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Top 5 Ways to Relieve Stress

Tomer Farkas — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 09:43:53 +0000

There are 327 unread emails in your mailbox, your mobile phone doesn’t stop ringing, and your next meeting starts in under 5 minutes. Just another ordinary day at work, you say. In today’s hectic world, finding time to relax can be quite difficult. At Belle Azul, we always strive to promote a healthy lifestyle and make a positive difference. While changing the pace of modern society might not be something we can do, we felt obliged to advise you on how to cope with stress.

Here are our top 5 ways to relieve stress.

1. Plan your free time

Fill up your free time with exciting plans that you can’t wait to make reality! You might be tempted to spend your free time sleeping and recovering from all the stress, but the truth is that your time will go to waste if you decide to spend it like that.

Instead, try to make the most of your time! Get your weekend fully booked up: a morning gym session, an afternoon brunch, a wild night out, it’s your call! Don’t sit around contemplating your boring life and waiting for someone else to get you out of your house. Go out and make memories!

2. Eat healthy

Stress often results in developing a really unhealthy diet. When we are overwhelmed, we often forget to take care of ourselves and resort to comfort foods such as carbohydrates, sugar and fatty snacks. It’s true that chocolate raises endorphin levels, so having a little bit can work as an excuse to pick up your mood, but try not to overdo it.

Instead, stock up on fruits and veggies which are always a good option – delicious and healthy! An interesting fact, fish with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids have been found to reduce the symptoms of stress. On the other hand, tea contains lots of healthy antioxidants, which have a calming effect on your nervous system.

3. Exercise

Don’t worry! Exercising doesn’t necessarily mean running a marathon, it could be just a casual walk in the park or a relaxing yoga session. It’s all about getting your blood moving! This will help your body to release mood-boosting chemicals such as endorphin resulting in a powerful mood boost!

Exercising is also a great way to to take your mind off your problems for a little while and focus on your well being instead. It effectively reduces anxiety and relieves stress while helping you maintain a healthy figure. In addition, it will make you sleep like a baby at night!

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4. Give yourself a break

It is important that you give yourself a break! Forget about doing housework and boring chores. Instead, enjoy some quality “me” time. Treat yourself to a relaxing spa aromatherapy weekend. You can even turn your own home into a real lush spa treatment salon, you just need a few aroma candles and some good essential oils and…voila! No need to spend tons of money.

At Belle Azul, we have the ideal body oil to indulge your senses in and take your mind off to heaven. Check out our Siesta Body Oil! Enriched with 100% natural ingredients including Sweet Almond Oil, Argan Oil, Rosemary and Jasmin, our Siesta Body Oil will fully refresh and revitalize your body, leaving it deeply nourished and soft.

5. Surround yourself with the people you love

Take your free time as an opportunity to spend time with your loved ones! This is one of the best ways to super-charge yourself with full energy and put a smile on your face. Sharing some memories with your nearest friends and family will leave you feeling happy and fulfilled.

Invite your family to a lunch at your home, go get an afternoon tea with your best friend or enjoy a romantic weekend escape with your partner! There are a million things that you could do to release stress and share some happiness! And there is no one better to help you overcome a stressful situation that the people who love you and care about you!

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Get Your Holiday Feet Ready for the Beach!

Tomer Farkas — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:16:40 +0000

Summer is finally here! Before you take off your shoes at the beach to feel the lovely touch of the sea, you might want to do something about your dry, cracked heels that you have been hiding away all winter. Don’t worry, we’ve got you all covered!

Here are 5 Steps to Getting Your Holiday Feet Ready to Meet the Summer!

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1. Soak your feet

Start off by deep cleaning your feet, soaking them in a tub of warm water with soap. Rub gently all over without overlooking the spaces between your toes where dirt is most likely to stick.

Follow with our Dual Foot Cleanser, 2-in-1 pumpice stone and foot cleansing gel. Based on antibacterial tea tree oil and moisturizing argan oil, it will clean and hydrate your feet in depth, leaving them soft and smooth!

2. Buff away hard skin

The next step would be to buff away the hard skin on your heels to reveal your beautiful, fresh-looking feet. You can try out our Spa Pedicure Kit, which comes with a hard skin removing gel, a double-sided file and a rich moisturizing foot cream.

Simply apply the hard skin removing gel and rub gently with the file to get rid of callus in minutes. The hot weather tends to dry out your feet, so repeating this procedure once a week in the summer would be highly appreciated by your feet.

3. Moisturize your feet

Once buffing away hard skin, it is time to dry up your clean feet and follow with a rich moisturizer. You can consider this the most important step that helps to seal in all the moisture you got from the luxurious spa treatment.

Use the Hydrating Foot Cream that comes in the Spa Pedicure Kit to give your deep hydration and nourishment. Avoid applying it between your toes as you want to keep the skin there dry to prevent infection.

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4. Tend to your nails

Taking care of your nails should also be an important part of your pedicure treatment procedure. This will make your feet look much better! Our Dr. Nails Nail Treatment can help you achieve strong and healthy nails that you will be proud to show off this summer at the beach!

Enriched with tea tree and argan oil, Dr Nails strengthens and hydrates brittle nails, making them look more beautiful and resistant than ever. It also includes a nail file that you can use to easily remove yellow keratin debris.

5. Get creative with your nail polish

No pedicure is complete without some nail polish! Don’t be afraid to experiment with nail colours this summer – bright pink, hot red, sky blue, they are all waiting for you to try them! You can pull out inspiration from your outfit or from your surroundings.

Don’t forget to put a base coat, which will prevent your nails from turning yellow once you take off the nail polish. Top coat, on the other hand, will make it last longer and prevent chipping. Now, go out and rock these lovely-looking summer feet!

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Skin Care Routine: 4 Steps to Having a Glowing Skin

Tomer Farkas — Wed, 30 May 2018 09:53:27 +0000

No matter how much of a busy day you are having, you should always find time to take care of your skin. This will not only help you reveal its natural beauty, but it will also help you relax after a long day at work! While there are tons of beauty products you can choose from, it is very important that you know how and when to use them.

Here is a very simple 4-step skin care routine that you can follow for a perfectly clear and glowing skin!

1. Cleansing

Cleansing your face is the first and most important step of the routine. You should repeat it twice a day – in the morning and evening. If you are wearing makeup, make sure you remove it first with a special makeup remover such as hydrophilic oil or micellar water. We cannot highlight enough how bad going to bed with makeup on is for your skin!

Once removing your makeup, follow with a water-based cleanser to clean any further impurities or oil-residue. At Belle Azul, we recommend using our Dual Facial Cleanser, which offers a 2 in 1 cleansing solution to gently detoxify and exfoliate your skin. Finish off by drying your face carefully with a soft towel. Do not rub as rubbing can cause irritation!

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2. Toning

Toning your skin is important to remove dead cells and cleanse your pores in depth. This step goes just after cleansing and is also to be repeated both in the morning and evening. Choosing the right toner for you largely depends on the type and needs of your skin.

We advise you to check out our Pure Swiss Hyaluronic Serum, a rejuvenating facial serum designed to give your skin deep hydration and preserve its youthful look for a long time. Hyaluronic acid is often renowned for its ability to retain water, which makes it the perfect solution for a more refreshed-looking, plumper skin!

3. Moisturising

Moisturising should be the third step in your daily skin care routine. Applying a facial cream on right after toning will create a protective barrier for your skin while providing it with additional hydration and nourishment. Prior to this, you can also apply an eye cream should you wish to target the delicate area around your eyes.

We invite you to have a look at our Bio Smart Range, a collection of moisturising products based on Apple Stem Cells, developed specifically to boost the skin’s natural regeneration and prevent the appearance of lines and wrinkles.

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4. Sunscreen

Wearing sunscreen is essential, even if you are popping your nose out for just a couple of minutes. It really is the most effective way to protect your skin against dryness, premature ageing, and many other unpleasant skin conditions including cancer! You should remember to put it on even if the other beauty products you used contain SPF.

This year, to protect your pretty face from the destructive effects of the sun, we have developed the Belle Azul Facial Sun Cream with SPF 50+. It is designed to give you a secure protection against UV rays while leaving you with an irresistible matte tan. Definitely a must-have in your beauty routine, especially in the summer!

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How to Keep Your Skin Hydrated in the Summer?

Tomer Farkas — Wed, 23 May 2018 13:22:10 +0000

Summer is just around the corner and surely, most of you are excited to put away your warm jackets and jump in your bathing suits! We, at Belle Azul, can’t wait either! However, the summer does also bring with it a lot of potential damage to our skin, sucking out the life of it and making it look dry and dull.

Knowing how to keep your skin hydrated in the hot weather is extremely important for retaining its fresh and glowing appearance!

Why is Skin Hydration Important?

Every little cell, muscle and organ in our body needs water to function properly. As incredible as it sounds, more than half of our body is made of water! Our skin plays a crucial role in retaining all this moisture, so it’s important that we take extra care to nourish and protect it.

Hydrating your skin is one of the best things you can do to maintain its young and healthy appearance. Given it has the water it needs, your skin will always play in your favour! It will act as a barrier to nasty toxins and bacteria, and will carry crucial nutrients to your body cells.

On the other hand, neglecting skin hydration might make your skin more sensitive and susceptible to germs. Lack of moisture often results in dry, itchy and red skin, it could even speed up the process of ageing, encouraging the appearance of wrinkles and lines!

What Causes the Skin to Dehydrate?

Skin dehydration can basically be a result of two different case scenarios: insufficient water intake or excessive water loss. Now, there are several factors, internal and external, that may lead to those two scenarios. Here are some of the most common ones:

High temperature
Lack of humidity
Strong UV radiation
Aggressive cleaning methods or strong chemical products
Intensive exercise
Ageing
Drinking alcohol, coffee and smoking

What Are the Symptoms of Dehydrated Skin?

Ok, you are now familiar with the contributors to skin dehydration. But how do you know if your skin is dehydrated? These are some of the symptoms you might notice, which can help you identify skin dehydration and take immediate measures:

Rough skin with limited elasticity
Redness
Peeling
Coarse thick skin
Cracks that might occasionally bleed

How to Keep Your Skin Hydrated?

With the summer approaching and the sun rays becoming more and more powerful, the risk of skin dehydration is growing. Therefore, it’s imperative that you know how to protect yourself from it and retain the elasticity and radiance of your skin. You don’t want to end up with dry and dull skin, exhausted from the sun, do you? Just follow these tips and you can thank us later!

Tip 1. Drink plenty of water

You have probably heard this a million times, but please let us highlight its importance once again! Drinking water is one of the most straightforward and easiest ways of keeping your skin hydrated. It is especially important in the summer when your body tends to lose a lot of fluid due to sweating.

Same happens in the gym, while running like crazy on the treadmill and working hard to get that booty ready for the beach! Don’t forget to rehydrate after your workout! The water will help you get rid of waste products from your muscles, speed up recovery time and improve your flexibility!

Tip 2. Maintain a well-balanced diet

While it is very important to drink loads of water, it can be easy to fall behind your daily water intake target. Eating foods rich in water, can help you get back on track! What’s more, they will even keep you full on fewer calories, which could save you the guilt of chucking down a big, fat chocolate brownie!

Fruits and veggies provide tons of benefits for the body, supplying it with all the necessary nutrients such as vitamin C, E, zinc, etc. Remember your mum always used to tell you… “Five-a-day keeps the doctor away”? Well, guess what… it’s much easier to eat fruits and veggies in the summer. What’s better than a cold, sweet watermelon on a hot summer day?

Tip 3. Moisturise regularly

Moisturising plays a major role in keeping your skin hydrated during day and night time. In this respect, hyaluronic acid holds the key to a smooth and flawless skin. In fact, your own cells produce it naturally to maintain your moisture levels, but due to environmental causes and ageing, these levels may experience a fall.

To compensate for this, skin care experts often recommend using moisturisers rich in hyaluronic acid. At Belle Azul, we advise you to check out our Pure Swiss Collection, which is based on hyaluronic acid. You might want to have a look particularly at our Pro Hydrating Sorbet, very light moisturiser, perfect for the summer, and our Hyaluronic Acid Serum, an advanced solution for extra skin hydration and firmness.

Tip 4. Use sun protection

During the hot summer days, you need to take extra care to protect your skin from the damaging sun rays! Using a reliable sunscreen with the right sun protection factor (SPF) could save you from so many troubles such as sunburn, premature skin ageing, or even cancer! Generally, SPF varies between 15 and 50, and lighter-skin people often need a higher protection factor.

Before you go on your next summer holiday, make sure to check out our new Belle Azul Facial Sun Cream with SPF 50+, a high-performing sun lotion. It will not only give you a strong sun protection, but it will also leave your skin with a beautiful matte finish! Don’t forget to re-apply it after swimming or drying yourself with the towel!

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