Vanity, Perfume & Shaving

Purchasing perfume as a gift can be a bit daunting especially if it is something that you don't do regularly. The good news is that this task can be achieved with a minimum of stress if you follow a few basic rules. I like to think of it as "how to make purchasing perfume as simple as ABC".

Firstly, what is the age (A) of the person you are buying for? This is important because some fragrances are light and flowery and are more suited to the younger lady on the move. Also, at this stage, using a designer brand is sometimes seen as being more important than the actual smell of the perfume or cologne. Some of the brands popular with the younger set at the moment are:- Ralph Lauren, Dolce and Gabbana, Ed Hardy, Britney Spears, Stella McCartney, Diesel, Anais Anais, Escada, Esprit and Jennifer Lopez.

On the other hand, the more mature woman is looking for a combination of everyday fragrances as well as fragrances for more formal occasions. In today's market, there is a multitude of brands that fit this bill. Newer labels, such as Vera Wang and Kenzo and older established brands like Chanel, Nina Ricci, Christian Dior and Estee Lauder are commonly found on the shelves of the mature, discerning woman. The age of the person you are buying for will help determine which brand is more likely to appeal and further enhance the satisfaction of the person receiving your thoughtful package.

(B) stands for budget. There is a true saying in this world and that is "you get what you pay for". If possible, avoid cheaper fake products. While they may smell OK to start with, they usually wear of much quicker than an authentic well known brand. There are many well known brands available that don't require you to sell the ranch to purchase them. In addition to this, many department stores (including on line department stores) sometimes offer fantastic specials throughout the year. Be on the alert for these as there can be significant savings off the normal retail price.

To sum up the budget side of buying perfumes- always look to buy a known brand and try and buy this as cheaply as possible. You will be glad that you went for quality and your recipient will be glad that you did also.

(C) is for celebration. Celebrate life everyday and enjoy the company of those around you. When it is time to purchase a gift for someone you care about, selecting a perfume is a great way to celebrate your relationship. Whether, it is your daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, friend, girlfriend or even a work colleague, a specially chosen bottle of appropriate perfume is not only a joy to give but a joy to receive. Never underestimate the importance of looking and feeling good. Part of feeling good is smelling good and there is nothing better than to have a splash of your favourite perfume on throughout the day. This is why perfume has always been regarded as a beautiful personal gift - a gift worthy of celebrating all of the great things that happen in your life.

Our sense of smell can help us remember some of the special stages of our lives. Who can forget the beautiful smell of an apple pie cooking in the kitchen when you were growing up? Who can forget the unique smell of their grandmother's scent when you were little? What about the first time you went on a date? If you grew up in the 60's there is a fair chance that you would have been wearing an Avon perfume. Can you still remember that fresh young smell of those uncomplicated and innocent days? Our sense of smell delivers one of life's great joys and there is nothing better than to be able to pamper yourself with a daily splash of your favourite perfume.

When you are looking to purchase a gift for someone special in your life, follow these tips and you won't go wrong by investing in quality perfume for your next gift solution.

A perfume outlet will usually have a large variety of discount cologne products along with its cheap perfume. Next time you are shopping for perfume online, look through the discount cologne offerings on the website. You might find that there are some great choices for the men in your life.

Although you may enjoy searching for the right discount perfume for yourself, most men will not buy discount cologne for themselves. They wait for someone else to buy it for them. If they do buy discount fragrances for themselves, they will usually go with the brands they have heard of all their lives, such as Old Spice and Aqua Velva. This is especially true of middle aged to older men.

If you are unsure about men's discount cologne, try looking through the top sellers. There is usually a section on a perfume outlet website where the most popular products are listed by category. One category would be men's fragrances. Read about the colognes and evaluate them just as you would when you buy any perfume online.

For the sportier male, Adidas offers a whole line of discount fragrances. There is Adidas Classic, Adidas Dynamic, Adidas Game Fever, Adidas Team Force, and so many others. These are all strongly male fragrances with scent ingredients that are associated with manliness and sports.

Aramis has a scent that you can get from a discount cologne outlet for a fraction of the original cost. There are several variations on the discount fragrances, such as Aramis 900, Aramis Gold, Aramis Life, and Aramis Summer. The discount colognes are good for both evening and day use according to customers who buy the products from any perfume outlet.

There are also several varieties of Stetson on the discount cologne market. Men love the sound of the name, and the scent is masculine with a woodsy and citrus spicy aroma. Most people say they like to wear these discount fragrances mostly at night. Stetson Black and Stetson Sierra are two other choices.

For a more romantic scent, many men will appreciate getting a bottle of Oscar by Oscar De La Renta. It has subtle fragrances of bergamot, fern and moss, along with carnation and cinnamon. As a romantic fragrance, this discount cologne is worn mostly in the evening.

This is just a sampling of the hundreds of choices available in men's discount cologne. Read through the reviews and have a good time making your choice for your man. Whether you are buying for your father, your mate, or your son, you can find what you need at a perfume outlet.

Too disappointed with their skin care creams, many women are resorting to eyelift to reduce eye wrinkles. Is this really the answer to their problems? Does this provide lasting and permanent solutions? Find out now.

Briefly about eyelift

Eyelift forms part of cosmetic surgeries that now rank top three in the US these days. This is partly brought about by women's increasing exasperation with their existing skin regimens. They believe that eyelift provides quick-fix solutions, despite its relatively higher cost.

An Eyelift specifically stretches the loosening skin surrounding the eyes. The skin patches around the eye area are very thin. They become much thinner when we grow old.

As we grow older, the fatty tissues under those skin areas become more plenty. The increasing weight further strains the already loosened dermis. Soon, wrinkles develop and deepen if not treated well.

Many women buy just any brand or type of skin care cream. Most do not actually know what specific ingredients to look for. Worse, only few fully understand why wrinkles develop on the first place.

Eyelift surgical procedures are not cheap. Despite their relatively expensive nature, many women still undergo those surgeries. They are adamant to eliminate them immediately despite its high cost. Besides, those women need to repeat the procedures every few months to maintain the same desired look.

Surgeons conducting the surgical procedure make a small incision and take out the excess fatty tissues inside. Then, they stretch the dermis to erase the lined look on the skin surface. Truth to tell, eyelift surgeries remove only the appearance of wrinkles, not the wrinkles per se.

Help your body repair itself naturally

To address the skin problem, you need to help the body repair itself. Skin wrinkling develops because the layers beneath the surface no longer contains sufficient amount of collagen bundles. These bundles are natural formations because collagen and elastin proteins bind together.

When we grow old, the body is not able to reproduce more of these proteins. By the time we reach the age of 45 years or so, a total of 30% or so of the entire collagen content is lost. It means that more of those bundles are lost or damaged than the body can produce.

To reduce eye wrinkles, choose only those products containing natural substances, like Cynergy TK. Cynergy TK is taken from the wool of sheep specially raised in New Zealand. This ensures highest grade of Cynergy TK taken from the wool.

Cynergy TK contains Functional Keratin that effectively boosts collagen regeneration in the body. Continued application has been shown to significantly reduce eye wrinkles, including those found in other skin areas.

Getting discount perfume at a great price is a good thing. There will always be people that like bargains in order to save money. One of the best places to find discount perfume is an online retailer.

When people hear the words "discount perfume", some of them think that since it may have a low price, that it's not worth buying. That could not be farther from the truth. They are just as good as those that are priced higher.

Before you buy any discount perfume, it's a good idea to test it on your skin. You will be able to find out whether or not you're allergic to it. Put a dab on your skin and let it stay there for a few hours.

Sometimes, you find out that the initial scent does not always smell the same after a few hours on your skin. That's not to say that the scent is bad. It's just that you ca not determine what you will smell like while the scent is wet. If you experience a skin rash, itching or watery eyes, then you may be allergic to it. Not all discount perfumes are for everyone.

Online retailers can afford to sell discount perfumes at lower prices because they do not have much of an overhead. Their online operations don't require them to have a brick and mortar building.

When buying discount perfume, do not fall into a net where you end up buying a scent that is not the real thing. There's nothing more embarrassing than buying a scent that does not smell like to original. How will you be able to tell?

You can dab a sample on your skin and wait for an hour or two. If that scent is not there when you sniff it later, then you may have a problem. If you have to keep dabbing the scent on every few hours, then you know that it's not the real thing.

Another way to make sure discount perfume is the real thing is to look at how the product is packaged. The packaging with this is different than the higher cost scents. Make sure that you're really getting a deal. The online retailer will sometimes offer additional incentives, such free shipping. However if they advertise a deal that is too good to be true, then don't go for it.

Do research on the retailer that you plant to buy from. See if they have plenty of testimonials in their favor. Ask them questions. If they are legitimate, they won't mind answering them. If they don't respond or give you partial responses, then you may want to steer clear.

Even though you're buying fragrances at a lower price, it does not mean that the quality has to be of low quality as well.

Mirrors have an extensive history behind them - right from Archimedes to the Queen in Snow White - they have delighted many people. Mirrors have several uses ranging from checking yourself everyday to using them for scientific experiments. However, the most convenient and popular use of the mirror is to apply make up.

Make up mirrors are useful tools to help apply make up to make our faces look more youthful and rejuvenated. A mirror helps reflect both our outer as well as inner radiance.

Using a make up mirror gives very clear picture of how you are applying makeup and you can clearly see any mistakes you've made like over or under application. If you have trouble seeing in a mirror, there are magnifying make up mirrors that help you see in detail available from 3X to 12X magnification. These mirrors are designed to you see without your glasses.

A make up mirror can be used along with lighting that will help you apply the right tones and highlights. Make up mirrors come either individually or inside a compact make up kit. Bathroom mirrors are also make good make up mirrors, if proper lighting surrounds them. If the lighting is wrong, what you apply in doors will look completely different when you step out in natural lighting. It is best to apply makeup in natural lighting.

Experimenting with all the types of make up in front of a mirror gives you a better idea of what enhances your looks. Finally, buy one that you would be comfortable using.

The opportunity to create a little girls bathroom for your young daughter(s) can be a very interesting and rewarding experience into the world of little girls bathroom décor and fixture selection.

Experience has taught me that the most important accessories in a little girls bathroom are “frilly” towel bars and light fixtures as well as a very nice artistically inspired faucet set. The little girls bathroom is more about décor and decorating than actual fixture placement although that does not mean for a moment that if you have the opportunity to maximize your floor space and fixture placement.

Your little girls bathroom might be decorated around a theme if you wanted to go that far or it might be more subtle with soft pretty little girls bathroom colors. Any color scheme that is a soft, feminine hue qualifies as long as it meets the approval of the little girl.

Which brings up another point; you want to always keep her involved in the decision making process. Selecting paint colors, wallpaper and trims can be an exciting time for her so make sure to keep her “in the loop”. It will make the little girls bathroom even more her own after she has hand a major role in its development.

One final note. Make certain that the entire bathroom remodeling project is well-documented with pictures as you go along. Whether it’s your little girl tearing old wallpaper off of the wall or Daddy underneath the new sink or Sis with paint all over her face, these memories recorded in all of their digital glory will be the smiles on your little girl’s face long after the little girls bathroom is gone.

Medical spa services are basically professional cosmetic procedures offered in the tranquil and luxurious atmosphere of a traditional spa. A variety of professionals are also employed under the auspice of cosmetic spa services, including cosmetic surgeons, cosmetic dermatologists, aestheticians, massage therapists, and cosmetologists.

Types of Procedures Available Through Medical Spa Services Medical spas offer the latest and greatest in anti-aging techniques, injectables, acne treatments and laser hair removal. Some of the procedures available include the following:

* Botox Injections

Botox is injected under the skin of the forehead, between the eyes or around the corner of the eyes to fill in depressed areas and wrinkles, which works to significantly reduce the signs of aging. It is typically injected by a cosmetic surgeon or cosmetic dermatologist and requires an appointment, as Botox is usually prepared fresh each day.

* Chemical Peels

Chemical peels use an acid solution to remove the top layer of skin. By doing this, a person can rid themselves of dead and dull skin and other skin imperfections.

Depending on the problem areas and skin type, a cosmetic dermatologist will either perform a light peel (which requires little or no sedation and has no downtime), a medium peel (which removes more layers of skin but requires a few days of recovery) or a deep peel, (which offers incredible and long lasting results, but may take weeks or months to fully recover).

* Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is a fast, gentle and effective way to remove hair from the face, legs, arms, stomach and bikini area. It's obviously a cleaner and quicker procedure than wax or cream removals and provides a much smoother and fresher look to the skin.

* Injectable Fillers

Injectable fillers include popular treatments such as Restylane, Sculptra and Juvaderm which can be injected into skin depressions, deep wrinkles, folds and into the lips and cheeks to firm and plump the targeted area. The sessions generally take 30 minutes with results lasting for up to two years, depending on the procedure.

* Laser Therapy

Medical spas differ in what types of laser therapy they offer to their patients but most offer some form of treatment to reduce sun spots, freckles, imperfections and spider veins.

* Special Cosmetology Sessions

Most medical spas offer upscale lines of cosmetics that can be applied by a cosmetologist to hide redness, bruising or swelling as result of any of the cosmetic procedures detailed above. These products can then be purchased and used by the patient to hide the healing process of their cosmetic procedures from family members and colleges.

Why Choose Medical Spa Services

If you're looking to undergo any of the procedures listed above, getting them done at a medical spa is a great choice for a variety of reasons. Most of the procedures listed above involve the face and it's important to have someone that specializes in these techniques working on your behalf.

Additionally, medical spa services provide a "bigger bang for your buck" with regards to specials, combination procedures or the number of therapies included with each treatment package. Finally, the atmosphere of a medical spa makes the experience worthwhile-as it's a nice change from waiting in a cold, boring and dreary doctor's office to get a procedure done.