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During this Halloween season what kind of mask are you wearing?  Are you scary? Tough?  Inspirational? Supportive? Cautious?  We all put on different kinds of masks and sometimes they differ from day to day.  The masks you wear can give insight into your personality style and/or someone else’s style. 

The personality test I enjoy is called the DISC test.  In this test you pick a word in 28 different boxes that most exemplifies you and least exemplifies you.  The corresponding answer sheet catalogues these answers and accurately predicts the type of personality people are.  Knowing this not only helps you be able to deal with others by knowing their different traits, but also knowing what your blend is and what mask you are most comfortable behind.  Everyone is a blend of all categories, some stronger than others.  A simplified way of looking at these are relating it to a type of animal/fish;

• D - Doberman – Tough, like big challenges, bark as bad as bite.
• I – Fluffy Puppy – Content to have fun; likes recognition and praise.
• S – Cat – Doesn’t like conflict; finds spots that are most comfortable and retreats there.
• C – Tropical fish – Checks everything out thoroughly, rocks, both sides of tank; ceramic figures. Curious by nature, doesn’t like sudden change.

 You can get more of this by going to DISC.

 Speaking of Masks, a facial mask is a great way to help fight blemishes, soften your skin or can even be used as a relaxer. A good skin care mask should be used once a week depending on what your skin care specialist suggests. Your face may be dry and therefore needs a moisturizing mask. Your face may be breaking out and needs a facial mask that will clear your blemishes. Maybe your face needs tightening, a mask can be good for that as well. Whatever the need, quality skin care products are needed on a daily basis and masks should be worn to help keep your face in check. If the mask you are wearing everyday is in need of  replenishment or if your skin needs to glow;  MaryKay offers masks for every skin type.  This Halloween, make sure your mask is right for you.

Dangerous Make-up   – volume 2

In volume 1 of this two part Dangerous Make-up series we talked about what bad bacteria in make-up could do to your skin. Now, I want to take you a little deeper into the realm of dangerous make-up and focus mainly on what you put on your eyes and the bad habits you may have created every night before you go to bed.

Mascara and eye make-up are great things! The right eye make-up combination can really make your eyes pop. And mascara, forget it nothing else can compare when it comes to making your lashes look long and lustrious!

But did you know, that combination that makes your eyes so beautiful through the day, can be very harmful to your eyes and skin at night? So harmful that the habits you have created at bedtime could be causing your skin to be irritated, or even worse your eyelashes to fall out!

Mascara and eye make-up should not be taken to bed with you. They both should be removed every night with an oil free eye make-up remover.  By not removing your eye make-up, you are encouraging the production of eye mites, which can cause eye lashes to fall out.  These are often called; Demodex mites.  These nasty little buggers can cause a variety of other problems including;

• Widened pores. Usually starts on the nose and cheeks.
• Acne. Forms include pimples, pustules, papules, popular eruption etc.
• Red skin. Usually appears on the lower sides of the nose, forehead and cheeks.
• Itching eye brows.
• Excess of facial oils.
• Demodedic rosacea.
• Swollen nose.

You want an oil free eye make-up remover that gently removes eye makeup, including waterproof mascara, without tugging or pulling the delicate skin in the eye area. It should not leave your skin dry.

Dangerous Make-up  : 

Do you know that your make-up can harbor bacteria?  These bacteria can cause skin conditions, sickness such as vomiting and diarrhea and can cause other more serious disorders.  We all know the harm of flu season and how important it is to take precautions to keep ourselves healthy; but who would have ever thought Make-up can be the cause of serious illnesses and skin conditions?

Just like with a toothbrush, you should discard your mascara every three months.  Almost all cosmetics come with a recommended shelf life. Make-up is designed with a special anti bacteria agent that when it expires that only works during the shelf life of the make-up. After the shelf life has run out, what used to be a bacteria fighting agent all of a sudden allows the make up to become infected with bad bacteria. 

Most women who wear a large amount of make-up usually wear it because their skin is not perfect to begin with. These same women 8 times out of 10 are also busy and buy their make-up on the go. So unless each woman who wears make-up goes to esthetician school, how are they suppose to know the proper ways to wear their make-up? How many times has your beauty consultant told you make-up has a shelf life that must be followed to a tee to prevent harmful illnesses and skin disorders?

By following the rules of make-up/attending to the shelf life of the make-up you use, you can prevent bad bacteria from affecting your life.

The following chart is what Mary Kay  recommends:

 According to Dr Mehment Oz, a trusted health expert, best-selling author, and world-renowned cardiac surgeon, (new show starts, 9/14/09  at 10 am on ABC) who was recently on the Today Show; to kill the bacteria that lives in your make-up, you can do the following;

• Lipstick– Dip it into alcohol for 15 minutes, use a clean tissue to wipe off the end, discard tissue and voila, result: bacteria free lipstick
• Foundation – leave in the Freezer overnight.  The cold kills the bacteria that can grow on top of the foundation.  This should be done on a weekly basis to ensure bacteria free foundation.
• Do not share mascara with family, friends or aqcaintences.
• Clean your purse with a treated alcohol swab weekly (both inside and out)
• Discard used tissues right away
• Of course, the old stand by, wash your hands frequently to avoid spreading germs and bacteria from others to yourself and from yourself to others.