Timeless beauty from Woman's Day Magazine

Hi lovely ladies,
Woman's Day magazine has been posting helpful beauty tips for the past 75 years.  Following are a list of them and the year that they were posted.  When you look at some of the dates that they were posted you see how timeless they actually are!  I will post more of these tips tomorrow. (it's a long list)

Gorgeous Hair

Camouflage roots by zigzaging your part rather than making it straight.  Feb 1981

Brush hair from roots to ends nightly.  This distributes natural oils throughout the shaft and gives hair a healthy sheen.  Oct. 2005

Be direct when telling your hairstylist what you want, and bring photos from magazines of styles you like.  April 1971

Doing your color yourself?  Don't make too drastic a change.  Stay within one or two shades of your natural color.  October 1955

Comb wet hair like the pros:  Hold a handful at a time and work from center to ends, then scalp to center.  March 1963

Never let a stylist interfere with the natural hairline on your neck.  The hair there is cowlicklike and will stick out when it grows.  February 1976

Always rinse out conditioner with cold water to seal the cuticle and promote shine.  September 2009

Protect hair from sun damage with a scarf or hat.  June 1938

Keep a blowout lasting days longer by sleeping on a silk or satin pillowcase.  September 2009

Change your part to boost body and volume.  April 2010

Avoid frizz:  Use only a widetooth comb, especially when hair is dry.  January 1940

If you color your hair, look for sulfate-free shampoos and conditioners, which don't contain harsh detergents.  September 2009

Stop flyaway hair!  Spray Static Guard on your comb or brush.  Or smooth an antistatic dryer sheet along your head.  February 1990

Beautiful Brows

Soften skin before tweezing by dabbing with a cotton ball soaked in warm water or cream.  April 1963

Tweeze in the direction the hair grows.  April 1971

Don't change the place where your brows peak and never pencil the whole brow.  Instead, only fill in holes.  November 1976

Use only the side of a sharpened brow pencil-not the pointed tip-so as not to draw a hard line.  Jan 1938

For unruly brows, apply hairspray to an old toothbrush, then brush brows upward and outward.  September 1992

Bright eyes

Treat your eye area gently.  This is the most delicate part of your face.  Cleanse with care; blot, never
rub.  September 1961

Reduce puffy eyes by splashing with cold water or applying a cold compress (ice cubes in a washcloth): 15 seconds on, 15 seconds off.  October 1987

When you put on mascara, don't lower your chin-that's how mascara gets on our lid.  April 1971

Get eyeshadow to stay in place by priming lids with moisturizer and foundation.
 October 2011

Always use your ring finger to apply moisturizer or concealer to the eye area.  

  It puts the least amount of pressure on the skin.  November 1990

Never put mascara on lower lashes; it casts a shadow on your undereye, making 

the area look darker.  March 1968

Open up eyes: Apply a light eyeshadow (like ivory or gold) just above the

 lashline and along inner corners of your eyes.  March 2010

Stop pencil eyeliner from smudging by applying powder shadow (in a matching

 or slightly darker shade) over the pencil.  November 1992

Switch to brown mascara for a softer look for day.  February 2010

all of these tips are from "Woman's Day Magazine"

A lasting manicure

My manicures rarely last a whole week.  In fact if a manicure lasts for three days I'm happy.  I have a dog so I am always washing my hands especially before I touch food.  I've thought about getting a gel manicure so many times over the years.  Whenever I see one it is just so perfect looking.  Now my nail salon has a new one.  It is just a "special" nail polish.  That's it.   But then you have to set the polish in the UV rays.  It lasts for 2-3 weeks.  So tempting until I read an article in "Good Housekeeping" magazine.
The article stated that the gel manicures GH tested contained ingredients that may cause skin redness, itching, and or swelling.  Two of the products contain toxic chemicals.  One may be a possible carcinogen and one can cause reproductive harm.  Both are included on the California Proposition 65 list of toxic chemicals.  Four of the systems recommend using UV light to "set" the gel.  Excessive UV exposure is linked to skin cancer.  And I would also think that it would increase wrinkles.  (which I have enough of already on my hands)  And then to remove the gel you have to soak in an acetone solution for up to 15 minutes.  That can't be good for your skin.  GH says steer clear.  We've always trusted GH and I have to say that I definitely agree with this one.  I will not get a gel manicure.  Will you?


via Good Housekeeping

I am going to try Revlon ColorStay Longwear Nail Enamel which is is supposed to last 11 days when used with the brand's base and top coats.  It was tested in the Good Housekeeping Lab and results were that it lasted an average of 7.7 days.  Still pretty impressive!  ($8)  Participants also said that their nails stayed shinier longer and the polish was easy to remove and did not stain.


p.s.  The products that GH tested.

        for professional use

• CND Shellac
• Gelish Soak-Off Gel Polish
• Jessica Professional Geleration
• Le Chat/Nobility Competition Gel
• NSI Polish Pro
• OPI Axxium Soak-Off Gel Lacquer
• Orly GelFX

       for at home use

• Couture Gel Nail Polish
• Nutra Nail
• Red Carpet Manicure