Showing posts with label lips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lips. Show all posts

Friday, February 8, 2013

DYK? How Lips are Different From Other Skin Area

How are lips different from other skin areas?
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Lips may look different, but they're very similar to the rest of your skin.
© iStockphoto.com/Trinette Reed
Without lips we wouldn't be able to make the sound of the letter "P," we wouldn't be able to kiss the people we love, and we wouldn't be able to make those funny fish faces. Lips are unique -- they aren't like any other part of the human body. But although they look different from the rest of your skin, they're actually quite similar.
The outer layer of your skin is called the epidermis, and it has a protective covering called the stratum corneum. Underneath your epidermis is another layer of skin, the dermis. Like the rest of your skin, your lips have all three of these layers -- the difference is that the stratum corneum on your lips is far thinner than it is anywhere else on your body. Your lips also don't have any sebaceous glands -- these glands keep your skin moisturized, but your lips are on their own. Their only source of moisture is your saliva, and that's why they can easily become dry and chapped [source: Blistex].
The skin on your lips doesn't have any hair follicles either -- this is a characteristic it shares only with the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet. Whether you can see them or not, hair follicles cover every other area of your skin [source: Dowshen].
Another difference between your lips and the rest of your skin is that your lips don't have melanin, the pigment that makes you tan when you're exposed to the sun. Melanin is your body's natural way of protecting your skin from ultraviolet rays, and because your lips don't have any, they're at a higher risk of getting sunburned. Because your lips can't protect themselves from sun damage, it's important to use a lip balm that contains sunscreen -- your lips can develop sunspots and skin cancer just like the rest of your skin [source: Stevens].
Your lips' red or pink pigment comes from underlying blood vessels -- red-colored, blood-filled capillaries are close to the thin skin on your lips. The transition of the reddish-pink outline of your lips to the rest of the skin is called the vermillion border, and it's found only in humans [source: Ditkoff].

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

This Spring's Fashion Trend - Water Colors

This is so exciting with Spring right around the bend and the new fashion trend of colors that are light, pastel and provide a gentle and elegant look. I love this new trend because it's basic, yet beautiful...hmmm basics are best is a phrase I have heard many times! The Eye shadow shades create that delicate and soft tone using light blues, greens, coral and off white that anyone can wear, whether in combination or alone
The Palette above from Motives, includes the following hues: champagne, shimmery blue, shimmery green, and shimmery orange. an be worn dry or wet. To achieve a bolder, vibrant look, wear these shadows wet. For a soft, delicate look, apply them dry.
I love these 2 shades of Nail Lacquer-Fierce and Daydream. Both are our limited edition to get them while they are available. Totally complements the look and for your lips...

yup, our Mineral Lip Shine in Peach Glaze perfectly pulls the spring look together to keep you in fashion and style for Spring and Summer of 2013

Here's a peek at LaLa's pick for the spring trend...pinks, gold's, blue's and more they are so gorgeous!
 Tell me what you think and what you love the most!!!