It doesn’t matter what “look” you are going for, natural or over-the-top-glam, eyeliner seals the deal.

Did you know that you can change the shape of your eye without the need for plastic surgery. Just keep a little eye liner handy to do the trick and draw the shape you want for your eye.

There are two types of eye liner: pencil and liquid. Which one you use is up to you. A pencil can be sharpened or dulled to give a thin or thick line, depending on how well defined you need your eyes to be. You can smudge well with your finger for a sultrier look. With a liquid pen, you have a little less control but the line is usually darker and bolder than you can achieve with a pencil. For dramatic looks, the pen flows easier.

Cat’s eye: One look that is in is the cat eye look. This has been a trend with prescription eyewear and fashion sunglasses as for years. I remember my grandma’s rinestone glasses well! With eye liner you can achieve a subtle upturn to the eye or a more dramatic one. The look plays well with natural, neutral make-up tones as well as splashes of color.

Subtle: After applying your eye make-up, grab your eye liner of choice. Begin with the upper lid, close to the lashes about halfway across the lid. Start to trace the lid line towards the outer edge of the eye. Before you lift off your pencil or pen, flick it upwards to create a swish at the end of your eye liner line. On the lower lid, begin at the middle of the lid line and move towards the outer edge of the eye.

Another low key option: You can grab the attention of everyone around you (even in the office) with this look. Instead of a tiny flick of the eye liner pencil at the edge of your upper lid, extend the line towards the outer edge of your eyebrow line. Keep it clean and even. Avoid putting any eye liner on the lower lid.

Bring on the night: How about a double line for maximum effect? Extend your eyeliner with a thicker line along the crease where the outer edges of the upper and lower lids meet. Then add a second bold stroke that extends out from the eyebrow crease straight towards the edge of the brow, leaving a small space between the two lines. Another option is to create a bolder upward line by using a thicker eye liner stroke (easy with a liquid pen) across the upper lid and then carrying it upwards to a point at the outer edge of the brow. Again, neglect the lower lid to emphasize the eye.

Well, you see that eyeliner can be used to do many different things that accent the eyes.

What eyeliner trend will you be using?

Finding your Face Shape

Who knew that eyewear could make such a difference? But, it does. If you wear glasses, choosing the right frame for your face shape can show you in a strong light or just an obscure one. What type of face shape do you have?

There are actually seven of them!

1. square
2. round
3. oval
4. oblong
5. diamond
6. triangle base side down and
7.  triangle base side up.

Let’s review them.

Square: This face has pretty even dimensions all around. The face is just as wide as it is long. There is a strong forehead and an angular jaw. Your frame choice will soften the angles of the face and give it a rounder look.

Round: A round face is similar to square except it has no lines – just curves. It is actually quite full all over. You want frames that will make the face appear thinner and longer.

Oval: This is the desired face shape (if we all had a choice) because the entire face is in balanced proportions. The ideal frames will not change the perception of those proportions in any way.

Oblong: The face is longer than it is wide. The nose may actually be long as well. The idea for frames is to make the face appear shorter and wider.

Diamond: The face is narrow at the forehead and the chin with very high cheek bones. Frame choices will highlight the eyes and soften the angles of the chin, while minimizing the cheek bones.

Triangle base side down: This face is narrow at the eyes but wider at the jaw. Frames need to accent the eyes and add depth to the upper half of the face, while minimizing the jaw line.

Triangle base side up: Just the opposite of the one above, the face is narrow and angular at the chin but wider across the forehead and eyes. The idea for frames is to draw the attention to the lower half of the face while softening and minimizing the upper part.

Now that you know what shape your face is likely to be, here are a few tips about matching the frame to your face. This can save you the trouble of trying on every pair of glasses in the store to find the right one. You can narrow down your choices from the start.

* Choose colors that accent your eyes. They are the windows to the soul and the focus of your face. If you have blue eyes, consider a pair of blue frames.

* Choose a size for frames that is appropriate to your face. Don’t think of the little school boy who has glasses as big as window frames. Proportion is important if you want your eyewear to accentuate your personality.

* Contrast your frame shape with your facial shape. Round glasses on a round face just make it look, well, more round. Frames need to enhance, not detract.

Now, it’s time to shop for your face shape!

So, I took a look at the women eyeglasses  selection on Zennie to see what has been updated. Here’s what I found that I like.

They have frames that start at $6.95. My last frames have worked well, but I do have to say that the plastic frames I bought had a screw come out a few months ago. The metal frames are perfect though. Zennie does offer more expensive frames, but the low price option is fine for single vision prescriptions.

Actually, the frame probably doesn’t matter when it comes the strength of your vision. I’ll be shopping soon.

How about you?

I did find this cream today and am interested because it’s based on natural ingredients. It uses and enzymes from a mushroom found in the Swiss Alps. They are targeted to break down the melanin (color) in the skin which helps dissipate the dark spots. You can see more on their site at Luminaze or check out a Nordstroms here in the USA.

What do you use to fight off discoloration on your facial skin?

The acne light treatment from Tanda is intriguing to me, because I don’t like the idea of using a lot of chemicals on my skin to get rid of an imbalance that might be causing acne.

Acording to their website, Tanda offers the ONLYat-home device with interchangeable treatment heads. Once you have purchased any solution-based device kit from them, you can purchase any of their treatment heads to expand your system!  Tanda’s acne light therapy has clinically proven results too, without the side effects common with chemical treatments.

Here’s what I appreciate though, this system also provides age fighting benefits in addition to their acne removal system. With the change of an attachment head, the light begins boosting your skin’s collagen and elastin.

And um……. it offers pain fighting benfits? Holy moley! Check out their pain page where they say that using this kind of warmlight treatment for body pain actually results in;

• 72% decrease in pain
• 36% decrease in swelling
• 60% overall improvement

Plus,. they offer a 30 day money back guarantee!

Have you used light therapy for skin repair?