Healthy Hands in 5 Steps

(After our segment aired on Channel 3 about healthy hands we have been getting a slew of phone calls. )

As everyone knows hands do tell your true age. So try these tips today to stop age spots and discoloration for tomorrow.

1. Exfoliate. Exfoliate your hands and cuticles at least once a week. We always remember our face and body, why do we forget our hands? Try using a sugar scrub instead of a salt scrub. The granules are less abrasive. I personally love Lalicious sugar scrub. They come in a variety of scents that smell fantastic.

2. Hydrate. Moisturize your hands often, especially after hand washing. Keeping your hands hydrated will leave the skin looking subtle and fresh. Dry hands make your hands look old. Try a body butter that has Shea butter as an ingredient.

3. Moisturize. It is important to moisturize your cuticles. Use an oil nightly or try the Essie Cuticle pen. It is great for on the go and very convenient since it is in the form of a pen.

4. SPF. Always apply a SPF lotion to your body and your hands. There is a misconseption that your hands don't get that much direct sun exposure but they do. Think about when your hands are on your steering wheel for an hour. That is a lot of sun and that will be a lot of sun spots.

5. Go Bare. Take your nail polish off after 7 days. Chipped and dull nails never make hands look younger.

Flag Day

Tomorrow I will be by the bar-b-que enjoying good company and food. Celebrate Amercia the beautiful with these great songs.

Estelle, American Boy

Elton John, Philadelphia Freedom

Neil Diamond, America

LeAnn Rimes, God Bless America

Don McLean, American Pie

David Bowie, Young Americans

Beach Boys, California Girls

John Cougar Mellencamp, Pink Houses

Tom Petty, American Girl

Ray Charles, America the Beautiful

Enjoy and have a lovely weekend.

Trend Alert: Matte Polish

KO (Knock Out Cosmetics) is the creation of make-up artist Mike Potter. Potter and team have created a one of a kind nail polish line. Their line has graced the covers of InStyle, Allure, and Nylon mag (just to name a few). In short the new nail trend is matte. No Shine.

It is something I have grown to love, it is edgy yet art deco and very rock and roll. To see the complete line and press visit their website at www.koknockout.com. Try the look out for yourself and let us know your thoughts.

Food and Science

I subscribe to many blogs and one of my favorites is Dieline, a graphic design blog. One of there many posts for the day involved a new product that is much to weird, I had to share. Le Whif, is a new product that combines science and food. Think chocolate in an aerosol can and voila you have Le Whif. The makers of the product are calling it, "Chocolate without the calories." Umm part of the guilty fun of splurging on chocolate is the calories. I really don't think it would be as satisfiying to eat chocolate by inhaling it. Just our random thoughts....

Visionary

I have rediscovered an old product that I had hidden away in my linen cabinet. SpaRitual makes an incredible product called Visionary Cleanser, it is a disinfectant that can be used anywhere. It was developed for nail services to sanitize hands before a service but you can literally spray where ever needed.

So upon my discovery I went crazy. I sprayed my phones, my yoga mat, door handles, anything really that could be sprayed, I sprayed! I now have brought it to work. It smells lovely and it ia Eco-friendly. It is simply fabulous.

Shade your hair this summer

Summertime isn't the only time for us zonies to think about sun protection, the suns rays are an everyday occurrence for us. Everyone talks about slathering sunscreen on your hands and face; body if you will be outside longer than 20 minutes. It seems that we have forgotten about our head!

MoniMay is a new hair product line on the market. I am a personal fan of the translucent SPF 15 powder. Think talcum powder with added SPF. It is amazing! They also offer colored powders for roots when you are "in-between" dye jobs. Not only is it SPF but it also soaks up an oily scalp and offers an inexpensive alternative between color sessions. Why didn't anyone think of this earlier? To order product check their site www.monimay.com

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