NewAfricanWoman Issue 35 - Flipbook - Page 66
NAW Hair & Beauty
It’s hard to believe but
on average we spend
555
days of our lives plucking
and preening!
PLUCKING EYEBROWS TAKES UP…
30 DAYS
DYEING HAIR
TAKES UP...
23 DAYS
PAINTING NAILS
TAKES UP...
20 DAYS
EXFOLIATING
TAKES UP...
20 DAYS
If this statistic refers to ordinarily groomed brows then just
think how much time is wasted
by all those friends or family
members, even workmates, who
have taken eyebrow plucking to
a whole new level! Really, losing
an entire month on tweezing
and shaping eyebrows? That is
quite excessive when you put it
into perspective. In comes the
Shavata Stencil Kit which
comes with easy-to-use stencils
to help guide and avoid overplucking. Use with a good pair
of tweezers such as the awardwinning Tweezerman Slant
Tweezers.
Whether you choose to hide
greying roots or prefer to turn
heads with a contrasting hue,
the fact is we waste nearly a
month of our lives dyeing our
hair! Choosing a different colour
application is an easy way to cut
down on time. Putting highlights over a block colour is a
great way of reducing visits to
your hairdresser. To make that
colour last even longer, Use the
Redken Color Extend Magnetics Sulfate-Free Shampoo
and Conditioner which offers
super-charged amino-ions that
attach to the hair fibre and form
a protective seal over your hue.
You can even push back further
your next hairdresser appointment by investing in Alterna’s
2 Minute Root Touch-Up – a
temporary solution to erase
roots and blend away greys.
A great manicure says a lot
about you as a person – but
sitting at home or in the salon
painting nails for 20 days seems
insane! Speed up the mani or
pedi process by investing in
products that work quicker,
such as Rimmel’s 60 Seconds
Nail Polish. This super-quick
formulation really does dry in
less than 60 seconds, and also
offers a host of high impact
colours that are anti-fade, antishine and last up to 10 days. Follow with the Bourjois Instant
Dry Nail Drops, which dries
enamel twice as fast meaning no
time wasted waiting for nails to
dry – and no smudges when you
decide you simply can’t afford
to sit around doing nothing but
stare at you nails while you wait
for the varnish to dry!
Ridding your face and body of
dead skin cells seems timeconsuming even when you do it
twice a week – so it’s no wonder
it adds up to a 20 days scrubbing away! Although a beauty
routine essential, there are ways
you can gain back time simply
by choosing your exfoliating
products wisely. Try Soap &
Glory The Fab Pore 2-In-1
Facial Mask & Peel - a deep
cleansing facial treatment musthave that unclogs pores, prevents spots and eradicates dead
skin cells, as well as working as
a mask and peel to cut out the
time-consuming middle woman
(and by that we mean woman).
As for your body? It’s got to be
Palmer’s Cocoa Butter
Formula Cocoa Body Scrub.
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