Colors for Spring 2012

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St. Patrick’s day was on March 17th, and Easter is almost here for 2012. 🙂

When many green stuff and clovers I can see, I feel oh spring is almost here.

When Easter Sunday comes, I feel yes it is spring!

Of course, when I see cherry blossoms, I feel spring, too! 😉

Spring has a lots of colors.

Color of sunshine, blue sky, new green leaves, yellow flowers, pink flowers, light brown sand, dark blue ocean, many lives come out from everywhere.

I think that every one has own colors for each season….

According to PANTONE spring colors for 2012, here is the colors for this spring…and symbolism of colors.

Orange: Energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention.

Yellow: Joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard and friendship.

Purple: Royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning.

Vivid pink: Love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm.

Indigo Blue: Peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant.

Yellow-Green: Green symbolizes Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.

Blue-Green (Turquoise) : Turquoise symbolizes calm. Teal symbolizes sophistication. Aquamarine symbolizes water. Lighter turquoise has a feminine appeal.

Light Purple (lilac) : Femininity, grace and elegance.

Beige with Gray: Beige and ivory symbolize unification. Ivory symbolizes quiet and pleasantness. Beige symbolizes calm and simplicity. Gray symbolizes Security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring. Silver symbolizes calm.

Earthy sand: Brown symbolizes Earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.

(http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/color2.htm)

What colors do you want to wear in this spring not only as your daily clothes, but also nails and eye shadows??

Please close your eyes…..and imagine…..

What colors come up from your mind?

That is your colors for Spring 2012!

s/s 2011 color report designer mix 1, pantones/s 2011 color report designer mix 2, pantonehttp://www.pantone.com/spring2012

Manage your headache…

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Headache….

How many people have headache?

Yes…I have!

When I have many deadlines, and have to sit in front of my PC for a long time, yes, my headache starts with neck pain……:(

According to Wikipedia, there are 200 types of headaches…oh my!

Tension and migraine are common types.

What are causes of our headache?

Many causes…medication overuse, a lot of caffeine, weather, food, stress, neck stiffness, brain disease, sleepless, tiredness, distortion of your body etc….

Transient ischemic attack, many of TIA patients just thought they had headache and some other wired symptoms, but not thought really serious.

Then, some people get more serious damages when they really realize what happen in their brains.

I am not a physician or any medical practitioners, but I found good reason to manage headache is to keep our life more enjoyable.

And found a good management application of our headache.

Dr. Mauskop’s headache center released headache management application at iTunes.

One of testimonial said that she had headaches, and kept diary about her headache.

After analysis of her headache, she found causes of her headache are caffeine and lack of sleep.

Then, after she reduced caffeine take, and improved sleep, she has no headache.

It is good, isn’t it??

You do not have to suffer from your headaches, and if you find more serious reasons, just go to see your medical doctors as soon as you can.

Please have a time to talk with your body.

You might find many things you have not realized…

Our body is amazing….

Love Yourself! From Charlie Chaplin

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As I Began to Love Myself

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering

are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.

Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY.”

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody

As I try to force my desires on this person,

even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it,

and even though this person was me.

Today I call it “RESPECT.”

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life,

and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.

Today I call it “Maturity,”

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance,

I am in the right place at the right time,

and everything happens at the exactly right moment.

So I could be calm.

Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE.”

As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time,

and I stopped designing huge projects for the future.

Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do

and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.

Today I call it “SIMPLICITY.”

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health—

food, people, things, situations, and everything the drew me down and away from myself.

At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.

Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF,”

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right,

and ever since I was wrong less of the time.

Today I discovered that is “MODESTY.”

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future.

Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening.

Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT,”

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me

and it can make me sick.

But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally.

Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART.”

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems

with ourselves or others.

Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.

Today I know THAT IS “LIFE”!

Rose. Rose. Rose!

Posted on by under Aroma Therapy, Skincare

Rose is one of really popular flowers in the world.

Symbol of Love. 🙂

In Japan, there are many rose related products are available now, and I have tried many.

Rose water, Rose essence, Rose oil, Rose tea…..

But, it is really difficult to find good quality and reasonable products.

Rose is really good for our heart.

Reminds our heart happiness, kindness, gentleness, warmth etc….

Also, good for our skin to delay aging, moisturize and soften our skin….

So, I would like to use Rose oil and essence daily basis. 🙂

One of my recommendation is Shiseido Rosarium series.

7 types of Roses blended each products, such as facial mist, body lotion, soap etc…

http://www.shiseido.co.jp/baraen/index.htm

I believe that you would be in Rose garden immediately as soon as you use these. 🙂

Ms. Brown!

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I know I have to write about beauty for this blog, but I found interesting article about M&M’s!

On February 5th, during the Super Bowl, finally, Ms. Brown will be unveiled!

Super Bowl commercials, many of marketing people would like to buy ad spots during Super Bowl, and many companies have made really interesting and funny commercials until now.

TV commercial is high expense for any company, and like recent under not good economy, most of past clients decided not buy the spot.

But, still Super Bowl commercial spots are attractive for many companies, and this year M&M’s will use this spot to introduce new character to us!

Economy situation still has to be taken care of a lot from so many aspects, but on Feb. 5th, I believe we will see one of the light of the tunnel.

Magic Mirror on the Wall

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Who is the fairest one of all? ”

You might know this phrase from Snow White. 🙂

Step Mother of Snow White asks all the time to her magic mirror to make sure she is the most beautiful in the world.

Words we use have really strong power to make people happy and unhappy.

Long time ago, when friend of mine was anointed as a preacher at her church, her pastor said that ‘ from now on, your words will save people but also destroy people, too.’

Yes, words have power.

So, what I recommend to you is say ” I am beautiful. ”  with smile by yourself. 🙂

Yes, you are beautiful. 🙂

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Warm up!

Honey and Ginger.
This combination is a golden combination for this cold season.　:)

Prepare hot water, honey and grated ginger.

Put 1/2 of tea spoon of grated ginger, honey as much as you like into a cup.

Pouring hot water into a cup and stir.

Enjoy the drink! 🙂

Honey contains vitamins, minerals and 2 types of sugars which absorbed quickly to your vessel and boost your energy. Honey’s mineral would vary depends on flowers. Manuka honey is well known for cold and sore throat remedies in New Zealand.

Ginger shows helping improving some symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, and might help to treat heart attack etc… Ginger is widely used around the world as spice for cooking, tea and coffee.

Enjoy this drink whenever you want, especially in the morning to help your blood circulation to start a day smoothly.

For your breathe

Posted on by under Aroma Therapy

It is getting cold outside, isn’t it?

I think that it is also becoming Flu season….:(

I would like to prevent getting a cold, actually.

Because, I do not like it, and I already have an allergy on my nose.

So, here is the list for oils to keep you away from a cold and boost your respiratory function, and also you can feel like you are in the forest. 🙂

  • Pine oil can help to improve conditions of Asthma and bronchitis, and help to release anxiety and discouragements. Pine oil should be know as disinfectant such as effective to house germs, some types of influenza etc…
  • Thyme is well know for cooking. 🙂 but, here we can use Thyme oil as antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal action, but please use it properly. It might provide really strong sensation to your skin.
  • Eucalyptus oil has antiseptic effect. Inhaled eucalyptus oil vapor is a decongestant and treatment for bronchitis.

You can use these oils for your bath time to drop 2-3 each oils into bathtub. Also, you vapor these oil when you relaxing, and if you would like to use these oils directly to you then, please use career oil, such as Jojoba oil, with the oils.

Beauty from Within

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Beauty.

Many people seek ways to keep their beauty, and make them more beautiful.

Now think of many cosmetics companies what they offer us these days.

Skincare products for oily and sensitive skins, anti-aging, brightening, eye care , lip care, body care, eye shadows, lip colors, etc….

A lot! lol

I cannot count them all, actually.

And now, many cosmetics companies also offer supplements  to boost your beauty from inside.

For example, vitamin C is to help growth and repairing your tissues in your body. 🙂

So, what those companies offer is protect your skin from external factors such as  UV , dust etc, and internally, some vitamins and minerals to help our body’s functions work properly.

So, here what I would like to tell you that also internal factors to keep and create your own beauty; foods and mind.

But, do not worry that I really like foods called junk foods. 🙂 and also sweets, so, I will not tell like we should only eat organic foods. 😛

As for mind, I believe we should keep our mind also beautiful to reflect it to outside of your body.

So, I will introduce stress release things, way of thinking or so here…

One thing, always I do is thank myself and my partner with lots of love. 🙂

 

 

 

Brown Sugar Scrub

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Brown Sugar…

Sounds yummy! isn’t it?

Yeah, I like Brown Sugar to eat… 😛

But, here I would like to introduce body scrub made by Brown Sugar

Ingredients:

Brown Sugar

Preferred massage oil

Preferred Aroma essential oils

How to:

Put Brown Sugar in a bowl

Add massage oil and 10-20drops of essential oils and stir until sugar absorb enough oils

Store in a bottle and use when your bath time!

Please watch your step when you use the scrub. Floor might be slippery.

I usually use Lavender and Geranium.

Lavender is good for relaxation, cough, tension headache etc..

Geranium is good for Edema, poor circulation, acne etc…