Typography is the craft of endowing human language with a durable visual form, and thus with an independent existence. (...) Typography remains a source of true delight, true knowledge, true surprise.

Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style

September 30, 2010

Beauty

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Aftershave and Perfume PhotoEver wonder why so many people to have beards rather than selected by the process of shaving every day? One reason for jumping straight thoughts, complaints, shaving and drying nature of many aftershaves leave men completely disinclined to bear the entire process. The good news is that there are many new products on the market today that provides more comfort during the process of shaving.

There are new products in the form of gels, creams and lotions that promise comfort and relief from shaving also act as a moisturizer so your skin does not dry out as a result of the process. So women, if your man had a mustache problem, then you could have a new beat for the other aftershaves.

Another thing you want to keep in mind when suggesting a new or possibly improved aftershave to your man is the scent. Not all aftershaves are created equal and while some might have all the best properties to it, if the scent is one that you find offensive it might make those close moments somewhat unpleasant. Another thing to keep in mind about the scent of aftershaves is that the scents in the lotion forms linger longer than the alcohol based aftershaves.

Also remember that while some women find a bear quite appealing, you still want proper grooming and shaping for your beard. This will require that you actually shave some parts of your face and neck. This means that you will still want to use aftershave in order to provide comfort to those areas, which have been stung by the razor. It’s never a bad idea to consider one of the newer formulas or scents, particularly if you have had issue with the scents and drying effects of previous aftershaves you have experimented with.

September 27, 2010

Beauty

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Glyconutritionals PhotoYou’re 25, but look 35th Blame it on your skin! The skin is the largest organ in the body, and the most affected. Environmental pollution, UV light in sunlight, stress, lack of vitamins, all of which contribute to wear your skin.

Most people do not care properly for their skin – either because the work is very busy, or because of pure ignorance. Lack of proper skin care can be associated with more skin disorders and allergies. proper skin care is very important to avoid cuts, stains, and skin cancer. Beauty therapy and skin care lotions are effective only until a certain point when it comes to keeping your skin soft and supple.

Exposure to sunlight causes loss of water in our body which leads to dryness of the skin. This results in the skin losing its elasticity and ‘sagging.’ This loss of elasticity normally happens with ageing. However, changing climatic conditions and atmospheric conditions such as ozone depletion cause the harmful ultraviolet B rays to cause more damage to our skin. This is where nutrition comes in.

In order to get the right skin, it is important to look at the part played by nutrition in skin care. That translates as getting more nutritional food into your diet. Lack of proper nutrition may result in the loss of natural oils present in your skin. Fresh vegetables, fruits, fresh juice, cereals, etc. contain vitamins essential for a healthy skin.

Vitamin E is said to be a skin-care vitamin. Apart from vitamin E, vitamins such as A and C are also essential for a healthy skin. These vitamins contain antioxidants which help the skin to maintain its natural oils. These antioxidants help to reduce the tendency of the skin to age. Ultimately they help fight the punishing effect that the climatic changes have on our skins.

But where do you get the vitamins and nutrients necessary for your skin’s health? Not from your daily diet. For various reasons, people cannot get the right quantity of vitamins and other nutrients into the body through their normal diet. And synthetic vitamins are out.

Enter glyconutrients. Eight essential sugars have been discovered to be the essential building blocks for our body cells recently. There is a lot of research going on about these essential sugars and the larger group of saccharides of which they are a part, called glyconutrients. These eight simple sugars are responsible for cell-to-cell communication necessary for keeping the body’s glands and organs, including the skin, healthy.

Skin care ointments and lotions containing glyconutrients are the best alternative to any beauty therapy. The intake glyconutrients is equally important for health care as well as skin care.

Consult your doctor or dietician, exercise, and drink a lot of water. And give your skin its daily dose of glyconutrients!