Cranberries have fruit enzymes that help exfoliate dead skin cells, and their acidity makes them a mild astringent, Use this treatment twice a month for soft skin! Your face will give thanks :)
You’ll need:
1 cup fresh cranberries
1 cup seedless red or green grapes
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
A small bowl and blender
Directions:
Mix ingredients at medium speed for 20 seconds, until they have a paste-like texture. Cover and refrigerate for 45 minutes to thicken. Remove from the fridge and let sit about 10 minutes. Spread the mixture on clean, dry skin, avoiding the eye area. Relax for 15 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.
The Great Pumpkin!!
Autumn can play some nasty tricks on your skin with its winds and chilly weather. But these great treats use pumpkin, the perfect icon of the season, to help nourish your skin beautifully, sloughing off dead cells to reveal the fresh new skin underneath. Pumpkin, after all, contains lots of anti-oxidant vitamins A and C, as well as zinc and beneficial alpha-hydroxy acids.
Get your skin ready for fall with one of Mother Nature’s most beneficial products, the pumpkin! I've included below my favorite Pumpkin pie mask and Pumpkin and Sugar Body Scrub!
Pumpkin makes an excellent face mask ingredient for all skin types, especially environmentally damaged or sensitive skin. High in Vitamin A (skin healing), C (anti-oxidant) and Zinc, the pumpkin soothes, moisturizes and acts as a carrier, assisting the other mask ingredients to absorb deeper into the skin and intensifying the results.
Give your skin this healing mask for a healthy glow!
Pumpkin Pie Face Mask
Ingredients
2 teaspoons cooked or canned pumpkin, pureed (see above for benefits)
one-half teaspoon honey (is a humectants – holds moisture, regenerative)
one-quarter teaspoon milk or soymilk (alpha hydroxyl acid, enzymes dissolve skin cells)
Optional Ingredients
For Dry Skin
one-quarter teaspoon heavy whipping cream (moisturizing; alpha hydroxy acid)
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one-half teaspoon brown sugar (exfoliates, moisturizes, alpha hydroxyl acid)
For Oily Skin
one-quarter teaspoon apple cider (tonic action promotes skin circulation; alpha hydroxyl acid; regulates pH).
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one-quarter teaspoon cranberry juice (high in antioxidants critically important to the utilization of essential fatty acids to maintain balanced, nourished skin.
Directions
combine the ingredients for your facemask. Mix gently and apply to your face avoiding the eye area. Rest and relax for 10-15 minutes while your pumpkin pie facemask gently exfoliates, nourishes and conditions your face. Rinse with warm water and apply the appropriate moisturizer for your skin type.
Pumpkin, Sugar, and Spice Scrub
1/2 cup cooked or canned pumpkin, pureed
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1. Combine ingredients in a bowl.
2. Stand in a tub or shower stall and use a damp washcloth to scoop some of the mixture up. Apply to body, starting with your feet and working your way up, but avoiding your face. Scrub gently using circular motions.
3. Rinse with warm water and pat dry.
I Love Fall!!!
Fall is always my favorite season. While I’m a beach bunny at heart, I have to admit I look forward to fall! Sweaters, boots, scarves! I love dressing for fall. Even now, with it still being +80 degrees outside, I’ve already switched out my wardrobe! NO bare arms for me, it’s all about the layering. The latest trends this season are metallic’s… worn with soft whites and grays, they are the look of the Season! Along with big chunky gold and silver jewelry, faux fur… come the normal staples of winter: plaids, leather and animal prints! Fall is the time to be daring.
During the summer I keep my wardrobe and makeup simple. My uniform for summer is sundresses and high heel sandals (with a cardigan over my shoulders, natch! It is work after all!) And for the weekend flip flops and more dresses are in order; all worn with a very simple summer face. But with winter here, my beauty routine changes as well as my wardrobe. For starters I pay more attention to moisturization. With the hot air inside and the cold air outside, your face is exposed to extremes that will quickly turn your complexion dry and flaky. I apply a serum underneath my normal moisturizer to ensure my skin stays. I also apply a little more eye cream than normal. Mind you, this adds an extra couple of minutes to my morning routine since I have to allow the extra moisture to set and dry on my face before I apply my makeup.
With my normal moisturizer I add a few drops of liquid bronzer. It’s my way of letting summer know I haven’t completely forgotten you! The extra color keeps me from looking too pale. J While my lipstick colors go a little bolder with ruby and mauve, I apply a gold lip shimmer to tone down the color. Gold lip gloss or shimmers always come back for fall especially in time for the Holiday Season.
If I’m trying to achieve a snowy ice queen look, I apply a white or pink shimmer cream to the tops of my cheeks and lightly around my eyes. Very little blush is always good with this look as you don’t want to look like you have a fever with super flushed cheeks and hypothermia tipped cheeks! ;-)
Let me know what your favorite looks for this season or what you do to prepare for winter.
Wishing everyone eternal grace and beauty!
Grace
