Beauty and Health : Cinnamon's benefits

Hello to all my friends !

Today's article is about health and beauty issues and specifically about cinnamon's benefits that we didn't know ! Cinnamon is a widely known product used on cooking but there are many alternative ways to use it for your own benefit that will amaze you !

Skin's health care , beauty , brain's health , mouth's hygiene and also household benefits are some of the categories that cinnamon works really nice ! 

Let's analyze one by one what cinnamon can offer to our daily life!


BEAUTY  

1. Say goodbye to annoying acne !

You can make your own home made formula against the acne with some simple ingredients you already have in your kitchen and of course cinnamon ! Mix 3 large spoons of honey and 1 small spoon of cinnamon and make a thick paste until it's colour will be familliar to chocolate's one. Right after , apply this paste on your face and let it stay for 10 minutes ( until you start feel a light burning feeling ) . Then wash your face and dry it with a soft dry towel ! Cinnamon will stop the acne causing by bacteria meanwhile the honey will hydrate your skin and chase away any irritation.  ( I tried it and i was amazed ! My skin was really soft and clean )

2. Get Angelina Jolie-style lips !

I suggest DALON vaseline with chocolate smell . It's awesome!

Another cinnamon's amazing feature is that it can cause a small helpful irritation by accelerating blood's circulation ! How can you use this feature for your making your lips look healthier ,full and juicy ? Follow the following steps ! All you need is vaseline and cinnamon ! Put some vaseline on your lips and then tap gently some cinnamon on them . Massage them for 3 minutes and let it on for 1 more minute :) . Apply some more vaseline on the top ! Leave it on as much as you want and then remove this paste with a warm wet towel ! Your lips will look full , smooth and red at once ! 

( I tried it and i really liked the result :) )

3. Get smooth body skin 

After toning your facial skin and lips , your body's skin is next on the list ! Make your own home made natural scrub cream to remove the dead cells from your skin and watch it shinning !! You will need : almond oil , olive oil , salt , honey and of course cinnamon . Mix all the ingredients together and massage your whole body with this cream , then wash out with warm water ! Enjoy your smooth skin ! ^^ 

4. Protect your hair from hair loss !!

Hair loss is a really bad phenomenon and can be caused by psychological factors , bad genetics , wrong diet and damaging activities . In any of these cases the effect of hair falling everywhere is for sure not satisfying for anyone . Make sure you will follow a healthy balanced diet , you will stay away from stress situations and pressure and also stay away from hair extensions and heating styling objects .

As long as cinnamon accelerates blood's circulation , it can be really useful as a tonic on your head skin and build a base for strong hair . Here's a home made mask with cinnamon base that will save your hair in combination with the highlighted tips above. Mix 2 spoons of honey and cinnamon in a cup ( 1/2 filled with hot olive oil ) . Add an egg to make the mask thicker and put it on wet hair . Leave the mask on for 10-15 minutes and right after brush them gently . Use your shampoo to wash out the mask and wash your hair as usual .

MOUTH HYGIENE

Mouth's hygiene is really important both for healthy and aesthetic reasons. Everyday brushing and use of mouth wash products can secure a healthy routine for your mouth and teeth but sometimes during the day ,especially if you smoke or eat spicy or sugar snacks bacteria can cause bad breath effect . Cinnamon is widely known as a solution for this problem ( that's why it appears to products such as chewing gums ) . The explanation for this is on the oil it contains that is responsible for killing the bacteria which cause bad breath .  If you don't want to purchase chewing gums you can either chew some mint leaves or cinnamon in the morning or make your own home made mouthwash by mixing a spoon of honey and cinnamon with some warm water ! And simple as that you have fresh breath ^_^ !

BRAIN GAIN !

The results of some test according to cinnamon are really interesting so i decided to share them with you ! Cinnamon appears to affect possitive the brain :) Specifically test results showed that : 

• People who chew cinnamon/mint ( or cinnamon/mint gums ) appear to have 30% higher vigilance of their brain comparing to people who don't chew .
• People who chew cinnamon/mint ( or cinnamon/mint gums ) reduce the tireness feeling around 20% .
• People who chew cinnamon/mint ( or cinnamon/mint gums ) had reduced levels of disappointment around 20% 

HOUSEHOLD USE 

1. Let your house sink in fresh smell  !  

Make your own home made parfume to make your house smell fresh like spring ! You will need :

vinegar made of apples , dry carnation and cinnamon sticks . Boil them in weak fire and add some orange peels ! 

2. Say goodbye forever to ants !

If you live close to nature or you had an ant attack in the middle of spring-summer don't worry ! Cinnamon can help you chase them away ! Spray some cinnamon's essential oil around the doors and the windows and say goodbye to them !

So that was it for today ! Hope you liked my article and found it useful !

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Hairstyle : Copy the hairstyles of ' Game Of Thrones' easily !

Hey everyone :)

Today's article is composed after a special request ! It's about hair and here you will see some easy photo tutorials to give your hair a really nice style inspired from ' Game Of Thrones' series ! As you will realise , it's not so difficult to get this style and it's simple enough to have it at school,college,work or even a ceremony ! Pick the style you like most and give it a try ! Good luck and enjoy this article ^_^ 

(This article is a photo step by step tutorial in order to avoid long texts :) )



Let's begin with  'Sansa Stark' ;) : 

Cersei Lanister

Margaery Tyrell

Melisandre

 
Daenerys Targaryen

Hope you liked my article and the steps were easy for you to understand them and achieve them :) There are many familiar hairstyles inspired from G.O.T. that look nice even if you don't have extremely long hair ! Here's a hairstyle i made on a friend of mine ! ( Marianna thanx for being my model for this shot ! ) 

Don't forget to contact me for your questions,request and suggestions on Skype( irina.alexopoulou) and on my personal emails : irina.alexopoulou@hotmail.com and irina.rhoads@gmail.com 

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Irina :* 

Hairstyle : How to create a volume up ponytail decorated with a braid wreath

Halloooo :D 

Thanx for visiting my blog ! Today's article is connected with the previous one ( http://irina-beauty-advices.blogspot.gr/2013/08/make-up-how-to-transform-round-eyes-to.html ) as long as it's a photo step-by-step tutorial to achieve Eva's hairstyle i made on the previous article, easily on your own ! :D  

The steps are extremely easy and the result is quite stunning and can be transformed to a formal look if you choose that type of clothing ! Hope you will like it ! Here we go ! 

Here's a list of what you will need : 

1. Hair slides 

2. A fine comb

3. Schwarzkopf GLISS Hair Repair with liquid keratin for dry/damaged hair 

4. Straightening machine ( i suggest Bellissima products , the quality is really good and the price is normal ) 

5. A thick brush

6. An elastic ribbon for hair 

7. Tiny plastic (or silicone) ribbons 

Step 1: 

Put some of the liquid hair repair ( it's leave-in , you don't need to wash it out ) on your hands and apply it to your hair . If your hair have medium length the amount of the product you will use should be same as the size of a hazelnut . Brush your hair with the thick brush starting from the edges of your hair . 

As long as Eva's haircut has short sections of hair on the front side , i let them free on the front side and made the ponytail on the back side that all the hair have the same length . If you have a little longer hair sections than Eva in front you maybe make this look on the front side :) 

Step 2:

After deciding about the front look you want to have and letting free those hair sections ( photo 1 ) take the first one of those you don't want them to be free on both right and left side of your head ( photo 2 ) and make a braid on each hair section of those two ( photo 3 ) . When you are done secure them by using the tiny silicone ribbons - it would be better if they match your hair colour so that they will be invisible . After that you will have two thin braids ( one on each side ) that will be your wreath later ! ( photo 4 )

 

Step 3:

Seperate the upper hair sections on the top of the back side of your head , lift them up and use the thin comb to give volume to the roots by brushing them on the opposite direction that you normally do.

Then brush back gently your hair so the top won't look messy but keep the volume and use the elastic hair ribbon to make a tight low ponytail :)  TIP : let a hair section free out of your ponytail .

Step 4: 

Twist the free hair section around the elastic ribbon of your ponytail to cover and 'hide' it and then make it steady by using hair slides ( you'd better have hair slides on the same colour with your hair - in this case , Eva's hair are preety darker than mine so the hair slides i used are visible ) 

Step 5:

Take the one of the thin braids , twist it around your head and secure it with hair slides . Do the same with the other one and place it behind the first so you will have a braid weath ! 

Step 6: ( FINAL )

Use the straightening machine ( optional ) to straighten the free sections of your hair and your ponytail as well ! TIP : Use the thin comb while straightening , it will make the result more professional . 

And it's over ! As you noticed it's really easy,simple and fast and it's suitable for all the hours of the day :D Special thanx to Eva again for being my model for this hairstyle ! :) 

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Make up : How to transform round eyes to 'cat eyes' and how to complete that type of make up

Hey everybody ! :)

Today i will show you step by step a nice make up look that will give the 'cat eye' effect to round eyes . Also you can see how to combine it softly with juicy lips in a way that is suitable even for work !

If you have any question or request feel free to contact me on Skype or via email ( you will find my contact info below at the end of the article :D ) ^^ 

First of all , special thanx to Eva , the guest displayed on my article today that was my model to show you this trick :) Hope you like it ! 

So , let's get started and see what you will need to achieve this nice look step by step ! 

For the main face and eyes :                                                                                                                     

1. Garnier BB Cream Miracle Skin Perfector

2. L'Oreal True match Concealer

3. White glitter eye shadow 

4. Rose mat eyeshadow 

5. Brown eye liner

6. Triple Brown-Dark Rose-White mat eye shadows

7. Gold-Brown palette ( you will need only the Gold glitter eye shadow )

8. White eye pencil

9. Black mascara ( Maybelline New York )

10.Thick  Black eye pencil ( not displayed )

For cheeks ,highlighting and lips : 

~ Chocholate eye pencil ( radiant's tone 04 is really good as well ) 

~ Maybelline New York Rouge 

~ Big brush for the cheeks ( the bigger it is the better for the final result )

~ Giordani's Gold Powder for highlighting 

~ Clinique's lipstick dark rose colour

~ L'Oreal's transparent lip gloss 

In order to make it easier for you , i picked the 6th product from the first list and splitted it in parts so that you won't get mistook when i mention the specific colour i use , here is your 'map' :) 

Step 1 : After your cleaning routine , dry your face with a towel and apply your foundation (product 1 on the first list ) . On Eva , i used Garnier's BB Cream Miracle Skin perfector , it works really nice , looks natural and has satisfying coverage . 

 Also be sure you will use your concealer (product 2 of the 1st list ) AFTER applying your BB cream , the result will be better .

The L'Oreal's true Match concealer is been combined perfectly with your BB Cream . 

TIP ! If you have black areas below or around your eyes , combine some yellow eye shadow with your concealer and apply their mix on them ! Also if you have acne do the same trick with concealer , just replace the yellow eyeshadow with a green one !

Step 2 :

 Use the white glitter eye shadow ( product 3 ) on the whole area of your eyelid and put a little more on the inner corners of your eyes ( it will adjust light on them and prepare the corner for the cat eye effect ) . 

Step 3 : Use the 4th product , the lighter Rose eye shadow and apply it on the 3/4 of your eyelid ( avoid the first 1/4 next to your inner eye corners ) .

  

Step 4 :

Use the brown eye liner ( 5th product ) through the whole upper line of your eyelashes and on the 1/2 of the lower eyelashes' line ( the outter part of it ) just as displayed in the photo :) 

Step 5 : 

Use the triple pallette ( 6th product ) and specifically the eyeshadow B ( look at the map ) to make a thicker line just on the previous you made with the brown eye liner . 

Step 6 : 

As you can see in the photo below , first i took the eyeshadow C , remade the line i made previously ( the fact that you did the same thing with 3 different products will make the lines smoother and more natural ) AND THEN i made a triangle on the outer corner of each eye to make the cat eye shape . Then with the same eye shadow i filled the outer 1/3 part of the upper eyelid ( did the same with the lower one ) . Next i used the Dark Rose eyeshadow from the same palette ( eyeshadow B on the map ) and filled the middle of each upper eyelid . Avoid the 1/3 part that is next to the inner eye corners. 

Step 7 :

Use the Gold glitter eye shadow ( 7th product ) like this : put enough of it on your finger and dab gently the middle of your upper eyelid ! Then use the eyeshadow A ( white mat one ) to the area under your eyebrows .

Step 8 :

1) Use the white eye pencil (8th product) on the inner corners of  your eyes and on the inner side of your lower eyelid. 

2) Right after use a thick black pencil to highlight the 7/8 of your upper eyelashes' line and the 1/2 of your lower eyelashe's line following the angle you made previously while forming the 'triangle' on your outer eye corners . Add enough black mascara ( 9th product of the list ) .

Step 9 :

1) Use a big brush to apply your rouge across your cheeks 

2) Draw the outline of your lips with your lip pencil and make a vertical line on the middle of your lower lip ( It's the trick i mentioned on the Juicy lips article , you can find further details about it here : http://irina-beauty-advices.blogspot.gr/2013/08/make-up-how-to-make-your-lips-look-juicy.html ) 

3) Apply your lipstick by lifting your lips a little and be careful not to erase the vertical line ( look at the link i attached on step 2 for further explanation ) .

4) Add some of your transparent lip gloss on the middle of your upper and lower lips ONLY . ( you can find more about it on the Juicy lips article's link above )  

*You can optionally use the Giordani's Gold powder i mentioned above . By applying it with a large brush above your cheeks you will make the whole look fresh and light ! 

And you are done ! This is your final look ! 

Thanks again to Eva for helping me share with you this make up trick ! 

For any question or request you can find me on Skype with the username : irina.alexopoulou

or you can send me an email even with my tips on you at : irina.alexopoulou@hotmail.com

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Υou can find a photo step by step tutorial for Eva's hairstyle here ( http://irina-beauty-advices.blogspot.gr/2013/08/hairstyle-how-to-create-volume-up.html ) made by me ! Thanks for visiting my blog ! Stay tuned :D ! 

Hugs, Irina :D