Brew some chamomile tea and let cool completely. Pour on dry hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse. To bring out highlights and lighten blonde hair, steep 1/2 cup of chamomile tea in one quart of boiling water. Strain and cool slightly. Shampoo hair until oil free, and then rinse with the tea infusion.

Marigold gives golden highlights to light hair and brings out red and gold highlights in light brown and red hair. Saffron, turmeric, calendula, mullein, privet and yellow broom in addition to any yellow blossomed herb or flower also add color and highlights for blondes.

Rinse hair with a solution of 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to one gallon of water after shampooing.

To restore hair that was once blonde, mix 10 grams of licorice root with 10 grams of oat straw, add a pinch of saffron. Cover with water and boil to make an infusion. Strain and use a s a rinse after shampooing. It should be allowed to soak into the hair and not rinsed out.

Add 4 tablespoons of chopped rhubarb to 3 cups of hot water, simmer for 15 minutes. Strain, cool, and then use as a rinse after shampooing.

To get yellow out of gray hair use a highlighting shampoo with a cool base color like blue or violet. These colors minimize that brassy, yellow look. Look for shampoos that contain vegetable dyes.

Potatoes: Boil potato peels in water, strain, and cool. Use the strained water as an after-shampoo rinse to darken grey hair.

Sage covers the grey when used consistently over a period of time. Simmer 1/2 cup dried sage in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes. Steep for 2-3 hours. Strain, use as rinse on clean hair. Leave on until hair has dried, then rinse out.

Mix 1 oz. sage, 1oz. rosemary and 1 pint of water. Simmer for 30 minutes and strain. Massage into the scalp and grey hair.

Mix 1 tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar with one gallon of warm water, use as final rinse.

Use an infusion of hollyhock (blue-purple flowers) to remove the yellow cast from grey hair.

Brew one strong cup of espresso and let cool completely. Pour on dry hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse.

To lock in color, try using a shampoo that has a slightly acidic Ph. All shampoos designed to clarify, add volume or control dandruff contain harsh, color-dimming ingredients.

Cook an unpeeled potato in boiling water. Cool slightly. Dip a pastry brush or cotton ball in the cooking water, cover and saturate hair, being careful not to get any on skin. Leave on hair for 20 minutes then rinse out.

Make an strong infusion of any of the following herbs and teas then use as a rinse: Rosemary, Sage, Raspberry leaves, Parsley, Ivy Berries, Catnip, Black coffee, Black Tea (for chestnut highlights).

Use an infusion of saffron for a rinse.

Herb, Fruit & Vegetable Rinses for Color and Highlights These rinses work over a period of time to subtlety color and add highlights to the hair. First wash and rinse hair then pour any of these rinses over the hair 15 times catching the excess in a bowl or the bathroom basin as it runs off the hair, then pouring it over the hair again.

• Always moisturize before applying foundation or base. It makes it flow smoothly over the skin for a more even and well blended appearance.

• Be sure to select the proper foundation. Test foundation along your jaw line. It should blend easily into your natural skin tone. You might find you need a slightly darker shade of makeup for summer.

• Depending on how much coverage you want, Use cream or long-wearing foundations for heavier coverage or use lotions or tinted moisturizers for lighter coverage.

• Start by applying foundation to your forehead being sure to blend carefully around the hair line. Follow with your nose, checks and jaw line. Be sure to

blend the jaw line smooth so you don’t have a line showing. The best way to assure this is by using a make-up wedge.

• Follow with a good pressed powder to seal in the coverage.

• Apply two shades of foundation to your face, a lighter on your whole face, and then a darker shade on your cheekbones to make your cheekbones look higher.

• If your face’s natural color is light, avoid any dark foundation color.

• Shade the border between your face and neck until it’s invisible. Follow with Your favorite loose or pressed powder (translucent loose powder for normalto- oily skin and pressed powder for normal-to-dry skin).

• Brighten up your face–For a natural, subtle, and flush of color reach for bronzing powder with a large, fluffy brush and dust a light layer on forehead, nose, cheeks and chin.

• Get rid of laugh lines–Use a concealer pencil and draw three horizontal lines (like cat whiskers) next to the corner of your mouth. Sponge blend in an upward direction for an instant lift.

• Ultra sheer foundation–Mix your foundation and a moisturizer together for a light foundation. You can also use a dampened cosmetic sponge for the sheerest, most natural look.

• Plump up sunken cheeks–Apply a lighter shade of foundation or highlighter to the hollows of your cheeks.

• Cover redness–Use a yellow-toned cream to neutralize redness instead of a concealer to cover blemishes, red blotches or eyeglass marks.

• If you have dry and parched skin, you should stay away from foundation (it falls on dry skin badly and does not hide peeling). Instead of that you should thoroughly nourish and moisten your skin. Buy oily crème; make a hydrating mask 2 times a week. If you don’t have serious problem with your health, you should drink more water, juice and herbal tea. Use scrub and peelings moderately.

• If you have any blemishes on your face, avoid any pink tints (pink color accentuates blemishes).

• Usually foundation crèmes are laid over and arranged with a special sponge. It is possible to do with fingertips also. If your foundation crème is very dense and it is arranged unwell, you can dilute it with day crème for your skin. Squeeze some foundation on your palm and add gradually your day crème to the consistence you need.

• For better results use large powder brush. Pick up powder over sifter and apply. The powder must be the same tint that foundation is. If you are used to doing it with a sponge, please, but try not to rub skin and put a powder with light movements. If you put on too much powder, don’t try rub excess out. It would be better to run over your face with a brush without powder from up to down.

Dry feet will become smooth and soft overnight if you mix:

• 1/2 Banana

• 1 Tablespoon Honey

• juice from 1/2 Lemon juice

• 1 Tablespoon Natural margarine

Smear on feet and wear thick socks to bed. Wash off in the morning.

• 1 tablespoon of baking powder

• 2-10 drops of your favorite essential oil

Mix baking powder and oil in a plastic bag, shake well. Allow to dry. Break up any clumps that may have formed. Dust feet regularly with the powder and add a teaspoon in the shoes overnight.

Invigorating foot bath–Soak your feet in warm soapy water that has a teaspoon of peppermint extract added to it. Gently scrub your feet and use a pumice stone to smooth calluses and rough skin.