What's the best product for under-eye circles?
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Q. I'm fair-skinned and my under eye circles look especially bad. I'm not really looking for a concealer. I'm looking for some sort of eye cream that I can use that helps reduce the look of under-eye circles and brightens the eye area. I know nothing will get rid of them completely, but I'm looking for anything that will help. Something $25 and under is preferable, but I'm up for anything at this point. Thanks!
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i know this is a little pricey but you seriously cant beat it! so worth it!! http://coolspotters.com/health-beauty/hylexin-eye-cream give it a shot, you wont be sorry good luck!!
i know this is a little pricey but you seriously cant beat it! so worth it!! http://coolspotters.com/health-beauty/hylexin-eye-cream give it a shot, you wont be sorry good luck!!
How Do I Encourage My Daughter to get into Shape?
surfsidecp
My daughter is 19 and very overweight. I have always set an example of eating healty and regular exercising. She won't talk about her weight. I don't bring it up but I do encourage her to make healty changes/choices. Today I offered to get her a personal trainer/nutritionist. She just said no. I am very worried about the long-term affects on her health, career, relationships, etc. I know she is not happy with her body the way it is. What can I do to help?
Answer
The fact that she doesnât want to talk about it means that you havenât found the right avenue to get her to open up. Try asking her how she feels when you try to talk to her about her weight. As HER what to do or say to encourage her. Then do it. Ask her what makes her feel bad, and then stop doing THAT.
Remember, you may not be able to be the one who "saves" her. There is also something about the mother-daughter relationship and the need for children to separate themselves from their parents that can throw a wrench into your perfectly great intentions to help her.
A thought - find out why she is averse to a personal trainer. Does she hate the idea of talking to a thin, fit person about her eating habits? Is she afraid they will work her to death in the exercise department?
Ask yourself if the choices you are modelling will actually cause her to lose weight. I assume you know what you are talking about, but there is still a lot of misinformation about what works for the "very overweight." It may not be what works best for HER body.
Her problem probably feels daunting, and if anything is to change, she needs to âownâ the solution. Try giving her the book "Body Clutter," by Marla Cilley. See reference below.
These may not apply to your situation, but here are some of the things I did with my dd when she was very unhappy about her physical appearanceâ¦.it may not be sufficient for someone who is âveryâ overweight, but it worked great for her. She took off 40 lbs over a number of months, and it has really changed her social life â yes, it isnât fair, but people do treat âfat peopleâ differently. We celebrated milestones along the way, and I made sure that the celebrations were not so much about pounds lost, but about her choosing a goal and making it happen in a healthy way. We planned some of these celebrations in advance, so she could look forward to them. (I also warned her that losing weight too fast was NOT ok, and would NOT be celebrated!) The celebrations were mostly about shopping for new clothes, and sometimes about money with which to enjoy shopping/shows with her friends.
Anyway, here is what I did:
Told her what I thought was beautiful about her.
Told her that in the long run, having a beautiful character would have a bigger effect on her life-long beauty than her outward appearance. (she probably didnât care, but hey, I got it in there anyway).
Told her that most people go through awkward periods when they have more fat than their friends, are taller or shorter, have the wrong sort of hair to be considered stylish (is it an perm or a flat-hair look that is in?), their noses and legs arenât in proper proportion to everything else. As for people who are âmagazine beautifulâ all through their teens, well, itâs not fair, and they probably hate how they look anyway. So anyway, she could look forward to being her own special brand of beautiful when she grew up.
Hollywood stars of the past were all considered beautiful because they were unique, and they were styled in a way that made the most of their uniqueness, whether it was Betty Davisâ eyes, Joan Crawford's shoulders, Marylyn Monroeâs curvy, large hourglass figure, or Audrey Hepburnâs long neck.
Models in magazines are airbrushed and look like normal people without their make-up and designer clothing.
Most people only look their best when they wear clothing that is appropriate to their body type and in colors that are becoming to their skin. Encouraged her to learn her body and what colors make her skin glow with health, and you can feel better every time you get dressed. (in her case, dropped waists to elongate a short waist, open neckline to minimize extra wide shoulders, and blue green, for example).
If she doesnât like something about her appearance, she has the ability to change it to be whatever she wants it to be, but it would be wise to work within what nature provided.
I warned her about anorexia and bulimia as ruining not just her health (like kids even care about that!), but ruins the metabolism so that she could spend her adult life fat and struggling, if she made it that far, or emaciated and concentration-camp-ish.
Told her that it is WAY easier to lose weight now vs later. Older women really struggle to take off weight, especially since people who are fat are have fat cells that are literally secreting hormones that cause further fat storage. (SO not fair!)
I told her that food, while enjoyable, is meant to nourish us, not sedate us. So she can and should enjoy different foods, but not ârestaurant portionsâ that are geared to make people fat.
Encouraged her to pay close attention to feelings of being hungry, vs. feeling satisfied (i.e., not hungry anymore, but not stuffed), vs. feeling full (stuffed). Encouraged her to aim for "satisfied."
Told her that sometimes hunger is really thirst, and to try water first if she thought she had eaten too recently to be really hungry. Besides, the body needs water to burn off fat! If that didn't work, then eat.
Suggested she enjoy mini-meals whenever she felt hungry throughout the day, along with plenty of fresh, clean water. While I encouraged her to eat healthy foods, letting her know that junk foods build fat much better than they build a pretty complexion, I didnât fuss any more than usual about veggies (i.e. gotta eat your salad and veggies at the dinner table before seconds or dessertâ¦.after eating that, she could ask herself if she felt like eating more at that moment, or not).
Told her to start with just 15 minutes of exercise per day, like Flylady advises.
Encouraged her to exercise in ways that she enjoyed, like dancing to music in her room, joining the Y, walking the dog with me, etc. She does NOT love to exercise, but I havenât leaned on her too much about this since she doesnât seem open to hearing about it from me.
Good luck! I know this is a really hard problem.
The fact that she doesnât want to talk about it means that you havenât found the right avenue to get her to open up. Try asking her how she feels when you try to talk to her about her weight. As HER what to do or say to encourage her. Then do it. Ask her what makes her feel bad, and then stop doing THAT.
Remember, you may not be able to be the one who "saves" her. There is also something about the mother-daughter relationship and the need for children to separate themselves from their parents that can throw a wrench into your perfectly great intentions to help her.
A thought - find out why she is averse to a personal trainer. Does she hate the idea of talking to a thin, fit person about her eating habits? Is she afraid they will work her to death in the exercise department?
Ask yourself if the choices you are modelling will actually cause her to lose weight. I assume you know what you are talking about, but there is still a lot of misinformation about what works for the "very overweight." It may not be what works best for HER body.
Her problem probably feels daunting, and if anything is to change, she needs to âownâ the solution. Try giving her the book "Body Clutter," by Marla Cilley. See reference below.
These may not apply to your situation, but here are some of the things I did with my dd when she was very unhappy about her physical appearanceâ¦.it may not be sufficient for someone who is âveryâ overweight, but it worked great for her. She took off 40 lbs over a number of months, and it has really changed her social life â yes, it isnât fair, but people do treat âfat peopleâ differently. We celebrated milestones along the way, and I made sure that the celebrations were not so much about pounds lost, but about her choosing a goal and making it happen in a healthy way. We planned some of these celebrations in advance, so she could look forward to them. (I also warned her that losing weight too fast was NOT ok, and would NOT be celebrated!) The celebrations were mostly about shopping for new clothes, and sometimes about money with which to enjoy shopping/shows with her friends.
Anyway, here is what I did:
Told her what I thought was beautiful about her.
Told her that in the long run, having a beautiful character would have a bigger effect on her life-long beauty than her outward appearance. (she probably didnât care, but hey, I got it in there anyway).
Told her that most people go through awkward periods when they have more fat than their friends, are taller or shorter, have the wrong sort of hair to be considered stylish (is it an perm or a flat-hair look that is in?), their noses and legs arenât in proper proportion to everything else. As for people who are âmagazine beautifulâ all through their teens, well, itâs not fair, and they probably hate how they look anyway. So anyway, she could look forward to being her own special brand of beautiful when she grew up.
Hollywood stars of the past were all considered beautiful because they were unique, and they were styled in a way that made the most of their uniqueness, whether it was Betty Davisâ eyes, Joan Crawford's shoulders, Marylyn Monroeâs curvy, large hourglass figure, or Audrey Hepburnâs long neck.
Models in magazines are airbrushed and look like normal people without their make-up and designer clothing.
Most people only look their best when they wear clothing that is appropriate to their body type and in colors that are becoming to their skin. Encouraged her to learn her body and what colors make her skin glow with health, and you can feel better every time you get dressed. (in her case, dropped waists to elongate a short waist, open neckline to minimize extra wide shoulders, and blue green, for example).
If she doesnât like something about her appearance, she has the ability to change it to be whatever she wants it to be, but it would be wise to work within what nature provided.
I warned her about anorexia and bulimia as ruining not just her health (like kids even care about that!), but ruins the metabolism so that she could spend her adult life fat and struggling, if she made it that far, or emaciated and concentration-camp-ish.
Told her that it is WAY easier to lose weight now vs later. Older women really struggle to take off weight, especially since people who are fat are have fat cells that are literally secreting hormones that cause further fat storage. (SO not fair!)
I told her that food, while enjoyable, is meant to nourish us, not sedate us. So she can and should enjoy different foods, but not ârestaurant portionsâ that are geared to make people fat.
Encouraged her to pay close attention to feelings of being hungry, vs. feeling satisfied (i.e., not hungry anymore, but not stuffed), vs. feeling full (stuffed). Encouraged her to aim for "satisfied."
Told her that sometimes hunger is really thirst, and to try water first if she thought she had eaten too recently to be really hungry. Besides, the body needs water to burn off fat! If that didn't work, then eat.
Suggested she enjoy mini-meals whenever she felt hungry throughout the day, along with plenty of fresh, clean water. While I encouraged her to eat healthy foods, letting her know that junk foods build fat much better than they build a pretty complexion, I didnât fuss any more than usual about veggies (i.e. gotta eat your salad and veggies at the dinner table before seconds or dessertâ¦.after eating that, she could ask herself if she felt like eating more at that moment, or not).
Told her to start with just 15 minutes of exercise per day, like Flylady advises.
Encouraged her to exercise in ways that she enjoyed, like dancing to music in her room, joining the Y, walking the dog with me, etc. She does NOT love to exercise, but I havenât leaned on her too much about this since she doesnât seem open to hearing about it from me.
Good luck! I know this is a really hard problem.
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