Home-made Beauty Tips

Celebrate your face and skin this summer with these natural beauty recipes!

I love to shop Whole Foods Market and the Farmers markets for the ingredients to make these D.I.Y. recipes.
All of my recipes are cheap,quick and easy to make. And unisex…your daughter or sweetie can get in on the touch of the spa action too.

Key Lime Pie Body Treatment
2 cups of plain Greek or regular yogurt (use less if you are making a smaller portion)
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 tablespoon of honey (Bee Friends Farm)
1 tablespoon of lime

Blend all of the above and pour into a plastic bowl. Sit at the edge of the tub and rub on your body.Leave this treatment on at least 15 minutes.Rinse well and enjoy the way your skin feels.
* I like to scoop any remains and recycle re-purpose and place in a jar and save for another day.Lasts nicely in the refrigerator for a week or more.

Skin Brightening Lemon Cups

Say Bye Bye to dry discolored skin with this skin treat.
Next time you prepare a meal with lemons or make lemonade save the leftover lemons and rub the inside of the lemons on your elbows.This treatment will gently exfoliate and help the discoloration most of us get on our elbows and knees.Rub the meaty part of inside of a lemon and go round and round motion on your elbows. It can also be done to your kneees.Rinse with luke warm water and a washcloth.Apply your favorite hand and or body lotion.

Bathe in Beauty

I love to to take a bath and surround myself with things that are pretty. Make your body happy with this awesome bath idea.
Sprinkle your fave bath salts or Epsom salts in warm bath water.Add a couple edible flowers. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite drink or fresh water in a plastic glass and enjoy eating an edible flower too. It is kinda FUN.Make it even more decadent and add a piece of decadent chocolate!

Be good to YOURSELF…if you don’t who will?

http://www.news4jax.com for video footage

Healthy Better Looking Nails are a few steps away!

Noreen Young: Nail down healthy hands | members.jacksonville.com.

Click on the above to read my article.

Summertime and it is all about the mani & pedi.But even with all the gorgeous new shades,textures and types of manicures available today without pretty looking and healthy hands and feet you can’t look your best!

Because so many of you asked I listened….here is an article with some of your pressing nail questions answered.Also, since I wrote this column I have discovered a fabulous beauty supplement for skin and nails. The line is called NeoCell and I love the vitamin/supplements and the Beauty and Biotin Bursts.

Check them out online and or at your fave health food store.My nails were growing so much I had to cut them back.
I am so happy and feel I look better with this brand.

I love to share and chat about beauty,travel,lifestyle and food I hope you enjoy today’s blog.

HAPPY National Lipstick Day!

What color are you wearing on your lips today…Gorgeous?

Whole Foods Market Bodacious Beauty Aisle

Update from my TV segment on The Morning Show WJXT-4!

Some of you may think that Whole Foods Market is only for food but think again. They have an awesome beauty aisle filled with organic beauties and more. If you love to read labels look no more the items I cherry picked to feature on TV Saturday from the Jacksonville store are safe and affordable. You asked I listened.

Here’s the beauty shopping list:

1. Naturtint hair color safer long lasting hair color to do at home.Active plant ingredients naturally better.
2.Good SOAP the brands delicious scented and skin softening soap line.The key ingredient stars are coconut oil and shea butter.
3.365 Daily Facial Cleanser Wash an Every day value (non-comedogenic) and clean rinsing.
4.Mineral Fusion nail polish. I am addicted to and wearing the shade glint of mint. Free of dibutyl phthalate formaldehyde,toluene free and camphor. If you are allergic to nail polish like I am,you need this brand in your life.
5.Every Man Jack deodorant (aluminum free).The cedarwood body wash is the stores rock star seller for guys!Never tested on animals and naturally derived.
6.Wanna get your skin to glow like JLO?

I LOVE this celebrity/star! She is so talented and beautiful. She also has such amazing skin and although I have met a few of her makeup artists in the past they took credit for the makeup. I find it’s not just her makeup. It is Dr. Hauschka’s delightful skin brand of healthy beauty. The star in this cream or lotion is the Rose flower water,petals,sesame,almond oil and more.My model Kena’s face and body glowed the second I applied it to her neck and decolete.The cream is called Rose Day Cream. It is fabulous for sensitive skin too.Soothing,skin softening and luxurious! I love the way it smells too!

I hope you enjoyed these healthier brands that I shared with you.
For video: http://www.news4jax.com

Do you love shopping at Whole Foods Market?

So do I.

I get HAPPY high just walking in the door.The flowers,herbs,fruits and veggies say “Hello” to me when I go through the door.This place is amazzzing with a capitol A. The other day I went to buy a yummy lunch and to shop down what I call the healthy beauty aisle.They have so many delights for you from beauty to food and wine. Let me not forget the YUMMY bakery! Cooking classes and special events and more.

Stay tuned for the video link for my beauty & lifestyle segment on the one and only WJXT-TV 4 from today’s segment or you can catch it LIVE stream. http://www.news4jax.com
You don’t want to miss watching and seeing some awesome beauty products and if you love all things celebrities and taking care of your skin there is a hidden gem cream you are really going to LOVE!

A QUICK TRIP DOWN their Beauty Aisle:

Hair color that contains all the good stuff and not the bad.You can cover gray a little safer today.No ammonia,no parabens and more.Long lasting hair strengthening color!

Many women are allergic to nail lacquer …if you are please consider this nail polish brand and it should work for you!No formaldehyde,no toluene,no phtalates and more!

Body washes JUST FOR MEN.Deodorant that’s safer.

How does J Lo get her glow? It’s not just with makeup!

A face wash that is like Cetaphil (the one doctors always seem to recommend) but THIS ones cheaper! 365 days of everyday value cleansing bliss.

Bath soaps with an aromatic twist in cool mint and other natural scents that make you feel good,hydrate and make your skin feel fabulous.Shea butter and coconut oil are the luxurious key.

Traveling to the beach or on the road? Protect your sunscreen and other beauty in cooler bags to keep them fresh and at the right temperature.I love to recycle,reuse and repurpose. Don’t you? You don’t have to only use coolers for food or ice cream.

Have a beauty question you need answered or simply want to learn more about the products I showed on air from Whole Foods Market email me @info@noreenyoung.com #beauty4you

I hope you are LUCKY enough to have this amazing store near you.
It is one like no other and YOU the customer RULES and their staff rocks too!

If you want gorgeous skin…

I want gorgeous skin,fuller hair,stronger nails and healthier joints!
So, I started using this.
My daily multi-vitamin isn’t cutting it. I needed something more focused and to do more!
My hair is a bit more lush, my skin is looking even better,my nails are growing,firmer and look so much better.My joints seem to be happy too!

I am feeding my skin with food and these amazing supplements too!

NO, I do not work for them nor do I sell the line in my makeup and skin studio. I simply love to share when I find something beautiful that does beautiful things.I love makeup but I try to stay healthy and practice and LIVE what I preach.Your skin health is not just in your genes but in your skin care too.It is all up to you!You can do something about the way you look and it is not only with makeup.

You can find this brand at your local health food store,CVS,Walgreen’s, WalMart and online.
You ask me how to have all of the above…TRY THIS.Your skin will smile back at you in the mirror!

This line is TNBT!
The next big thing!

What do your lips say about you?

Lips say so much without saying a word!

Dry, soft, peeling, lined, crusty lips all are signs of something and are a clue to what may be going on with your health too. Keeping your lips healthy requires care on your part too.

Dry Lips may be a sign of weather like being in the hot sun or cold and frigid weather. A job that requires you to work outdoors, from blood pressure medicine or other medications. Or you can simply be thirsty.

Beauty FIX: Applying a lip balm or lip treatment conditioner can make a huge difference and will hydrate them and make them LOOK better too. In order for you to see results, you must do this day and night. Stay hydrated drink plenty of water.

Peeling lips can be caused by the outer elements like the weather. Also today’s new formula die-hard lipsticks can cause dry peeling, flaky lips.
*If this happens to you switch to another brand lipstick that works better for the skin on your lips. If this continues, stop using the product that dries out your lips. Unfortunately, you cannot always have it all long lasting lipstick and soft lips.

Beauty FIX: Apply a lip exfoliator on your lips. It usually comes in a lipstick tube form or you can try to make your own.

Lined lips can be a sign of a smoker or sunbather. Sometimes it is caused from your outdoor job or your fave sport.
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Beauty FIX: Use a lip conditioner with vitamin E, C or shea butter to nourish the skin tissue and lines around the lips.
Also, apply moisturizer and or sunscreen on the skin around your lips. Doing this WILL make your skin look and feel better.
Apply a lip balm or lipstick with sunscreen and it will work wonders if you add them to your beauty regime day and night.

Celebrities and models use an old time apothecary secret I know you will love and it is called Rosebud Salve. This rose scented balm in a tin type jar makes your lips beautifully moist and hydrated. It also is great for chapped cheeks and to soften your cuticles.

Here are a couple of quick and cheap recipes you make at home!

D.I.Y Lip Exfoliating Treat:
2 crushed almonds (unsalted)
1 tablespoon of plain dry oatmeal
1/3 to ¼ cup of fresh water

Mix all of the above and make a creamy paste out of it.
Apply on clean lips.
Leave on five to ten minutes.
Rinse well with a lukewarm washcloth

Let your lips air dry and apply your favorite lip balm.
Your lips will love this!

My recipe for a D.I.Y. Lip Scrub

1 soup spoon of brown sugar
1/3 sunflower or almond oil

Mix the two together with a small bowl or mini glass dish.

Apply on clean lips with a baby’s toothbrush.
Rub back and forth gently!
Leave this on for at least five or ten minutes for it to do its magic.
Apply your favorite lip conditioner afterwards.

Pucker up, buttercup! Kissable,healthy looking and hydrated lips in minutes!

Eventually you gotta say goodybe to your beauty booty!

Now’s the time to take better care of you and your health too.The start of spring or a new year does not mean thinking about losing weight and eating right. Yes, they count however it is also a time to start fresh with your beauty products, makeup brushes and manscaping supplies. Like milk, fruits and other foods your beauty has a shelf life. Once opened, kept too long or stored in a steamy bathroom or car they need to be replaced.

Give yourself a few hours in the morning when you are fresh or a few in the afternoon. Spread out your things on a portable table and evaluate. How long ago did I buy this? When was the last time I used it? Did I ever use it? Does it smell funky or has it gone bad. Did you know once opened even if you have not used it much the air and sunlight affects your product and can change its effectiveness.
Once skin care products hit the light, they lose their super powers. That is why you see so many brands use amber, dark blue or opaque packaging.

Once you have got the old or used products lined up that you do not use anymore…I like to play a game called let’s throw it out. Have a garbage can ready.

Here is my professional guide on how long you should keep your products:
Skin care: A year or more.
Tooth Brush: Throw out every three months at least.
Hair Brush: Once a year.
Sonic Face Cleansing Brush or Toothbrush head: Throw out every three to six months.
Eye cream: A year or more.
Retin-A: Less than a year.
Foundation: Liquid lasts a year or more. Cream a year or two. Powder base lasts the longest.
Lipstick: Two years or more
Lip-gloss or lip balm: lasts approximately a year or two.
Blush: Powder blush lasts approximately 2 years or more & cream blush lasts a year or less.
Lip and eyeliners, brow liners: I find good quality pencils last longer than you think. They can last years.
Liquid or gel eyeliners: Liquid lasts years and gel will only last a year. Less IF you do not close the lid properly. Gel liners dry out fast!
Eye shadow: Powder lasts years unlike crams which last a year or less.
Mascara: A healthy rule is 3 months or more.
Loose powder: Can last years.
Shampoo: A couple of years.
Conditioner: A couple of years.
Nail Polish: A year or more if it does not come out right on the nail when you use it will need to be thrown out.
Perfume OR After-shave: Once opened or closed it does expire. A year or a bit more.
Makeup Brushes or makeup sponges; need your attention too. Replace your sponges often so germs do not build up. A sign they are getting old is when they fray and start to fall apart. If your makeup brushes start fall apart and hairs start to fall out in small or large clumps it is definitely time to think about replacing them. If the hairs separate from the silver ferrule this part and cut your face. throw it out.Not all your makeup brushes just the ones that are not working well when you apply and blend your makeup or falling apart.

When in doubt…if it smells strange, gets rancid or changes color and or doesn’t move and apply like it used to…throw it out.

Once Opened Beauty Expiration Kit is a cool kit that you can mark your products purchase date with a water-resistant label and pen. It comes in a cute kit that lets you know how long you had that product.

Use up what you have and LOVE, throw out what you are NOT using. Do not pass USED makeup on to your daughter, friends’ mom or family. You will spread bacteria and they may even give them a skin or eye infection. While I love saving money it is not worth handing down…just throw the products out.

Do not allow your products to clutter your bathroom or house and get in your way.Deleting and updating these will keep your skin, eyes, face, lips and body healthy.
Guys too this includes you too!

Start spring right and with fresh beauty and a good and healthy habit. It will make a world of difference!

I’m a FOODIE who loves all things beauty!

I truly love to eat,cook and all things beauty so much! I am ALWAYS on the hunt for decadent eats and treats. But I know as a beauty & skin professional that everything in moderation.So, instead of downing a Circus Peanut candy or my fave marshmallow PEEPS. I have found my sugar and face FIX. They are called Beauty Bursts and I love them so much I featured them on TV last Saturday on my beauty and lifestyle segment on WJXT-4 The Morning Show.They are not just a sweet treat and taste good they are a supplement to your multi-vitamin if you want to keep your skin looking good.They are what I call “Candy for your face!”

NeoCell’s Beauty Bursts deliver high absorption beauty nutrients in delectable,gourmet Collagen soft chews.No gluten,soy,palm oil or artificial anything.They come in several flavors right now I am enjoying a chocolate mint chew.This Super Collagen strengthens skin,hair and nails.Hyaluronic Acid is known as “nature’s moisturizer” and hydrates the skin from within.Vitamin C is essential to boosting Collagen in the skin.These three powerhouse beauty ingredients work together to build beautiful skin from the inside out.

Having beautiful and radiant skin has never been so easy or so delicious the company says…and it is so true. Alongside your moisturizer and a balanced healthy diet you can do it too.
Dont’ just sit there…go out and buy some and enjoy prettier skin.

I’m just a FOODIE who loves all things beauty! I simply had to share. And guys this ones for you too!Don’t you want to look more handsome too?

Kissing Spring a BIG Hello!

I know it’s not quite spring everywhere by the weather I heard on TV today but you can still celebrate it in your heart and on your face and body with happy glee!

Here are my top tips to make you look and FEEL Gorgeous this Spring.

1. A cheap and chic NEW lipstick or lip gloss can update your look and face in seconds.
Find a color that brightens your complexion. Choose a light to medium bold color.Say “Bye Bye” to the dark shades.Lighten Up!Brighten Up!

2. Blush on! Choose a blush that accents your cheeks like a pretty coral or pink.Select one with shimmer for a soft luminous look.This gives you a dewy youthful look.

3. Eyeshadow doesn’t have to be complicated.Select one shade and go with it. You don’t have to use two or five shades to make your eyes stand out and look gorgeous.A soft champagne,a soft pink,a gold beige or touch of silver to highlight your eyes. You can mix and match matte and shimmer together for a natural glow look.

4. As a professional I highly recommend you own a rice powder to set your makeup,make your makeup last longer and to tone down shine.It is an Ancient Chinese secret.

5. Nail polish is taking over the world. It has a new look,shades,feel and texture.Pick up a few shades and paint your fingeres and toes creamsicle,sunny yellow or an aqua blue hue.Or better yet have a PRO give you a fresh manicure and pedicure and try a new hue.

6. Accessorize! Your face can look more alive with some new accessories.A little bling goes a long way I LOVE to make my face,neck and eyes glow with a dash of color and sparkle from an earring,necklace and more.

7. Buy a a new scent and spice up make your life with something floral,sweet,sexy or sultry.

8. Go window shopping. It not only will get you out of the house or workplace it will give you ideas to look better and fashionable. This was a happy spring window display I took at Macy’s last week in New York City.

9. You are what you eat…add more spring fruits ripe,ready and in season. Add a healthy rainbow of foods to your diet.

10. Pretty skin and a healthy body needs water.Whip up some water by infusing fresh fruits or veggies in a tall pitcher.Yummy and low cal way to get in your water intake and the light flavor of the fruit tastes awesome.

I hope you have a HAPPY SPRING! Paint the town with the new shade for this Spring…Radiant orchid.