CLEANSING!!!!
We are going to tell you exactly how to cleanse your face as well as your hair because if your face is fresh and clean then your make up will always be flawless and if you hair is clean and taken care of, then achieving a desired style will be possible every time. We going to start of with the cleansing of hair.
HAIR:
Most women make the same mistakes and that is only shampooing your hair once and then applying conditioner. This is wrong because we all have a little molecule in our hair called a "shampoo molecule" (ok that is the easy word for it) This little molecule is rather interesting because when you shampoo your hair, the first shampoo actually attracts grease and repells water, so your hair is not actually being cleaned therefor your hair will not shine for as long as it should. The second time you shampoo your hair it attracts water and repells grease therefor leaving you hair beautiful and clean. You may now apply your conditioner but remember if you are using a good quality product then you do not need more product than the size of a 5c coin. Do not apply conditioner directly to your roots because this will cause them to become greasy again. Start applying conditioner from the mid lengths to then ends of your hair and then massage. The massage is not just done to be relaxing, but it actually promotes hair growth and blood stimulation in your head. Do not be vigorous when drying your hair, it's at it's most fragile state when wet. Pat hair with a towel to get rid of the water and then apply a leave in conditioner and comb out and then style as desired.
FACE CLEANSING:
To ensure your make up looks absolutely gorgeous everyday you need to have a clean canvas to work on and a healthy one at that. Most women try a shortcut when it comes to cleansing their face, and no a wipe will not cleanse your face properly. Follow these steps when cleansing your face and I promise you that not only will you feel more refreshed but you will look more radiant everyday.
The first step would be to invest in a good quality Cleanser, Toner and Moisturizer (CTM) and some vegetable sponges. Start by removing all your make up with a little make up remover on a small Cotton pad. Place this on your eye for 10 seconds and wipe downwards and outwards. Once you have done this you can start the cleansing routine.
Get a bowl of luke warm water and place your vegetable sponges in the water, squeeze out excess water and then apply your cleanser to the vegetable sponge.
- Start by placing both cleansing pads on the chin. Moving from the chin to the jaw line to the temple.
- Place both hands back on the chin, moving upwards towards the smile line and again the temple.
- Place both hands on the chin moving upwards towards the nose and between the eyes.
- When you have reached the eye's place both hands on the temple, moving hands downwards on the forehead. 3 times on each side.
- The carry on with the eye's making an 8 shape over the eye's. Starting on the eyebrow moving underneath the eye. Do the figure 8 shape four times on each eye.
- From the eye carry on towards the nose. Stroke down from the bridge of the nose to the tip. Do this 3 times.
- From the top of the nose go downwards on the sides, 3 times per side.
- Your next step will be to clean the nostrils, using downward and circular movements. Ensure you remove all the make up around the nostrils.
- Move on towards the top lip using 3 downward strokes to the lip.
- Now go down towards the neck, using only downward movements stroke down on either side of the neck. From the jaw line to the collar bone. One side at a time.
- From the neck go towards the ear lobes. Use circular movements round the lobes
- From the ear lobes go to the lips where you will work from the outer corners inwards. Sweep from side to side.
- Now you will apply your toner. Apply toner to a small cotton pad and repeat the cleansing routine but leave out the eye's and the lips.
- Now apply your Moisturizer. Moisturizer is applied in 3 dots per facial area. The forehead. the cheeks, the chin and the neck. There is only 1 dot on the nose. Do not rub in the cream but rather do a roll or a patting movement.
- Apply eye cream or eye gel using your ring finger, dab the cream on in a semi circle. Do not rub, Do not apply directly around the eye.