Adult Acne

It happens to every adult at some point in lime—usually the night before the big business presentation or your younger sister’s wedding. While it’s easy to look for immediate causes of adult acne, some might be more long-term - possibly even invisible.  Does it seem like flares pop up when you begin using a new product, be it a cosmetic, skin care product or topical drug? Or, perhaps you’ve experienced a flare after applying a highly fragranced product or essential oil to your skin? Keep in mind that fragrances are the number one cause of skin reactions and allergies, so if you must use them, do so in moderation.
However, you may be causing a flare all on your own. Have you started using a new cosmetic product? If so, be sure to inform your skin care professional; bring it along to your session if you’d like, especially if you have questions about its ingredients or effectiveness. Keep in mind that foundations, powders, blushes and bronzing powders all can cause flares. Do you ever wear a headset, football helmet, baseball cap or other friction-causing item, or use the telephone a lot? These could be the cause of your flares, as well. Hormones also could play a role - more so in women than men. The best treatment, always, is prevention. When a flare does occur, carefully think through the past several days. Did you begin using a new skin care product, or maybe have a free makeover while doing some shopping at a department store? Are you under more stress than usual? Did you eat anything unusual—kelp or seaweed, high-iodide products, sometimes can be a  hidden ingredient that triggers flares. Work with your skin care professional to establish a cause for the breakout, and to recommend a skin care regimen to help clear your skin.

Makeup Trends

Are you wearing last season’s colors? The current makeup trend is for a fresh face, with warm colors being  the focus. This look is elegant-yet-flirtatious, is easy to apply and requires minimal touch-ups. The use of sheer shades adapts well to most complexions, leaving a soft, transparent shimmer on the face. So, what’s included in this color palette? The use of pink or peach with khaki is big, and other key colors range from soft to bright shades. Soft shades of shells to stones to other natural resources complement the current fashions, and bright, primary shades, especially yellow, are meant to he fun and trendy. Other colors to pay attention to:
For the eyes:
Mix sheer shades with demi-matte shades, and avoid frosts and dark brown mattes. Line the eyes in a soft color, emphasizing long lashes. White, pale mauve, flesh tones, buttery yellow, soft peachy pinks, orange, green, turquoise Hue, silver and copper are "in".

For the cheeks: These colors range from peachy pink to flesh tones.

For the lips:
Lips are pale with a demi-matte finish or optional sheen finish. Line them with a matching lip pencil. Colors to wear include peachy pink, earthy bronze and browny mauve.

Hitting the road with exercise

When there’s a vacation or business trip in your plans, don’t give up your regular exercise. Instead, take your routine on the road, improvising with what’s around you to make those muscles work.

·    Think of exercise as any available resistance. If it has weight, it can be lifted. All telephone books, portable televisions and even gaudy lamps apply.

·    When no conventional resistance is available, you can create your own through isometric exercise. Pit your muscles against themselves.

·    Most time standing could be spent walking. You’re in a long line at the baggage counter? Take your luggage for a short hike and burn calories while you can.

·    Time spent sitting could be spent toning and building strength. Just because your legs can’t do much in that
straitjacket of an airline seat doesn’t mean your arms and abs can’t be exercised through isometrics.

·    Most time spent lying down could be spent being more physically active. Any time you get a chance to lie down,
use that horizontal position to your health’s advantage by doing leg lifts, abdominal crunches, even bench presses with weights.