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Bath Products in your Favorite Scents – The Reasons Why We Indulge

Is there anything more relaxing than a long hot bath at the end of an exhausting day? There just might be. What about a bath with lavender scented oils or bubbles in a floral fragrance? The truth is that aroma therapy has become as much a part of bath time as the rubber ducky. It is likely that you were already aware of this obsession with the scented bath, but have you wondered why? Why is it that bath and aroma therapy have become a joint indulgence for so many? There are a few answers to this quandary.

For one, the human psyche is greatly affected by scent and fragrance. Smells link us to memories and can invoke feelings and moods in many cases. Scientific studies show that the smell of peppermint and lemon are both stimulating and can promote alertness. On the other hand, vanilla can create a mood of relaxation as can many floral scents. What does this all have to do with baths? A bath, for most, is not only a time for physical cleansing of the body, but also a time for cleansing of the mind and relaxation of both mind and body. Since we already know that scents can invoke relaxation, it is a natural move to include them in baths.

The second reason we indulge in this aroma therapy and bath combo is that marketers caught on and took us there. The mall, your television, the newspaper, and even the internet are loaded with the image of the relaxing bath and scents. We can’t smell them, but look at the ads with candles burning, oils drizzled into the water, and the deep breath taken by actors and actresses as they sink into a tub of fluffy bubbles. Whether we want it to be or not, we are influenced by these images. Couple that feeling of bath and scent equals relaxation with our stressful professional and personal lives and you have people who feel like aroma therapy is the answer to their stress.

It is not just the marketing, though. New age and alternative types of health care are gaining an increasingly large following in the population. We drink beverages that contain ginseng and go to acupuncturists, and so it stands to reason that we would put an equal amount of emphasis on the power of aroma therapy. The aura created by the scents can help give us that sense of connection with the spirit or soul the way we feel alternative medicine practitioners might. Is that the reason everyone does it? Of course not, but those influences surely cannot be ignored.

The point of it all is this: we combine our favorite scents with bath time because we not only think it will help relax us, but it actually very well might. So how do you choose the scent that will work for your bath? There are some guidelines that aroma therapists swear will work. Once you have your warm bath, you can add chamomile to help with insomnia or tension, clary sage as an anti-depressant, grapefruit for relief of PMS and hormonal issues, or lavender for balancing of the mind, body and spirit to name a few. Guides to the scents and their affects on people are available on the internet or in your local aroma therapy shop. In addition, therapists suggest that you choose the temperature of your bath water just as carefully. Warm baths are most comfortable, but supposedly the extremes of hot and cold are actually more therapeutic.

A bath is something we cherish in our society. Living in a time where 15 minute showers, ringing cell phones, and a breakfast burrito on the run mark most mornings, the bath is a nighttime reward. In order to complete the effect, though, we as a people have begun to add our favorite aromas and fragrances to the experience so that we can properly escape the stress we build up in traffic, at work, and even when we play. No matter what the reason is for our combing fragrance with bath products, it is a trend that shows no signs of slowing down. Is it because it works, because we think it works, or because Madison Avenue tells us so with creative ads? It is unclear, but what is for sure is this: we take out favorite scents to the bath with us and love it.

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Do Perfumes have Personalities?

It is believed that perfumes have their own unique personalities. This view was first put forth by the famous perfumer Jean Guerlain who is the creator of the well-known names L’Instant de Guerlain and Shalimar. Perfume is worn for a variety of different reasons- to attract and seduce the opposite sex; to improve one’s mood or state of mind; to boost one’s level of self confidence; to refresh and energize and so on. The aim is to always choose a fragrance that suits your individual persona. To put it another way, look for a scent that strives to enhance your aura, not take away from it by overpowering you (and others!).

Inside each of us lies our own “fragrance personality.” Our fragrance personality helps explain why some individuals are drawn to fruity scents, others to florals, others to musky and still others to oriental. It has been hypothesized by perfume retailers that what kind of music a person enjoys, plus what colors they favor and what activities they enjoy participating in plays a role with regard to their fragrance preference.

Classical music lovers who vacation in country locations and adore the color pink tend to be drawn to the most feminine of all scents- the floral ones. Rock and roll enthusiasts who also favor the color yellow and enjoy indulging in spa treatments tend to lean towards the fruity kinds of fragrances. R

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How do I make my own face Mask ?

I want to know how to make my own face Mask ! Some natural way something easy that I can do at home ! And other beauty tips ! any thing All Natural !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

here are 3 recipes i use, or you can go to www.makeyourowncosmetics.com

1. sugar scrub
1 cup sugar
5 Tbs. milk
1-2 drops of vanilla extract
mix together and put on your face, this will act as an exfoliator

2.avocado mask
1 avocado
1 cup of finely chopped oats
1/2 cup WHIPPING cream
1/2 cucumber

blend together, and put on your face, rinse well after x minutes

3. OHM (Oats, Honey, Milk)
1 cup finely chopped oats
1 Tbs HOney
1/2 cup of milk
1 egg white (optional)

mix together and put on your face

i hope these helped! feel free to mix and match the ingreidients now that you have the basics. to make a sugar scrub for your legs, add some vegetable oil! xxoo

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The Young Have Scents Too – A Guide to Marketing Fragrances to Teens

Young people like to experiment — its in their nature. They experiment with relationships, occupations. musical tastes, fashion trends and experiment, as well, with scents.

Today’s teens, equipped with fairly large allowances and/or part-time jobs and armed with an individuality that was unheard of in their parent’s day, want perfumes and cologne’s (as well as other cosmetics) that speak to them and for them — not the ones designed for their mother or for their Aunt Minnie. That’s why the perfume industry’s entry into the teen perfume market is bound to be a success. Another reason is that the number of teenagers is growing so rapidly; by 2010 it is estimated that there will be twice as many teenagers as there were in 1990.

It will be more and more important for the manufacturers and retailers of teenage fragrances to understand their target audience’s shopping behaviors — just what it is that drives then to the counter.

The celebrities are helping out the cosmetics companies (and helping themselves to more name recognition) by allowing the cosmetics companies to use their names and faces in their advertisements. In a slew of teen magazines on every magazine rack in every supermarket you’ll find pop singer Mandy Moore, actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, TV and movie star Sarah Michelle Gellar and a host of others offering up perfumes and many other cosmetic products.

Why does it work? Well its nothing new, ever since their parents were teens, teens have been doing everything they can to fit in and alternately to find their own identity and make a statement that emphasizes that identity. Then, of course, there’s the ever present ‘boy factor’ every girl wants to appear and smell attractive to the boys — that’s also been going on since grandma was a teen.

Its not just the girls! It is estimated that over 80% of teenage boys (ages 13 to 17) splash on a scent to begin their days and/or to begin their evenings.

The main criteria for a teenaged boy’s choice in a scent are usually very similar to the teenaged girl’s criteria: a scent that makes a statement, gives then an identity and attracts the opposite sex.

Boys like a clean, “manly” scent that is “fresh” smelling and usually choose the scent based on recommendations of their closest friends and on their own experience with a scent — picking up free samples whenever and wherever they can. Teen girls are more likely to go for the brands they see advertised in the teen magazines and/or the ones with celebrity names attached. (Britney Spears has recently added a signature perfume called “Fantasy” to the growing number of perfumes specifically targeting the teenage market.)

The teen boys are generally less picky about where they buy their scents than are teenaged girls. The boys will be happy to find a bargain at Wal-Mart, Target or CVS whereas the girls will gravitate to Neiman’s or Macy’s. In spite of existing data about the buying habits of teenaged boys, more celebrities are entering the market, hoping to appeal to these teenaged boys: Estée Lauder is launching “Sean Jean” a Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs signature fragrance and there are sure to be others. Over in England a celebrity tie-in has recently bombed. Pop star Peter Andre attempted to make his name better known by launching “Insania” cologne — it’s not doing too well.

The top ten for teen girls! Here are the ten top-selling fragrances specifically being marketed for teenaged girls; there are very many others available and most of them are worth checking out.

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Gathering your Scents – Knowing When to Throw Out a Fragrance

Fragrances, in what may be a surprising revelation to many, do not last for an infinite amount of time. Like many other things in life they will eventually go bad. They will, over time, lose their qualities and eventually turn to something you certainly don’t want to smell like. How, though, do you know when its time to toss that bottle? There are a few ways to know.

Most perfumes will last around two to three years from the day they are made, not the day you buy them. There are some clearance stores that will sell fragrances that are more than 3 years old. With that in mind, always make sure you check the date on the bottle to make sure you are getting something of the highest quality and that will last you a substantial amount of time. Also, make sure you throw out perfume you have had for more than three years. Even if you don’t notice it, the perfume has begun to lose its qualities and it not doing you any good if you wear it.

There are steps you can take to ensure that your fragrances last as long as possible. For one thing, keep the bottle some place that is cool and dark .Heat and sunlight can damage a fragrance severely so avoid all the extremes. Colognes and eau de toilettes only can be stored inside the refrigerator, and that will help them keep their freshness. Even with these precautions, however, your perfume will still last only about three years. So once the time is up, get rid of the bottle and get a new batch.

How do you know, though, if your perfume is going bad? There are a few signs to look for. First of all, note the color. If that begins to change then you have bad perfume on your hands and should toss it out right away. Also, if you begin to smell a tinge of vinegar, it is time to get rid of it (though you probably would anyway if it smells like vinegar).

Once you have opened your perfume, you should use it. The biggest problem is that many people will buy a perfume, open it, and use it once before forgetting about it. Perfume is made to be worn just like wine is to be drunk or food is to be eaten, and you should not forget that. If you open a bottle of perfume and then “save it” for special occasions you are just asking for it to be spoiled when you go back to the bottle. If that happens to you cut your losses and toss the bottle. Start over with a new one and remember that you need to wear what you buy.

Another time to consider tossing out a fragrance is when you simply don’t like it any more. That can happen since our sense of smell, like taste, change throughout our lives. If you don’t like a scent anymore, don’t keep wearing it. Remember, fragrances and smells can affect your mood, so if you wear a perfume out of obligation you may put yourself in a bad mood accidentally. Instead, toss out or give away the rest of the bottle and get something you know you will like instead. Your fragrance is very personal and it is something people will identify with you so if you don’t like how you smell you are not going to like how people are remembering you. For that very reason, sometimes it is best to start off with very small bottles of fragrance to make sure you are going to enjoy it for the long haul.

Though it may seem like they would, fragrances actually don’t last in that bottle forever. They do have a shelf life and it is one you should take head in. First of all, make sure it will last as long as possible by keeping your perfume out of extremes in temperature and away from direct sunlight. Certain types can even be kept in the refrigerator as a precaution. Even with such precautions you cannot expect any perfume to last any longer than 3 years from the day it is made, not bought. Watch for signs that perfume is going bad, which is generally just a loss of qualities and discoloration.

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Tested beauty tips for women Over 50

Once you hit your 50s, your pursuit for a beautiful skin, a beautiful body and a beautiful sense of style should not at all come to an end. The recommended diet and exercise habit for a 50 year old is not much different from those of a 20 year old. In fact, the only difference is in the 50s, a healthy diet and regular exercise become more important than ever. The key to keeping your body properly functioning and in good shape, during the aging process, is to eat healthy and stay active.

Most adults, 50 years and above, are still capable of completing a few exercises. At this age, exercise could mean a daily walk for about an hour, and workouts with exercise videos at home. To ease the wrinkles on your face, there is help in the form of ‘Botox’ injections. Removal of fine lines and smoothing skin, especially around the eyes and mouth, is the magical effect of chemical peels. For ‘plumping’ up your skin and erasing lines, wrinkle fillers come to your aid.

A cream lipstick is a better option for women over 50 than a matte or gloss. In fact, a pinch these lipsticks can also serve as a blush. Lips become thinner with age, and lose definition and color. So, for aging skin, one of the great makeup tricks is – use a neutral lip liner to make lips appear plump, and a sheer lipstick to avoid ‘feathering’. A lip liner helps to define lips. A lip liner with its color close to the natural shade of your lips should be opted for; and the lips should be outlined before applying lip color. For different occasions, outfits, and moods, stash a few lipsticks of daring shades in your purse. You can look great if you use ‘correct’ makeup to accentuate your positive qualities.

Beauty tips for women over 50:

1. Don’t use heavy makeup and powders on dry skin.

2. Your skin may look matte and dry, if heavily powdered.

3. Just as the pigment in our hair turns it grey, the melanin in our skin changes too.

4. Don’t fall prey to the idea that you must have every new color that is in trend for a particular season.

5. Use a humidifier, moisturizing soaps and lotions.

6. Good nutrition is ideal for repairing damaged skin.

7. Drinking lots of water helps hydrate skin.

8. Use products with SPF 15 or higher, and both UVB and UVA protection.

Loss of youthful appearance, decreased skin tautness and the development of wrinkles are the telltale signs of aging skin. As we grow in age, the skin sags and becomes wrinkled. The skin ages for various reasons. Both intrinsic as well as environmental factors are responsible for skin aging. Increasing loss of flexibility due to degeneration of collagen and elastin within the epidermis naturally leads to aging skin. UVA and UVB light wavelengths from the sun also ‘contribute’ their bit in speeding up the ageing process of the skin.

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Celebrity Scents with a Floral Feel – Which Ones Would Suit your Fancy for Flowers?

To the celebrities, getting their names on a fragrance is pretty much like getting their names on a movie marquee — its a matter of getting their names into your head so that they can demand larger paychecks. To the multi-billion dollar fragrance market, however, these celebrity names mean profits, in the short run, but in the longer run it means an increasing interest in their beauty products.

Many stars have now launched their own signature scents most have some flowery scent (orchid, peony, violet) mixed with spicy or woody scents.

Britney Spears’ entry is called “Fantasy.” It is depicted as a very sweet fragrance that is reminiscent of pastry; that’s an appropriate since its key scents are Red lychee, kiwi, cupcake, jasmine, white chocolate orchid, creamy musk. The scent is not overwhelming, its rather subtle and is aimed at teenagers. Flowery, just a bit of the orchid scent to balance out the pastry. Cost: $45.00 for 1.7 fl. oz..

Jennifer Lopez’ fragrance is called “Live.” This is a concoction of Sicilian lemon, Italian orange, pineapple, peony, violet and sandalwood. It’s mainly a fruity fragrance with quite a bit of a flowery scent thanks to the peony and violet notes, and is also a light fragrance. Cost: $39.50 for 1.7 fl. oz..

Sarah Jessica Parker has introduced “Lovely;” that’s appropriate for the lovely star. Sarah Jessica’s fragrance has mandarin, bergamot, rosewood, lavender, patchouli, orchid and white ambers in its formula. Its depicted as flowery, spicy and woodsy — a little seductive but mostly playful. Cost: $48.00 for 1.7 fl. oz..

Celine Dion’s new fragrance is “Parfums Belong.” This is a blend of red pepper berries, bergamot, pineapple, orchid, peony, cotton flower and Hinoki wood. Very floral and well balanced with fresh, very flowery and fruity notes that give it a subtle sensuality. Cost: $35.00 for 1.7 fl. oz..

Donald Trump, yes THE Donald has introduced a fragrance that is appropriately called “The Fragrance.” Donald’s formula contains citrus, cucumber, mint, black basil, pepper, “luxurious, exotic woods.” Sounds and smells rather woodsy with a lot of character. No it looks like the Donald isn’t sending you flowers but he is taking you on a trip through the woods. No piker is Donald, the cost for ‘The Fragrance’ tops the celebrity fragrance charts at $60.00 but it’s a big 3.4 oz. bottle.

Paris Hilton has hit the market with her fragrance called “Paris Hilton.” This combination of Fuji apple, peach nectar, tuberose, night blooming jasmine and pheromones has a flowery, fresh scent that will be a hit with the younger crowd. The jasmine and pheromones combination sounds right up Paris’ alley and may send you up a few new avenues. Cost $39.00 for 1.7 fl. oz..

Perfume industry profits have been down for the past few years, probably due to the world’s understandable preoccupation with survival taking precedence over the focus on beauty products, so its not surprising that the industry has hooked its wagon to some stars in an attempt to boost profits. If it will be a successful venture only time will tell.

People have also changed in other ways! In the past, a woman would stay loyal to “her” fragrance of choice for many years but now it seems that we all feel freer to experiment with scent and tend to follow the latest trends. That’s not a bad thing, a mindless loyalty, even to a perfume, is still a mindless loyalty and experimentation is almost always healthy.

Not just a matter of taste! Whatever scent you choose, you can’t choose it on name value alone or even by perusing a list of its contents. You need to try it and see if it works for you.

There are certainly many, many perfumes available that will provide you with many hours of beautiful scent. Its a matter of taste, of course; which scent appeals to YOU and which one is preferred by those close to you. Its also, however, a matter of expense! The best French perfume will be prohibitively expensive and out of the question for those without a lot of money to spend on beauty products while many perfumes (as well as other scented products) will be well within their reach. That’s the beauty of these Celebrity scents, they are not way out of reach to even a modest budget and, as a bonus, you get to “associate” with the stars — or at least sample their tastes.

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Dating Tip : How to Re-ignite the Fire in Your Date

During the course of dating your dream gal, there will come a period where you will go through a barren spell. You can just sense that the relationship has gone a bit stale, and you desperately need to do something to spice up the whole dating game, or you risk your lady running away from you, and into the arms of some other hunky stud.

This is no doubt the most vulnerable period of the relationship where both you and your lady will feel very insecure, since the sense of protection that was built between the both of you is now slowly but surely diminishing.

But the one thing you need to understand in the dating game is that great relationships don’t just happen overnight. It takes time to nurture and develop, so that the relationship can withstand the test of time.

And when it comes to testing times in a relationship, you really do need to break out of your own conditioning, or comfort zone, in order to keep the dating game going. In this dating tip guide, I will show you some really cool ways on how to re-ignite the spark in your date, and keep the love flames burning bright.

Be your date’s best friend

Keep communicating with your date. Laugh together at all kinds of jokes, no matter how lame they may be. Always be willing to lend a listening ear for her sake. Most important for you is to be sincere and honest. The objective here is to be her best friend, so that you can open up an opportunity for yourself to create a strong bond of intimacy with her.

Be as sweet as you can be

You know that you have done 50% of the job if your date feels that you are indeed very sweet to her. So go on and do all the sweetest things in this world for your date. Send love notes to her everyday; write her a poem on her birthday; tell her how beautiful and gorgeous she is; surprise her one morning by turning up at her doorstep with a bunch of roses, etc. These are just some of the little sweet and creative things to get her heart pumping again.

Give good compliments

Women simply love compliments. But of course, not any tom, dick and harry kind of compliments will do. Make sure that they are nice, pleasant and pleasing on the ear. Compliments like “That’s a nice pair of earrings you’ve got” should do the trick. Also, do not be shy to show your affection for her in public. She will feel so special about herself when you do that.

Show her how much you care

Stimulate her senses even more by showing how much you care about her. Very often, the little things can say a thousand words. So send her a text message to remind her to take her lunch; Tell her that you miss her everyday; Send her a message just to say good morning, etc. Remember, it is the little things that count.

Show her respect

Couples know very well that in order to establish a deep connection, there must be mutual respect for each other. So please show your date the respect she deserves. Nothing turns a woman off more than a guy who shows her absolutely no respect. So treat your date like the gorgeous lady she is and respect her for what she is. And in return, she will do the same to you. It is a win-win situation here.

Do away with negative thoughts

Do not let any negative thoughts stand in the way between you and your date. The key here is to be positive, and always look on the bright side of things. For example, do not be too worked up if she is talking with another guy. If you do, then all kinds of negative thoughts will begin to cross your mind. Be cool, my friend, and just simply take it in your stride.

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Fame and Fragrance – Are Celebrity Perfumes Worth the Price?

Fragrance and perfume are big time business in the world market today, and nothing helps sell more than celebrity. In the United States alone, the fragrance industry was worth over $22 billion as recently as 2004. Putting a celebrity name with perfume is a much used strategy to help fragrance companies get a piece of that $22 billion pie. So are celebrity fragrances worth the price tag attached to them? They are often expensive, but in an effort to succeed, a lot of research and development may go into the scents. Whether or not they are worth it is more up to what it is you enjoy wearing more than who is endorsing it.

When it comes to these celebrity fragrances, you need to decide if you are paying for the fragrance or the name and marketing. Some of them are very generic or easily duplicated scents that get the name and a healthy price tag. Others, though, are actual unique scents that the celebrity actually helped design or at least endorses because of a genuine love of the scent. So before putting your hard earned dollars into a fragrance with a celebrity name attached, you should take a look at what is out there and whether or not you can get the same affect without that celebrity price tag attached.

Britney Spears endorses her own fragrance. In an effort to piggy back her Louisiana roots; Spears’ scent actually reflects that background. It is a mixture of the fragrance of magnolia with some jasmine added in. There are also hints of Anjou pear and lotus flower. Many enjoy the scent, but you may be able to find a similar blend without the celebrity name and price tag attached to it.

Donald Trump of real estate and “Apprentice” fame even has his own fragrance. It is described as spicy and peppery which comes from a mixture of mint, cucumber and black basil. It also has what the maker describes as an exotic plant they are keeping secret. The scent really is unique so that if it is something you enjoy it is unlikely you will be able to find a similar fragrance. This one is actually original and perhaps worth the price tag that comes with the celebrity endorsement.

Beyonce Knowles scent is called True Star. This is another original scent that may be worth checking out. True Star actually combines floral fragrances with toasted grain undertones making it a little unlike anything else out there. It is not necessarily something you could duplicate at home, but with the price tag that comes with it you should make sure it is exactly what want in a fragrance.

Paris Hilton, the heiress who is famous for being famous, has a fragrance as well, called, yes you guessed it, Paris Hilton. This is a very sweet and floral fragrance that is not unlike a lot of others out there. It may be difficult to truly duplicate the sandalwoods, jasmine, mimosa, and lily scents in it completely, but there is really nothing overwhelmingly unique to justify the celebrity price tag that comes with it. Is it worth it? It is obviously a judgment call, but make sure you look before you leap on this one.

Jessica Simpson has lent her name to Taste, a perfume. This one is unique in the combination and Simpson was actually involved in the development of it. It is a combination of vanilla, white chocolate, and even coconut and honey. It can be described as sensual and tropical and fairly unique. It may very well be worth a look for the money.

Celebrities endorse anything they can. Fame sells and marketers know that. So besides shoes, clothes, cars, games, and even soap, fragrances are also being endorsed and named after celebrities. The fragrance industry is a huge one globally and anything that will help a manufacturer get a piece of it will get their full attention. So, with that in mind, it is hard to know if the perfume is worth your dollars just because of the name on it. So is it worth it? It actually depends on what the fragrance is like. Sometimes it is a generic blend of colon fragrances with a celebrity name and price tag attached, and in other situations it is unique and actually something the celebrity himself of herself enjoys. The decision, in the end, is yours, but make sure you are cautious and as always with fragrances, try them on.

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