In order to make a smoothie that will give you healthy and glowing skin, you should begin by considering the nutritional value and restorative nature of certain fruits. To make a smoothie that will support your collagen, elasticity, and your complexion, combine the following fruit in a smoothie: blueberries, oranges, strawberries, mango, bananas, and water. These will also provide beta keratin and antioxidants.
To clean fowl (ducks, geese, pheasant, etc) in the field, begin by turning it on its back. Lay it down on a flat surface. Grab a handful of flesh, underneath the head and neck and rip it away. Continue ripping the skin and feathers off around the torso. You will need to retain one wing for identification. Cut one wing off with clippers.
This video starts with a man introducing himself and stating he will be demonstrating how to shave with a straight razor. The picture shows the items he will be using, a razor and shaving cream, brush and lotions. He gives a disclaimer that shaving with a straight razor is somewhat dangerous as it can cause cuts and irritations to the skin.
Find a nice, heavy and soft mango. Inside the mango there is a large oval pit. By viewing the shape of the fruit you will be able to tell the location of the pit. Set the mango on a cutting board so the pit is vertical. With your chef’s knife cut down the side of the pit and again on the other side of the pit. With the two halves facing each other, take the knife and cut a criss-cross pattern into the meat of the fruit. Make sure you do not press your knife so hard that it cuts through the ou...
To apply a correct eyeshadow, take a flat brush and press it on the sham pain color and drag it slowly. Then gently apply it on your eyes. You should do it softly, because if it shows one layer of color and another one on your skin, then it will not look nice.
Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two types of non-melanoma skin cancers. Luckily, there are many options for treating them.
Every year, 250,000 Americans are diagnosed with a form of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma. What exactly is SCC?
Watch this instructional cosmetics video to create a casual chic makeup look for darker skin. This look is flattering in almost any setting. Use an orangy pink mango eye shadow and work back into with dark shades. This way you can where less makeup for summer days in the city. You need false eyelashes. Top it off with a brown lip gloss combination.
Watch as our spa professional walks you through a primer on using organic skin care products in a facial treatment. Also get beauty tips for creating a morning and evening skin care regimen. You may never be a fresh-faced youth again, but you can certainly look your best everyday with these natural, anti-aging skin care tips.
In this video, we learn how to lighten dark underarms and legs naturally at home. You will need: cucumber juice, turmeric powder, and lemon juice. First, peel your cucumber and cut them into pieces, then blend them. Next, add in 1 tsp of lemon juice and mix together. After this, add in a pinch of turmeric powder and mix well together. Apply this paste on your underarms and legs, or wherever you have blackness. Leave this on for twenty minutes and then wash off with warm water. Do this daily u...
In this tutorial, we learn how to get rid of pimples and zits with aspirin. First, you will take the aspirin you have (uncoated is better) and place it into a clear bowl. After this, crush it up with the bottom of the pill bottle. Next, take a dropper and drop a couple drops of water inside. After this, swirl the mixture around with your finger, until you have a thick paste. Next, you will want to take the mixture and put it on your pimple. Dab it on thick, and leave it on until it dries. Thi...
In this video, we learn how to get rid of acne by eliminating fruit. If you notice your skin breaking out and you have a lot of fruit, try cutting it out of your diet to see if that is what is causing your breakouts. Eliminate different foods from your diet to see what is not agreeing with your body. Also, try cutting out all the sugar in your diet, because this could be causing breakouts to occur on your breakouts on your face as well. This could also be caused by allergic reactions with med...
Hordes of women live and die by their Clarisonic brushes, which they claim speeds up their cell turnover rate and decreases hyperpigmentation as well as old acne scars, creating fresh, youthful skin. But Clarionic newcomers may find this vibrating brush to be a little intimidating.
In this video, the instructor shows us how to make a homemade honey and banana facial mask. First, you want to make sure your hair is all the way pulled back and out of your face. Also, make sure your face is clean. Peel your banana and chop it into pieces, place into a bowl. Mash up the banana and then add in a spoonful of honey to the mixture. Mix this into a paste. Next, apply to your face and leave it for 15 minutes to harden. After this rinse your face with warm water and then pat your f...
The first step to treating acne spots is to start with a good skin care regiment to help prevent acne from happening in the first place. The regiment consists of cleansing, exfoliating, moisturizing, and protecting (which is the sun protection factor). Protecting is very important because the sun is very strong and can add to build up and make acne worse. To treat specific acne spots a glycolic or salicylic serum is recommended. These can be purchased from a beauty store or professional that ...
Sonoran Living and Lisa Kasanicky with Arizona Spa Girls demonstrate how to make a do-it-yourself pomegranate scrub spa treatment and foot soak. Aromatherapy helps to get you in the mood for the season. Pomegranate is the new cranberry. To make a body scrub, use jojoba oil, sugar, honey, orange peel and pomegranate seeds. The pomegranate seeds break open upon application and create a smooth texture on your skin. To make a foot soak, use steep cinnamon spices in water and add it to the foot so...
No need to spend money at the beauty shop when you can make your own green tea facial scrub at home. This video tutorial demonstrates how to mix together a homemade facial scrub that you can store and use multiple times. This homemade mask is inexpensive and great for getting rid of dead skin cells (which can pile up giving you a dull complexion). By using the scrub when it is slightly warm, it opens pores allowing the nutrients of the mask to cleanse deep within.
This video teaches the secrets to make your face look thinner in an easier way. An excellent summary is given below. To contour your face with cream, take a concealer two times darker than your skin tone, using your finger apply it below the cheek bone. To hide any extra fluff on your cheek use the same concealer for it. Use the same concealer on both sides of your nose to make it look thinner. Now apply a thin layer of face powder to your face. To contour your face with powder use an angled ...
In this video, this woman is describing how to eliminate pimples in a clean, healthy and effective way.
Recently, many manufacturers have started offering phones with a clean, stock Android UI. Motorola, Essential, Nokia, and OnePlus are probably the biggest names that have listened to user feedback and shifted more towards AOSP. But if your phone still has a bloated OEM skin, there are a few things you can do about it.
Several years ago, I moved to Brooklyn, New York, just outside a Spanish neighborhood. It was here that I was introduced to chayote. Fast-forward to present day: I live in Los Angeles and buy several chayote squash a week to cook with—yes, I said several. It's so versatile and healthy! For the uninitiated, chayote (chai-YOH-tee) is a light green squash shaped like a pear originating from central Mexico. Although it's considered a fruit, chayote is a member of the Cucurbitaceous (gourd) family...
For those who like grilling fruit and desserts in general, we take it up a notch with this great video tutorial that shows you how to make a great dish from cooking Peaches directly on hot coals.
Tomatoes are the perfect barometer for kitchen knives and knife skills. If you've ever watched an infomercial for a set of knives, you've surely seen the enthusiastic host waxing about how well the knives cut tomatoes. And if you've ever had your knives sharpened, you've most likely tested them out on a tomato.
Break out the office supplies and kitchen utensils, because improving your morning makeup routine is about to get a lot easier. Some of the things you have lying around the house can provide the perfect solution for some of the most common beauty problems. We've collected 10 of our favorites.
Say goodbye to the age of metal robots—C-3PO and K9 are a thing of the (future) past! Anette Hosoi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics at MIT, and her former graduate student Nadia Cheng, have created a robotic material closely resembling human skin.
A turkey baster is one of those single-use kitchen items that most people only need once or twice a year (although you can use it for a few other things). You never seem to miss having one until the holidays roll around when it's time to cook your Thanksgiving turkey. But do you really need a baster to end up with a moist, delicious bird? The short answer is no.
This science experiment deals with sublimation of dry ice into carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. In the video, I'll demonstrate how pushing a quarter into a block of dry ice makes the quarter scream and shake vigorously.
The term "cosmetology" is not what most people think it means. In fact, cosmetology involves the study of skin, hair, and nails, rather than makeup.
Start with a photograph of your subject and maybe there are a few things slightly wrong - perhaps the skin tone is off, or you want to accentuate certain features. This video shows you a few basic touch ups you can use when photo editing in Adobe Photoshop.
Real snakes give us the heebie jeebies. With their slippery skin, scales, and overall slimy quality, they top our list of most feared animals. But we sure love 'em when they come in a cute paper form!
Want to personalize your Minecraft game? This tutorial shows you how you can find custom skins and texture packs on Minecraft fan sites, and then import them to your game. This method will only work for machines running either Windows Vista or 7.
If pop superstar Ke$ha ever saw these star cutout leggings, she'd totally be rocking them in a heartbeat. This crafting project requires absolutely no sewing skills, just a pair of leggings (with stars or some other pattern on them) and scissors.
Hayley Williams is a rock chic with a soft side, as evidenced by the constant contrast between her disarming red hair and her romantic, soft makeup. While the girl amps things up when she's on the red carpet, for the most part she prefers light, shimmery colors to emphasize her pale porcelain skin.
You will need around twenty feet of thick, sturdy rope (something smooth like jute or nylon will also prevent the harness from digging into your skin). Tie as demonstrated in this video, and you'll have an instant messenger bag for carrying boxy things around!
Want to change the stats or skins for any item in Fallout: New Vegas? If you have the mod manager for the game, you can open it up and use it to alter the stats for any item in the entire game.
When it comes to staying safe, we all know that dish detergents, spray cleaners, and any sort of bleaching cleaners are bad for our health, since they distribute potentially cancer-causing toxins into the air.
Being a zombie is so fun and perfectly gnarly for Halloween. Yeah, vampires are hot and werewolves are literally hot (mmm, Taylor Lautner), but zombies eat flesh. How cool is that?
Before you press "play" on this video, let us remind you that this she-devil makeup is intended for those whose makeup IS their costume. Not that you couldn't wear this with a devil costume (you'd look totally festive and awesome if you did), but you could apply this fiery red makeup and wear just a plain black T-shirt and jeans and still look great.
Baby hair can usually be extra fine, and baby skin is also sensitive to harsh shampoo. Detangling can also be a challenging. This tutorial shows you how to take care of your child's hair, and still let them express themselves.
This step by step tutorial shows you how to start with a blank file and then go step by step to create a digital painting of the X-Men superhero Mystique. It pays special attention to details like her hair and her unique skin texture.
