Sunday 18 May 2014

Skincare Essentials!



In this review am going to share with you my everyday skincare routine, and all the skincare essentials that you need to get a perfect looking healthy skin. It's extremely important to adjust your skincare routine two times a year, one for summer when your skin produces more oil and in winter when your skin is super dry. Also, you have to understand you skin type whether it's oily, dry, normal, or combination. and get your skincare products accordingly. No matter what is the brand or how good it is, it will not work for your if it's not formulated specifically for your skin type. I have a normal to combination skin since I have dry cheeks and oily t-zone.

Step 1: Cleanse
You have to cleanse your skin two times a day with a face cleanser, and below are many cleansers that I've tried and highly recommend:

- Bioscreen Purifying Cleansing Gel: This cleanser is the best among the ones that I've tried. It worked perfectly for me for the last few months. Although this brand sounds unfamiliar, but after trying their cleanser, I totally recommend buying it if you have a combination skin like me.  
Price: BD7 Rating: 5/5

- Avène Gentle Milk Cleanser: As the name implies, it gives you the feeling that you are cleansing your face with milk, it is very good though It didn't work for my skin type since the milk is formulated for extremely dry skin.
Price: BD9 Rating: 4/5

- Avène extremely gentle Cleanser: this is a non-rinse formula that sounds a little bit weird but once I've tried it I loved the soft feeling it gives my skin. I use it after the Bioscreen cleanser to make sure that all the makeup and dirt was removed as it gives a nice tacky feeling to the skin! Price: BD8 Rating: 4/5

-  Clean & Clear Morning Energy Cleanser: This is a great everyday cleanser and very affordable one! It has small bids that exfoliates the skin gently.
Price: BD3 Rating: 4/5

- Cleanser Brands that didn't work for me: Lancome, Garnier, NeutrogenaHimalaya

Step 2: Tone
After you cleanse your skin, it's the time to use a toner with a cotton ball to remove all dead skin.
Till the moment I don't recommend a specific brand, but I recommend searching for a gentle toner for skin, I tried Clinique toner before a couple of months but it irritated the skin and cause red patches. So I switched no Nivea which is basically does nothing but removes all the dust and makeup resedue.

Step 3: Moisturize  
This is the most important step in my opinion, you need to moisturize your skin every single day to prevent wrinkles, dryness, acne, etc. Some people might think that we don’t need a moisturizer every day, or in the summer because the skin will get greasy, this is completely wrong as if you don't moisturize the skin properly every day, the skin will produce its own oil to moisturize the skin, which Isn't very appealing. I've tried many moisturizers out there until I am happy and stick to a couple of moisturizers which Is basically nothing but gentle and affordable.

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream: By far this is the best moisturizer I've ever tried, it's very gentle on the skin, and makes a good primer to apply before makeup to provide a sort of barrier between your skin and the makeup.
Price: BD7 Rating: 5/5

Oilatum Natural Face Repair Cream: When i ran out of Citaphil, this is a cheaper and a very good alternative to it, as it's aimed to sensitive skin. Although it's slightly more greasy than Citalphil moisturizer, I really love it and I still switch between the two every time. Definitely good value for money!
Price: BD5 Rating: 5/5

- QV Cream: Same as the two cleansers, very gentle for the skin, great consistency, and lasts for ages!
Price: can't remember Rating: 5/5

Moisturizers Brands that didn't work for me: Clinique, Shiseido, YSL

Don't forget to exfoliate once a week to refresh and energize the skin! I recommend St. Ives face scrub, or you can make your own, mix a tea spoon of sugar with a tea spoon of olive oil and add few drops of honey, and there you have it! An excellent homemade face & body scrub.


Tuesday 13 May 2014

Shazam (Music Identifying App)

In the past when we used to listen to any music for he first time we had limited options of asking friends by reminding them with some of the lyrics and getting to know the song or we used to browse those lyrics by using our computers or laptops. Past is Past now.... we are in the age of Smart devices .. Most of us are having Smart phones in our hands so now we have more options other than browsing the lyrics .We can identify the tune or music by using an App which is having a database of  millions of tracks and Tv shows.

The App i am talking about is "Shazam"  is  the  closest a cell phone can come to magic Shazam which launched in the United Kingdom in 2002 as a call-in service and became widely known worldwide when it first t hit the iPhone—solves the dilemma in a few clicks. Press a button on your phone, and in seconds you'll get the artist and song title. It's one of the most useful thing you can do with your phone.

Shazam App works on all smart devices (Iphone, Ipad,Ipod,Samsung,Nokia,Blackberry etc). You Just need to download this app from the Apple store or Google play.





HOW DOES SHAZAM WORK?

  • Let's say you are in a shop and you like the music you're hearing. Start the app and tap the Shazam button.
    • A digital fingerprint of the audio is created and, within seconds, matched against Shazam's database of millions of tracks and TV shows.
      • You are then given the name of the track and the artist and information such as lyrics, video, artist biography, concert tickets and recommended tracks. We also let you buy or listen to the song using one of our partners services.



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Monday 5 May 2014

Online Photo Editors !


Yes ! as the title says, now you can access photoshop online ! 
what's great about it ? well sometimes you just don't  want to use paint to edit your photos ! It's great for when you aren't using your personal computer or laptop and still want quality images, 



The first website is developed by Adobe themselves so functionality is guaranteed ! it provides a simpler editor with basic tools only.

How to use it :
1. all you have to do is click on the following link 
http://www.photoshop.com/tools

2. upload the images you want to edit

3. you are good to go ! 

The website is still under development, therefore you can only edit photos with the format of JPEG but that doesn't mean it's not great ! also they have a decoration section where you can add fun to your photos as well !


But if you are already familiar with Photoshop and want something even better then the second website is the one for you, through it, it's provided and developed Pixlr, they have three FREE main sites where you can check on their website as well as you can find their apps in google play and the app Store !

aAso same simple steps, just click the following link and choose the program you want and in few seconds you are ready to go and edit your photos ! The link to their website : https://pixlr.com/


last but not least enjoy editing !