Beauty

Yoga Magazine Honors Elite Serum In Fall Beauty Issue

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It’s always nice to be honored in publications and earn awards, but when I read in the Fall Beauty section of Yoga Magazine that Elite Serum, the popular under eye serum, (one I’ve been using since last Summer) I was shocked. I mean, this company is admittedly a start-up, and they are getting awards on par with that of brands like Kinerase, Dr. Brandt, Skinceuticals, and others.

While I’ve had success with the Elite Serum, I’ve always wondered what other people thought about it. The product arrives sealed and air tight in packaging, but the company has only been around for a year and it doesn’t even send out boxes. When I inquired about this, I was told by company representative Doug Holliday that this was only an option in the few retail locations that carry the product. “It’s a mail order product at the present time, and why waste paper if it’s not going to be on display or ever used again after opening it,” was his exact reply.

I agree with saving paper, and some fussy customers have posted on forums I read that they are upset when they order a $100 product and it arrives without a box around it. While I know there is a level of expectations in receiving a product you pay a good chunk of cash for, it’s not the end of the world to have a decorated box that goes right in the garbage anyways. I posted some pretty strong opinions online about my sentiment towards people that get fussy over not receiving a box with their product, and basically ended my discussion with one frequent poster with an “agree to disagree” stance.

I was quite happy with the amount of time I was able to chat with Doug, who gave me a quick background on this South Florida company. They have grown leaps and bounds since they first launched with the Elite Serum, and now since they especially have other brands out there, they aren’t really “one product wonders” anymore. I feel special that I was among the first people to review this product, and the prestige and honors abound about Elite Serum are quite impressive to me.

Being known as pioneers for their use of resveratrol and the acai berry extract (for their antioxidant properties), EliteSkin, the name of the brand that makes the eye serum, has been well-discussed online. A strong marketing campaign that has included a good push overseas (Doug mentioned the Elite Serum is a HUGE seller in Asia) has led them to the forefront of the anti aging skin care companies out there.

Yoga Magazine points out several of the honors the serum has won, and praises it’s unique blend of cosmeceutical ingredients in the formula. For once, I feel like I was in on something early. If only the company could now go public!

Modern Kashmiri Furniture

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Kashmir, a northern state of India, has built its fame not only on the merits of its age-old political controversy or its natural beauty, but also on the merits of its local arts and crafts, of which the hand-crafted, ornate walnut furniture pieces are both beautiful and functional. The paradox of this class of furniture is that it is both old and new; traditional and contemporary.

Most of the skilled craftsmanship has been handed down generation after generation in very traditional, family-based settings. Families that thrive on making rugs make only kashmiri carpets and rugs; families that have specialized in making walnut furniture only live on those!

What’s So Famous About these Kashmiri Walnut Furniture?

These carefully hand-crafted furniture items combine the rare elegance of walnut; the traditional, ornate designs of Kashmiri crafts; and the practical, usage features of the contemporary world. In beauty and grace, this type of furniture stands for tradition; in functionality, it stands for modernism. These furniture items are still so popular, that foreigners all over the world make an extra effort to stop by Kashmir or any large store in India selling these; then they order some to take back to their homeland.

Walnut Furniture

The Kashmir, hand-crafted walnut furniture has to go through a wood treatment process before its ready to take on craftsman’s tools because unprocessed walnut wood would crumble under those heavy beatings turning the ordinary wood pieces into beautiful, carved-wood furniture pieces. These pieces range from study desks, to roll-over cupboards, to end table to a lot of other useful items. The outstanding features of Kashmiri walnut furniture sets are:

– They are visually appealing with finely carved out, ornate designs

– They combine rare traditional beauty and elegance with modern, practical, usage ideas. Each and every furniture item can serve at least two purposes, if not more.

– The color and texture of walnut makes the furniture sets stand out from other modern Indian furniture.

– The walnut wood and the traditional, kashmiri designs combine to create rare, artistic pieces.

– Specific, made-to-order pieces may be ordered and shipped to a customer’s home address.

Stocked items
Normally, some pieces are always found on stock in any retail shop selling kashmiri furniture; some other items may have to be made to order. The items that are readily available in the kashmiri walnut furniture category are wooden room partitions, centre tables, end tables, sofa sets, roll-over desk tops, roll-over cupboards, and so forth.

Most proud Kashmiri furniture makers would be eager to custom-design any unusual item selected by a customer. A good number of foreigners, while traveling in India, make a point to visit these traditional carpet and furniture-selling families in Kashmir.
Most foreign tourists planning on visiting India may be well served if they are acquainted with the beautiful craftsmanship of Indian furniture.

Modern-designed furniture is manufactured by millions of companies and individuals, thus leaving a buyer quite perplexed about a buying choice. The modern Kashmiri furniture is at least worth someone’s consideration even if it doesn’t make the final round.

Beauty And The Geek Tommy Talks About learning How To Fish

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When the fifth season of Beauty and the Geek finally came to a close earlier this month, Tommy and Amanda were a quarter of a million dollars richer after winning over Chris and Cara by a difference of one more contestant collected across the city. Reality News Online wasted little time in engaging Tommy Severo in conversation about the just-concluded season and his experience on it.

One-half of the winning tandem narrated how he came to be among the Geeks in the show, especially when he doesnt exactly fit into the stereotype.

Actually, the show chose me. I happened to be in the right place at the right time, Tommy recalled. A film was being shot at my law school last fall and they needed people to play extras. After sitting in the background all day, I was approached by one of the producers from the film who apparently noticed my geeky style, formal speech, and awkward interactions with some of the female cast members. Once he found out I was also a student at the law school, he got me to come in for an audition.

Though recruited purely by accident, Tommy remains thankful for the experience of being on Beauty and the Geek, citing the most obvious of perks among the top reasons.

“I am truly grateful for having had this wonderful experience…I was certainly fortunate enough to have had a great deal more female attention than I was used to receiving in my everyday life,” he said. “Having had little experience with that kind of interaction, it was easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of emotions, but I kept reminding myself that the girls were there to teach me how to get dates, not to be my dates. Its the old ‘give-a-man-a-fish/teach-a-man-to-fish’ thing.”

And that, folks, is as geeky as Tommy can get the heart and soul of Beauty and the Geek in a nutshell.

Makeup For Ugly Women – Secret Makeup & Cosmetictips To Make Ugly Women Beautiful

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Why do some of the most beautiful women you meet think themselves ugly? And what of the ones who are ugly but tend to do nothing about it and sulk. There is no such thing as ugly. Ugly is a word that means nothing more than something that doesn’t look nice, but nice can be bettered to pretty attractive or handsome. Now stop sulking and get your act together. What women have to remember is that it is mostly themselves that see the ugliness and not other people.

It’s the norm for women to think they don’t look good, even when they do; they wouldn’t be women if they didn’t. There’s always going to be that one particular part of the body their not happy with. Whether it’s the face, bottom, breasts, legs or whatever, they’ll find fault. And more times than not the person whose suffers the most due to the fault found is either the husband or boyfriend.

Makeup Beauty Tips

The biggest mistake women make when using cosmetics is the lack of knowledge on the beauty items they use. It’s all well and good knowing where to apply the product on the body, but is this enough. No it’s not. How much do you know about the slapstick you paint your face with. Do you know how much to use. Do you know what ingredients are contained in the cosmetics that fill your makeup bag? Do you know how to do a skin test for allergies, and how to deal with complications deriving from an allergic reaction? Its matters like this that’s essential for you to know if the ugly duckling is to turn into a swan

There are a lot of beauty secrets out there that is still just that, “secret.” Should these get out then women have no excuse but to better improve the way they look. But because the secrets are kept secret then you have to work with the basics about makeup and use it to your advantage.

Choosing the right cosmetics is your first priority, and then learning how to correctly apply them. Mixing and matching colours is important also. If you manage to find a technique you’re comfortable with when applying your mascara, lipstick, eye shadow or whatever then half the battle is won. Having the knack regardless of what’s involved will save you time, however if it includes makeup then not only can it save you time, but embarrassment too if people see you as Coco the Clown.

Getting accustomed to your “proper” beauty products will have you look beautifully glamorous.

How you can make an ugly face pretty. I know I said there’s no such thing as ugly but I can’t get this through to them who beg to differ which leaves me no choice but to try and help these so called ugly women be beautiful, using their beauty products right..

Makeup Beauty Tips Below

Beautiful eyes are not an attractive feature but more a precious asset. Aside from your smile it is the eyes first thing people notice. Healthy eyes are beautiful eyes. If you know you have fabulous eyes but lately they look dreary and tired then to add sparkle use chilled eye drops. Eye drops will revitalize the eyes and increase the look of liveliness. Eye lash curlers used on the lashes tend to open the eyes up wide to display stunningly gorgeous eyes. Salt is not good for the eyes, as to much can cause water retention which the outcome is eye puffiness (puffy or look swollen.) Alcohol is a common cause for redness in the eyes. You only have to look at someone slightly inebriated for proof.

Sun glasses should be worn to protect your eyes at all times in the sun. Wear a quality brand name of sunshades that will efficiently filter out the harmful UV rays. Never rub the eyes no matter how tempting it causes fine lines and wrinkles. When applying eye cream to the eyes smooth your finger lightly from your temple to your nose and gently massage into the skin. Eye treatments should contain natural ingredients Remove eye makeup every evening. As we get older the skin underneath the eyes thins and because of this the veins below become more visible hence dark looking circles under the eyes. Allergies can cause nasal inflammation which then increases the amount of pressure on the sinuses; this impedes the blood from draining which gives rise to blood pools in the veins and capillaries underneath the eye, creating blackness (dark under eye circles.)

Make my big nose look smaller

Is your nose long, if so face foundation a shade darker than your skin tone on either side of your nose will help?

If it’s wide (roman) then the foundation needs to be smoothed below the nose where the nostrils meet.

Bring more action to your eyes using cosmetics to draw attention away from nose.

Highlight the lips with lip gloss and accentuate the cheek bones with blusher.

Don’t wear your hair back if you want your nose to look smaller. Hairstyle tip: a sneaky move for taking attention away from your big nose is to part your hair on the side

Do not cover your face with your hair in hope to conceal your nose, people aren’t soft they know it’s there and will automatically start scrutinizing your face till they find it, and if it’s as big as you make out then it won’t take them long. The less conspicuous your attempts are try and hide your nose the better for you to save those blushes

Beauty is about natural and the more natural looking you are the better beautiful you will look.

Makeup Beauty Tips For Lips

For natural looking pinkish lips apply a small amount of beetroot juice before going to sleep.

Lightly rub the lips with lemon juice to avoid darkening of lips.

Treating your lips daily with mint juice or coriander leaf juice will keep them smooth and rosy.

Eat a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables; this is an overall health tip for the body which includes the eyes lips and skin also.

Exfoliate your lips once every 7 days. Wet a “soft” bristle toothbrush and carefully brush the lips

Beverages such as tea and coffee can be the cause of black lips and tobacco products too. To treat, mix lemon and glycerin together and smooth over your lips each evening before bed. Rinse it off in the morning. This will help lighten the lips.

Cosmetics can either make you or break you if you know what I mean, too much makeup can ruin a good look, and if not enough makeup is applied then the good look you don’t get.

No matter how pretty and kissable the lips look, they won’t look as good or get hooked upon by another’s lips if those pearly whites aren’t white.

Dental treatments/surgery is expensive, however no reason to let the teeth rot and decay. Looking after your teeth in the early years may prevent the need for dental treatment in the future. Brush the teeth 3 times a day and floss. Remember, bad breath is a big turn off. No matter how beautiful you are to look at and with all the curves in the right place don’t expect any kisses if your breath smells. If you suffer from bad breath speak with your dentist. If you’re out on a night out and you’re breath smells of fags or garlic, carry a mini mouthwash spray in your hand bag

Hindu gods in ancient Europe

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Parjanya (Parjnya), a Vedic deity of rain, is often associated with Indra – the “thundergod” who punishes sinners. There are two hymns dedicated to him in the Rigveda (5.63 and 7.101). For example: “When thou, with thunder and with roar, Parjanya, smitest sinners down, This universe exults thereat, yea, all that is upon the earth.”

The word Parjanya means “rain” or “rain cloud” in Sanskrit. In Slavic mythology, Perun – the Slavic thunder god – is equivalent to him, but also Finish Perkele and many other European ancient gods of thunder. Prayers dedicated to this god help the rain to bestow blessings on us. Parjanya was also one of the Saptarishis (Seven great sages).

Sanskrit, the language used long ago by religious scribes and wise men, nowadays conveying ancient messages to us from holy texts, is presently only a liturgical language like Latin. The Indian Vedas were written in Sanskrit. In addition to liturgical purposes, this language is spoken at some places even today, particularly in some institutions where people feel the need to reinvigorate it. In the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, there are villages where ordinary people speak Sanskrit. Sanskrit is used also in Mattur, a village in the Indian state of Karnataka.

The origin of the word “red” (English), or “rot” (German) probably comes from the primordial adoration of the god of fire, most likely a deity like Slavic Rod, Hindu Agni or Rudra. You will find many words with similar sounding both in European languages and Sanskrit – for example, the Sanskrit word “rakta” – English “red” (“rudy” in Czech, “rouge” in French, “rojo” in Spanish, etc.). The origin of the word “red” most probably dwells in fire, which had been adored and personified by all ancient and tribal cultures.

The Slavic creation legends slightly vary in dependence on the region (Serbia, Slovenia, Russia, Poland, etc.). Swarog or Svarog is the Slavic sun and fire god. In the Slavic religion, Svarga is heaven. In Sanskrit, Svarga is heaven too.

Some Hindu gods have remarkable similarity with Slavic deities – both in pronunciation and in significance. Sanskrit and Slavic words may not be always entirely similar (in pronunciation and connotation), but may carry remarkable elements of similarities like in the case of the Slavic god Veles (god of shepherds and a great serpent), who bears a resemblance to Vedic Vala, a Hindu Naga (serpent) and Asura (mostly sinful and power-seeking deities) mentioned in Rig Veda over twenty times.

Lord Shiva’s attributes are materialized in a Slavic female deity called Siwa, Ziva, or Zivena – goddess of fertility and love. A similarity with Sanskrit appears in the fact that the word “ZIVA” means (in Sanskrit) “the one who is kind”. Unlike war or scorpion goddesses, goddesses of love are kind for most of the time.

There is yet another similarity between Shiva and Ziva – goddess Kali and Morena, the sister of Ziva. Both Kali (Hindu goddess) and Morena (Slavic goddess) are goddesses of death. In Hinduism, Kali is tightly associated with Shiva, as she is a form of Durga, the Shiva’s consort. There is not a big difference between these two, as Shiva’s association to Kali is as strong as Ziva’s connection to Morena. If we look at similarity in pronunciation, Slavic Morena has its equivalent in the Sanskrit word maraNaanta (coming to death).

As concerns symbolism, lingam is a Hindu (Shiva’s) symbol for fertility – the same dimension that ancient Slavs attributed to Ziva.

Vedic god Surya has his Slavic equivalent in goddess of beauty – Zora, Zarya, or Zori. There is also the word Zorya, which identifies less important goddesses – Slavic guardians of the dawn, but connection to the sun is indisputable.

Slavic svastika

Hindus use svastika as a symbol of good luck. Boreyko coat of arms is the symbol of svastika pointing to the left; it had been used in Poland. Svastika can also be found in symbolism of Svarog.

Comparison of Sanskrit and Russian

Slavic languages are similar, so the comparison shown below is made of words that sound equally and mean the same thing in Russian, Czech and Slovak. If you want to find out more about Sanskrit words, visit this website – http://spokensanskrit.de/

The first words on the left are in Russian, then follow words in Sanskrit and finally you may learn what they mean in English:

mama maatR mom brat bhraatR brother vsegda sadaA always putnik pathika pilgrim (or traveler) zit jiivati live kogda kada when nebo naaka heaven sneznij sahima snowy

Slavic languages have many similarities with Sanskrit, for example – catr (number four), which is spelled as “chetyre” in Russian and “shtyri” in Slovak, means the same thing. 9 He found the light of heaven, and fire, and Morning: with lucid rays he forced apart the darkness. As from a joint, Brhaspati took the marrow of Vala as he gloried in his cattle. Rig Veda, HYMN LXVIII. Brhaspati.

Juraj’s Hindu, esoteric, and computer karma at www.freebsd.nfo.sk