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The “Garnet” Fruit…

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Misty Chapman Posted in Tips Leave a comment

As I sat here pondering what product to write about. I decided to go ahead and eat that huge pomegranate that my friend Adam left at my apt during his visit. I remember him telling me how to get all those wonderful, juicy, red garnet seeds out with ease.

The trick is to fill up a huge bowl with water, cut the pomegranate in fours and submerse them in the water while you gently separate the seeds. The skins or “astringent membranes”, (the white, spongy stuff) will float to the top. Remove the skins and pour the bowl into a strainer. You now have a yummy bowl of pomegranate seeds! I highly recommend buying a whole pomegranate rather than the pre packaged seeds. It’s fresh and much more satisfying!

So, this got me thinking. What are the skin benefits of this superfood? Well, besides helping to lower cholesterol, providing antioxidants that fight off cancer-causing free radicals, and being loaded with fiber, this fruit has endless benefits for the body! I read so much about how awesome this fruit is for us that I am now convinced to eat it everyday!

After much searching and reading, the two things that kept popping up were collagen production and sun damage protection, as well as cell regeneration, anti-aging and anti-inflamatory. This is all wonderful news for our skin! The real benefits are in the skin of the pomegranate and I found a great raw food site that explains it’s uses and how to prepare it  here.

I also discovered that many beauty products use pomegranate oil as a main ingredient because of it’s rare Omega 5 essential fatty acid known as Punicic Acid which is a potent antioxidant and natural phytoestrogen (plant-based estrogen). I will be on the lookout to try some of these products for future posts!

Now get out to your local grocery store to stock up on this awesome superfood with beautiful garnet colored jewels called pomegranate! Please try to buy organic! :D

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Throwback: Salon Avant Garde Demo

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Misty Chapman Posted in Celebrity, Clients, Tips Leave a comment

I missed the boat for Throwback Thursday, so today I am going to just do a simple “Throwback.” ;)

This is makeup I did for Warren Tricomi Salon‘s hairstylist assistant’s class. Edward Tricomi (one of the owners and stylist) demonstrated a fabulous use of garbage bags and foliage for the class. What a fun way to keep your stylist assistants interested and motivated! :D

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Product Spotlight: Nude Miracle Mask…

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Misty Chapman Posted in Products Leave a comment

AHHHH!! I found a miracle mask! It’s by “Nude” and it’s just what the doctor ordered.

Ok, so summer is over (insert sad face here) and that means less days out in the sun. Which brings us to a positive turn of events. We can now start using AHA’s or some of you may know it as Alpha Hydroxy Acid to slough away all the dead skin!

What are AHA’s you ask? I found the Nude Miracle Mask on the Sephora site with great information about AHA’s and helpful reviews about the product. You can read about it here.

The directions say to use it once or twice a week. I started out once a week for the 1st two weeks to see how my skin felt and now I use it twice a week with no problems. I have normal to combination skin with very few breakouts. I may go back to once a week depending on how my skin feels in the cold winter months. You HAVE to use a sunscreen of 30 SPF or higher EVERYDAY and a week after stopping while using this product. You should be wearing sunscreen everyday anyway! Now get your butt out to Sephora and give it a try!

P.S. I’ve been gone for almost a month now trying all kinds of new products, so get ready for more product spotlights this month! :D

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