still want to use, here are some ways you can clean it! CLEAN WITH MILD SOAP ...
Are you tired of having to deal with common skin problems? We know having skin problems or issues causes a number of difficulties: from trying to address them for health reasons to feeling insecure because of your appearance. While we need not always alter our physical appearance to feel better about ourselves, we can always take steps to treat our skin conditions, and just generally treat our skin better. But please remember to always ask your doctor for proper medical advice first, especially if you have a serious condition! Going through the trouble of looking for solutions to a skin issue can be vexing, so we rounded up the top three (3) skin issues or problems and ways to treat...
The beauty of soft, luminous skin is touted as something elusive and expensive by the media. You see advertisements of night creams, essential oils, or miracle lotions that claim to be a necessity for your regular skin care routine. But what if all that is not actually necessary? The importance of these products varies from person to person, depending on one’s skin type and skin conditions. However, the essentials of skin care are surprisingly simpler than one might imagine. In this blog post, we will share with you the basic yet effective skin care routines you can adopt for when you get up and before you get to bed. Morning ☀️ Routine Cleanse Cleansing your face is probably the...
Taking care of the self and of one’s appearance is a habit that is practiced long-term. You never really see any improvements until you do it for a certain period of time. But let’s say you have a wedding to attend or a party planned in a month and you want to enhance the way you present yourself in that amount of time. It is possible! And with a little bit of diligence, the following habits can truly create the change you want to see. Treat your hair once a week. If stronger and smoother hair is what you’re looking to achieve by the end of the month, one weekly ritual you can adopt is giving your hair the hot...
Feeling unattractive happens to the best of us, and the feeling can pester us into believing that our opinion of our appearance is the truth. Such was the case for Maddo, who opened up about her problem in a forum on Youth Beyond Blue, a program under the Australia-based organization Beyond Blue, which aims to promote mental health. In her post, Maddo says that she is so convinced of her ugliness that it becomes difficult to think of the possibility of moving to a different school, having her first kiss, and even moving away from people she does not like—because, she said, of the worry that no one else will like her. Even though feeling unpretty, feeling unattractive, feeling ugly...
