The beauty products from Korea, it’s the trend that lasts, lasts … While many beauty-addicts are snatching them up in order to perhaps achieve the same perfect skin as Korean women, it is appropriate, after all this buzz, to take stock.
Korean cosmetic care, still known as k-beauty, has experienced a worldwide boom a few years ago, revealing the secrets of the beautiful glowing skin of Korean women. The main thing is really to take care of the regularity of the care, the good hydration of the skin and the use of natural ingredients. Korean skin care consists of 10 precisely defined steps, but does not involve a long-term beauty routine. Read on to find out how to organize the different procedures and choose the different products that will help you achieve optimal results. What products are used in these 10 miraculous steps?
1. Oil cleansing and makeup removal
Do you like to do your beauty routine at night? If so, the first thing you need to do is remove your makeup. For this, your best ally is a quality oil-based makeup remover. Apply the product directly to the skin or to a cotton pad and let the makeup dissolve. It’s important not to rub the skin unnecessarily, but really to give your makeup products the time they need to leave the impurities on their own.
2. Cleaning the skin with foam or gel
The main mistake is to think that removing makeup is the same as cleaning your skin. In reality, you should still be cleansing your skin after you remove your makeup! Choose a gel cleanser or for example the Shea Butter Facial Cleanser Foam foam which cleanses your face perfectly and is also suitable for sensitive skin. Simply apply a little gel to your wet skin, lather and rinse.
3. Peeling
To make your skin look cleaner and brighter, regular exfoliation is also necessary. It removes dead skin cells and blackheads, prevents pores from clogging and slows down acne. For a really visible effect, we recommend that you include a weekly peel in your beauty routine.
The Facial Cleansing Brush Waterproof, Ultra Hygienic Soft Silicone rubber exterior provides the softest and most gentle face cleansing and massage for all skin types normal. With the device is IPX7 watertightness, can be used in the shower and bath.Face massage every time you use your watertightness sonic face cleaner to clean while it increases collagen & boosts circulation. Reduces fine lines & wrinkles, restores skin’s firmness.
TIP: If your skin is very dry or sensitive, think twice before using a peel and seek professional advice. Both chemical and mechanical peels are invasive and can be harmful to sensitive skin. If you do decide to have a peel, however, choose a gentle product that is better suited to your skin type.
4. Skin toning
While we are used to using toners as the last step in cleansing our skin, Korean skin care techniques consider this type of product as a moisturizing first step, so its composition is different. Toners contain moisturizing substances that also enhance the moisturizing effects of all other products used. So if you want to enrich your daily routine, choose a toner from one of the Korean cosmetic brands.
5. Face Essence
Using a face essence is really a step that we regularly forget in our western beauty routines. It is not a mistake, but a simple habit. However, this step is really essential in the “korean skin care” routine. Its role is to promote the absorption of other skin care products used and therefore to maximize the skin’s hydration.
6. Customized serum
The next step is to apply a very targeted treatment. What problems does your skin have to deal with on a daily basis? Choose the product best suited to your answer. This is most often a serum.
If you are eager for hydration, 24K Gold Face Serum, contains plant extracts to add nutrients and moisture to the skin. It can relieve dry skin and reduce fine lines. Long-term use can brighten skin tone, anti-aging, and remove wrinkles
If you want to fight against wrinkles, you should choose an anti-aging serum from the Instant Wrinkle Remover Face Serum Lift Firm, rich in caviar, centella asiatica and other ingredients, can smooth wrinkles and fine lines, enhance elasticity and skin radiance, stimulate collagen production, firm sagging skin, repair skin, brighten and moisturize dull and dry skin skin.
7. Fabric mask
Just like with serums, you are the only one to decide what effect your mask should have on your skin. Don’t worry, you will certainly find the right product among the Korean masks.
8. Eye care
No need to wait for the first wrinkles to appear around your eyes. On the contrary, regular care of your eye area is the best way to delay the appearance of the first crow’s feet.
If you want to remove dark circles, this eye serum is rich herbal essence and probiotic technology has a powerful ability to regenerate and repair damaged skin cells. It can soothe eye skin tension, moisturize, tighten and repair skin, help reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles. At the same time, it has the functions of removing dark circles and anti-puffiness, anti-aging and accelerating the regeneration of skin texture, and intensely hydrates dry skin .
9. Moisturizing Cream
Moisturizing your skin with a cream is almost the last of the 10 steps of Korean face care. The goal is always to maintain a maximum level of hydration for as long as possible. The VIBRANT GLAMOUR Retinol Face Cream, 2.5% pure Retinol helps combat the five visible signs of aging:wrinkles, fine lines, uneven skin tone, rough texture, and loss of firmness. Icreases skin elasticity, promotes collagen production, and stimulates skin cells renewal to nouish skin whitening and moisturizing.
10. Sun Protection
If you’re doing your skincare routine in the morning, the moisturizer should still be followed by an SPF cream. No matter what the weather, the sun’s rays are always working on our skin, so it’s important to protect it, especially to prevent premature aging or the appearance of dark spots.
Try the Disaar Sunscreen which is light and comfortable with an SPF of 50/SPF of 90, suitable for all types of skin. Its tinting effect also helps you even out your skin tone and, like all other Korean skincare steps, it still provides nutrition and moisture.Enriched with plant extracts and antioxidant ,this sun block has unique UV protection element ,forms tight protective network on the skin surface to block UVA /UVBdamage ,helps inhibit free radicals , increases the skin’s defending ability ,pampers cells,enhances elasticity and prevents wrinkles & fine lines.
Social networks are not just for teens and millennials. More and more senior influencers are emerging on the Internet and making their voices heard. Here is a close-up on this phenomenon.
It started insidiously. I felt more and more disconnected. Less and less concerned with what I was reading on my Facebook feed or the blogs I used to frequent.
Then, the movement accelerated. It was as if all bloggers were suddenly becoming moms. No offense, right! I think it’s really great that women with kids have built a virtual network where they can share with each other. But reading about breastfeeding, cloth diapers and food allergies when you don’t have kids gets boring after a while. And not in the way of the famous vindredi…
Then came the coup de grace. I was about to read a post entitled “Live it up! There’s no age limit to make your dreams come true!” before I realized that the author was only… 26 years old. Another was complaining that she didn’t want to celebrate her birthday this year because she was turning 25 and was suddenly afraid of getting old.
Clearly I needed to unsubscribe from some Facebook pages.
Jessica, Noémie, Fannie or Sarah-Jade may be nice, but it’s hard to identify with them when they talk about make-up and clothes or when they tell their life stories. Me, when I read “30 years old, time to take stock… where we start to look at the past with melancholy and the future with despair”, I rather want to laugh. Or roll my eyes, depending on my PERIMENTED mood. (Yes, it starts in your 40s. You’ve been warned.) Don’t get me wrong. I know that turning 30 is a major milestone. But it’s not the only one.
I’m also not saying that my interests don’t overlap with theirs. I’m just saying that our concerns aren’t necessarily the same, and the way we talk about them is different. “My way of blogging or vlogging does differ from that of my younger colleagues,” confirms Eve Martel, 47, of the Quebec blog Tellement Swell. “As you get older, you put events in context and have more perspective. We’re less into life’s surprises and more into active exploration.”
Anything goes
Fortunately, in the last few years, we have noticed the arrival of senior bloggers, who speak to an audience often left out.
We could of course name Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, on the Goop platform. Or Garance Doré (whose more personal posts we love!), 43, on Atelier Doré. One could think of Mitsou, 48, or Julie Bélanger, 44, who also deliver blog posts on their site.
But it’s not just the stars who have something to say. Other bloggers also have things to say that we can relate to. They talk about fashion tips, beauty advice adapted to our age, good addresses, etc. We go from a post about an inspiring woman to another about the timeless V sweater, followed by a review of a museum exhibition or a video of a Pink Floyd song performed by Alpha Blondie. Now that speaks to me.
“At 40, everything is allowed: becoming a mother, changing careers, taking up sports, taking time for yourself, dressing the way you like, changing your life, leaving everything behind…”, writes Sandrine Chartier Gerin with accuracy. I agree with her! We want to enjoy life, but we also want to find answers to the questions that this stage raises, to talk about new perspectives and career changes at an age when everything starts over.
We too want to wear colorful clothes, get a massage at the latest spa, go on a weekend getaway with our husband… or our younger lover. We may even like to stand in front of a camera. Yes, we do!
Today, we are still young at 40 or 50, whereas 20 years ago, most women were already grandmothers at that age… or in the process of becoming so.
Virginie Urbini Gorse, a cheerful 50-something from the French blog Jeune vieillis pas, illustrates this reality in a post where she puts side by side a photo of her grandmother (an old lady with white hair knitting) and a photo of one of her friends with her grandson. The latter looks more like Inès de La Fressange than an old-fashioned grandmother! We only have to think of Marcia Pilote, 52 years old, who reaches a large audience with her different platforms and who does not correspond to the idea of a grandmother either.
Senior, but not too senior
It must be said that the boundaries between ages have become blurred. According to a survey published in the London newspaper The Telegraph in 2017, 96% of women over 40 do not consider themselves to be middle-aged. More than two-thirds feel they are in the best time of their lives, 59% feel younger and more vibrant than ever, 90% say they have a younger attitude than their mothers and 84% said they don’t define themselves by their age.
That’s the case for Eve Martel, who sees herself as more of a perennial, meaning someone who is in the know, on top of new technologies, surrounded by friends of all ages. “My audience varies by platform. The women who check out the blog or Facebook are my age. Those who follow me on Instagram or YouTube are younger. I don’t have kids, but I know that many moms follow me precisely because I have a different profile.”
“I am the oldest blogger!” exclaims Marie Héroux, 60, of the blog La P’tite Madame. She sees her age as an asset. “I stand out from the young bloggers. I created La P’tite Madame because I didn’t see myself in what I was reading. I wanted to talk about beauty and fashion for women like me. My readers are in their fifties and write to me to thank me or ask me for advice, because my style is accessible,” says Marie who started her blog as a hobby and for whom it has become a retirement project. In order to keep it going, Marie can attend up to three events a day. It’s a far cry from knitting by the fire!
The new ageless generation
Gen X women (1962-1978) are on Instagram and YouTube, coworking, going on yoga-surfing retreats in Hawaii, dressing at Betina Lou, Frank & Oak, Uniqlo…
And what about their savings? They have significantly more money than they did in their 30s, when they had to pay for their house and car. By 2030, in rich countries, consumers over 60 will grow from 164 million to 222 million and spend more than $4 trillion a year.
It’s time for brands to take an interest in them on social networks and stop using millennials to sell them luxury cars or Gucci bags, when we know that these young women have nothing to do with the clientele that can actually afford to buy these things.
At the same time, it’s not about these new influencers turning into an advertising machine. Yes, they talk about consumer products that may interest their peers. That said, it would also be interesting if they could take advantage of their platform to create a community as tightly woven as that of moms, a virtual tribe that would allow women to exchange on fashion and beauty, but also on issues related to their age, and this, while being entertained. Because we have to admit that the women who follow these influencers have something that most young women lack: a refreshing sense of self-deprecation!
“I wish my blog would take a more business-like turn in 2019, because I’d love to be able to make a living that way,” says Lyne Ste-Marie, 53, of Tornade Rousse. “That said, I still want to publish articles for pure pleasure, to share my discoveries that will be useful to others or simply my moods or adventures… These are still my most-read articles.”
“We seem to be the first generation of girls who are not old at 40 or 50,” says Eve Martel. We really have a different path than the women who came before us. We don’t have any examples, which makes us wonder, “Which way am I going?” It would be fun to go together.” We’re up for it.
40+ Women’s Blogs
1. Mon blog de fille
She is one of the pioneer beauty bloggers in France: Hélène Legastelois has been gathering beauty lovers on her blog Mon blog de fille and her Youtube channel (with 197,000 subscribers) since 2005. At 50 years old, the Parisian who worked for 10 years in the tourism industry pleases by her frankness and her honesty which places her far from the clichés of the superficial influencer. Inseparable from her chic boyish haircut, Hélène Legastelois speaks openly about “taboo” subjects, such as her cosmetic medicine procedures.
2. Angie Hot & Flashy
In the United States, the senior beauty influencer who is a hit is Angie Schmitt, aka “Angie Hot-and-Flashy” on social networks. Since 2012, the 59-year-old American with a glowing complexion has been posting beauty videos on her Youtube channel with 986,000 subscribers, who follow her make-up tutorials and crash tests, always detailed and well explained.
3. Tricia Cusden
In England, it is Tricia Cusden who stands out in the beauty influence for seniors. At the age of 65, the Brit realized that there weren’t many cosmetics dedicated to mature women, so she decided to create her own beauty brand named Look Fabulous Forever in 2013 which met with great success. At over 70 years old, Tricia Cusden likes to wear flashy lipsticks and flaunt her elegant white hair. Her Youtube channel (nearly 39,000 subscribers) has over 8 million views.
4. Melissa 55
At 66, Melissa looks 20 years younger. It is with this beauty that does not seem to know the signs of age that the American seduces her 36,500 followers on Instagram. The blonde Tennessee native also has a YouTube channel (127,000 subscribers and over 12 million views) on which she posts makeup tutorials dedicated to women in their 60s. If some Internet users accuse her of having resorted to plastic surgery, Melissa does not hesitate to film herself jumping out of bed to reveal her few wrinkles and marks of fatigue.
5. Nicole Tonnelle
Nicole Tonnelle has been a beautician since she was 20 years old. She closed her beauty salon before creating her own blog Bien et bien dans votre peau, realizing that “there wasn’t much on the Net for people over 50”.
“I have dry hair.” Here’s a statement that often comes up in front of the bathroom mirror. Rough feel, dull color and split ends? Don’t panic! If you have the dreaded feeling that it’s an inevitability and that you’ll have to cut it all off, rest assured. Here are a few tips from Phyto experts that will help you care for your dry hair and transform it into healthy, shiny hair.
Naturally dry or parched, hair that lacks moisture requires special care. Brittle and rough hair that has lost shine and elasticity, for those of you who face this problem, we have found the best advice. Let’s see what are the important factors that cause dry hair and how to neutralize them:
The Heat
You’ve probably heard it – heat is the enemy №1 of beautiful hair. We need to cut down on heat and sun exposure. Dry hair carefully by holding the hair dryer far enough away from your strands, and always with its nozzle. Finish with cold air to close the hair scales. Space out or eliminate procedures with straighteners, irons and electric brushes. If you can’t do without them, use a protective product. Don’t take continuous hot showers. As for drying, always finish with a jet of lukewarm water.
To avoid hair breakage, use a natural fiber brush. Do not pull or force your hair. Use a detangler or leave-in serum to make your mane more manageable. If needed, treat yourself to an everyday mask that can be applied to damp hair in the morning.
Chlorine and chemicals
Not all ingredients in beauty products are good for our skin and hair. Even water is not good for us because of the chlorine, which dries our hair out a lot. When it comes to hair care, try to use gentle hair care products. Make sure your shampoo and conditioner are alcohol-free and as natural as possible. Space out coloring and avoid using too many styling products. Most cleansing products reduce the production of sebum that naturally nourishes the hair. So reduce the frequency of washing. To neutralize chlorine, add a few spoonfuls of apple vinegar or lemon juice to the rinse water.
Lack of nutrition
Just like your skin, your hair needs careful treatment and a regular supply of nutrients to stay healthy and supple. To that end, we use a hair mask at least twice a week, and when we have time, we turn to homemade masks. Even a simple oil or mix of essential oils can help you fight dryness. Treat yourself to hair care products with moisturizing ingredients such as vegetable oils, essential fatty acids and keratin. Don’t forget that certain foods rich in iron, vitamin B and good fats contribute to the good appearance of the mane. These include salmon, olive oil, lentils, grains, wheat germ and nuts.
5 Tips To Moisturize Dry Hair
We understand that dry hair is porous and in great need of hydration and nutrition. Without it, it breaks, is dull and splits. It is also very fragile: the scalp does not produce enough sebum to protect it. This makes it particularly prone to external aggressions such as the sun, dust, wind, rubbing with hats, caps, scarves or helmets. Dry hair requires special attention and a special hair routine.
1/ Oil baths to nourish dry hair
You want to make an oil bath? Massage the lengths of your hair, avoiding the roots and scalp, with the oil of your choice. However, some oils are better suited to certain hair types. For example, if your hair tends to get greasy easily, choose jojoba or hazelnut oil, which will nourish your hair without making it greasy. The most nourishing pure vegetable oils for dry hair are coconut oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, sweet almond oil, argan oil and avocado oil. Castor oil is also particularly recommended as it boosts hair growth.
Then wrap your hair in a towel for at least 30 minutes. For a deep treatment, you can leave it overnight. Then shampoo your hair gently.
2/ Shea butter to give shine to dry hair
The fatty acids in shea butter are great allies for dry hair lacking shine and luster. To benefit from all its nourishing virtues, it is advisable to choose it pure, to take a hazelnut of it to brush the hair of the point towards the roots without however touching the scalp. Leave it on overnight for more effectiveness. Where to find it? In some organic stores or in natural care stores.
3/ The egg yolk to give shine to dry hair
The egg yolk mask is a natural grandmother’s trick. It restores shine to the hair. The recipe is simple: mix the egg yolk with a tablespoon of olive oil to create a creamy texture. Then apply the mixture to the length of the hair. After a 10-minute break, rinse thoroughly and proceed to shampoo.
4/ Spacing out shampoos to avoid stressing the hair
The scalp of dry hair does not produce much sebum. Therefore, it does not need to be washed every day, as washing it too often would tend to damage it. You can also use the cowash method if your hair is dry. This method of washing without shampoo is gentler. Why not also try a sebum cure? This involves stopping washing your hair for a month in order to heal your hair and to be able to space out shampoos when you start washing again.
5/ Aloe vera masks are all good
Aloe vera is a plant with many benefits. Its gel is made up of numerous minerals, vitamins, enzymes and amino acids that provide hydration and softness to the hair fiber. Using it as a mask on damp hair nourishes the hair to restore shine and radiance. It can be applied from the roots, along the entire length of the hair and up to the ends. As it dries, the hair will absorb the nutrients from the aloe vera and regain all its vitality.
How to build a skincare routine for beginners? In this article I will answer that question and share with you the easiest skincare routine in 9 steps for beginners that will keep your skin looking healthy and radiant!
The face is undoubtedly the most valued part of the body for many of us. It is the object of all our attention, and we make sure that it looks its best for us but also for those we meet on a daily basis, at home or at work. We track down acne pimples, we fight against oily or dry skin and we try to get rid of the slightest imperfection. But did you know that the best way to take care of our pretty skin is to apply a skin care routine? We tell you everything!
What is a skin care routine?
A Skincare routine is a ritual of hygiene and beauty gestures that we adopt according to steps and a certain regularity, to pamper our face and preserve its natural radiance.
Why have a facial routine? Because the skin is like a plant, it needs to be watered every day to grow in good health. Like a plant, your facial skin needs daily care to treat and prevent all that is :
- pimples
- oily skin, dry skin, acne-prone skin
- dull complexion
- wrinkles
- other imperfections
The skincare routine is therefore necessary to provide your skin with everything it needs to be healthy and to fight (or prevent) visible imperfections. You would be wrong to neglect its importance.
Regularity and the use of good products are the secrets of a good routine.
What are the different steps of a Skincare routine?
To set up a facial care routine, you need to follow 9 steps. And yes, 9 steps is a lot, but don’t panic, you don’t have to do everything. We’ll tell you which ones are mandatory and which ones are not (but which can still help solve a specific problem. We will come back to this).
Moreover, regularity in the different steps, combined with the use of products adapted to your skin will inevitably give you visible results. A woman with dry skin, for example, will not use the same products as a woman with oily skin and vice versa.
Step 1: make-up removal
We can already see you widening your eyes! Yes, you have to remove your makeup even when you are not wearing makeup. With the external aggressions (dust, pollution even the hands carried to the face), you will be astonished to see the residues which you will withdraw from your skin by applying a make-up remover to it. Makeup removal should be done morning and night.
Step 2: cleansing
The second step is to use a gel or soap to clean your face right after the micellar water. Because yes, when we sleep, our face continues to secrete sebum without forgetting the impurities which can settle there. It is thus essential to get rid of it. This cleaning is to be carried out morning and evening. Remember to use products adapted to your needs to avoid aggressing your skin.
Step 3: Exfoliation
At least once a week (for example on Sundays), a deep cleansing is necessary just after step 2 to remove dead skin cells. You should therefore apply a scrubbing or exfoliating product to your face to obtain smooth skin but above all to prepare for the absorption of your moisturizer and the renewal of your cells.
Step 4: the mask
This step is also to be done once a week (at least) right after your scrub. Moisturizing, soothing, anti-stain or purifying, there are several types of masks adapted to the needs of each skin. Depending on the mask chosen, it nourishes the skin, unclogs and tightens pores, reduces blemishes, regulates sebum and can restore the skin’s hydrolipidic film. In short, it is an essential step in restoring radiance and vitality to your skin.
Step 5: Tonic lotion
Use it every day, morning and evening, just after cleansing your skin with your gel or soap and also after your mask (the day of your scrub and mask). It allows to sweep away the last impurities and to eliminate the remains of make-up remover or the traces of limestone if you pass your face under water. In the morning, it also refreshes the complexion and rids the epidermis of excess sebum produced during the night.
Step 6: the serum
This is a treatment that is applied after the toner and before the day cream. It serves as an intensive care layer before applying your daily moisturizing dose. A serum is not a moisturizer and will never replace your face cream. You must therefore put it on when you are looking for a very specific action. Sometimes morning and evening. Sometimes morning or evening. It depends on your needs. Basically, a serum is mostly used for the following problems:
- Severe dehydration that can’t be addressed with a cream
- A problem of spots or scars on the skin: the serum will have a deeper action than the cream
- A problem of radiance: dull face for example
- Acne
The serum is also useful if you have a problem that you are treating with a cream but you want to increase its effectiveness with the associated serum.
Step 7: Eye contour cream
An eye contour product is necessary to smooth the skin in the morning when you wake up and get rid of the bags under your eyes. It is a care adapted to this sensitive area that will take care of your look and ensure that you do not look tired.
Step 8: moisturizing
To prepare your face to face the day as soon as you get out of bed and after cleansing and nourishing it, you need to moisturize it deeply to prevent your skin from cracking if you have dry skin, from becoming sallow if you have combination or oily skin, or from suffering from discomfort even when you are lucky enough to have normal skin. This 8th step is also to be done morning and evening.
Step 9: Sun protection
We don’t always think about it, but applying sun protection is an important part of your face routine, especially in our hot countries and even more so in hot weather, even when you’re not directly exposed to the sun. And just because you have black skin doesn’t mean you shouldn’t apply sunscreen. Black and mixed-race skin is also exposed to the sun. This gesture is therefore essential to preserve your health and have a beautiful skin.
Required steps – The foundation for a facial routine
Have you just made the decision to take care of your face? Then these mandatory steps are for you. You don’t have the budget for these 9 steps either, so focus on the basics, on these mandatory steps. You don’t have dark circles or specific imperfections on your skin? Then you don’t need to apply these 9 steps, stick to the basics.
Here are the mandatory steps for your face care routine:
- Makeup remover: morning and evening
- Cleansing (with gel or soap): morning and evening
- Scrubbing: at least once a week and at most 3 times a week
- Mask: at least once a week and at most 3 times a week
- Moisturizing cream: morning and evening
- Sunscreen: during the day for those who live in sunny countries all year round and in summer only for those who experience intense periods of yver with cold weather.
The non-obligatory but important steps according to the need
For those who want to go further with rigor and regularity, here are the non-mandatory but important steps if you want to solve a specific problem of imperfections on your skin:
- The tonic lotion
- The serum
- The eye contour treatment
These steps are only performed when you really need them.
Tips
The hardest and most important part of a routine is :
1- to be convinced of the importance of a routine: a healthy skin is a beautiful skin without make-up, even more beautiful with make-up and it is a skin without imperfections. Adopting a daily routine allows you to have this type of healthy skin.
2- Use the right products for your skin. The best way to do this is to test the products recommended to you or the products recommended by your favorite beauty store and listen to your skin. This way you will know which products are best for you and not someone else.
3- Be regular. Again and again. A routine is every day. Morning and evening. And at least once a week for the scrub and mask. You won’t get results by applying your products every 3 days or every 10 days. No! So be regular. And be patient.
Then, before you try to apply all the steps of the facial routine, get the basics of a facial routine right. Apply the mandatory steps with regularity before moving on to the extra steps. Be aware that your efforts are paying off with just the mandatory steps, and then you can move on to the extra steps if you find that you need them.
For those who want to apply all the steps of the routine and who do not have the financial means to buy all the products, rest assured and focus on the essentials: the mandatory steps and regularity. You will see visible results.
For those who have the purchasing power, who are convinced of the importance of a routine, who master the needs of their skin and who are already regular on the mandatory steps, you are certainly better equipped to go further and add everything that is serum, toner or other. And again, if you really need it.
On the other hand, don’t forget that there are natural options to take care of your skin. They are just as effective and inexpensive.
And finally, don’t give in (easily) to the overconsumption of beauty products. Take the time to test products, listen to your skin and identify those products that really work on you and stick to them. Your face care ritual can therefore be quite minimalist, just listen to your skin and it will thank you.
There, you know everything now. Here’s to your routine. And now!
What women like in a man ? There are many myths surrounding women’s preferences in men. They would only like slender, muscular, hairless men. We know that in reality all tastes are in nature. Some women love men who are a bit plump, others like bearded men… In short, it’s time to take stock!
There are many preconceived ideas about the selection criteria for finding love… It is often said that women like tall, gallant men, “dark brown with blue eyes”… But is it true?
To put an end to all these preconceived ideas, we asked the question to the main people concerned: women!
What attracts women to men ?
Women prefer tall men: myth or reality?
Reality! Respondents say they are attracted to tall men. At least taller than them.
But let’s not forget that there are plenty of good reasons to date a shorter man!
Women do not like hairy men: myth or reality?
Opinions are divided. 49.1% admit that a man with hair is much sexier. As for the remaining 50.9% of women, they find the hairiness of these men unpleasant and prefer those who wax. They find it more aesthetic and much softer…
Conclusion: men, women… do what you want with your hair!
Women like men in uniform: myth or reality?
Myth! No, think again, the man in uniform is not the object of all women’s fantasies. Only 39.5% of them said they find it attractive.
The rest say they like to look at them and find them very sexy, but they value the person more than the outfit. (No kidding!)
Women like men with big cars: myth or reality?
Myth, thank God! (Who else but sexist ads invented this myth, by the way?)
The women surveyed do not seem to have any particular attraction for men who have big cars! For 73.6% of women, a nice car is nice to look at, but it is not a selection criterion.
Hard blow for bad boys and macho men
Women like bad boys: myth or reality?
Myth! It is often said that women are attracted to bad boys. But it seems that this legend… is just a legend!
However. When we are young, it is true that we find bad boys attractive. But as you get older, bad guys aren’t really what you’re looking for anymore.
Moreover, 78.2% of the women interviewed said they prefer gentlemen, responsible and mature men. So even if for 21.8% of the women surveyed, bad boys bring spice to their lives, as they get older, expectations are not really the same!
Women like mysterious men: myth or reality?
Myth! First of all, what is a mysterious man? And even so, too much mystery kills the mystery.
Secrets (without turning into jealousy or paranoia) scare 78.2% of women. Openness and communication are much more successful (it’s not for nothing that it’s the secret of couples that last).
And ideally, a man who opens up and talks about his feelings, it’s all good!
Women like chivalrous men: myth or reality?
Reality! It’s not surprising that the vast majority of women appreciate gallantry, because it is proof of a certain education.
What they like most of all? That this spontaneity is sincere and not used as a seduction technique.
Nevertheless, 5.4% of women find chivalry “old-fashioned”.
Women like very muscular men: myth or reality?
Myth! Women like men who maintain themselves, like everyone else, but men who are too muscular are far from being unanimously approved.
72.8% of women admit they don’t like body-built men and some even prefer men with a bit of a belly. Body posi as you wish!
Women like powerful men: myth or reality?
Almost a myth!
Once again, opinions are divided. 55.3% of women claim to like men of power, especially for the charisma they exude.
But for 44.7% of those surveyed, power is synonymous with arrogance. To each his own, to each his own.
Women don’t like macho men: myth or reality?
Reality, no surprise. 84.1% of women say they don’t like macho men (even if the myth of the virile and protective man persists among most of the respondents).
As always, it’s all about nuance: a man can “play the man” (and yet, what does that mean?), but being misogynistic, certainly not!
3 Golden Rules To Flirt With A Woman
To approach a woman, yes, but not anyhow! Single men, you have probably already asked yourself how to seduce a woman? How to approach her without being too heavy? Here are the 5 golden rules not to forget to have all your chances.
There are as many ways to flirt as there are flirts. And as many people to charm. So, it is impossible for us to provide you with a manual, nor a guarantee. What we can tell you is that there are certain rules to respect in any situation.
1. Consent, the first rule of dating
If there was only one rule, it would be this one. You don’t hit on a woman or a man who doesn’t want to.
Very often, the signs are there. A look in the evening, a smile, a gesture, a discussion that has started. You tell yourself that you can please him and decide to make the first step.
There are situations where it is less obvious. It is therefore understandable that you cannot know every time before trying if this woman who caught your eye would want you to try an approach. Don’t hesitate to make this first step, but only if you are prepared to accept a ‘no’ as well as a ‘yes’.
Your target will quickly let you know if she is interested. Verbal language and body language do not deceive. A no is a no. It is not a ‘yes maybe, insist to see’. A yes, followed by a no some time later, is a no.
Often the person makes this clear, more or less directly, more or less delicately. Don’t take this kindness as a yes. It is always a no, but instead of answering you: “I’m not interested in you”, she will find a formula. Why? To avoid showing off in front of your friends, because she doesn’t dare, because she’s afraid of your reaction.
Listen to gestures and posture. A woman who sits straight in front of you and plunges her eyes in yours to continue the conversation, it is a good sign. A woman who turns around so you stop talking to her is a no. And insisting is harassment, not flirting.
For those who have difficulty with the notion of consent, we strongly recommend you to watch the video entitled Tea consent.
2. When and where to hit on a woman?
Now that you have the basics down, you are ready for that first step.
First of all, location matters. A woman is not willing to be hit on everywhere, especially in uncomfortable situations. The workplace, for example, is prohibitive for some. So is the gym or the pool.
Speaking of aquatic, Lena has an even wilder place in mind: “On a surfboard. I spent the first day in a flesh suit that was as sexy and comfortable as a foam condom, with my legs in an X shape and my arms crossed on my board, in the middle of 15-year-olds who were more talented than me.”
You will have understood, for her, it was not really the moment: “That did not cool the ardor of the instructor, who proposed me to go to drink, just as I went back to the surface with the grace of a drunk seal”. It was a rather dry no.
Some places are better. Airport lounges, trains, planes, coffee shops, nightclubs, parks in the spring are some of them. These are just suggestions of course.
For the rest, it’s mostly a matter of observation. It will help you to know when to approach her. Are you trying to approach your colleague? Observe his habits and his rhythm.
Hervé, for example, didn’t manage too much on timing with Anne-Sophie. “I’m not a morning person. Before 11 o’clock, I’m in a Doberman mood after a training session,” she confesses. You just have to know that, and respect my social jet lag. Unfortunately, my neighbor Hervé didn’t know that. And he came on to me one day at 7:50 a.m., when I was late for work. Hey, this is not the time at all,’ I barked over my shoulder. Fortunately, he wasn’t touchy, and he tried again one night… where I was much more receptive.”
On the street, for example, if the person is walking in a hurry, it’s not really the time. In the evening, if they’re ready to go, too bad, you’ve missed your chance.
3. Adapting to the one you like, the best dating technique
The observation is also valid to determine the profile of your target. The flirting technique should be adapted accordingly.
I don’t like to be hit on in public, it’s very embarrassing,” explains Magali for example. When a man approaches me in a public place, like in a café or in the subway, I immediately feel that everyone is watching us and making predictions about what to do next: I feel like I’m at the racetrack in Vincennes, track side, it takes away my means and my judgment. I prefer to be approached by a man when I am alone, reading, or during my lunch break.
Discreet, outgoing, romantic: be subtle according to his temperament.
Finally, you’ll need to keep perspective on the situation. This means, among other things, not insisting when it doesn’t work out.
“He was handsome, apparently brilliant, since he had a position of high responsibility in the architectural firm where I was doing a replacement, very nice… when he stopped talking about himself!” remembers Chloe.
Only, it was impossible to go further for her: “Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to make sure because he was in a loop on one subject: himself. With its variations: his hobbies, his job, his passion for motorcycles, his friends, his travels… To cool him down, I managed to slip in that I had a boyfriend. A lie on the first date, of course, but as we were not going to get married…”
Women do not ask men to have a list of topics prepared. He can approach without a catchphrase in mind, his awkwardness will even be perceived as cute. Only sometimes we like it for two minutes, then we realize that it will not stick. Because there are big awkward silences between you, because she realized that you have no common ground.
We agree, making yourself interesting is not easy. In real life, but also during the first messages on dating apps. Give some information about yourself, but also ask questions about her. After a while, open the conversation to other topics that are important to you. And listen to your instincts: can you feel this connection between you? No ? After a while, move on. Yes ? Tell us about the beautiful story that is starting. And you’re ready to go!
Can Lose Weight Without Exercise ? You are not satisfied with your figure and you would like to get rid of a few extra pounds? But you don’t have the time or even the motivation to follow a regular sports program? You are far from being the only one! More and more people are trying to lose weight without doing sports. And it is possible thanks to our 7 tips to lose weight without sport.
1.Prepare yourself mentally
To “lose weight without exercice”, you must first prepare yourself mentally for the essential steps to take. It is impossible to lose weight without changing your eating habits. If you don’t feel able to change your habits right now, take the time you need to prepare yourself.
The best way to prepare yourself mentally to transform your body is to communicate with others. Explain your goal to your partner, friends or anyone else you trust. Ask for their support. With the support of those around you, it is easier to succeed in losing weight without exercising.
2. Creating a caloric deficit
At first glance, creating a caloric deficit may not seem simple, but it’s actually not that complicated thanks to a sensible diet. Reducing your calorie intake does not mean eating less.
It’s about finding the right diet. A balanced combination of proteins, carbohydrates, healthy fats and an optimal water intake is the ideal basis for becoming slim without doing sports.
The best way to lose weight without strict dieting and exercise is to eat less carbohydrates (15%), but more protein (50%) and healthy fats (35%).
Within the body, carbohydrates are the primary suppliers of energy. In a typical diet, carbohydrates are responsible for half of the calories consumed. If carbohydrate intake is reduced, as it is in a low-carb diet, without being replaced by protein- or fat-rich foods, the body consumes its fat stores. This is one of the keys to losing weight without doing sports. It is not a matter of eating less, but rather of choosing the right foods to put on your plate.
3. Eat fat-burning foods
There are various food substances that are more or less well assimilated and transformed by the body. This means that some foods are quickly assimilated by the body and thus generate little calorie storage. These are, for example, proteins and water-rich foods.
Other foods are completely assimilated and the energy load remains in the body – what is not used is transformed into fat stores. Fats and carbohydrates, for example, are quickly converted into energy. Certain foods increase the metabolism and ensure that food is consumed quickly and in its entirety to be distributed throughout the body. They promote weight loss without dieting or exercise. These foods can be from any food group: fruits, vegetables, spices and more.
We have compiled a detailed list of the best foods for weight loss. Use it to create a healthy, balanced meal plan to lose weight quickly without working out.
- Eggs: protein intake helps maintain muscle mass. A stronger muscle mass allows the body to burn fat more easily. The myth that you can only eat one egg a week has long been disproved. Dieticians now say that eating one egg a day is safe.
- Garlic: freshly grated or cut, it helps digestion, unlike roasted or cooked garlic. If possible, it’s best to use unprocessed garlic. You can also opt for garlic extract tablets and capsules.
- Fruit: it can make you feel full quickly, even when eaten in small quantities. Fruit is rich in vitamins and water. Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are particularly recommended for a healthy diet. They stimulate fat burning and are an excellent alternative to snacks when you are hungry. Fruit can also be eaten as a fruit salad for dessert. For a balanced breakfast, add low-carbohydrate foods such as nuts to the fruit.
- Meat: white or red meat is a high quality source of protein. For red meat, be sure to choose lean meat, such as beef – the protein content is particularly important. In addition to protein, white meat such as poultry also contains high levels of carnitine. Carnitine contributes to muscle development. Pork roast with its rind, sausage or sausages are not suitable for a low carb diet. Sausage, even if it is specially prepared for dieters, almost always contains hidden fat.
- Fish: Make sure you eat fish at least once a week, whether you are on a diet or not. Fish contains, among other things, omega fatty acids. These are easily transformed by the body and help to improve cell structure and regulate digestion.
4. Adapting your diet to lose weight without exercice
It is generally not necessary to undertake a total change of diet. Most of the time, it is enough to simply find alternatives to the little sins that make us gain weight. Replace the chocolate cereal bar in the morning with an apple and a piece of dark chocolate and you’ve already reduced your calorie intake.
Spicy foods are also real fat burners. There are a lot of spices that effectively stimulate the metabolism. Cayenne pepper, for example, is an excellent stimulant. Often, we also tend to eat less when the dish is very spicy, which therefore reduces our calorie intake.
If you want to speed up the burning of fat in your body, all you have to do is select the right foods. Make sure you always eat a healthy and balanced breakfast. If you start your day with enough calories, you will avoid the hunger pangs that cause you to snack on unhealthy snacks.
If you are feeling a little hungry, choose fruit with honey and some nuts instead. It’s important to keep your caloric intake in line with your personal needs. If you sit at your desk all day, you may need fewer calories than a shopkeeper who stands all day.
5. Losing weight with slimming supplements
Diet shakes are also a good way to lose weight without working out. You can find some examples in our comparison of the best meal replacements. Weight loss shakes are a good and partial meal replacement: they give you all the energy you need to have a good day and are suitable for anyone with a hectic schedule.
The slimming tablets can also help to lose weight quickly without doing any exercise
Many tablets and capsules currently available on the market can help you lose weight. You can lose weight quickly without doing sports thanks to appetite suppressant tablets for example. They are generally made of plant extracts and cut short the irrepressible cravings for unhealthy snacks. Carb blockers capture the carbohydrates assimilated through food and eliminate those that have not been digested. Appetite suppressants can also contribute to weight loss. These are composed of natural substances that make you feel full sooner.
Choosing the right drinks to lose weight without exercise
Spicy food or a reduction in carbohydrate intake will certainly help you lose weight, but if you want to accelerate fat burning, regular and abundant hydration is necessary. First of all, choose cool drinks. The body spends significantly more energy processing cool liquids.
Cold unsweetened water or decaffeinated tea are particularly recommended. Fruit juices, on the other hand, contain a lot of calories, which is obviously also true for sweetened drinks. Also try to avoid alcohol. If you can’t avoid it, just have a glass of wine or beer but avoid mixed drinks and cocktails.
Vegetable juices are great drinks. They provide an excellent feeling of satiety quickly and one glass can be effective for several hours. A glass of vegetable juice has about 100 fewer calories than a full meal.
Semi-skimmed milk can also contribute to a balanced diet. It contains calcium, protein and little fat. As an alternative to milk, you can use coconut milk, which is also rich in energy without being caloric. The same goes for coconut water. For cooking and baking, you can use coconut flour which does not have as many carbohydrates as wheat flour.
6. Burn fat on a daily basis
If you want to lose weight without working out, there are a few simple things you can do on a daily basis that will help you burn calories. Today’s generations are becoming more and more sedentary. We spend the day at the office and the evening on the couch. We take the car for even the shortest of trips. Simple changes in your habits allow you to be more active on a daily basis: take the stairs instead of the elevator, go for a walk during your lunch break, use the bicycle instead of the car.
Household chores can also make a difference and help you burn calories (values given for 30 minutes):
- Ironing: approx. 80 kcal
- Vacuuming: approx. 120 kcal
- Cleaning the windows: approx. 100 kcal
- Washing dishes: approx. 60 kcal
But first of all, try to be more active during your working day. Once an hour, walk around your desk or do some stretching in your chair. These exercises not only give you new energy but also do your back and neck a world of good.
7. Reducing stress
Stress and overweight are linked. A stress study conducted by Techniker Krankenkasse (a German health insurance company) highlights this conclusion in 2016: 23% of Germans feel “frequently” stressed and 38% feel “sometimes” stressed. In other words: about 60% of the German society is more or less stressed. These figures are consistent with those for obesity: according to the 13th report on nutrition by the German Nutrition Agency”, 74.2% of men are overweight at the end of their working lives, compared to 56.3% of women.
Of course, we cannot deduce a cause and effect relationship from these statistics. However, medicine has observed that stress leads to the production of cortisol, the stress hormone. Cortisol also has the function of waking us up in the morning. In dangerous situations, it produces rapidly available energy from the body’s own reserves, which allows us to act quickly. In such situations, other functions such as digestion take a back seat.
Today, cortisol has largely lost its primary mission: we no longer resolve stressful situations by physical reactions. Thus we do not immediately consume cortisol and especially the energy that comes from it. The released glucose remains in the bloodstream and the body reacts by secreting insulin. This in turn causes the storage of fat and prevents the body from consuming this fat.
Stress causes another problem: we don’t take the time to eat or we eat too much, too fast and often unhealthy foods, too fatty or too sweet (you will find more information on this subject in our article on sugar-free eating). These calorie bombs are particularly fatal in times of stress, because our metabolism thinks it needs a lot of energy quickly. This is an illusion and we store all this energy as fat.
Getting rid of stress not only helps your body prepare for the diet, but also helps your mind stick to the diet program.
As if by a miracle, the beautiful days have finally decided to show their skin! While our beautiful country has switched to summer temperatures, your skin has remained in winter weather: it lacks collagen, firmness, and tends to dehydrate. But don’t panic! Skin that lacks elasticity is not a fatality: discover our 10 key tips to firm and tone your skin.
When your skin lacks elasticity, and you feel that your body is less toned, that it is flabby, then we talk about loosening of the muscle mass. This very frequent symptom can be due to successive weight changes that your skin has difficulty assimilating, or simply to a poor lifestyle. On your body, this translates into the sudden appearance of love handles, as well as less firm buttocks and stomach.
However, a few simple rules are recommended to quickly regain a toned skin, whether in your diet or in your cosmetic care.
Indeed, the benefits of marine cosmetics will be your best allies to firm up your skin: seawater is rich in nutrients and allows your body to eliminate toxins; as for seaweed and mineral salts, they naturally tone up the skin.
Follow our 10 tips to get a toned skin, and be ready for the summer days!
Adapt your beauty routine for a firmer, more toned skin
1 A scrub to renew your skin
This is the first treatment to recommend when you want to firm up your body: exfoliating once or twice a week eliminates dead cells and cleanses your skin thoroughly. After application, it will be soft and ready to receive an intensive firming treatment.
2 Rejuvenate your figure with a toning cream
After exfoliation, applying a toning cream will leave your skin hydrated and visibly firmer. Choose one with a tightening effect for immediate results.
3: Choose a targeted treatment
By choosing a targeted treatment, you won’t give your skin a break! Choose a night cream, which will act intensively on your skin, when it is most receptive to care. When applying it, don’t hesitate to massage yourself or to adopt the palpate-roll method to tighten the skin and fight against skin slackening.
4 Protect yourself from the sun
Even if the sun is necessary for your body because of its vitamin D synthesizing properties, it is not recommended to abuse it. Indeed, prolonged exposure will dry out the skin and destroy its natural production of collagen. And who says imminent lack of collagen, says skin in loss of firmness.
For a visibly toned skin, choose the right gestures every day
1 Adopt a balanced diet
If there are foods that burn fat, there are also foods that strengthen muscles. In fact, when you are subject to muscle slackening, it is because your body is not well balanced and your diet is not balanced enough. By choosing to strengthen your diet, you will also strengthen your muscle tone. To do this, choose good sources of protein, such as eggs, lean meats and fatty fish such as salmon. Apples are also an excellent source of protein, as they are enriched with ursolic acid, the only component that destroys fat while increasing muscle tone.
2 Focus on antioxidants
The most powerful antioxidants are found in berries and their caloric impact is one of the lowest. Antioxidants help fight free radicals, thus limiting skin aging. They are also perfect for maintaining your skin’s natural collagen.
Think also of foods rich in Vitamin C, such as oranges or lemons, which will restore firmness to your skin and help you keep a flat stomach: consume them for example in the form of fruit water (cut the lemon, taking care to keep its zest, and add the cut fruit to cold or hot water as you like. Drink it on an empty stomach in the morning to boost your fat-burning metabolism, get rid of saddlebags and firm up your abdominal muscles).
3 Beware of water retention
Beware of the water retention that can be caused by eating too much food: even if indulging yourself from time to time is essential, you should know that food with a high salt and sugar content favors the irremediable loss of tone.
However, there are foods that help eliminate the water that stagnates in the body: think for example of grapes, rich in potassium, which has draining virtues. It also improves your transit, thanks to the fiber it contains.
And to stay in the summer period, you can also consider pineapple, which in addition to firming the skin by making it deflate, also promotes the elimination of cellulite.
4 Take a nice cold shower
Also known as the Scottish shower, it consists of alternating jets of cold water and hot water in the shower, especially on areas that need toning: arms, thighs, stomach. This technique promotes good blood circulation and tones the tissues of your epidermis for the day… Ideal for a quick firming up! And what could be better than a little fresh air in the morning?
5 Exercise to build muscle
If eating well helps eliminate toxins, sport, above all, helps firm up your skin and ensure that your efforts are sustained over the long term. While not all sports are equal in terms of tone, it is not necessary to have the level of an Olympic competitor… Choose dance, gym or swimming, which will mobilize your lower body muscles more.
Don’t hesitate to opt for exercises to build up your abs and buttocks: a little cardio, crunches, lunges, or even the elliptical bike will help you quickly get a flat stomach and burn excess fat.
You can also opt for weight training exercises to be done at home: sheathing, Crossfit or simply doing squats allow you to work out easily without having professional equipment nearby. Invest in elastics, small dumbbells or a skipping rope and you’re done!
But beware of aches and pains: remember to warm up before any physical effort.
6 Stay hydrated
We can’t stress this enough, but drinking plenty of water throughout the day contributes to the health of your skin, and especially your muscles, which are made up of 65 to 75% of water. Remember to always have a bottle of water in your bag, especially when the thermometer starts to rise.
You are now ready to sculpt your summer figure!
Adopt the best beauty habits of people with beautiful skin and no wrinkles and have a healthier, more radiant face! Find out what a dermatologist has to say to make your skin look its best.
People with beautiful skin have made a habit of washing their face with a gentle cleanser
“I recommend using a gentle facial cleanser in the morning to remove oils that have built up overnight and to cleanse your skin of any products you may have put on overnight,” says Christine Choi Kim, a cosmetic physician and dermatologist in California. Start the day with a clean face.
Another beauty habit for beautiful skin: protect your skin from the environment
Apply an antioxidant to delay cellular damage caused by both environmental pollutants and ultraviolet rays, suggests Dr. Kim. Antioxidants commonly found in skin care products include vitamin C and E, phloretin, feluric acid, and plant-derived substances such as resveratrol, green tea and coffee beans.
Sunscreen with SPF over 30
Wait a few minutes for the antioxidant to penetrate your skin, then apply a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30. Dr. Kim recommends SPF 30 or higher because when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) measures the effectiveness of SPF, it does so with 28 grams (1 ounce) of lotion, but most people don’t use that much. So if you apply SPF 30 like most people do, you’re probably getting the same protection as SPF 15. If your blemish balm (BB Cream) or base contains sunscreen lotion, choose it with an SPF of at least 30. Or apply your makeup as usual a few minutes after coating your skin with a separate sunscreen lotion.
Cover your hands, neck and chest
Don’t forget to apply an antioxidant and sunscreen lotion to your neck, upper chest and the backs of your hands, which are exposed to the ravages of UV rays when you drive. There are areas that people often forget to protect,” adds Dr. Kim, “even though they’re just as exposed to the elements as your face – and they’ll show signs of aging from the sun even if your face is sunless.
For beautiful skin, avoid touching your pimples
If you find an ugly red pimple when you wake up in the morning, don’t try to pop it – you’ll only inflame it and make it swell more, warns Dr. Kim. Better to put an ice cube on the intruder to reduce inflammation, then apply an over-the-counter acne medication that contains salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide or sulfur to dry it out. Some products even contain a concealer, so you can treat and conceal at the same time.
A healthy glow from whole foods rich in vitamins and minerals
What your skin needs most to glow is a diet rich in colorful fruits and vegetables, especially berries and leafy greens. Whether you’re eating oatmeal, cereal, yogurt or a smoothie, add berries – plus a vitamin C cocktail – to make your skin glow.
Your skin will also look better if you cut back on alcohol, sugar and processed foods, Dr. Kim advises. If you’re gluten-sensitive or lactose-intolerant and eliminate these products from your diet, your skin will look healthier and you may experience fewer breakouts.
For beautiful skin, make a habit of moisturizing
When you’re dehydrated, your skin can look dry and dull and make you look tired. Skin loves moisture, which is why drinking is so important to prevent dryness. Drink a glass of water before your morning coffee, and plan on having one or two more 250 ml (1 cup) glasses with your lunch.
7 Bad Habits That Harm Your Skin!
Our face is precious and fragile. To avoid seeing spots, wrinkles appearing too quickly or imperfections… It is better to take care of it. Here are 7 mistakes to banish from your beauty routine. Read the guide!
Mistake 1: not removing your makeup before bed
After a long day at work, or a drunken night out, all you can think about is…. Take refuge under the comforter. So much for the makeup removal step, mistake!
In fact, it’s very important to take time to remove your makeup. Otherwise, the pores of the epidermis are clogged, which actually accelerates skin aging. Before going to bed, it is therefore essential to use a milk, micellar water or gel to remove traces of makeup, pollution residue and excess sebum. Are you really lazy? Use a makeup remover wipe. That’s it!
Mistake 2: Overusing scrubbing products
Mechanical scrubs (with exfoliating grains) are often very abrasive. While they are very effective in removing dead skin from the surface of the epidermis, they should not be used too frequently, especially by sensitive skin. As for chemical scrubs, their formula can be very active, especially when they are not designed for daily use.
The right thing to do: as a general rule, limit the use of mechanical scrubs, which are too abrasive for the face. Instead, opt for a chemical exfoliant whose use you can adjust according to your skin and the formula (daily or not).
Mistake 3: Putting your phone against your cheek
Packed with all kinds of bacteria, the screen of your smartphone will transfer them to your skin, whose functioning could be disrupted, creating inflammations (pimples, blackheads, mouth ulcers…).
The right thing to do: use a hands-free kit or the speakerphone of your phone as often as possible. In the same spirit, avoid touching your face without washing your hands first. At night, rid your skin of the bacteria and impurities that have settled on it during the day. To do this, use a good cleanser, capable of capturing the dirt, then clean up once rinsed, such as micellar water or a cleansing milk… Also good, the ritual of the double-cleansing, associating the stages of the oil make-up remover and the foaming cleanser.
Mistake 4: Changing your face care too often
Unless you notice an undesirable skin reaction immediately after applying a new cream, there is no reason to change your skin care product before a reasonable time. In fact, by changing too often, not only will you surely not see any effect on your skin, but you also risk making the skin care products less effective, as skin renewal can no longer take place in an optimal manner. Finally, if you use too many different products on your skin in a short period of time, you run the risk of sensitizing it and, as it can no longer tolerate anything, it may develop an allergy.
The right thing to do: test your face care products for at least 3 to 4 weeks, i.e. the time it takes for a cell renewal cycle, or the equivalent of using a medium-sized jar of cream.
Mistake 5: Applying too much material to the skin at once
When too much cream is applied to the skin at once, the skin has trouble absorbing it all and enjoying the benefits of each treatment because of the masking effect of the previously applied layers.
The right thing to do: adopt a minimalist routine and for each treatment, take a reasonable amount of material (some well thought-out packaging delivers the right amount in one click). Applying twice as much, just because you missed an evening, won’t change anything. If your skincare product is fluffy when applied, it is often a sign that there are too many materials on the skin or that the products applied are incompatible.
Mistake 6: Using the same face and body care products
Except in SOS version, where they can help, body care products should not be used on the face. The needs are not the same and the characteristics of the skin are different. So forget the soap or shower gel to clean your face and the 2-in-1 body cream to moisturize your body and face. Especially since multi-purpose products promise several actions but in the end do nothing properly.
The right thing to do: opt for simple skin care products, at a low price if your budget is tight, but which are really dedicated to the area you want to take care of. The golden rule: one treatment = one action. A basic cleanser, a serum and a moisturizing cream and clay as a weekly mask can do the trick.
Mistake 7: Using dirty beauty accessories
You wouldn’t think of eating off the same plate night after night without washing it? So why would you think it makes sense to take care of your skin or apply makeup with dirty hands or accessories that are not regularly cleaned and on which layers of impurities, bacteria and cream accumulate?
The right thing to do: gloves, disposable cotton pads, make-up sponges, brushes, tweezers… Clean your beauty accessories as regularly as possible. If ideally, you should wash your tools after each use as the pros do, our daily life does not always allow it. Let’s stay soft: a good cleaning once a week will already be great.
Summertime requires special treatment of the skin – just as we must take special care of our hair in the summer.
The time we spend outdoors is obviously an important factor on skin health due to the effects of the sun and its rays on the skin.
But there are also our outdoor activities that influence skin health and facial care in the summer.
Here, we are thinking of activities at the pool and the various products needed to maintain it, but we should also not neglect the effects of perspiration on the pores of the skin – for the more active and fervent of physical activities.
Whether your lifestyle is the most active or you’re more of a sipping your favorite drink by the water, here’s the best 8-step routine to use to care for your skin in summer.
Step 1 – Use a pre-cleaner
Everyone’s skin needs vary and everyone needs what we call a pre-cleanser.
I would recommend the perfect makeup remover for all clients, with its oil-free eye formula it will quickly become a staple in your routine.
This one will thoroughly remove all traces of makeup, it also removes waterproof mascara and is suitable for all skin types.
Step 2 – Cleanse with a surface cleanser
It is the common cleanser that many know as gel, cleansing milk, foaming gel, etc..
To take care of your face in the summer, it is essential to have one because it is this one that will dislodge the first layer of dirt where we find sebum, pollutant deposits and others.
It is the same as the hairstyle: we will make a first foam to remove the pollutants then a second one for its benefits.
There is a wide range of choices with the Bioéléments line, for example: the positive hydration cleansing milk (dry to very dry skin), the enzymatic instant foaming cleanser (combination, oily, comedogenic, acne-prone).
Of course, there are many other options that can be recommended to you during your consultation with your esthetician.
Step 3 – Apply the toner
The toner is essential in a routine because it will moisten the skin cells to allow the exfoliant and all the other products to penetrate well and bring a maximum of benefits.
Important: Do not neglect the neck when spraying the toner.
With BioElements, you have two choices: Balancing and Power Peptide.
Step 4 – Exfoliate the skin
To take care of your face in the summer, the application of an exfoliant is certainly the most important step in a routine even if it does not necessarily require daily use.
This step allows to remove the dead cells that clog the ostias to finally allow the sebum to flow normally and to avoid blackheads and others.
It will also make the skin smoother and give a better complexion because the exfoliant stimulates the microcirculation in the skin.
The BioElements brand has a great line of exfoliants that are all suitable for different skin types and needs.
Step 5 – Apply toner (again)
This is a step that will greatly improve your results.
So, be sure to re-spray a small amount on your face and neck.
Step 6 – Make a mask
The mask will be a solution for many problems because it often contains a panoply of active ingredients that will act for 20 minutes.
This moment of relaxation is essential to take care of yourself because it will not only be beneficial for your skin, but also for yourself.
It can be done at least twice a week for a minimum of 10 minutes to be sure that it acts well and efficiently.
Step 7 – Apply the serum
The serum is the most concentrated product in active ingredients that you can apply on the face, so when it comes to choosing a serum, it is normal to wonder which one to choose…
So we have to target a problem that is more important than the others (the one that bothers us the most) and we choose.
In the end, we often apply it more in the evening to let it work all night long and it is also possible to have more than one serum in our routine.
This one will contain active ingredients that will either help diminish the appearance of wrinkles or brighten the complexion and even more.
Step 8 – Finish with a moisturizer
The cream is very important in a routine because it’s kind of the finishing layer of the routine – it ends the routine beautifully.
It’s called the “protection cream” and it’s not for nothing.
In fact, it will form a protective barrier on the surface to provide water, oil and other important actives.
I strongly encourage you to take a look and try several to find what you are looking for in a cream: whether it is the texture, the smell, the effect on the skin, the level of hydration it provides, etc.
Bonus step – What to do if you go to the sun?
It is PRIMORITY to wear a sunscreen with an fps of at least 30 every day of the year.
This is because sun aging is the most important form of skin aging and affects the majority of people.
The Canadian Dermatology Association recommends an fps of 30.
It is therefore very important to apply a layer and reapply every two hours if you want to get maximum protection for your skin.