Beauty below the belt is just as essential to a complete anti-aging routine as care for the face, neck, or decollete. Follow these four quick below-the-belt beauty tips to look and feel youthful and confident from head to toe.
Skin on our legs and feet tends to be more prone to dryness, particularly for those of us who shave our legs. On top of that, desk jobs and careers that require long periods of standing can wreak havoc with circulation in the lower legs and feet. To boost circulation and restore hydration, follow-up each work day with a relaxing foot soak and massage with a deep-moisturizing cream containing shea butter or hyaluronic acid. For those looking for a solution to callus concerns, choose a moisturizer with lactic acid for better exfoliation. Follow this ritual with moisturizer or body oil applied to the calves and a mini massage to promote circulation in the legs. Then, put your legs up for the night. Keeping legs up on a stool and elevated will assist in improved circulation while also minimizing the risk of spider veins. For visible and varicose veins on the legs, a more advanced non-surgical solution such as photofacial treatments that utilize intense pulsed light (IPL) technology can help to minimize the appearance of vascular marks.
While it might be possible to tighten and tone legs, adding an inch or two to your height isn’t so realistic. You can fake it, though, and no we’re not talking about high heels. While sky-high heels are the easiest way to physically give leg length a boost, they’re not practical or comfortable for everyone. To fake an elongated leg while sporting shorter, more comfortable shoes, a little long-lasting makeup on the legs could be your new best beauty secret. Start by applying a long-wearing foundation all over the legs. While matching skin tone is ideal, going one subtle shade darker can help fake a natural-looking tan. Next is the most important step: applying highlighting cream. Yes, the same product used by all the top contouring makeup artists to fake higher cheekbones or a sculpted jawline can help fake the perfect leg, too. Simply apply highlighting cream along the center of the leg, starting at the ankle, up past the knee, and just past your hemline. Blend it in with fingers or a large beauty blender. But don’t dress until the makeup has set or it may transfer to clothing. Use a makeup setting spray to avoid any embarrassing makeup transfer to seats as well and add a touch of concealer where needed to minimize the appearance of scars or visible veins. For cellulite, makeup is certainly no match, but you may consider non-surgical treatments to smoothen skin and reduce the appearance of cellulite for the ultimate flawless legs.
Target training may make for a successful fitness foundation, but some areas are hard to target with diet and exercise alone. While glutes and buttocks may be easier to target with a booty-boosting workout, thighs are a stubborn weight loss area, particularly for women. Why? The main culprit behind stubborn thigh fat is estrogen, a hormone that drives the increase in fat cells in females, causing deposits to form most commonly around the thighs. For the perfect complement to any regular diet and workout regimen, consider radio frequency-based body shaping treatments. These treatments utilize RF technology to deliver heat deep below the skin’s surface, targeting and breaking up fat cells for a smoother appearance and a reduction in thigh circumference. It’s an easy way to maintain results or burn off those last couple of pounds to meet your own below-the-belt body goals.
Depending on the season, legs may not appear so lovely when shaving on a near regular basis to keep stubble at bay while risking near-daily razor burn for the idea of hair-free, gorgeous gams. As for beyond the bikini line, for those shaving pubic hair, it’s time to update the hair removal process. It’s much more difficult to avoid knicks and ingrown hairs in this tough-to-shave area and while waxing, exfoliating, and moisturizing may help, a better solution may be intense pulsed light (IPL) or laser hair removal. This is particularly true for those who tend to stick to one below-the-belt style and prefer to go bare down there year-round, rather than reverting to an au naturel look once the bikini gets packed away. Utilizing light to destroy hair follicles, these treatments reduce hair growth over time without causing an increased risk of ingrown hairs or cuts prone to infection. So, skip the razor and discover the longer-term beauty benefits of IPL or laser hair removal for this sensitive area.
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Venus Versa™ has CE Mark as a multi-application device intended to be used in aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. The SR515 and SR580 applicators have CE Mark for the treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions and treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions. The HR650/HR650XL and HR690/HR690XL applicators have CE Mark for the removal of unwanted hair and to effect stable long-term or permanent hair reduction for Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The AC Dual applicator has CE Mark for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The DiamondPolar™ applicator has CE Mark for non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides on females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The OctiPolar™ applicator on the Venus Versa™ system has CE Mark for temporary body contouring via skin tightening, circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction. The NanoFractional RF™ (Viva) applicator has CE Mark for dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin.
NeoGraft® 2.0 has CE Mark with indication for use in suction-assisted follicular extraction and re-implantation for males and females.
ARTAS iX™ has CE Mark with indication for use for harvesting hair follicles from the scalp in men diagnosed with androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) who have black or brown straight hair. ARTAS iX™ is intended to assist physicians in identifying and extracting hair follicular units from the scalp during hair transplantation; creating recipient sites; and implanting harvested hair follicles.
Venus Epileve™ has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types. Venus Epileve™ is also CE-Marked for hirsutism.
Venus Legacy™ has CE Mark for the temporary increase of skin tightening, circumferential reduction, cellulite reduction, and wrinkle reduction.
Venus Velocity™ has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types.
Venus Viva™ has CE Mark for the use in dermatologic and general surgical procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin, and the treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV with the DiamondPolar™ applicator.
Venus Freeze Plus™ has CE Mark for treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides using the DiamondPolar™ applicator, and CE Mark for the treatment of cellulite reduction, increase of skin tightening, and temporary circumferential reduction on the OctiPolar™ applicator.
Venus Freeze™ has CE Mark for treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides using the DiamondPolar™ applicator, and CE Mark for the treatment of cellulite reduction, increase of skin tightening, and temporary circumferential reduction on the OctiPolar™ applicator.
Venus Glow™ provides a dermal rejuvenation treatment that works to open up and deep-clean pores. Venus Concept is the exclusive distributor for Venus Glow™.
Venus Bliss™ has CE Mark for addressing aspects related to body contouring, such as fat reduction and circumferential reduction, temporary increase of skin tightening and temporary cellulite reduction.
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