3 Tips to Revamp Your Holiday Beauty Routine
It’s time to get out your favorite holiday party dress, best ugly sweater, get your hair done, and elevate your beauty routine for the coming celebrations. The holidays are here again, and this year, get ready to put together a one-of-a-kind look that will leave a lasting impression. In order to get yourself ready for the holidays, it is a good idea to revamp your beauty routine. This special time of year can call for some added steps to your routine that you may not include in your regimen other times of the year. Read on to check out three fabulous ways to perfect your beauty routine for the holidays.Audit Your Beauty BagDo you have a beauty bag that is cluttered and full of many half-used tubes of mascara, and a plethora of leftover eyeliner pencil nubs? Throughout the year you have probably found yourself using a product for a period of time and then moving on to the next new trend. Before you know it, your beauty stash is overflowing with things you have not touched in months.It’s time to purge your unused and unwanted products, so you can cut through the clutter and have some staples on hand to put together your holiday look.Not only does decluttering your beauty bag help you get organized, but it has great health benefits as well. Bacteria can grow on products when they are exposed to air or make contact with your skin. The last thing you want is to get an infection right before a holiday date night, or a family gathering. Therefore, keep yourself healthy by using a great makeup bag that keeps it all organized, get rid of old products, and use brand new ones you truly like.Set Aside Time For Self-CareThe holidays are arguably one of the busiest times of the year. There is probably a lot on your mind and you have so many things to do in very little time. You may find it hard to take a moment for yourself or be tempted to skip steps in your regular beauty routine to save time some days.However, beauty regimens and self-care go hand in hand. Often your beauty routine is a way to prioritize your health and wellness. The holidays can be stressful and you don’t want to neglect self-care during this time of year. Even with everything you are trying to take care of, make sure that you set aside a dedicated time for your beauty routine.This can be in the morning first thing when you wake up or every night before bed to decompress. It does not mean that you have to spend a lot of time, but give yourself at least 15-30 minutes to focus on your routine and nothing else.For instance, try relaxing by focusing on your skin-care. With the stress of the holidays, applying an acne medication cream can help you to target any pimples, prevent future breakouts, and promote healthy skin. You can also try unwinding at the end of each day with some face yoga, a massage, using some essential oils, or adding epsom salts to your bath which can help exfoliate your skin. Try Something NewYou probably have a set beauty routine you have fallen into for a while or a go-to look you like to wear. However, the holidays are a great time to try something new and explore a fun look—with all the glitz and the glam!It’s time to try something bold or outside the box. Something great for the holidays could be to try out an icy eye shadow. You can create some dramatic looks with some beautiful hues like deep blues or frosty whites. To take this a step further you could try a deep blue mascara instead of your standard black.If you want to go for the glam, you can go for a blinged-out look by adding some rhinestones into the mix. Either way, there are plenty of options to try for a show-stopping holiday makeup look for your next party. Your friends and family are sure to compliment you and it could make an amazing impression on those you haven’t seen in a while.It can be refreshing to switch things up and not always fall back on the same old look. Who knows, you may find a whole new style you will want to carry over into the new year or your new favorite product!Revamping your beauty routine for the holidays not only gives you the opportunity to create a killer look but the chance to try something new, prioritize self-care and build healthy habits. Taking time to evaluate and update your beauty routine this holiday season is well worth it, and the results are sure to speak for themselves.The post 3 Tips to Revamp Your Holiday Beauty Routine first appeared on SD Entertainer Magazine.
Movie Review: Reminiscence
What if you could go back and relieve your fondest memories as if you’re experiencing them all over again? In the near dystopian future, Miami is perpetually flooded with rising tides and heat due to climate change. Skyscrapers are partially submerged, roads are waterways, and boats and water taxis are common transportation. The muggy heat also turns the city nocturnal, where a lot of daytime activities are done at nighttime. Border wars and wealth inequity have created a wider gap between the haves and the have-nots, where the wealthy wall off themselves with a dam; the land barons push out coastal waters and keep the dry lands to themselves, leaving the rest of of the residents in sinking grounds and dampness. It’s an inventive setting that would have been interesting to delve into. The intriguing premise and setting are matched by the star powers of Hugh Jackman (“Wolverine” series, “X-Men” series), Rebecca Ferguson (“Mission Impossible” series) and Thandiwe Newton. Jackman and Ferguson reunited from their last smash hit together, “The Greatest Showman.” Photo Credit: courtesy of Warner Bros. PicturesJackman (Nick Bannister) and Newton (Emily “Watts” Sanders) plan war veterans-turned-business partners and friends. Nick operates a business where he uses a machine called Reminiscence and he guides his clients to travel back to certain memories of their choosing and relieve those memories. Watts is his assistant, helps operates the machine and records the memories into memory cards. A client would get into a water tank, wear a virtual reality headset, and have the chosen memories played over, projected into a hologram. The machine could also be used for investigations and putting together clues to aid in solving crimes, wading the business into private eye territory. One day a closing time, Mae (Ferguson), a nightclub singer, walked into Nick’s office, wanting to find her missing keys. Clad in an alluring air and a slinky red silk dress, Nick is instantly smitten from the moment he lays his eyes on her. Snippets of the love affair can be seen from the holograms, Nick’s memories of their time in the few months they are together before Mae vanishes from his life, leaving him heartbroken and obsessed in finding her. For all Nick’s obsessions, the relationship is underdeveloped, as it speeds through montages. Not surprisingly, Mae is not the woman Nick thought she was. The femme fatale’s shady past takes Nick on a train trip on a lone rail line above the water-logged landscape to New Orleans, encounters with a drug lord and gangster, crooked cop, and crime conspiracy of a land baron and his heir. Foreseeing the consequences, Watts begs Nick to not go down this road, but Nick is far down the rabbit hole to let this go. There are multiple shootouts and drag-down fights, including one with a grand piano underwater. The story grows out of bounds and you may get lost at some point, but things that seem far-fetched end up interconnected in the larger picture. From the protagonist’s perspective, the ending is bittersweet. There’s a fragment of this that reminds me of “Inception.” Director Lisa Joy crafts an original, neo-noir story with a cool cinematography, weaving in elements of sci-fi, mystery, thriller, crime drama and romance. While “Reminiscence” is far from a mind-blowing trip, the concept, central mystery and cinematography are still worth a trip. Copyright (c) 2021. Nathalia AryaniThe post Movie Review: Reminiscence first appeared on SD Entertainer Magazine.
Three Ways to Support San Diego’s Veterans this Veterans Day
Veterans Day is observed annually on November 11, for honoring those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The federal holiday held on the anniversary of the end of World War I. While the Treaty of Versailles officially ended WWI on June 28, 1919, fighting ceased several months earlier with an armistice on November 11, 1918. The next year, President Wilson commemorated November 11 as ‘Armistice Day’ to honor those who served. After World War II, Congress renamed the holiday ‘Veterans Day” to honor American veterans of all wars.In San Diego, we are home to veterans of every branch and from many different eras of our armed services, and so Veterans Day holds special meaning to our community. Here are three ways you can support our veterans:Recognize Women WarriorsWomen veterans are at times overlooked and underrecognized. Foundation for Women Warriors honors, empowers and supports the women who answered our nation’s call to serve. The 101-year-old nonprofit is on a mission to serve women veterans and their children so that their next mission is clear and they continue to impact the world. Their programs are designed to enhance the personal and economic wellbeing of women veterans and address the growing needs of the increasing population of military women transitioning to civilian life.Foundation for Women Warriors honors the service of our Nation’s women veterans and empowers their future by enhancing women veteran personal and economic wellbeing, professional growth, and community connectedness.Foundation for Women Warriors is the only organization of its kind in the country, assisting women and children each year with life-changing services that enhance their personal and professional well-being. The nonprofit was established in 1920 as housing association for widows, war nurses and mothers of fallen service members. This veterans day, help them continue to honor the service of women veterans by empowering their future by purchasing a gift on their Wishlist and for their Vista warehouse. Or, donate directly to the organization. Help Homeless VeteransIn order to save returning combat veterans’ lives, Wounded Warrior Homes provides long term transitional housing as well as a defined path for each service member to transition from active-duty military service to independent living. The nonproft focuses on veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The transitional care and counseling program, LIFE – Living Independently For Ever, provides case management, individual transition plans, life counseling, release planning and up to two years in a Wounded Warrior Home. San Diego has one of the highest number of homeless veterans. Wounded Warrior Homes needs the community’s support through donations.Food donations are another way to support the veterans in our community. Wounded Warrior Homes accepts all forms of packaged/sealed food and are equipped for refrigerated and frozen storage as well as for shelf-stable items. They also accept in-kind donations of living essentials and toiletries, such as laundry detergent, shampoo or other household supplies. Call the office in San Marcos, 760.205.5050, and make an appointment to come in to drop off your food or living essentials donation. Honor Veterans with TBIOn Veterans Day Weekend, Resurrecting Lives Foundation is hosting a traumatic brain injury (TBI) awareness event on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum. The event, held Sunday, November 14, 2021, will shine a light on the plight of TBI. Over 750,000 veterans are currently struggling with TBI. Through bringing awareness, education and research to the issue of TBI, Resurrecting Lives Foundation is helping our veterans heal.Resurrecting Lives Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to increasing awareness for the necessity of swift diagnosis and treatment for TBI. The event on November 14 is an opportunity to move brain care forward for our veterans. Support the organization by purchasing tickets.The post Three Ways to Support San Diego’s Veterans this Veterans Day first appeared on SD Entertainer Magazine.
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