Girls Beauty Tips

by mary schook It's rare that I publicly give my opinion about 'celebrities'. They already have it tough from all sides (whether you find it part of their job or not). BUT when the photo of Cameron Diaz from the Paris shows kept appearing on my radar, that is Radar magazine and in the UK's Daily Mail I felt I needed to make an example of her. Cameron's renovation just prior to her 40th birthday compels me to bring up some points I think we should all think about. If I had to guess a majority of the population probably thinks Cameron Diaz looks good. She doesn't have a wrinkle on her face right? Then you have the school of others who think Cameron looks much older even without the lines. If you check out some of the forum comments people aren't very nice about it. In defense of Ms. Diaz she was never a poster child for good skin to begin with. There were reports of her acne all throughout her early acting years. Teens of yesteryear didn't have the sam...

by fiona mccormack During or around the time of the menstrual cycle I'm sure many of you out there crave sugar. In fact, at times, the cravings can be so overwhelming that you find yourselves going to any lengths to get yourself something sweet! I am no exception. During my research over the past few years I thought I had tried just about every kind of sweetener but seemed to have overlooked a very important one - Blackstrap Molasses! Blackstrap Molasses are something that my grandmother talked about having back when she was a child. I hardly heard of anyone using them anymore so I figured that the more popular choices today eg Agave Nectar, Maple Syrup etc were the way to go.......but perhaps I should have paid more attention to my elders! Blackstrap Molasses are the result of the third boiling of crushed sugar cane. By the third boiling most of the sugar has already been extracted so what you are left with is a bitter sweet dark treacle like syrup. This by-product is very n...

Chocolate Galore Every girl loves chocolate. I would dare to say chocolate is easily woman�s best friend. However, this time around chocolate is here to help improve the appearance your skin. Instead of just eating loads of chocolate, what if I told you there was a way that you could make a special treat for your skin, using one of our favorite ingredients-chocolate? This is one of my most coveted masks as it uses three of my favorite ingredients. Before we get started making this dessert for our skin, let me simply lead you through why each ingredient is amazing for your skin and the benefits you will be able to see.   Yogurt: Yogurt is delicious, thick and creamy but it is also a virtual treasure chest of minerals, vitamins and proteins that our skin craves. Yogurt adds enzymes and the right kind of oils to our skin, working as a natural moisturizer. It reduces the size of pores and is rich in zinc, which helps acne prone skin. Yogurt can easily be called a �refining�...