10 Speedy makeup and hair, Tips and tricks

Got a need for speed? Then try out these speedy tricks and tips for your hair and makeup to speed things up


1. Get Clean Skin Quick
To sop up oil and refresh makeup, lightly mist your face with toner, then pat with a tissue.Finish with a dusting of loose powder.

2. Lighten Locks Instantly
If scalp grease (or too many products) have left your light hair looking like dirty dishwater, sprinkle translucent powder over your roots, then brush through.

3. Hydrate Your Skin in Half the Time
Use conditioner to moisturize your hair -- and body. Just massage it in neck-to-toe in the shower, rinse and dry off. The conditioner will hydrate nearly as well as body lotion -- without the time suck of waiting for it to sink in.

4. Get Gorgeous Nails -- Now
Remove all polish, clean under your nails (with lemon juice, if you have it) and massage the thickest lotion you can find (lip balm will suffice in a pinch) into your cuticles.

5. Use Pink to Fake Perfect Skin
Concealer is only half the battle when it comes to fixing flaws. To really perfect your complexion (no matter what your skin tone), try wearing lipstick in a warm pink. It distracts people's eyes from blemishes and other imperfections.

6. Depuff Your 'Do in a Flash
To flatten frizz, dampen your hands with water and a drop of hand lotion, then gently pull your hair back into a French twist. Wait 10 minutes; take your strands down. Voilà -- fuzz free!

7. Focus on the Front to Speed Hairstyling
When you're strapped for time, do the T-zone blow-dry: down your part and around your hairline only. as long as the front and top of your hair looks finished.

8. Score Evening Eyes in Just One Step
Eyeliner is the fastest way to look sexy. Trace your top lash lines to just past the outer corners of your eyes.

9. Pull It Together with a Ponytail
There's nothing wrong with resorting to a ponytail. After all, it's the ultimate easy style. Pull your hair back haphazardly with your fingers and spritz with hairspray then twist a stray tendril around your hair elastic; pin.

10. Revive Your Face Rapidly
To look alive after a long night, pat concealer onto the inner corners of your eyes, under your lower lashes and next to your nose. Finish by swirling bronze over your cheeks.

Thanks for reading and Stay Beautiful

Healthy of Body

 As you get older, good nutrition plays an increasingly important role in how well you age. Eating a low-salt, low-fat diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and fiber can actually reduce your age-related risks of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis, and other chronic diseases. By eating a wide variety of foods, you can pretty easily get what your body needs, including:
Protein, which is needed to maintain and rebuild muscles. You can get low-fat, quality protein from poultry, fish, eggs or egg substitutes, soy, and limited amounts of nuts and low-fat meat and dairy.

 Carbohydrate, which is the body's preferred source of energy. There are two main sources of dietary carbohydrates: simple sugars, such as sucrose (the refined white sugar added to sweets and desserts), fructose (the sugar contained in fruit), and lactose (milk sugar); and complex carbohydrates, which come from vegetables and grains. Unlike refined sugars, fruits contain vitamins and fiber, dairy products contain nutrients such as calcium and vitamin D, and complex carbohydrates contain vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Get most of your carbohydrate calories from vegetables, grains, and fruits. And try to replace fat calories with complex carbohydrates in your diet.

 Fat, which also provides energy. To help keep your blood cholesterol levels low, get most of your limited fat intake from the polyunsaturated fats (as in liquid corn oil or soybean oil) and monounsaturated fats (in olive oil, avocados, and nuts). Limit saturated fats (beef, pork, veal, butter, shortening, and cheese). You can do this by eating these foods less often, having smaller servings, choosing less fatty cuts of meat, and by using stronger tasting cheeses so you can use just a little and still get the cheese flavor. Try to avoid the trans fats (hydrogenated fats) found in stick margarine and in many processed foods such as crackers and cookies. Trans fats are now shown on the nutrition facts labels found on most packaged foods.
Water, to replace water lost through activity. Because your kidneys gradually become less efficient at keeping your body hydrated, make a conscious effort to get six to eight 8fl oz glasses of water a day.

As you take a look at your daily diet, remember that as you age:
Your body's daily energy needs slowly decrease. You therefore need fewer calories a day than when you were younger. Your doctor or a registered dietitian (RD) can help you calculate your ideal calorie intake.
Natural hormone changes make your body prone to depositing more body fat (especially around your middle) and less muscle. Eating a healthy balanced diet and limiting your intake of saturated fat, along with increased activity and muscle strengthening (muscle cells are the major calorie burners in your body), can help you stay at a healthy weight.
Your bones lose mineral content more rapidly than before, especially if you are a postmenopausal woman, because lower estrogen increases bone loss. As a result, you need to have calcium and Vitamin D in your diet, to help prevent osteoporosis, and your doctor may recommend you take a calcium and vitamin D supplement.

Hepatitis

In the United States today, most cases of outbreaks of hepatitis (liver disease) is caused by one of three hepatitis viruses (A, B or C). Contracting one of several viruses may not cause any symptoms or may only cause mild flu-like illness. Nevertheless, this virus can also cause heart failure, coma and death. Hepatitis A is usually a mild disease of short-term, but hepatitis B, hepatitis C and hepatitis D can cause long-term illnesses. Two other types of viral hepatitis, D and E, is most common in the United States. Hepatitis D only affects people who have been infected with virus B. Hepatitis E has been found only found in people who have lived or traveled outside the United States.

Depending on the virus, the hepatitis can be contracted through a number of ways, including:

Exposed to feces of infected people (hepatitis A)

Eating shellfish from waters contaminated with feces (hepatitis A)

Exposed to blood, vaginal fluids, semen or breast milk of people infected (hepatitis B)

Free intercourse (hepatitis B and C)

Sharing contaminated needles (hepatitis B, C and D)

Since the early 1990s, the techniques that have been updated in filtering the blood-donated blood has greatly reduced the risk of transmission of hepatitis B or C from blood transfusions. According to U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the current risk of having hepatitis C from blood transfusion is 1 in 100,000 units.

Hepatitis also has many other possible causes, such as:

Consuming large amounts of alcohol, a common cause of hepatitis in the United States.

The drugs, including nitrofurantoin (Furadantin, Macrobid, Macrodantin), methylodpa (Aldomet, Amodopa), phenytoin (Dilantin and other names), isoniazid (Laniazid, Nydrazid), ketoconazole (Nizoral, dantrolene (Dantrium) and some lowering drugs cholesterol. Hepatitis developing reasons not clear to some people who consume drugs, although the prescribed dose.

Other viruses, such as cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus (which causes mononucleosis disease), herpex simplex virus, varicella virus (which causes chickenpox) and rubella (which causes German measles)

Bacteria, such as that causes typhoid fever, syphilis, brucellosis, and leptospirosis Legionnaires disease (even though these diseases rarely cause hepatitis in the United States).

Fungi, including histoplasmosis and candida (in people who have a compromised immune system)

Parasites, including those that cause ascariasis, Toxocariasis, amebiasis, strongyloides, schistosomiasis, toxoplasmosis and malaria. Your immune system, which can cause a condition called autoimmune hepatitis, in which the immune system attacks liver cells.

The symptoms of hepatitis

Symptoms of hepatitis vary depending on the cause and how much damage the liver. In mild cases, many people who have absolutely no symptoms or have flu-like symptoms, as well as fever, unusual fatigue or feeling sick, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, discomfort in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity and muscle pain.

In some more severe cases, chemicals from the liver to form the blood and urine, causing the symptoms as follows:

- The yellow color of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)

- Dark urine, such as the color of tea

- Dirt-colored light gray

The duration of hepatitis

How long does hepatitis lasts depends on the type of hepatitis and the age and health. For example, most adults and children who previously healthy who develop hepatitis A recover fully in about a month.

About 5% of adults who are exposed to hepatitis B develop long-lasting form of the disease. Level is much higher for infants and young children. In the end a small percentage of these people develop cirrhosis or liver cancer.

More than 80% of people infected with hepatitis C develop chronic disease, and about 20-30% of them develop liver cirrhosis. Approximately 10% of those affected by liver cirrhosis will develop liver cancer over a period of 10 years.

Hepatitis is caused by bacterial infections or parasites usually improve when treated, but the liver damage will be permanent in some cases. Hepatitis caused by drugs and alcohol usually improves when the elements intruder is stopped, but liver damage can take place in some cases.

Prevention

You can reduce the chance you get hepatitis by following the basic guidelines below: Frequently wash your hands Buy shellfish only reliable food stores

If you want to catch the mussels themselves, catch shellfish from waters that have been deemed safe by health authorities

Before traveling to another country, ask your doctor whether you need hepatitis A vaccine or immunoglobulin to protect you from infection

If you are active in related entities, their relatives, with only one person who is not infected with hepatitis and use of condoms

Avoid injecting illegal drugs

If you are going to undergo surgery, ask your doctor to donate some of your own blood before. If necessary, blood can be transfused back to you during the operation. This is called antilogous blood transfusion.

Ask your doctor if you need a vaccination for hepatitis B. This vaccine, which is now routine for babies, could be useful for some adults who have a higher risk of exposure to hepatitis B

If you think that you have been exposed to someone who is exposed to hepatitis B, ask your doctor whether you need hepatitis B immunoglobulin and / or hepatitis B vaccine

Treatment

Someone who has a severe case of viral hepatitis may be necessary to a specialist in digestive system (gastroenterologist) and may require treatment in hospital. For cases of more mild, your doctor may recommend to rest at home and a modified diet - usually the foods in small portions, continuous, high in calories, with lots of fluids. Various types of drugs have been available in treating hepatitis B and C.

Prognosis

Most people who have hepatitis A atu B recover without treatment. More than 85% of people who have hepatitis C, and a few of the people who have hepatitis B develop chronic hepatitis. Some people with hepatitis B suffer from the disease their entire life and can transmit the infection hepatitisnya to other people. People who suffer from chronic hepatitis C can also be contagious, and can transmit the virus through blood contact with blood.

Makeup Beauty Tag

1. What foundation do you use?

Laval Natural Ivory 601 mixed with a little bit of Super BB creme
2. How about concealer?

I used to use Avon's Concealer but i dont really use it anymore
3. Do you know your undertone color?

Nope

4. What do you think of fake eyelashes?

I love them. I don't use them tho because i have naturally long eyelashes so there is no point in my using them but i did try them out the once and they are really hard to put on

5. Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? 

Yes, I normally finish my mascara way before that tho and if not then i use it for something like 3 months and 1 week so thats not too bad
6. What brand of mascara do you use?

Right now im using Bad Gal Waterproof but i use other different ones such as Max factor beyond lengths and Almay puyre blends
7. Sephora, drugstore or departmental store?

Drug store. They dont have sephora in the UK and i dont buy offline because i like to have the product in my hands before i buy it.
8. Do you use mac?

Hell no! I think mac is over prices. I never use high end makeup because i just think that lower end makeup is much better. It still does the same job and sometimes it does it better then higher end makeup
9. What makeup tools do you use in make up application?

I use my Sigma brushes and to apply foundation i use a sponge

10. Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?

I have used them in the past. The urban decay primer potion but now i have made some homemade primer which works just as good

11. For the face?

No, Iv never used face primer
12. What is your favorite highlight powder?

I dont wear hilight powder. Well only to hilight the brow bone and i use pigments for that

13. Contour?

Nope, Iv never done that in my life

14. What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?

Right now im in love with the Lit cosmetics glitter shaddow in 'Pretty in pink' I just love everything about it!

15. Do you line your eyes?

Yes. I think it looks much better because i love my eyes to be quite dark so they stand out

16. Tightline?

Yes. Thats the only place i put it. I dont put it underneath my waterline because it irrotates me
17. Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?

Pencils because i hate liquid. It gets everywhere

18. How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?

Iv done it once or twice and it hurts like hell

19. What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?

I love them. I think they are much better then pressed pigments
20. Do you use mineral makeup?

Yes i do. I use it more then pther makeup right now
21. What is your favorite lipstick?

I dont wear lipstick

22. How about lipgloss?

Rimmel London vynal gloss
23. What blush do you use?

MUA shade 2

24. Type or brand or name?

Rimmel london, MUA, Bad gal, Urban decay and other random brands
25. Do you buy your makeup on ebay?

I have done once before. The 120 pallette which i dont seem to use
26. Do you like drugstore makeup?

I always buy from drugstores. Much cheaper
27. Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?

Yes, I would really love to do it in the future. I use youtube for that tho and i also have my own youtube channel

28. Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?

Everyone is to some extent. More with eyeliner and mascara with me tho
29. Name a makeup crime that you hate

I hate lipstick lipliner. I cant stand how it looks.
30. Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?

I love Nuterals the most. Im scared to try wacky looks just incase i look stupid
31. Can you share a make up trick that you know?

Apply liner with a pencil or a tiny brush, then trace over the line with a matching powder shadow. To make it last even longer: Wet your shadow brush with Visine first.
32. Which celebrity always has great make up?

Taylor Swift
33. Can you make a "cat eye" wing?

Yes but i rarly do it because i dont think it looks right on me
34. If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?

This is so hard because i can never leave the house without full makeup. It would have to be mascara
35. Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?

Hell No! Never in my life have i done that. I just feel so bare and ugly

36. Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?

No i look horrid. My bf and other random people think i look good withouht it but i refuse to believe them
37. In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?

MUA because its only £1 and its really pigmented and they have some really fab colours
38. Would you ever consider permanent makeup?

Yes because i dont have to spend so long in the mirror every morning and my makeup would be perfect everyday =)

39. Have you ever work in a cosmetic line?

No but i would really love to. Id love to get my own brand going

Poem "Snow Buddy"

Snow Buddy

Snow is falling, oh what glee!
I’ll take my snow buddy out with me.

Outside I call to my Ruby!
Bolting cheerfully she meets me!

On with the plaid coat
Slide on the fleece snood

Preparation for play
A must I say

Leaps and bounds, front paws to the ground
Haunches upward to the sky

Twisting, turning to and fro
Circle tracks all in the snow

Strutting up and down the street
Wagging her tail at strangers she meets

Burying her nose deep in the snow
To sniff the smells on the ground below

Looking at me she doesn’t know
That on her nose there’s a puff of snow

Her demeanor fills me with such delight
Joy and happiness floods my soul

My snow buddy is so sweet
She prances around my soiled feet

Skipping the steps up to the porch
She runs and jumps with a flying leap

Back inside she waits for me
I’ll slip her a biscuit a special treat

She slides back to her blanketed bed
To dream of her adventures in her head

Till next time when she hears the word
Outside snow buddy, just you and me!

Written By: Ashley Lake
Inspired By: Ruby (at the Bridge)

Hepatitis Spread Through Sexual Behavior

Most of the five hepatitis viruses can be transmitted through sex. There are, however significant differences in how they spread and the risk of exposure during sexual contact. Here is a brief explanation about your risk of hepatitis from sex for any type of virus.

Hepatitis A

It is estimated that about 20 percent of hepatitis A infection spread through some form of sexual contacts. Hepatitis A virus is spread from the feces of people infected with hepatitis A virus (fecal-oral spread). After oral-anal sex with someone who is infected with hepatitis A virus can cause you to get Hepatitis A. Although everyone may be exposed to hepatitis A (who is not infected already have immunity because of previous vaccination infection) of men who have sex with other men and people who have had oral-anal sexual relations increase the risk of exposure to hepatitis A.

Hepatitis B

Sexual intercourse is a very common way of spread of hepatitis B. Nearly two of every three cases of acute in the United States caused by sexual exposure. It is possible for the hepatitis B virus to exist in several body fluids, including semen, vaginal fluids, and of course, blood.

HCV

You can be exposed to the hepatitis C virus during sexual contact with an infected person, but this is not common. Virus increases your risk if you have sex with more than one person, have a STD (sexually transmitted diseases), have rough sex, or HIV.

HDV

You can be exposed to the hepatitis D virus (HDV) through sexual contacts. HDV, which spreads through contact with infected blood, such as the spread of hepatitis B. However, HDV can not cause infection by itself. This can only cause disease in people already infected with hepatitis B. Therefore, if you have hepatitis D, you also have hepatitis B (You can, though, have hepatitis B without hepatitis D).

Hepatitis E

The Hepatitis E virus (HEV) spread, in many ways, such as hepatitis A virus. Both can be spread from an infected person to someone who is not infected by the fecal-oral route and both can contaminate water or food supply, causing community outbreaks. However, in contrast to hepatitis A (according to the World Health Organization), hepatitis E is not easily spread from person-to-person (eg by shaking hands) and no evidence that HEV spread of sexual contacts. Hepatitis E is very uncommon in the United States.

Kissing and Hepatitis Risk Exposure

Most types of kisses are not at high risk for the spread of hepatitis. However, there may be a kiss that increases the risk of spread, particularly in viral hepatitis B.

Prevent the Spread of Sexually

You can take some effective measures to reduce the risk of infection through sexual spread, and in some cases, avoid completely. Avoiding oral-anal contact and direct contact with infected blood, vaginal fluids, semen and saliva is a very safe approach to prevent exposure. However, there are ways that are less strict would significantly reduce the risk of exposure during sex.

Vaccination is an effective way to prevent contamination by the virus that causes hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis D (hepatitis D does not have a specific vaccine, but can be prevented with hepatitis B vaccine). Other effective strategy to reduce risk exposure is to use a condom when having sex, especially with someone who has viral hepatitis.

Event - Greyhounds in Gettysburg

If you are a new adopter, or even if you have adopted your hounds years ago, you may be interested in a large event that takes place very close to us! Greyhounds in Gettyburg takes place the last weekend in April and has become one of the largest events on the east coast. There are lots of activities planned and a vendor area where you can buy just about anything for your hound. Registration is now open for this event. Just click on the title of this post to get to the GIG web site where you can register. What is special about this event is that our group will be vending there for the third year in a row! We will post more information as time goes on but we wanted to let you know about this event so you can plan for it. Here is the information posted by the Greyhounds in Gettysburg Planning Committee:

Happy New Year and good news to all GIG fans. REGISTRATION IS NOW
OPEN FOR GREYHOUNDS IN GETTYSBURG 2011 ! ! ! !

We are planning a great event for you this year and we want you to be
a part of it. We have great seminars, vendors and dinners planned
for you, and will also be bringing back some of our favorite events.
Here is a bit of what we have planned so far:

We have a new special raffle prize to offer that has been donated by
Kathy Hoynes-Goree, known for her work under the name of Greyhound
Studies. This is a one of a kind art piece that has been commissioned
for GIG only. Kathy has also been one of our loyal vendors for many
years, so you may already be familiar with her work. Her website is
listed on our vendor page so go see for yourself how talented she is.
We will be showing this work in progress on the GIG website. Don’t
miss the opportunity to be the owner of this beautiful custom work of
art.

We have a great new shirt design created by Kent Roberts of
Caricatures By Kent Roberts that we are previewing on the website.
He has really outdone himself with this one. Be sure to order one (or
more) when you register.

There is a new twist to the barbeque dinner on Saturday night this
year. Our sponsor, ARC of Adams County, will be offering us a CHOICE
of either ribs OR chicken. All you have to do is make your selection
when you register. So keep a sharp eye out and make your preference
known.

We are really looking forward to 2011, so come one come all, and be a
part of the fun this year. Give yourself the “Dogcation” you and
yours have been needing. See old friends and make new ones. Be sure
to tell your friends that we are up and running once again in case
they don’t receive our emails. We don’t want anyone to miss out. And
remember, this is the annual fundraiser for Triangle Greyhound
Society. It is the means by which we are able to raise the funds that
we use to help adoption groups in North Carolina and beyond. So help
us help the hounds, and have a good time doing it. What more can you
ask for??