| How to Shape Eyebrows Posted: 10 Nov 2016 04:00 PM PST The shape of your eyebrows can enhance your appearance by flattering your facial shape, balancing your features, and framing your eyes. If you have thick, full eyebrows, you might need to tweeze them; if you have thin, small eyebrows, you may need to fill them in with a pencil. Either way, here is how to find a shape that's flattering to any face. EditDetermine Your Ideal Shape - Determine where your inner brow should end. Hold a straight edge, such as an eyebrow pencil or a ruler, vertically in front of your face.
- If you want your eyebrows farther apart, line it up so that it touches the outermost of edge your nose and the inside of your eye. If you want your eyebrows closer together, line up the straight edge with one side of the septum. These lines will determine where your eyebrow should start.
- Mark that spot with an eyebrow pencil. Repeat for the other eye.
- Determine where your arch should peak. Angle the straight edge so that it lines up with the outermost edge of your nose and the outermost edge of your pupil.
- It's very important that you look straight ahead — both your face and your eyes should be looking directly forward at the mirror.
- Wherever the line intersects your eyebrow is where the peak of your arch should begin at the top border of the eyebrow.
- Mark that spot with your eyebrow pencil.
- Repeat for the other eye.
- Determine where your outer brow should end. Angle the straight edge further so that it touches the outermost edge of your nose and also passes along the outermost edge of your eye.
- This tells you where the eyebrow should end. Mark this point with your eyebrow pencil.
- Repeat with the other eye.
- Draw a line along the bottom edge of your brow. This will determine the brow thickness.
- Follow the natural curvature of your eyebrow.
- Pluck the strays that fall below the line and outside the marks you've made.
- Your eyebrows should be 1/4 – /1/2 inch (0.5 – 1 cm) at their thickest.[1]
- Pluck minimally above the brow — you want to retain your brow's natural arch. Only tweeze stray hairs.
- If plucking isn't your thing, try shaping without it.
- If your brows are sensitive, use ice to numb the areas before you tweeze.
- Consider your face shape. Certain brows better compliment specific face shapes.
- To minimize the curve of a round face, direct the outer third of the brow towards the top of the ear.
- If the face is square, direct it toward the middle of the ear. This helps balance the face.
- If the face is long, keep the brow more straight across, directing it above the ear.
- An oval face already looks balanced, but to enhance this harmony, you can direct the outer third towards the ear lobe.[2]
EditEveryday Maintenance - Trim your brows. You may find that hairs are within your ideal shape, but are just too long. Use a pair of eyebrow trimmers to clean up your look.
- Using a brow brush, brush the hairs upward.
- Cut the hairs that extend beyond your natural hairline.
- Fill in sparse spots. If your brows are too light (or dark), fill them in with an eyebrow pencil. If you don't have an eyebrow pencil, substitute matte eyeshadow.
- If your brows are fair, choose a pencil two shades darker than your hair. (If you have dark hair, go two shades lighter.)
- Hold your skin taut at the temple, and line softly along the upper edge of your brow. Then, line along the bottom edge.
- With feathery strokes, fill in between the two edges.[3]
- Remember to blend!
- Use a clear gel to set. Brush the hairs how they naturally lie and apply gel to set the hairs in place.
- Clear mascara can double as a brow gel.
- This also prevents smudging, if filled in.
- Develop a routine. Forming good habits will make your routine shorter, day by day.
- By sticking to a specific contoured shape, spotting strays becomes easy.
- Consistently pluck between the brows and at the edges. These hairs grow the fastest and take away from the natural shape of your brows.
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- Always remember: less is more (less plucking). Once you make them too small, there is no going back. Ensure they are the same length and width otherwise one may be more arched as the other may be more defined and thick.
- Whatever shape you choose, make sure both eyebrows are symmetrical — both horizontally and vertically.
- Instead of shaping your eyebrows the first time by using a tweezer, go get them done professionally. Professionals know what they're doing and they know what shape of eyebrow would best fit your face. After getting them done professionally once, you don't have to go back. Just maintain the shape by plucking the stray hairs frequently.
- When the end of the eyebrow is noticeably above the beginning of the eyebrow, it can give you a fierce, almost angry look.
- If you have almond shaped eyes that turn up at the outside edges, then you will likely naturally have eyebrows that are higher on the outside than the inside. If you are filling in or shaping, you want to keep the outside higher than the inside — not only to follow the natural line but also to emphasize the shape of this type of eye; it can look clownish if you try to lower the outside ends to match the inside (beginning) of the eyebrow.
- Use concealer around your brows to give them an ultra-defined look.
- Line your eyebrow up with the inner corner of your eye instead of lining it up with the outer corner of your nose, because if you have a wide nostril flare, you may create a brow shape that is too far apart.
- Always start filling the end of an eyebrow with a darker shade, then lighter shade for the front part of the eyebrow, blend it thoroughly.
- If your brow area is particularly sensitive, take a couple of painkillers before tweezing and hold something cold over your brows before and after to numb the area.
- Use a hand mirror to look at your eyebrows from the side. If you tweezed or filled them in, be sure you don't have a "hook" appearance on the inside of your brows at your nose line. This will make it look as if you made an obvious mistake attempting to lower the inside beginning of your brow. Not everyone sees you from straight on. If you need to fill in, do a "dry run" by drawing the shape you want and check with your mirror often.
- A 2007 study out of Germany found that people under 30 years old find low, subtly arched eyebrows more flattering, while people over 50 years old prefer the opposite (high eyebrows with a strong arch).[4]
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| How to Treat a Broken Finger Posted: 10 Nov 2016 08:00 AM PST A broken finger occurs when your fracture one of the bones in any of your fingers. Your thumbs have two bones and your other digits have three bones. Broken fingers are common injuries, due to a fall while playing sports, fingers getting caught in car doors, bending your finger in an awkward position, or other accidents. To treat your finger properly, you should first determine how severe your injury is. You can then apply home treatment before you head to the nearest hospital.[1] EditDetermining the Severity of the Injury - Check your finger for any bruising or swelling. Bruising and swelling will likely occur because you have broken tiny blood vessels in your finger. If you have fractured the fingertip, there will likely be purple blood visible underneath your nail and bruising on the pad of your finger.[2]
- You may also feel a sharp pain when you touch the finger. This is a symptom of a broken finger. Some people can still move their finger though it might be broken and may experience numbness or a dull pain. But these could still be signs of a fractured or broken finger and require immediate medical attention [3]
- Check for sensation loss or loss of capillary refill. Capillary refill is the return of blood to the finger after pressure has been applied.
- Examine your finger for any exposed cuts or bones. You may see large open wounds or pieces of bone that have broken your skin and are sticking out of your skin. These are signs of a severe fracture, known as a compound fracture. If you have these symptoms, you should seek immediate medical attention.[4]
- As well, if there a lot of blood coming from an open wound on your finger, you should see a doctor.[5]
- Check if your finger looks deformed. If part of your finger is pointing in a different direction, the bone is probably broken or dislocated. A dislocated finger occurs when the bone has moved out of position and usually looks deformed at a joint, such as your knuckle.[6] You should see a doctor if you have a dislocated finger.
- There are three bones in each of your fingers and they are all arranged in the same manner. The first bone is the proximal phalanx, the second bone is the middle phalanx, and the bone farthest from your hand is the distal phalanx. Because your thumb is the shortest finger, it does not have a middle phalanx. Your knuckles are joints formed by the bones of your fingers. Often, you break your finger at the knuckles, or the joints.[7]
- Breaks at the base of your finger (the distal phalanx) are usually easier to treat than fractures at your joints or knuckles.[8]
- Note if the pain and swelling goes down after a couple of hours. If your finger is not deformed or bruised, and the pain and swelling eventually subside, you may have just sprained your finger. A sprain means you have stretched the ligaments, which are the bands of tissue that hold the bones in your finger together at the joint.[9]
- If you think you have a sprained finger, avoid using the finger. Check to see if the pain and swelling gets better over the next day or two. If the pain and swelling does not go away, you should get medical treatment to confirm the finger is only sprained and not fractured or broken. A physical and x-rays will determine this.
EditTreating the Finger on the Way to the Doctor - Apply ice to the finger. Wrap the ice in a towel and apply it to the finger on your way to the emergency room. This will reduce swelling and bruising. Never apply ice directly to your skin.[10]
- Keep your finger elevated as you ice it, above your heart. This will allow gravity to help reduce the swelling and bleeding.
- Make a splint. A splint will keep your finger elevated and hold it in place. To make a splint:
- Take a long thin item, as long as your broken finger, such as a popsicle stick or a pen.
- Place it next to your broken finger, or have a friend or family member help you hold it in place.
- Use medical tape to wrap together the stick or pen and your finger. Wrap it loosely. The tape should not squeeze or pinch your finger. If your finger is wrapped too tightly, this can cause additional swelling and cut off circulation to your injured digit.[11]
- Try to remove any rings or jewelry. If possible, try to slide off any rings on your finger before the finger swells. It will be much harder to remove the rings once your finger swells up and starts to feel painful.[12]
EditGetting Medical Treatment - Receive a physical from your doctor. Your doctor will ask for your medical history and perform a physical on you to get more information about you and to see how the injury occurred. Your doctor will check for deformity, neovascular integrity, malrotation of the finger, and skin lacerations or injury.
- Let your doctor do an X-ray of your finger. This will allow the doctor to confirm whether there is a fracture of the bone in your finger. There are two types of fractures: simple and complex. The type of fracture you have will determine your treatment.[13]
- Simple fractures are breaks or cracks in the bone that do not break through the skin.[14]
- Complex fractures are breaks in which the bone sticks though the skin.[15]
- Allow your doctor to splint your finger if you have a simple fracture. A simple fracture is when the finger is stable and there are no open wounds or cuts on the skin of the broken finger. The symptoms will likely not get worse or cause complications with your ability to move your finger once it is healed.[16]
- In some cases, your doctor may strap your broken finger to the finger next to it, known as buddy taping. The splint will hold your finger in position as it heals.[17]
- Your doctor may also move the bone back into place, a procedure known as reduction. You will be given a local anaesthetic to numb the area. Your doctor will then realign the bone.
- Talk to your doctor about pain medication. You can take over-the-counter pain medication to reduce swelling and pain, but you should still check with your doctor about which medicines are right for you and how much you can take each day.[18]
- Your doctor can also give you a prescription for pain medication to decrease the pain, depending on the severity of your injury.
- If you have an open wound on the finger, you may need antibiotics or a tetanus shot. This medicine will prevent any infection caused by bacteria entering the wound.
- Consider surgery if the injury is complex or severe. If the fracture is severe, you may need surgery to stabilize the broken bone.
- Your doctor may recommend open reduction surgery. The surgeon will make a small cut on your finger so she can see the fracture and move the bone. In some cases, the surgeon may use small wires or plates and screws to keep the bone in place and allow it to heal properly.[19]
- These pins will later be removed once your finger has healed.
- Get a referral for an orthopedic surgeon or hand surgeon. If you have a compound fracture, bad break, nerve injury, or vascular compromise, your doctor may refer you to an orthopedic surgeon (bone and joint specialist) or a hand surgeon.[20]
- These specialists will then examine your injury and determine if your injury requires surgery.
EditTaking Care of the injury - Keep the splint clean, dry, and elevated. This will prevent any infection, especially if you have open wounds or cuts on your finger. Keeping your finger elevated will also help to keep your finger in position and let it heal properly.[21]
- Do not use your finger or hand until your follow-up appointment. Use your non-injured hand for daily things like eating, bathing, and picking up objects. It's important you give your finger time to heal without any movement or disturbance of the splint.[22]
- Your follow-up appointment with a doctor or hand specialist should be one week after your initial treatment. At the follow-up appointment, the physician will check that the bone fragments are still aligned and healing properly.[23]
- For most fractures, your finger will take up to six weeks of rest before you can return to sporting activity or work.
- Start moving your finger once it is out of the splint. As soon as your doctor confirms your finger has healed and it is out of the splint, it's important to move it around. If you keep it splinted for too long, or immobile after it is out of the splint, the joint will stiffen and your finger will become harder to move and use.[24]
- See a physiotherapist if your injury is severe. The physiotherapist can give you advice on how to regain normal movement in your finger. She may also give you gentle hand exercises you can do to keep your finger moving and to ensure it regains its mobility.[25]
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| How to Teach Parakeets to Talk Posted: 10 Nov 2016 12:00 AM PST Parakeets, also known as budgies, are very popular pets because they are easy to care for and are smart and inquisitive birds. If you want to bond with your parakeet and keep it stimulated and happy, you can even teach it to talk. Parakeets are great mimics that love to speak in the language of their flock, whether that flock consists of other birds or humans like you. EditPreparing Your Parakeet to Talk - Have a limited number of parakeets. Parakeets can develop their ability to make noises by talking to other birds, so having a few birds can help both of them develop the variety of their chirping. However, having too many birds will focus all their communication on other birds, instead of on communicating with you.
- Having a few birds will usually not limit your ability to train them to talk but more than a few could hinder your progress.
- If you only have one parakeet, trick it into thinking it has a friend by placing a mirror in its cage. This will help it develop and practice chirping. However, you should take the mirror out of its cage before you start teaching it how to talk, so that your bird focuses its attention on you.
- Make your parakeet comfortable with you. Make friends with your bird by spending time with it, speaking to it, and keeping it nice and comfy in your home. Basically, treat your parakeet like it is a part of your family, because it is.
- The goal should be to build up trust between you and your parakeet. Don't force the bird to interact with you if it doesn't want to. If the bird is scared of you or ignoring you it is just a sign that the time is not right or that you are moving too quickly. It is not a sign that your bird will never bond with you.
- Pick the right time to train your parakeet. Make sure that the bird is calm and ready to focus its attention on you. If the bird is tired or distracted, it won't be as easy to train.
- A good time to train your bird is first thing in the morning. You can even start repeating words for your bird before uncovering its cage at the start of the day.
EditTraining Your Parakeet to Talk - Repeat one word to your bird, over and over. Speak clearly and slowly, teaching them only one word at a time. Your parakeet may not know to repeat the word right away, but just keep repeating it.
- Note that parakeets are best with the consonants d,t,k,p, or b. A simple phrase like "Hi, how are you?" won't help because it is hard for your bird to say it.
- If you don't know what word to teach your bird first, consider teaching it it's name. This is a word they have probably heard before, so the sounds should be familiar to your parakeet already.
- Reward your parakeet if he or she says the word you're teaching it. This will reinforce the behavior and also help to further the bond between you and your bird. Parakeets love millet sprays; Celery and carrots are also great treats and they provide essential nutrients for your budgie's health.
- Speak to your bird for a few minutes at a time. However, don't try to train it for too long in one session. It's a good idea to work with your parakeet for about a half an hour a day. If you try to work with it for too long, your bird may get bored and could become less willing to learn.
- Don't let the bird get distracted during lessons. Keep it focused by covering three sides of the bird's cage with a cloth. Stand right in front of their cage when talking to your bird, so it knows that it is you speaking to it.
- Keep each lesson focused. Don't move onto a second word until your parakeet can say the first phrase correctly at least three times in a row. Making sure that your parakeet really knows a word before moving on will make it more likely that it will repeat the same word or phrase at a later time.
- Be patient. Do not try to force your parakeet to talk. Many parakeets never learn to talk, but it's fun to try!
- Move on to more complicated words or phrases. Once your parakeet has mastered a few words, you can move on to full phrases. Just as with teaching it words, repeat the phrase to your parakeet when it is calm and willing to focus on you. The parakeet will be focused if you are the only one in the room,but others can cause your parakeet to be frightened.
- Get your parakeet to name an object or an object's color. As you say a word, hold up the object. With enough practice, you should be able to just hold up the object and the parakeet will repeat the word you taught it. It will simply be repeating the sounds you made but it will appear as if it can actually identify the object.
- Combine teaching your parakeet to talk with training it to sit on your finger. If you want your bird to step on your finger, lightly press your finger against his/her stomach. Once the bird is on your finger, you can talk directly to it.
- Try singing or playing music to your budgies! Some parakeets will even learn music and repeat it.
- Make noises to them everyday at the same time they will learn to repeat it.
- Don't scold, scare, or get angry at your parakeet! Not all parakeets can talk. Do not ever be mean to your bird out of disappointment. If you are getting frustrated, walk away instead of punishing your bird for your frustration.
- When you take your bird out of the cage, close your windows. Birds will think it's an exit and might fly into the glass, which could severely hurt or kill them.
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