Whether you want to try a brand new look or just inject your style with new pizzazz, these are some great treatments and tricks to help you love the way you look! And, your Valentine will, too!
Healthy Hair Extensions
Whether you have thinning hair and want a thicker appearance or shorter hair and want more length, hair extensions may be just the secret tool for you. Tina Dizon, celebrity hair stylist and extension guru at Juan Florentino Salon in Beverly Hills, CA, knows the inside scoop on the hair trends and ways to keep your look fresh and modern. Her secret tip, however, is that you have to be ultra careful with the application and removal of extensions. This is essential in keeping your hair healthy and looking its best. Not to mention so much more immediate for those of us who don't want to wait six months to grow our hair three inches!
Get Clear
Red light, blue light! LED treatments shine the light on your skin and clear it, renew it and improve it. The red light stimulates collagen growth and penetrates skin deeply where it can begin to renew and restore itself to its more youthful version. For those of us still struggling with acne (and most of us still are!), the blue light kills all of the acne-causing bacteria and reduces oil production in your skin. This powerful but painless treatment is great as an add-on to a facial service as well as a treatment to consider even on its own.
Soft Expressions
If you are entering the stage where you feel you need results that are, well, a bit more dramatic, consider an injectible service such as Botox or a trusted filler like Juvederm. Botox does a great job in tackling frown lines and those across your forehead as well as crow's feet. The Labial folds and deeper lines around your nose and mouth can be "filled" with fillers quickly, smoothing out those lines and making them much less deep and noticeable. We recommend always erring on the conservative side, as a little can go a long way. And, it's very important to know your doctor and do the research, including an initial consultation.
Body Glow
Some people swear that a sun-kissed glow makes them look not only more sexy and healthy, but thinner! Sign us up! Chocolate Sun with its all natural, organic sunless tanning was founded by skin care guru Susie Hatton, who knows today's consumer demands natural alternatives to skin care (and particularly, to spray tanning.) Free from harsh chemicals and made with organic and wild crafted botanicals, herbs and antioxidants, Chocolate Sun offers one super solution you can dip right into. One tip - do this a day before whatever hot date you're planning!
Shape Your Brows
Remember Marlene Dietrich and her famous thin brows and arches? Or the thick and beautifully defined brows of Brooke Shields? The shape of your eyebrows can change your overall appearance, and this is why so many people put their brows in the experts' hands. Tweezing, threading or waxing are the varieties to try. Tweezing may be a little more painful as the hair is plucked one at a time, but it allows for such precision. Threading is used to grab each hair individually, also plucking it, while waxing can also help define the brow and remove the hairs more quickly. Try them all to see which one you like best - but make sure you go to someone you feel you can trust. Ask the expert to show you how she's going to do it BEFORE she starts, and pay close attention to how HER brows look!
