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WhyDid Wisdom: Just Breathe

By Kirsten|August 24th, 2010|Beauty Buzz, WhyDid Wisdom|

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With our crazy social schedules and busy lives, sometimes we forget to do something very, very important: Breathe. Not only do I mean this literally, but also quite figuratively.

Go commando: This may sound kind of gross, but it’s one of those necessities. It is good to sleep in the buff sometimes or with a nighty only. Your little girl down below needs fresh air too. Wearing tight clothing and thong underwear can cause discomfort and even bacterial infections. If you’re feeling a little too modest going commando, swap out your normal panties for a pair of cotton bikinis.

Show me some skin: Bad skin is cyclical. We get a breakout and feel the need to cover it up. By covering it up, we clog our skin… causing more breakouts. During the week, why not give your skin a break? Wash, moisturize, add a little cheek stain, mascara, and lip gloss and let that beautiful skin show.

Stop wining: Gosh, who doesn’t love a good glass of wine? Well, apparently the trick to really enjoying a great glass of wine is letting it breath. By allowing your wine to mingle with the air, the aroma will grow stronger and the flavors will become more obvious. There’s more to a great glass of wine than just uncorking the bottle.

Breathing room: At times, we can have emotional overload. Not all relationships are perfect. So there are times when instead of fighting it out, it’s best to give it some space and let it air out before delving back in. A little time away often does the trick.

I can see it in your eyes: If you are like the majority of the population and wear contact lenses, you also probably are cramping your eyeballs’ style. Every once in a while (read: two times a week) you should opt for your spectacles in order to give your peepers a rest.

This little piggy went home: Just like your eyes, sometimes your feet need a rest as well. Giving your tootsies a little breathing room can prevent any sort of stench or fungal diseases. Swap out your sneaks or your closed toe shoes for something with a bit of air.

Just breathe.

xx,

WhyDid

Beauty Buzz: Check Those Bags, Girl

By Kirsten|August 12th, 2010|Beauty Buzz|

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Ugh. It’s a rough world out there, ladies. Between all of our hard work and hard partying, at times we start to look a little “tired.” When we miss out on sleep and relaxation, one of the first places it starts to show is our eyes.

So, here’s the bad news… eye bags are hereditary and come along with the aging process. There is a certain amount of fat stored under the eye area and as we age, the ligaments and skin get looser around the eye and that pushes the fat forward creating a “bag.” Lack of sleep, poor diet (high in sodium), and lack of exercise can speed up the occurrence of bags. Allergy and sinus problems can also exacerbate eye baggage.

The good news? There are some things you can do to make bags appear smaller.

Placing cold tea bags, cucumbers, or a cold spoon on the area all work. It has to do mostly with the cold rather than the object. Green tea bags seem to work the best because they contain EGCG which is a natural anti inflammatory.
Using Preparation H around the eye area will also provide a temporary fix. Just be very careful not to get it into your eyes!
Injectables like Restylane and Juvederm are also used to treat bags. This is for a much longer lasting result.
Last resort with the most lasting results is an eye lift.
In the meantime, a great under eye concealer and highlighter will help hide those pesky bags.

Lorac Double Feature Concealer, $24

xx,

WhyDid

Beauty Buzz: Is Nothing Real?

By Kirsten|August 12th, 2010|Beauty Buzz|

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The other day a Clean and Clear commercial came on and the girls on there looked so fresh and pretty. I remember looking at their bouncy, beautiful locks and thinking, “Dang, I wish my hair was that thick!” Then I caught and reminded myself that there was no need to be jeal. Their hair was not even real!! Hair extensions can make all the difference in the world and ANYONE’s hair could look like that with the right stylist.

When I see these beautiful girls on TV with perfect hair, skin, faces, bodies, I worry about girls in this country. That’s a lot of pressure to try and live up to. I don’t think that most girls realize that half (okay more than half) of what they are seeing on TV isn’t real! There are so many things going on behind the scenes that you would never even know (and these go far beyond the old Vaseline on your teeth trick).

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Hair extensions- Basically every single girl on television or in the movies has some form of hair enhancement. Whether it be Great Lengths or good ol’ clip ins, there are secrets in her hair.
Makeup- You would not BELIEVE what can be done with the use of clever makeup tricks. Blemishes are banished, cheekbones created, eyes widened. You may sit down in the makeup chair as one person and leave as another.
Photoshop- Just in case they didn’t quite catch something in makeup, the fine folks over in editing will fix you right up. I once saw a photoshpped picture of myself and wanted to cry. I was now aware of all my flaws and wanted to fix them ASAP so I could look like the girl in that photo.
Surgery- Some may go under the knife while others just opt for injectables, but you can be pretty sure that most of Hollywood has had some type of work done. They deny, deny, deny and that bums me out because it’s giving girls a false sense of reality.
Crazy diets and workouts- Celebs don’t just look that great by eating cheeseburgers. They have the BEST trainers and nutritionists on the planet, and this is for loosing weight and for weight gain, but you can try the best legal steroids for bulking and get the body you want! If that doesn’t work, don’t forget about body sculpting makeup tricks and photoshop!

Britney_Spears_Candies_1 So next time you turn on the TV or pass the rack of glossy magazine covers on your way to the checkout line, don’t feel bad about yourself. You too could look like these lovely ladies with the right beauty and fitness arsenal. I have been lucky enough to live in places where I can see the behind the scenes shenanigans and it breaks my heart to think that girls across the country (and world) hold themselves to such high (unrealistic) standards. None of it’s real! Next thing you know they’re gonna tell me The Hills is fake. Wait… what?

xx,

WhyDid

Ew, That’s Dirty.

By Kirsten|August 10th, 2010|Beauty Buzz, WhyDid Wisdom|

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So, while watching TV last night, a couple of commercials really caught my attention. Both were geared towards killing germs, but they really just killed me.

First up, we have Lysol No Touch soap dispenser. I mean, how dirty is your bathroom/soap dispenser that you can’t touch it? Furthermore, you are touching it in order to dispense the soap. Meaning that you will then WASH YOUR HANDS. We have lived decades with good ol’ fashioned soap dispensers and- gasp- soap DISHES! No one has been know to die from sharing soap. This thing is not only a ploy, it’s also an eye sore for your bathroom decor.

Moving right along… Gold Bond now has a hand sanitizer that is also a lotion. I, for one, don’t buy it. When I’m killing germs off of my skin, I want to feel them being burned off with lots of alcohol and other things that are bad for my skin. Wouldn’t rubbing lotion on my hands merely be just rubbing those germs around from one place on my dermis to another? Thought so.

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Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not bashing hand washing. Heavens, no. By all means, wash those hands (especially before eating and after using the restroom or other dirty public venues)! I’m simply stating that there’s nothing wrong with a good old bar of soap and some water. Keep it clean.

xx,

WhyDid

Beauty Buzz: Finger Bling

By Kirsten|August 9th, 2010|Beauty Buzz|

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So after my fingers and toes looking like I’d been jogging in sandpaper while digging in glass for a week, I decided it was time for a mani/pedi STAT. After searching Yelp for a place that does gel manicures (more on that later), I found a place in West Hollywood called Extremedys 2012. Not only do they offer gels, they specialize in Minx. I wasn’t 100% sold on the whole “Minx” thing cause I’d heard some horror stories about it (shrinky dink ring a bell?), but upon arrival, I was swayed into trying it out. Winoneh let me know that Minx would stay on my toes for 5-8 weeks! The only reason to get them changed would be either boredom or natural growth. I asked about another 345,785 questions before picking a design out of the book for my toes. (Apparently leopard print is the most popular pattern).

Winoneh informed me that you must take a special training class in order to apply Minx properly and some of the foul ups with other friends’ nails might be due to poor technique. It didn’t take long before my toes looked like this:

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One of the best parts of Minx is the lack of drying time. When they’re on, they’re on. These are apparently all the rage with celebs right now. Here are a few lovely ladies and their Minx:

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I only opted for bling on my toes, but the possibilities of mixing and matching are endless. I was, yet again, overwhelmed. Make your own finger bling by visiting the ladies at Extremedys.

Extremedys 2012

8001 Santa Monica Boulevard

West Hollywood, CA 90046

323-848-8094

xx,

WhyDid

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