Beauty and Personal Grooming

The Avatar star, Zoe Saldana shares her favourite products and fashion must-haves:

Are you feeling a little unkempt or lazy as the summer slowly heats up and winds down?  Making plans already for this year's holiday festivities?     Wondering how you are going get yourself tidied up in time for your annual season’s greetings mailer card?     Well, the holiday season is right around the corner, and even though we might just pack on some extra Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner pounds, we still want to find cheap and easy ways to stay looking our best for those holiday family and friend photos.    But how can we do this without breaking the bank or borrowing too much time?

Former Model and Top Chef judge, the gorgeous Padma Lakshmi talks about her beauty must-haves:

The first date, as stressful and overwhelming as it can be, is not the only opportunity to set the right impression.  Therefore, all the dates that follow (second, third, fourth, etc.) can be just as nerve wracking as the first.  And most often, it's the prep time before the date during which most of the nerves and anxiety sets in.  But there are some simple things that you can do while you get ready to help quell your nerves, get your mind right and settled, and make you look even better and beautiful for your date. 

If you want to shake your blues away and lose a few kilos in the process, then check into a dance class. Yes, dance is an excellent form of exercise that is emotionally and mentally satisfying!! It can give you a “high” not unlike what junkies feel when they take a shot or a puff. Except that, in this case, it is a natural “high”, not drug induced. When you exercise, endorphins are released from your brain that produces this “high” effect. As the pulse rises, and the heartbeat increases while dancing, the body also begins to manufacture its own pain reducer, known as the “prostate gland inhibitor”, which makes you feel absolutely great.

The beauty industry is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. And as we all begin to invest more time and more money into our physical appearance, beauty product companies and beauty based businesses are finding new and improved techniques and formulas to supply the ever growing demand for better skin care. Facials have become the go to necessity in maintaining healthy, glowing, youthful looking skin tones and complexions for our faces, and as the industry booms, the types of facials available have boomed as well.