Flawless skin is everyone’s choice, and there are issues like textured skin that affect the flawless look. The texture is hard to hide with makeup and requires exclusive products designed for the bumpy skin. Speaking of textured skin foundation application, it requires selected products.

The roughness and large pores do not sit well with only all makeup products, and the texture still shows through snatching the flawless look you are trying to achieve. If you have oily skin on top of that, then it can be easily managed using designated setting powder for oily skin for oil management. So, it’s time that you try the below routine that makes your woes with the not so smooth skin vanish.

Steps for Applying Foundation for Textured Skin to Look Smooth:

• Apply serum to prep-up your skin
• Follow up with a moisturizer
• Then apply smoothing primer
• Finally, the base

You will enjoy smooth, flawless skin as the above process covers the texture effectively. What does each of them do to make your skin look flawless? Let us see.

Serum: Serum adds life to your skin. It locks in the moisture and creates a barrier so that the skin stays healthy.

Moisturizer:  It adds moisture and makes the skin soft, easing the roughness of the skin, making it more receiving.

Primer: Primer helps to fill in the gaps in the skin that make it look textured, forming a smooth base for the foundation.

Base: This is an optional step, and you can go for a foundation without this step. But if you need to apply concealer and like products, then this is the time. (more…)

In the last couple of years a new improvement of nails has come in the fashion world and that is the nail dipping powder. A revolution that is, DND DC dip powder color is a trend that will end the era of gel manicures and acrylic nail polish. DND is a nail polish manufacturing giant that pioneered the rise of dip powder nails in the manicure industry. A healthier alternative to the traditional gel and acrylic, Daisy Nail Designs (DND) offers unique sets of high quality powder nails that you can apply even on your own.

Compared to acrylic and gel polishes, nail dipping powder applies half the time and does not required exposure to a UV Led Light. It also outlast the conventional polish and does not cause damage to the nail bed. Why is that? Because they do not contain toxic formaldehyde that can be found with the acrylic and gel polishes that we have come to love.

Benefits of DND Nail Dipping Powder

Long Lasting while keeping the nails strong

One of the most famous benefit of nail dip powder is the fact that they last longer than other type of nail polishes. DND is one of those products that have higher longevity compared to others.

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Dry air indoors dehydrates the skin. Temperature extremes contribute to the moisture loss. Before you know it, you’re suffering from the seasonal malady called winter itch. Should you happen to be prone to eczema, it’s likely to be even worse.

So how can you stop itching so much in the wintertime? Moisturizer alone isn’t likely to solve the problem. So let’s discuss the best solutions for curing winter itch.

First, if your skin looks red, dry, and scaly, it may be eczema or atopic dermatitis. In that case, you need to eliminate triggers, not just rehydrate your skin.

Check your environment for allergens. Switch to fragrance-free soaps and lotions. Then be sure to apply plenty of moisturizer throughout the day. Put travel size tubes in your purse, in the car, and so forth.

Next, here are some other tips to heal dry skin. Let’s begin with what you can do right now to feel better in 10 minutes or less.

A the10-minute miracle to fix dry skin

Gather up a poof or a washcloth, moisturizing body wash, and body butter or creamy lotion. Take a brief shower in warm water (not hot) and use the poof to exfoliate your body. Be gentle, but thorough.

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“MADE BY” concept is to bring about a clothing line where we can practicetransparency to our Earth also to our Artisans who make the clothes and raisestandard of living for these talented individuals.

Made by… is a boho – global gypsy meets jet set spirit (with out breaking yourbank) collection that is made by the local Artisans of Peru and India.At Made By… a profound gratitude for our Nature and our people frames ourwork. We are dedicated to practice fair trade. Made By… supports happy andhealthy work environments free from forced labor.

Designer Semera chooses Eco friendly materials and uses natural colors that iscarefully dyed with organic colorants which are found in the minerals andplants.

Each style is made by a talented Artisan and now you can be one step closer tothat Artisan who hand makes your stylish wear.Each Artisan stamps their names on the label. Customers can grasp their namesfrom the hand tags that are on the garments. Each Artisan is unique and eachhas a distinctive talent.

We feel certain this approach is valued by our customers, the satisfaction ofwhom is our main motivation.

About the Designer:

Semera was born and raised in Istanbul – Turkey. Most of her childhoodwas spend helping her mother Sema, bead couture garments. Semera oftendescribes her childhood as “I grew up picking up beads and sequins off thefloor!”

After coming to USA at the age of 14, Semera already knew her destiny wouldbe in fashion. At the age of 17 she had her first fashion show in Charleston SC,where she lived then. Her designs were sold to local boutiques all aroundsouthern states like SC, GA, FL.

Semera attended FIT in 1998 and graduated in 2002. She interned withdesigners such as Chynthia Rowley, Jill Stuart, Marc Jacobs, and she worked forbrands such as BCBG, Betsey Johnson and Free People.

One of Semera’s passion is to travel…. She is a boho nomad at heart, alwayshave her bag ready to go somewhere new, interesting and wild…. discoveringnew cultures and traditions…. live with locals and move around the countrieslike a gypsy.

An other Semera’s important passion is to help and provide to those who are inneed. She volunteered with various non profit organizations such as “MercyShip”, “Charity: Water” and various homeless shelters around the states. Helpingto provide food, health care and shelter.

Now, at last Semera has emerged with her own collection that’s a naturalextension of her personal life. The result is “MADE BY…”:a true fair-trade brand for women who travel – or dream of traveling to exoticdestinations and who enjoy lifestyle that is a bit lux at the same time bohemiangypsy.