This winter is almost coming to an end and I finally got around to skin care products for outdoors (walks and winter sports) in winter. Want to take a brief look at products that will give the necessary protection.If you like long walks in the fresh winter air or do winter sports, you need to provide your skin with some extra cold-wind-sun protection.As I have mentioned many times in the previous
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Celebrity Beauty: Is Something Wrong with JLo’s Makeup?
Or is it just me who doesn’t think silver lips look nice on Jen?In her recent music video “Hold It Don’t Drop It”. Jennifer appears wearing 3 different styles of make-up.In the opening scene, on the stage with dancers in the background, she has these intense extravagant overdone eyes with enormous eyelashes.In another scene, when she is sitting on a disco ball, J.Lo is wearing silver lipstick
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Beauty Buzz: New Anti-Aging Products from Estee Lauder and Lancome
There have been quite a number of interesting products coming out this winter. Several of them deserve mentioning: Revelation Moisturizer from Estee Lauder and Primordiale Cell Defense Serum and Skin Recharge Moisturizer with SPF 15 from Lancome.I’ll look at Revelation and Cell Defense Serum in more detail.What both products have in common is that they are developed for the first signs of aging
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Beauty Shopping: Concealer Hunt Continued
Yesterday I continued my concealer hunt and checked out a couple more products. What I learnt while trying out all these products is that you need to apply a bit of a moisturizer before a concealer. If you have dry skin around eyes, concealer doesn’t slide on nicely, gets immediately into the smallest creases and gives you this desperate-to-conceal look.This time I paid a visit to Laura Mercier
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Beauty Talk: Treat Dry and/or Dehydrated Skin: Face Oils
This post is a continuation of the series of posts on Dry and Dehydrated Skin. Make sure you read about the causes and how to treat dry and/or dehydrated skin.Do not confuse face oils that are sold ready for use with essential oils which need to be diluted before application on the skin.Face Oils can be especially beneficial for the dry and dehydrated skin as they can balance it fast and help to
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Beauty Buzz: Are you looking for a Solution?
You may need to look no more if you need a solution for sensitive, irritated skin prone to redness. Clinique has launched a new line – Redness Solution, specially developed for sensitive, reactive skin. Well, the name speaks for itself.Let’s look closer at what products Redness Solution includes.1. Redness Solution Soothing Cleanser sounds great as it promises to “melt away grime and makeup
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Beauty Shopping: Concealer Hunt
I have been trying to find a quality concealer for quite some time. My goal is to conceal the under-eye shadows. Up till now mission looks impossible!I am not expecting too much from a concealer: I just want it to conceal - NOT reveal. I don’t want it to accentuate lines under my eyes and form creases after I smile or laugh a couple time… I don’t want it to look like it is REALLY there…. Like you
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Beauty Talk: Treat Dehydrated and Dry Skin
photo by J.StarThis is a continuation of the topic Dehydrated and Dry Skin. Go to this post to read about symptoms, causes, explanation on how skin gets dehydrated.In this post I look into what you can actually do to re-hydrate your skin and to help it keep the moisture in.Get Moisture BackExclude(or Minimize) the Dehydrating External and Internal Factors:Our smart bodies know how to keep
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Beauty Talk: Dehydrated and Dry Skin in Winter
Dehydrated skin refers to a condition when there is a lack moisture in the intercellular system of the skin. Skin can become especially susceptible to dehydration and severe dryness in winter due to the aggressive environmental factors. Dry skin types suffer the most from symptoms of dehydration.Signs of Dehydrated SkinDehydrated skin can be recognized by the following signs:feels tight and/or
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Best Beauty: Eve Reveals Best Beauty Buys 2008
UK beauty magazine EVE revealed a list of best beauty buys for 2008 in their February issue. The products have been selected by readers as well as a panel of judges which included Eve's experts as well as make-up artist, stylist, beauty experts from Harrods/Selfridges etc.Curious? Well, I thought I will go through the list of the the best ones. For the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places in each category
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Beauty Talk: Winter Skin Care Products - Choosing a Moisturizer for Winter
In the previous Beauty Talk I looked into choosing a cleanser for winter. The most important tip for choosing a cleanser is to go with a mild and gentle option ( read more). Now it is time to look into selecting the right moisturizing product for winter.As mentioned in the winter skin care post, during the cold season -in those parts of the world where the weather does get cold- our skin changes
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Time to Think
I am resuming blogging after a hectic pre-holiday and holiday schedule and a nice recovery vacation. I am also trying a new experiment of pictures in the blog. I am recently trying the idea of improving my presentations with pictures so I thought I would try it here as well. As usual, I would love feed back- just click the word "comments" at the end of the entry.
As we do more and more training and consulting I am struck ever more deeply with the importance of one variable: that the line staff have time to think and talk about their work. I am becoming convinced that a congregate care treatment program cannot provide excellent trauma informed care if the line staff are expected to be on the floor for all the time they are at work. It is crucial that staffing schedules be created to allow every full time staff person (and preferably the part time and per deim staff as well) to have time to:
Receive supervision that is scheduled, reliable and actually happens most of the time it is scheduled. This supervision should be more than administrative and correcting mistakes. It should include a focus on the person in the work: how are you doing? Which kids are getting on your nerves? Which do you want to kill? Which do you want to adopt? How are you with VT- how is the job affecting you? And it should have a focus on helping the staff member grow and develop, improve their strengths, learn more, progress on their chosen career path, and explore and utilize their interests.
Learn about the children- and reading the record is not enough. Staff need time to meet with the therapist and come to understand the child’s background and how it is currently influencing the present. Staff need to know the goals and objectives and the proposed discharge path for this child. They need a clear sense of the formulation of the treatment- how do we understand what is going on with this child and what are we focusing on? What problems is this child trying to solve with her symptoms? What self capacities does she need to develop? What social supports does he have? What are his strengths?
Discuss current issues and dilemmas with the team, and develop strategies based on the formulation. What have others found that helps? What can we add to the child’s Individual Crisis Management Plan? What are the early signs of distress that we should watch for- and what helps at those times? Who is doing well with this child and can become more involved? Who is struggling?
And relax- get away from the work for a few minutes, take a break, laugh, eat, talk, share stories of their weekend, form and strengthen relationships with other staff members.
Although it may appear daunting, expensive or even impossible to design staffing schedules that include regular meetings and down time, if fact it is possible. And it is less expensive in the long run because these are the things that result in satisfied staff, people who understand what they are doing, have a road map, and know that their own individual contribution is important and appreciated. Also, staff will have a feeling that they are growing and learning, and that their development is important to the agency. This will result in less staff turnover.
I believe these components are crucial to developing self aware, committed staff who can provide excellent trauma informed treatment for the kids.
Beauty Shopping: Sales in Full Swing in Zurich
Time has arrived for seasonal sales in Switzerland! In Zurich sales have started already on the last days of December. However those who like sales deals know that right now it is just a warm-up: the prices are not yet “desperately” low.I went to Bahnhofstrasse this Friday and checked out several “hot” sales spots for beauty product. Jelmoli has a nice selection of makeup on sale with a choice of
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Beauty Talk: Winter Skin Care Products - Choosing a Cleasner
You cannot overestimate the importance of cleansing in daily skin care routine whatever season it is! Cleansing prepares your skin to benefit from the skin care product you will apply next: daily moisturizer, anti-oxidant protection, or anti-aging treatment etc. It is important to carefully select the right cleanser for the skin type. On the one hand, your cleansing solution should completely
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