by lissa | Apr 7, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
How To Know If Your Nails Lack Moisture
You might not realize it, but those weak nails you’re always fretting over may have a moisture problem. Ruling out any serious medical condition, hardworking hands are often plagued by dry nails.
Sure signs that your nails need moisture are:
- They break easily and seem brittle
- Splitting or peeling of the nail
- Nails curve inward at medium/long lengths
Nails need moisture to stay healthy and pliable. Everyday activities like handling paper, cleaning, using polish remover frequently, washing hands often, and working with chemicals can dry your nails and your hands.
Regular manicures are a tremendous help to keep nails in good health. Consider them part of your nail care plan. Buffing, trimming, and cleaning your nails promote good nail health.
Massaging the nail bed as well as your hands and arms stimulate skin and muscle, improving blood flow, and relieving aches and pains.
As part of your manicure service, we will recommend an effective nail strengthening product to fortify and strengthen your nails.
With regular manicures and the consistent use of a nail strengthener, you’ll be amazed at the beautiful difference in your hands and nails!
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by lissa | Apr 1, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
We women joke that we need our beauty sleep, especially if we’ve been working hard and not getting enough rest. The truth is research has proven the essential link between deep sleep and looking good.
But heck, you don’t need a room full of scientists to tell you that. Just step into your bathroom and let your mirror do the talking. You can see it!
Good quality snoozing is more than skin deep. It’s one of the great anti-agers, and it doesn’t cost you a dime—unless you don’t get enough of it. Here’s why.
During the night, antioxidant rich melatonin is released fighting off all that free-radical damage just waiting to turn facial lines into the visible signs of aging. Good quality sleep sweeps that damage away.
Once you enter R.E. M. sleep, your skin’s temperature reaches its lowest point. During this phase, your muscles are also very relaxed, and that allows for deep recovery from all the stress and drama your skin endured that day.
With your body in sleep mode, your skin doesn’t have to work to protect itself. Instead, the focus is solely on repairing damage.
Lastly, our bodies pump out tons of human growth hormones (HGH) during sleep. HGH is crucial for building collagen, which firms skin. Any products that you apply to your skin before going to bed are more effective because your skin isn’t multi-tasking.
It’s also another excellent reason to remove all of your make-up before hitting the hay. There’s no need to let the day’s make=up literally age you overnight.
So, yes, beauty sleep is real. It’s an extremely important part of looking good and feeling good. Don’t be bashful about getting yours every night!
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by lissa | Mar 25, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
It happens to all of us. You get caught up in all the responsibilities of life and neglect your skin. Suddenly you notice it looks dull and your make-up “grabs.” That means adding more primer and more make-up to even it out.
Not fun.
Time to get back on track! Here are a few tips that will take you from dull to glow in no time.
Exfoliate regularly. We can’t stress this enough. It’s the most overlooked anti-aging strategy ever. Exfoliating removes dull, flaky skin making it look younger, brighter and softer.
Stay hydrated. Skip the colas and grab water instead. Skin cells need water to stay healthy, so drink up! Experts recommend at least two liters each day.
Get some sleep. Whatever it is, it can wait until tomorrow. Your skin repairs and renews itself at night. Go for 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep to keep under eye bags and dull skin from greeting you in the morning.
Get your omegas . However you do it, through softgels or eating oily fish like salmon, get omega fatty acids in your diet. These little wonders assist your cells in repair, reduce inflammation and help your skin retain moisture.
That wasn’t so hard, was it? And you’ll love the results!
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by lissa | Mar 18, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
5 Reasons You Should Not Let Your BFF
Wax Your Eyebrows!
You may not think about it much, but eyebrows can make or break your entire look! You can have gorgeous eye make-up, but it’s completely ruined if your brows look like a hairy beast!
Of course, there is the other end of the spectrum, waxing brows too thin. Today’s style is a full, natural-looking brow. Extremely thin brows are a stark contrast and look very unnatural.
Because eyebrows are so important to your face and your overall look, it’s really important to have a trained professional wax them.
Here’s what we look at before we ever touch your brows:
1. The natural shape of your brow — It’s best not to work against nature. Instead, we follow her lead.
2. Your face shape-The shape of your face is equally important to gorgeous brows. The wrong brow shape can make your face look more narrow, wider, or just plain flat!
3. The arch of your brow — Many people put the arch in the wrong place and that works against your whole look. We have a tried-and-true technique that always puts the arch exactly where it belongs.
4. Stopping point — It’s important to know just where to end your brow. You don’t want it too long or it will make your eye area look droopy. If they are too short, brows will look weirdly rectangular.
5. Plucking — We keep this to a bare minimum. Over plucking will eventually create a thin brow and you don’t want that. Only pluck once every 3 weeks.
Waxing that enhances your whole look takes skill, training, and experience, and that’s what we do best!
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by lissa | Mar 10, 2016 | Beauty Salon Great Missenden
Why You Need More Than Sunscreen
We all know how important it is to wear sunscreen. Without it, damaging UVA and UVB rays penetrate your skin, wrinkling it like the proverbial prune!
But new research published by Nadim Shaath, PhD has uncovered startling evidence. UVA and UVB rays only account for SEVEN PERCENT of all solar energy!
Seven percent…
So what’s causing the real skin damage? Infrared radiation A (IRA) is the major culprit, contributing an astonishing 54% of damaging solar energy. IRA causes not only premature aging, it can actually be more damaging than UV rays!
How?
Infrared rays produce free radicals that steal electrons from healthy cells, and that means damage with a capital D!
– Inflammation
– Pigmentation
– Even DNA damage
For complete sunscreen coverage talk to us about pairing an antioxidant serum with a moisturizing sunscreen. Enjoy the sun, but keep your skin beautiful!
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