Look Younger #4 - Face Moisturizer

Does your face look dull? Do your wrinkles seem to have gotten deeper? Most likely you are suffering from dry winter skin syndrome!

What to do? Try celebrity skin pro Sonya Dakar's trick (clients; Gwyneth, Fergie and Megan Fox to name a few) for a natural glow: Use a gentle cleansing scrub to buff away dry skin and then massage a few drops of antioxidant rich oil such as Sweet Almond Oil or Grape Seed Oil (found at Byerly's, Lunds or Kowalski's -by the olive oil) into your face and neck. Sound Greasy? Its not! These oils don't clog pores like mineral oils do.

To confirm this I asked Top Twin Cities make-up artist Benjamin (from Accolades Salon), what he thought, and guess what? He uses Grape Seed Oil on his face too! So I had to try it. And it really does make a difference! My skin is glowing and my wrinkles have been plumped! ~Liza

BLOW DRY TIPS - WAVY hair

Would you like smoothness and shine? Use a paddle brush while blow-drying your hair!!

Towel dry, or partially air dry hair till damp. Add preferred styling cream, straightening lotion, or smoothing gloss from ends to roots.

Press the Paddle Brush firmly against the scalp and brush down thru the ends while blow-drying. The more firmly you press and pull the hair the straighter it will dry. Brush and blow-dry till hair 100% dry - that is KEY to getting lasting straight, shiny hair. Once fully dry, keep brushing till hair is cool to the touch, as this 'sets' the blowout.

P.S. If you have stubborn wavy pieces around the face, dry this area first. Use a medium size round brush, and pull hair firmly from the roots towards nose as you blow-dry. Once your 'face framing' is fully dry then use your Paddle Brush on the rest. ~Liza

BLOW-DRY TIPS - Volume Tip #1

Would you like more volume? Use a paddle brush while blow-drying your hair!!

Towel dry, or partially air dry hair till damp. Add preferred volumizer to the roots. Then flip head over and brush from neck towards crown while blow-drying. Then from ear towards crown. The idea is to brush the hair opposite the direction it naturally falls while drying. Keep flipping hair around head and brushing till hair is 100% dry. Once dry, flip head upside down again, and use your fingertips to rough-up the roots till they no longer feel warm (this is called 'setting the roots.')

P.S. for more volume around the face dry this area first. Use a medium size round brush, and pull hair firmly from the roots towards nose as you blow-dry. Once your 'face framing' is fully dry then use your Paddle Brush on the rest. ~Liza

Ojon Problem?

One possible problem with the Ojon Dry-Shampoo that I love. Its a little touchy. Apparently the nozzle clogs easily. I didn't realize that it says to 'shake well' till mine was almost empty, and then when I did shake it, the nozzle clogged shortly thereafter. My suggestion: make sure it sprays ok at the store and either 'shake well' from day one, or don't shake it at all. And keep your receipt just in case.

If you tried the Ojon Dry-Shampoo or any other Dry-Shampoo let the rest of us know what your opinions are by commenting below! In the meantime I will continue to keep trying other Dry-Shampoo's! ~Liza

PRODUCT TREND ALERT

There is a hot new item showing up everywhere. And it just might be my new best friend. Translucent, Spray-on, Dry Shampoo! Overslept your alarm? Bangs greasy halfway thru the day? Got a little sweaty at the gym? No problem! Now you can just spray the oil away!

As of now my favorite translucent spray-on Dry Shampoo that I have tried is Ojon Rub-Out Dry Cleanser. It smells amazing, completely drys out oil and amps up the volume! (Note: there are powder, dry shampoos available, but generally they only work on blond hair because they are usually white in color) Bonus: it comes in two sizes. One for your purse ($10) and one for your home counter($24)!

See more: http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P189304&categoryId=C13569