Category Archives: aesthetics

Blush For Mature Skin

Posted on by

My last two blog posts, Conceal Age-related skin Imperfections and Mature Skin and Foundation, talked about the best way to conceal undereye dark circles, broken capillaries on the cheeks and choosing the best foundation for mature skin.

As we age older skin becomes more sallow. Blush can help mature skin recapture the rosiness of youth.

Blush comes in three forms: cream, powder and cream-powder. cream blush works best on dry skin because it adds a little more moisture. Powder blush is great for normal to oily skin, reducing shine and giving more holding power on the skin.

Warm shades of blush contain more yellow and red such as peach and pink. They are more forgiving on mature skin.

Gray or white haired look best in pink, rose, plum, mauve because it compliments cooler skin.

To minimize wrinkles, be sure to apply blush to the apples of your cheeks.

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty into and tips

I want to share something UPLIFTING with you all,especially in these trying times, that will cure your stay at home blues and make you so proud of the hairdressing profession!

You HAVE to read my novel, Towel Dry and a Good Cry! It’s about two Italian BFF’s doing hair in the 80’s and the lives they touch through their clients. Guaranteed to make you laugh your ass off and shed a little tear.

Purchase at your favorite ebook store.

Book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

Don’t use body scrubs on your face!

Posted on by

Your out of facial scrub. Don’t be tempted to use a body scrub on your face! The skin on your body is not as delicate as the skin on your face. Body scrubs contain much larger, rougher granules than facial exfoliants and will only irritate and inflame your face. There are many home recipes for gentle facial scrubs that you can  make that are very cost efficient. Be kind to your face and always follow exfoliating with a good moisturizer.

Applying-Scrub

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

 

Quick fix for unruly brows

Posted on by

Eyebrows out of control? Here are a couple of quick tips you can use to calm them down. Try a little hairspray sprayed right onto an eyebrow brush to smooth them back into place. In a pinch use a dab of vaseline to smooth browns down or if you are on the run even a little lip gloss will do.

close up of woman brushing eyebrows with makeup brush. Copy space

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

 

Key Ingredients To Look For In Anti -Aging Products

Posted on by

 

skin 1

Many skin care experts recommend these key ingredients in skin care products for fighting the aging process, co-enzyme Q10, Vitamin C and E, Flavonoids, Idebenone, Lycopene, Hyaluronic acid and Retin A. These are all ingredients to look for in anti-aging products.

You don’t have to spend a million dollars, either. Many drug store lines have some of these ingredients and are very affordable. Always consult a Dermatologist’s advice if you are not sure what is best for your skin and age.

skin 2

 

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

 

 

Best Cure For A Zit

Posted on by

pimple

Sometimes we can spend a ton of money on products for pimples and they seem to only dry out the top layer of skin and still leave the pimple. I’ve always said the old-fashioned remedies are the best and this one I’ve done myself and is totally amazing and the best cure for the occasional zit. This is for the random pimple not acne. Good old-fashioned honey.

honey

Put a dab of honey on a Bandaid before going to bed and watch what happens in the morning! Amazing.

ban

If you have what I call the “undergrounder” that seems to take a little longer to get rid of repeat the process a few nights in a row and you will be utterly amazed and you’ll have saved yourself a lot of money!!

 

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

 

What’s the Difference Between a Facial Serum and a Moisturizer?

Posted on by

 

 

s65

A moisturizer is an emulsion that hydrates the skin.

serum-01

 

A serum is lighter and contains “active” ingredients that claim to do something extra for the skin such as, reducing wrinkles or brighten the complexion. Serum’s work well underneath your moisturizer for added benefits.

Face with closed eyes of a beautiful woman

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

Men and Women Sick of Ingrown Hairs?

Posted on by

Ingrown hairs are the hardest thing to remove without destroying your skin by squeezing and trying to tweeze them out. Shaving and waxing are usually the culprit. Dead skin piles up around the hair follicle causing the hair to get trapped causing these nasty bumps called ingrown hairs.

ingrown hair 4

Men usually get ingrown hairs on the the neckline and face.

ingrown-hair

Women tend to get them in the bikini area and other places that they have  waxed.

Use a scrub and moisturize the skin everyday to prevent ingrown hairs. Make sure you use a scrub designed specifically for the face or the body.

ingrown hair 3ingrown hair 2

If you have an ingrown hair, use a dab of scrub on a clean toothbrush, going gently back and forth over the area to loosen dead skin and it will make it easier to release the hair.

 

I think Tend Skin this is one of the best products on the market to combat the problem of ingrown hairs. If you are diligent with this product night and day, use a scrub and a moisturizer, then it will only take a day or two to release that hair.

tend

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

 

 

What Does The Alcohol-free Label On Skincare Products Really Mean?

Posted on by

a4

Alcohol-free labeling refers to ethyl alcohol, which has a drying effect on your skin.  The product may still contain fatty alcohols such as, stearyl alcohol, which is used as an emollient to soften the skin and is less likely to cause any kind of irritation.

a6

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

 

 

Do I Really Need Separate Day and Night Creams?

Posted on by

 

s78Do you really need separate day and night creams? The answer is yes! Day creams provide a barrier to moisture loss, protect against sun and environmental damage, and work in tandem with your make-up. The role of a night cream is different.

s99

Richer in texture, a night cream usually contains higher concentrations of active ingredients designed to repair the skin while you sleep and a day cream won’t give you that full replenishing benefit for night time.

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

http://www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

 

What To Do When Your Favorite Makeup is Discontinued?

Posted on by

l12

We all have that favorite lipstick, blush, shadow or foundation that is absolutely perfect for us and then it gets discontinued. You’ve tried a half-dozen other brands and shades and none are like your good old faithful. Well, there is hope. f58

A New York based company, threecustom.com, keeps a bank of discontinued colors of all kinds of cosmetics. You can send them a sample of the makeup you are looking for and they will remake it for you and keep it on file for when you need more.

b90

How cool is that!

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

 

 

 

Keep Elbows and Knees Streak-free When Self-tanning

Posted on by

Keep elbows and knees streak-free when self-tanning.

t99670px-Remove-Self-Tanner-Step-6

Elbows and knees are dryer and more uneven in these places. Sometimes self-tanning can make those area’s look dirty or streaky.  After exfoliating well,

t79

apply some olive oil over the rough patches to help the tan glide on more smoothly. It really works!

t43

 

Judy DeLuca’s Latest Novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

Available at your favorite ebook store

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

 

 

 

Dry Chapped Hands

Posted on by

s445

We all know as soon as the cold weather comes our hands take a beating. Being a hairdresser, my hands are always chapped and dry as a bone. My cure-all in these winter months for dry chapped hands is using a salt scrub followed by an intense moisturizer.

When your hands are dry and chapped the main goal is to slough off all those dead skin cells.  A salt scrub is a cleansing, exfoliating product of basically salt and oil that will make your hands (and body) softer and healthier. Be careful if you are using a product such as this in the shower, the oil can make your shower very slick and slippery.

Salt scrubs generally run around thirty dollars but there are many homemade recipes to make your own. There are three ingredients in making your own salt scrubs, sea salt, almond oil and a few drops of essential oils.  If you tend to have sensitive skin you can replace the salt for sugar.

So, if you have dry chapped hands and want them silky smooth you might want to try this.

For more beauty info and tips follow me on Pinterest

Judy DeLuca’s latest novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

 

 

 

The Right Makeup For Your Shaped Eye

Posted on by

eyes 4CLOSE-SET EYES

To create the illusion of more space between the eye, attention must be away from the center. To achieve this, apply a light eye shadow from the inner corner to the iris and darker shadow from the iris out toward the edges, blending well.  Eyeliner must be drawn as close to the lash line as possible, from the outer edge of the iris to the outer corners of the top and bottom lash lines and smudge slightly.

eyes wideset

WIDE-SET EYES

To make eyes look closer together, apply a dark liner on the inner corners of the eye and blend.  Eye shadow should be applied starting at the inner corner of the eye, but let it fade out before the outer edges.

eye deepset

DEEP-SET EYES

Light colors come forward, and dark colors recede. To bring eyes forward, sweep a light shade of eye shadow on the lids from lashes to the brow.  Don’t use too much it should barely look there.

eye round

ROUND EYES

To lengthen the eye, line the outer two-thirds of your upper and lower lash lines and join the lines at the outer corners turning up just a tiny bit. Apply mascara to the outer lashes only.

eyes droopy 4

DROOPY EYES

Line the top lid along the lash line pulling up slightly at the outer corners. Apply eye shadow on the top of the line or smudge it to look softer.

eye narrow 2

NARROW EYES

To make eyes look more open, curl lashes with an eyelash curler and apply mascara first to middle lashes, then apply it on the diagonal.

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

Judy DeLuca’s latest novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

 

 

 

 

Best Way To Test A Lipstick

Posted on by

lip

Fall is upon us and it’s time to change from our summer lipstick colors to autumn shades. The best way to test lipstick colors is on the inside of the fingertips instead of on the back of your hand.  The color on the inside of your fingertips is the most like the lips, and will give you a better idea of how the color will look on your lips.

lip 2

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty tips and info.

 

Judy DeLuca’s latest novel

 

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

 

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

 

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camouflage a Double Chin With Makeup

Posted on by

chin 2Want to camouflage a double chin? Brush a bit of rose-brown blush along the jawline. Highlight your chin with light translucent powder. These two techniques will give the appearance of a jawline. Blending properly is key.

Working with foundations darker and lighter than your skin tone can also work with other problem area’s of the face such as, hollow cheeks, receding chin, high bridge nose, narrow nostrils and mouth line as shown below.

chin 3

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.

Judy DeLuca’s latest novel

Towel Dry and a Good Cry is about a young girl, new to the hairdressing business, that learns all too quick that there is more to standing behind the chair than just cutting hair.  A story full of laughs and tears lies and fears with characters you’ll love, hate or will leave your jaw hanging open!

www.youtube.com/toweldryandagoodcry

www.facebook.com/judydelucaauthor

Follow me on Pinterest for more beauty info and tips.