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See how ideals of beauty around the world have evolved over the centuries in this kaleidoscope of images that changes throughout the site. |
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Ten people, 10 days
and the challenge to
the best experts in
the field: make these willing guinea pigs look 10 Years Younger. |
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Check this page regularly to find out what's making the headlines – be it health scares or new advances – in the world of cosmetic treatments. |
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· Hands are seldom as well-tended as faces, and have to take regular punishment from hot water, sun and cold winds. The main cause of those unsightly hallmarks of ageing – brown spots, raised veins and wrinkled skin – is the sun, which creates age marks and reduces the skin's elasticity. Use an SP15 sun factor cream daily on hands. |
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· Pick a rich anti-ageing hand cream and use it to moisturise your hands lavishly every time you wash them or put them in water. Many contain UV filters and act as a useful year-round sunscreen. Anti-ageing creams contain ingredients to help age spots fade and discourage new ones, and some can discourage the thinning of collagen under the skin which makes the backs of hands look corded and wrinkled.
· Use gloves whenever you garden or do housework, and when you go out in winter.
· For very dry skin, apply a generous helping of hand cream before bed, and wear cotton gloves overnight to keep the moisture in.
· Cold fingers? Keep circulation moving with this exercise: Clench hands into fists, then quickly splay and stretch the fingers as wide as they will reach. Hold for a couple of seconds, repeat 10 times. |
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· Hangnails develop when hands are too dry. Rub hand cream into your cuticles several times a day, or treat them to a special cuticle cream.
· To treat cuticles that grow too high up the nail – and most do – first soften them with cuticle remover. Then use an orange stick to push the cuticle back very gently. Circle the stick lightly around the base of the nail to remove residue.
· Never use scissors on your cuticles. Use a cuticle nipper to trim ragged edges. |
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· If nails are quite long, trim them with fingernail clippers or proper manicure scissors before filing. Don't cut them shorter than 3mm of white nail above the pink.
· Metal files are way too harsh. Use a soft file or emery board, and file from edge to centre, never from side to side.
· White spots on the nail are caused by knocks to the nail, not by any dietary deficiency. If your nails break or flake easily you might not be getting enough protein.
· Brittle nails, or ridges, are signs of ageing. You can buy ridge fillers to use under nail polish. A frosted or pearlised shade disguises unevenness.
· If you don't want to draw attention to square or very short nails, paint them with a polish that's close to your skin tone.
· Leave a fine line unpainted on either side of very wide nails, to make them look narrower.
· If you chip the polish on just one nail, fill in with thin touches of the same colour, then give the whole nail two coats of polish to conceal.
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Links
Emakemeup.com
www.emakemeup.com/en/index.php
Fun online community where cosmetic aficionados come together to read and chat about cosmetics and beauty-related topics.
The Engine Rooms
www.theenginerooms.com/pages/Health_UK/Beauty_UK/index.html
Large portal site with loads of links for areas such as health, beauty, cosmetics, hair and much more.
Nailing the Perfect Manicure
www.handbag.com/beauty/tips/john_manicure1/
Everything you need for a professional-quality manicure, plus how to solve the most common nail problems.
10 Tips for Healthy Manicures
womenshealth.about.com/od/commonhealthissues/a/manicuretips.htm
Advises women on how to avoid nail infection or fungus, which apparently can result from too many trips to the manicurist. |
Books
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Hands: The total guide to beauty, health, language and lore by Linda Rose (The Overlook Press, 2001)
Packed with practical information on keeping hands young, healthy and beautiful, including how to achieve the perfect manicure and how to professionally repair broken or split nails.
Get this book from Amazon
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