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Saturday, 20 August 2011

What makes you feel sexy?

Superdrug recently commissioned a survey to find out what makes a woman feel sexy. They surveyed 2,000 women and here are the top 20 results:
  1. Applying their favourite perfume
  2. Wearing a big happy smile
  3. Paint nails
  4. Getting their hair coloured or highlighted
  5. Spend hours straightening their hair
  6. Cleavage on show
  7. Indulge in a long hot bath
  8. Legs on show
  9. Wearing a push-up bra
  10. Pedicure feet
  11. Apply heavy eye make-up
  12. Exercise religiously
  13. Spend hours curling hair
  14. Wear red lipstick
  15. Wear a tight fitting top
  16. Waxing from head to toe
  17. Applying fake tan
  18. Wearing false eyelashes
  19. Wearing a short skirt
  20. Adorn tons of jewellry
The survey also found that 71% of women were left feeling glowing after being given a compliment by a stranger and only 7% said they felt sexy everyday of their lives. On average women said they spent 35 minutes getting ready for a date compared to just 10 minutes getting ready for work.

Do you agree with this survey? What makes you feel sexy?



Full article can be found here.

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

'Facing' the facts - our make-up habits

A recent poll conducted by shopping channel QVC has found that one in three women never leave the house without make-up on! They also found that 23% then reapply it just two-three hours after being out.

They also found that a third of women in Yorkshire said that putting on their make-up is the most important part of their day and women in the north-west think about their appearance at least once every hour which is more than any other region. Women from the north-east also admitted that their make-up habits hadn't changed since they first started wearing make-up.

This got me thinking about me and my beauty regime. I think I was about 15 when I first started wearing 'proper' make-up. By this I mean foundation, mascara etc. My first foundation was a solid foundation which you applied using a sponge and it was by Avon. I also started wearing lipstick by Rimmel which was Metallic Shimmer and for some reason I also used to wear lilac eyeshadow and in particular a rollerball eyeshadow from Maybelline! I then started wearing No7 tinted moisturiser after my skin started playing up. Today I don't think I use any product that I used to use when I was younger and I think this is due to a number of factors; my skin's changed, it's not as oily which I think is due to a good skincare regime, I've become more confident in doing my own make-up and experimenting and because I can now afford 'quality' products which suit me better. Oh and because things become discontinued!

This poll also reminded me of a woman who told me how she's used Maxfactors Creme Puff since she was 15 and she was now in her 60's! So how has your beauty regime changed over the years? What products did you used to use when you first started wearing make-up?

Full article can be found here.