Author: Iskra Banović

Are you thinking about adding essential oils to your daily skincare routine? Essential oils offer many great benefits for our skin when used regularly, but it can be downright confusing to know which ones are best to start with. In order to clear up any misunderstandings, we turned to Suki Kramer, founder of the all-natural skincare line suki, and asked her to share her top 10 favorite essential oils that are best for beginners. Keep reading in order to find out both what these essential oils do for our skin and how to use them. Related: 5 Best Face Oils…

Do you wear makeup? If you responded yes, then you need to do a double cleanse in the evenings. A double cleanse is exactly what it sounds like – washing your skin twice. Yes, twice. If you only cleanse once, there really is little chance that you are not properly removing your make-up and skincare products at the end of the day in addition to the dirt and pollution that accumulated on your skin throughout the day. Cleansing twice doesn’t add a lot of extra time to your bedtime skincare routine, and it is worth the effort since sleeping with…

All of us would be happy to age gracefully. But just what causes our skin to age and how can we keep it looking young? Make sure that you get the facts about skin aging instead of believing the myths. Read on to get the skinny of how our skin really ages. If Your Mother Doesn’t Have Wrinkles Neither Will You Or the reverse – if your mother has wrinkles you will get them too. Neither of these ideas about skin aging is true. Everyone’s skin ages differently. Yes, genetics can play a role, though a small one, in how…

Tips for Stopping Skin Damage from Pollution We all know that the sun and stress age our skin and of course genetics play a role in how our skin ages. But did you realize that pollution is also a growing threat to the health of your skin? Recently some cosmetic companies have started selling products that say they fight the effects of pollution on the skin, products such as Estee Lauder’s Enlighten products or Tata Harper’s Purifying Cleanser. Yet do you really need a product that is formulated to fight the ravages of pollution or is this simply marketing hype?…

Avoiding Skin Care Problems – Are You Using the Wrong Skin Care Products? Finding the right or best skin care products for your skin can often involve a lot of guessing. You buy a product not knowing if it is exactly right for your skin. While you definitely have to give skin care products enough time to work instead of giving up on them immediately there are more than a few signs that a skincare product just is not right for your skin. Be on the lookout for the reactions listed below, and then you can easily figure out if…

Skin types usually fall into a few different categories: dry, oily, combination, or normal. To know your skin type you really need to check in with your skin constantly. Remember that your skin type is not based on your age or on what your skin used to be like. Your skin type is based on what is going on with your skin now – how your skin looks, and how your skin feels at this moment. Basics: How To Figure Out Your Skin Type To figure out your skin type, you need to look at your skin in a regular…

In order for your skin to look its best, you need to exfoliate on a regular basis. But finding the right exfoliant for your skin can often be a challenge. One of the best ways to exfoliate for any skin type is with facial acids. Yet what facial acid should you look for? Keep reading in order to find out which facial acid is best for your skin type. What Are Facial Acids? Though the word acid sounds a little scary, facials acids are nothing to be frightened of. Facial acids are derived from natural sources such as sugar or…

What Happens When You Stop Washing Your Face? – Are You Ready To Give Up Your Face Wash For Good? Skincare trends come and go, but you’ll see the same advice over and over again. You need to wash your face twice a day, moisturize, exfoliate, and use sunscreen daily in order to have healthy skin. If you want your skin to look young for as long as possible, you need to diligently follow a skin care routine that takes time and depending on what products you buy can cost you a pretty penny (though it doesn’t have to). Yet…

How to Crimp Your Hair – Crimping Hair Style Remember when big, textured hair was all the rage? We’ve spent a few years embracing the sleek, smooth ‘do, and it’s about time we bring back some of the frizz, preferably the crimped kind. Big hair technically became the coveted style decades ago, but the crimper made its first debut in the 80s and 90s. Searching the archives of crimper heaven brings back fond memories of prom hairdos and hilarious yearbook photos. And stretching well into the 2000s, these glorious sawtooth tendrils were seen on all of our favorite celebrities and…

Tips to Make Hair Grow Faster – Natural Hair Growth Tips If I could discover the secret ingredient to make hair grow faster and turn it into some sort of pill or goo, I would be the richest and most loved woman on the planet. Unfortunately, the science behind healthy and rapid hair growth is much more complicated than that, so let’s delve into some light hair science! There are many variables that contribute to healthy and rapid cell division, also known as mitosis. During mitosis, a cell splits and forms two new cells, regenerating over and over again. These…

How to Make a Flower Crown – DIY Flower Crown I know, I know. More flower hair! It’s just that; flowers are always seasonal in my opinion. I’m not tired of them yet, are you? If not, let’s put MORE flowers in our hair! To get creative with different ways of adorning your hairstyles with fresh flowers and plants, let’s explore some floral hair designs. Blending the natural beauty of flowers and plants and using them to accessorize and add color to our lives is a bold and lovely way to style our hair, don’t you agree? I must confess,…

Parting our hair is something that most of us do as an afterthought. Many of us think that our part is something that is dictated by powers that are greater than us, i.e., stubborn cowlicks, karma or the hair gods. Most of us have a part that works easily and falls naturally without a fight. This is a good thing because fighting with our hair can be futile and frustrating. However, It doesn’t mean we can’t explore other options. Playing with your part is a fun way to change up your hair to compliment your whole look. Historically, people have…