carmenellavelia

 I am a Cosmetologist and I specialise in Hair Beauty and Massage.  I trained fr 5 years and have been a professional for 15 years.  I love what I do and get a big kick out of getting the best from an individual.  If you need any advice it is free just leave a question in the comments field.  I look forward to hearing from you and I know we can make a more beautiful world.

What You Deserve

A good hairdresser/beautician unfortunately is not easy to find.  Hairdressers come 10 a penny but how do you know it’s a good one, here are some top tips on how to find one.1.     When you walk into the salon it should be clean, tidy, professional but friendly.2.     A member of staff should approach you immediately, take your details and offer you a refreshment and magazines.3.     The member of staff should then make you stylist/therapist aware that you are there .4.     The stylist should then come over, introduce themselves and give you an estimated waiting time.5.     Once your stylist/beautician is free you will be asked to put on a gown and if you would like a refreshment.6.     Once the stylist/therapist is free you will have a consultation with them (1^st time visit) they will want to know if you’re busy etc this will give them an indication of what your home life is and how much time you have to spend on yourself.  Remember do not answer any questions you are uncomfortable with this is just to get an overview of your life.7.     The stylist/therapist will look at you a lot he/she is just a taking your face/head shape, base tones into consideration.8.     There should be no process started until both parties are happy and well informed.

To Wax Or Not To Wax
This is question on many lips, waxing is a lot less work as it take the hair out from the root at usually lasts at least 4 weeks, there is a down side though PAIN the first wax is usually the worst as the hairs that you are pulling out have been there since birth and they are well cemented in. Consecutive waxes are not as sore. You have to prepare your skin well to reduce the risks of ingrown hair, well prepared skin will reduce time, pain, and the results will be great.
Exfoliate the skin area to be waxed, this is to reduce the need for going over the same area because all you have taken off is a couple of hairs and the top layer of dead skin cells.
Wax should be put on in the direction of the hair growth or the wax strip applied in the direction of the hair growth.
This is the part you need courage for, you then grab the strip securely in your hand and pull off against the hair growth (the opposite way that you put it on) its not the most pleasent experience in the world but hey that’s you for at least 4 weeks.
After you have done the whole area apply an after wax cream I use on with Aloe Vera and remember no baths or showers for 8 hour as your pores are opened.
Happy Waxing

P.S. Remember ladies do not wax or attempt any hair removal during a period. ITS VERY PAINFUL

Massage
There are lots of different ones and each one of them are great, why? Different people will react differently to different massages. Basically when the body is touched in a positive way it has a positive effect on the nervous system that is why you always feel better after a good massage. The heat of the hand along with the friction of the massage movements causes the skin to go red, what does this do? When the skin goes red it is because of the increased blood flow to the area being treated, your blood contains healing properties the cosmetologist just starts that process. Our bodies are amazing pieces of machinery and when stimulated properly can do great things.
Massages can be given for various reasons lymphatic drainage for instance can help with the removal of toxins from the body. I believe in all massages because they will work for somebody.
You can help with this we all have the power to heal, remember stimulation of blood flow to the area. You don’t have to spend a fortune on massage, any good therapist will show you how to do this children, babies, men and women can all benefit from this. Remember not to start too hard be gentle but firm and your patient will relax as your hands become more and more confident.
Massage can also bring a couple closer together it can solidify their relationship, promotes mutual respect and can show a love that runs very deep. It can also lead to other things but I will let you guys fill in the spaces there.
Massage for a baby has to be very gentle but not too gentle that the baby is chuckling because you are tickling them. A baby does most of their growing and healing when they sleep and a massage can help them sleep soundly thus benefitting them greatly.
Older people can benefit greatly again you have to be gentle and very respectful because the older generation’s boundaries are far more intrusive than ours.
Massage is important especially now when it seems to be an offence just to brush past people nowadays. The human being needs to be touched in a positive way just like your dog or cat loves to be stroked. Sometimes it works better than medication so come on let’s give it a try, and maybe make this life a little bit easier on each other.

Make up or War paint
There is a lot of different beliefs regarding make-up, in my opinion less is more. When your are young mother nature has given you a beautiful wrinkle free complexion so why hide under layers of oil or water based artificial pigment. Let you natural beauty shine through remember make-up is only to improve on what was given to you at birth. I have been a fully qualified cosmetologist for about 15 years now and I have advised this to my younger clients. Teenagers through lack of confidence pile it on thinking that they will hide all their imperfections when really they had just highlighted them, you see that is what make-up is a highlighter it draws attention to the good bits. A young girl starting out a bit of lip gloss and some mascara that’s all you need. At night in your room maybe with friends practice eye shadow and blush, make sure it is a friend who will tell you the truth. I used to have make-up parties when my friends were sleeping over we had great fun, trying to improve each other or just making a monster out of each other. Give it a try girls you need to hide nothing so this is your time to shine.
Getting older it happens to us all, I am in my 30’s and noticing some new lines that were not there before. Don’t think you can fill them with make-up it does not work remember in my previous paragraph you will just highlight them. His is when you take the focus off them, pay attention to your eyes but not too heavy just define them more with eyeliner and the brow bone should be a light shade. Define your lips more with lip pencil it also stops colour bleeding. Your blush should be minimal just highlighted. When your eyebrows are perfectly tweezed, your eye shadow is applied well along with definition created with the eye pencil, your cheeks hollow highlighted with a light blush maybe some highlighter at the top of the cheek and the most perfectly defined kissable lips ever you will be giving the stars a run for their money.
Getting on a bit believe it or not you use less make-up. My most important tip is lighter shade off lipsticks is the way to go because darker shades make you look older, try it you will see for yourself. Do not fall into the trap of too much powder I call them scone ladies, you should use a base near to your skin colour, lightly defined eyes and definitely lip liner because of colour bleeding. If you follow these steps you can embrace getting older because that brings its own beauty, the kind that shines from the inside.

Hair
It does more than keep your head warm.
Hair can show a quiet, confident, trendy etc. Person. The colours you can get nowadays are exceptional, but also remember get advice because skin tone and lifestyle plays a big part, instead of complimenting you it can go horribly wrong. Each person is a individual and therefore will suit different things. Have a good look at yourself in the mirror, notice your colour of hair especially base tones ( (the actual colour black, brown. Red, blonde) then notice the natural highlights (best seen in daylight) Hair is made from the 4 basic pigments Black, brown, red, blonde whatever pigment you have most of is your all over colour. Highlights you will notice more at the front, hair is always that bit lighter at the front because of the elements. Now that you have got that sorted out what colour should you go for.
A major change blonde – black this be a disaster if not done right. You have to use red pigment to avoid it turning green “not pretty” and the same vice versa.
Any colour can be achieved if you have got the confidence to try it and a change is as good as a holiday so go for it. Some people you have to strip the colour out of the hair completely in order to get the desired result.
Hair come under the fast growing cell category, it does not stop keeps on going as long as you do that is how when receiving chemotherapy it falls out. Chemotherapy targets fast growing cells like cancer in order to stop them and unfortunately stop the hair cells too but still a small price to pay because it usually grows back in.

Exfoliating It’s Important
I have a daughter who is 12 and I am trying to teach her the importance of exfoliating. I am going to give you quick paragraphs why this should be done, I will try to use as little terminology as possible so everybody gets the benefit of this blog.
When boys and girls are hitting puberty the hair starts to get oily (greasy), their bodies start to perspire a lot (BO body odour) and spots, zits, plukes, pimples and acne start appearing on their skin not forgetting their attitude seems to deteriorate. We cannot stop this it is all part of growing up. This is when it is really important to exfoliate. Biology Lesson:-
Your sebaceous glands are under your skin and do a very important job they keep your skin from drying out too quickly, but during puberty they go into over-drive they produce lots and lots of sebum (oil grease) we have pores so it can drain away no problem. Your skin also has layers the top layer is dead and it will disappear into the air you will them see it as dust on your furniture etc. The body is really well designed that way self maintaining.
During puberty the sebum (oil grease) production is accelerated a lot and therefore the sebum is trapped in the pore below the top layer of skin. It is then a foreign body and your skin inflames and produces puss in order to get rid of it. You have acne not pretty but you don’t have to put up with it.
Everybody should exfoliate weekly it’s helping your body get rid of dead skin, during puberty get a light exfoliator twice a week and it should keep your acne to a minimum, that along with plenty of fruit and vegetables and drinking plenty of water should keep you all looking georgous.
As for the attitude “sorry can’t help you there”
P.S. All the spot remedies out there are rubbish all they do is dry up your skin exaggerate the problem so you have to use their products more so you have to buy more, that’s why it is called the beauty business. Skin goes through oily stages for a reason why buy things to stop the oil production and interfere with mother nature. Spots are a product of excess oil and hormone change your body is talking to you….LISTEN