| How to Use a Highlighter Stick Posted: 21 May 2018 05:00 PM PDT Highlighter sticks are so fun and easy to use—one swipe is all it takes to make your complexion glow! Start by selecting a highlighter shade that compliments your skin tone. Gently swipe the stick once across each cheek bone, down the bridge of your nose, and below each eyebrow arch for a sun-kissed glow. For a more dramatic strobing effect, lightly blend out the edges of each highlight. For a more natural-looking sheen, blend out a little more to get rid of hard lines. Lock in your look with a makeup setting spray and you're ready to go! EditChoosing a Shade - Choose an ivory or cream highlighter shade if you have fair skin. If you have a pale complexion, cream and ivory highlighters with a pearlescent or icy-silver tinge work really well. While these shades tend to look ghostly and unnatural on other complexions, they add a natural-looking glow to fair skin.[1]
- Look for highlighter shades that include words like "moonbeam," "ice," and "crystalline."
- Avoid shades that are darker than cream and ivory. They can look unnatural on fair skin.
- Use a peach or gold highlighter shade for medium skin tones. Cream and ivory highlighter shades can look too frosty on medium tanned skin. Peachy and golden highlighters create a sun-kissed glow that works well with your natural complexion. Nude shades also work well.[2]
- Look for highlighter shades that include words like "sunbeam," "golden," and "bronze."
- Go with rose gold or bronze shades if you have a dark complexion. Stay away from frosty shades, since these can give darker complexions a grayish look. Highly pigmented highlighter shades in bronze, rose gold, and gold will give you the subtle, healthy glow you want.[3]
- Look for highlighter shades that include words like "sunset," "rose," and "copper."
- Opt for shades with a blue or purple tinge if you have cool undertones. If the veins on the underside of your wrists look blue or purple, you have a cool skin tone. Look for highlighters that have pearly flecks that are bluish, purple, or cool pink.[4]
- These highlighters often have names that include words like "lavender," "ice blue," and "strobe."
- Choose shades with champagne or gold if you have warm undertones. If the veins on the underside of your wrists appear green, you have a warm skin tone. Highlighters with warm, pearlescent flecks of champagne and gold will look best on you.[5]
- These highlighters tend to have names containing words like "moonstone," "glow," or "champagne."
- Stay away from the blues and lavenders, which can look unnatural on people with warm undertones.
- Experiment with different highlighters if you have neutral undertones. If you can't tell if the veins on the undersides of your wrists are green or blue, you probably have a neutral skin tone. That means both cooler, icy shades and warm, golden shades will be flattering on you.[6]
- Experiment with a range of highlighters and pick your favorite!
- Try shades with both warm and cool tones, like rose gold.
EditApplying the Highlighter Stick - Apply your favorite foundation and concealer. Highlighter sticks should be applied near the end of your makeup routine. Go ahead and apply your usual foundation and concealer as you normally would. Dust your face lightly with translucent powder to set the makeup.[7]
- You can also use highlighter sticks without makeup for a subtle, natural sheen.
- Contour with a darker shade under your cheekbones. Lightly contouring your cheekbones will make your highlighter pop. If you like to contour, feel free to go beyond just the cheekbones and contour your nose, jaw, and chin, as well. If contouring isn't your thing, just apply foundation or powder that's 2 shades darker than your skin tone to the hollows of your cheek bones.[8]
- Blend out gently at the hairline to get rid of any harsh lines.
- If you prefer, you can skip contouring and just apply highlights. This effect is called "strobing."
- Swipe the highlighter stick lightly across both cheek bones. Place the stick at the bottom of your cheek bone, close to your nose, right above the dark contour line you just created. Press down lightly and sweep the highlighter stick up to the hairline 1 time. Do this for both cheeks.[9]
- Highlighter sticks are creamy formulas that have a lot of staying power. Use a light hand – you can always apply more!
- Highlighting the cheek bones brightens your face and provides a sun-kissed glow.
- Swipe the highlighter stick down the bridge of your nose. Start at the top of your nose, close to your eyebrows. Place the stick lightly against the bridge of your nose and sweep it down to the tip of your nose. You only need to do a single swipe.
- Applying highlighter here creates a natural-looking glow and can make your nose look slimmer.
- Add highlighter above and below the arch of your eyebrows. Place the highlighter stick right beneath your eyebrow in the center, lined up evenly with your iris. Press down gently and make 1 swipe along your brow bone, underneath the eyebrow. Stop at the tail end of your eyebrow. Move the stick to the same starting position right above your eyebrow and swipe again.[10]
- Do this for both eyes. You'll make 2 swipes for each eyebrow – 1 below the eyebrow and 1 above it.
- Highlighting these areas brightens your face and gives you a youthful glow.
- Dab the highlighter stick just above your top lip. The little "V" that your top lip creates in the center, just below your nose, is called your Cupid's bow. Place the highlighter stick there and make 1 light dab to illuminate the area. This will brighten up your face and accentuate your top lip.[11]
- This can also create the illusion of a fuller upper lip.[12]
- Dab the highlighter stick once in the corner of each eye. Close your left eye, then lightly dab the highlighter stick in the corner. You only need to dab once! Repeat the same thing with your right eye. Using your highlighter stick in the corners of your eyes can brighten up your face and make you look more alert.[13]
- You can dab once at the center of each eyelid if you want to brighten up your eyes even more.
- Dab the highlighter stick once in the center of your chin. Place the highlighter stick right below your lower lip at the center of your chin. Press down lightly and dab the stick once. This will accentuate your lower lip and add to your overall dewy glow.[14]
- This can also create the illusion of a fuller lower lip.[15]
- Add highlighter above the jawline to soften a strong jaw. Swipe the highlighter stick along your jaw, a little above the natural jawline. Stop just before you reach your chin. Blend the highlighter in for a slimming, softening effect.[16]
- Highlight the center of your forehead to elongate your face. If you have a round or square face, highlighter in the middle of your forehead can add length and minimize width. Dab the highlighter stick to create a circular shape in the center of your forehead.[17]
EditBlending and Completing the Look - Blend just the edges of each highlighted area for a strobing effect. "Strobing" is essentially just amped up highlighting. It creates a bolder look and can be fun to wear on a night out. Use a makeup sponge or your fingertips to gently fade the edges of each line or dab you made with the highlighter stick.[18]
- Keep in mind that strobing isn't as natural-looking as traditional highlighting.
- Blend additionally to create a more natural-looking sheen. If you want to create a softer, dewy look, use a makeup sponge or your fingertips to blend each highlighted area into your skin. Blend gently by rubbing in soft circles until you're happy with amount of highlighter on your face.[19]
- This will get rid of any hard lines.
- Use a makeup setting spray all over your face to lock in the look. To keep your makeup in place all day, close your eyes and gently mist a makeup setting spray all over your face. Keep your eyes closed for a few seconds to let the spray penetrate.[20]
- Don't set your final look with translucent powder, since this will diminish your highlighter and take away from your glow.
- Carry your highlighter stick in your bag for touch-ups. One of the great things about highlighter sticks is that they're super portable and easy to use. A quick midday swipe over your cheekbones and the bridge of your nose can rejuvenate your faded glow. Blend gently with your fingertips and you're all set!
EditThings You'll Need - Highlighter stick
- Mirror or compact
- Makeup sponge or beauty blender
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| How to Diagnose Fibromyalgia Posted: 21 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by chronic muscle pain and weakness. It is commonly associated with symptoms including widespread muscle pain, fatigue, and problems with sleep and concentration. While your symptoms may indicate you have fibromyalgia, the best way to diagnose this chronic condition is to consult with your healthcare provider regarding medical tests. EditRecognizing Fibromyalgia - Determine your risk for developing fibromyalgia. You may be at higher risk of fibromyalgia if you are a woman, have a family history of fibromyalgia, are middle-aged, or suffer from a rheumatic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. Review your medical history and talk to your family to check your personal risk factors.[1]
- Symptoms may also sometimes begin after a physical trauma such as surgery or infection.
- Monitor muscular symptoms including spasms, tightness, and chronic pain. The most prominent fibromyalgia symptoms are the pain and fatigue of your entire muscular systems. Keep track of how often you experience pain or irregular sensations in your muscles, such as numbness, tingling, burning, twitching, or itching. Write your symptoms down if need help keeping track of their frequency or severity.[2]
- Chronic, widespread muscle pain is often characterized as a constant dull ache that lasts for an extended period of time on both sides of your body, and above and below your waist.
- Muscle pain may also lead to tingling in the limbs, stiffness, or soreness in muscles that have been at rest. For example, you may feel unable to walk or bend after sitting for a long time.
- Keep track of how tired you are and how well you sleep. Fibromyalgia is often accompanied by fatigue and decreased energy levels all day long. Take note of how often you feel tired throughout the day, and check to see if you are sleeping completely through the night. Many fibromyalgia patients also struggle with insomnia due to the pain.[3]
- Even patients who get a full night's sleep may experience fatigue with fibromyalgia.
- Consider times you struggled to remember things in your daily life. Feelings of mental fogginess, also known as "brain fog," may indicate you are struggling with fibromyalgia. This is characterized by being slow to recall basic things such as names or directions in your daily life.[4]
- Trouble sleeping or fatigue coupled with chronic pain is an indicator of fibromyalgia. If you experience fatigue or trouble sleeping but do not have muscular pain, you are likely dealing with a different condition.
- Check for sensitivity to external stimuli. Fibromyalgia can cause sensitivity to noise, specific foods, odors, bright lights, cold temperatures, and medications. If you notice yourself having adverse reactions to any of those in addition to muscular pain, you may want to talk to your doctor about fibromyalgia.[5]
- These sensitivities can often lead to severe headaches. Migraines are a common problem for patients with fibromyalgia.
- Keep track of any digestive problems you may have. Common abdominal symptoms include bloating, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and frequent, urgent bouts of urination. If you notice that any of these occur regularly throughout the day or week, it may be an indicator of fibromyalgia.[6]
- Some patients with fibromyalgia may develop or be diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Talk to your doctor to eliminate other possible conditions. Unfortunately, fibromyalgia shares symptoms with other conditions. This means that your doctor should eliminate those conditions as possible causes for your symptoms. Your doctor will want to do a physical examination and will likely order diagnostic tests.
- Your doctor may want to do a blood test, as well as nerve tests.
EditGetting a Medical Diagnosis - Make an appointment with your healthcare provider. You should contact your healthcare provider as soon as you notice any severe or chronic muscle pain or fatigue. Let them know what symptoms you have or are currently experiencing. You should also tell your healthcare provider if you have any risk factors for or a family history of fibromyalgia.[7]
- You can talk to your general practitioner about your symptoms, or you can visit an internist or a rheumatologist.
- Have your doctor test for other conditions with similar symptoms. Some other conditions have symptoms to fibromyalgia. Your doctor can perform a series of tests to rule out these other conditions, such as blood tests, X-rays, and biopsies.[8]
- There are several conditions that have similar symptoms to fibromyalgia, but you shouldn't be worried about a long list of possible causes. Talk to your doctor about which of these conditions match your specific symptoms. The doctor will then determine if one of those conditions is causing your symptoms, or if you may have fibromyalgia.
- Have your doctor test all your body for constant pain. According to rules put in place by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in 2010, fibromyalgia can be diagnosed by determining whether you experience constant pain in the 4 quadrants of your body. These quadrants are divided into the left and right sides of your body, and above and below the waist.[9]
- For a diagnosis to be made, you need to have experienced pain in a quadrant for a minimum of 3 months.
- Your doctor may also test for tenderness in the neck, between your shoulder blades, on your elbows, upper hips, inner knees, and the back of your head. These are all areas commonly associated with fibromyalgia.
- Ask your doctor to check for related conditions. Patients with fibromyalgia also commonly experience depression, anxiety, and irritable bowel syndrome. Talk to your doctor about all of your physical and mental symptoms to see if you should be screened for any of these conditions in addition to fibromyalgia.[10]
EditManaging Fibromyalgia Symptoms - Talk to your doctor about taking pain relievers. Over-the-counter pain medication including acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and naproxen sodium may all be helpful in managing your fibromyalgia pain. Talk to your doctor about which medication is right for you. Ask your doctor about what dose you should take and how often you should take it, since they may prescribe a different dose than the packaging suggests.[11]
- If you find that over-the-counter drugs aren't helping, let your doctor know. They may be able to provide you with prescriptions medications commonly used to treat fibromyalgia including painkillers.
- Work with a physical therapist to improve strength and stamina. A physical therapist can provide you with an exercise routine that will help you manage your fibromyalgia symptoms. Talk to your healthcare provider to get a recommendation for a physical therapy center in your area that specializes in working with fibromyalgia patients.[12]
- Likewise, an occupational therapist can help you make adjustments to your workplace layout and routine that may help make your symptoms more manageable throughout the day.
- Incorporate strength training into your daily exercise routine. Both strength training and aerobic activity are important for managing fibromyalgia. Strength training, in particular, can help manage muscle stiffness and soreness. Start with to weights and build up slowly with common strength exercises like bicep curls, squats, and bench presses.
- Try to give your body a day to rest in between every strength training workout.
- Shorten the range of motion if you feel it is to painful or strenuous to complete a full exercise. You can even talk to a physical therapist about the right exercise form for you to help accommodate your fibromyalgia.
- You may want to try activities like water aerobics, yoga, and Pilates, which can help you build strength with a lower impact to your body.
- Remember that the point of strength training with fibromyalgia isn't to grow your muscles or the amount of weight you can lift. It's to help keep pain away. Always start with smaller amounts of weight and progress gradually.
- Allow your body time to rest and recuperate. The physical limitations caused by fibromyalgia make it especially important to give your body time to rest and recover. This goes for daily physical activity as well as work outs. Go slow when you have to and pace yourself throughout the day. Schedule time every day to let your body relax and recover from physical stress.[13]
- Don't start treating yourself for fibromyalgia until you've consulted with your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider can run a series of tests to determine whether you truly have fibromyalgia, or whether you require treatment for another condition that exhibits similar symptoms.
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| How to Use the IF Function in Excel Posted: 21 May 2018 01:00 AM PDT This wikiHow teaches you how to use the IF function in Excel to make a logical comparison between a value and the expected result. The IF function basically says "If something is true, then do something. If not, do something else." - Open Microsoft Excel. If you're using Windows, Type into the search bar and click Microsoft Excel in the results. If you're on a Mac, you should find Excel on the Launchpad.
- Open a workbook. Select the workbook you want to edit, or click Blank workbook to create one from scratch.
- Click the cell where you want the IF function's results to show. This is the cell in which you'll type the formula.
- Let's say column C contains test scores ranging from 72 to 98. These scores appear in cells C2, C3, C4, and C5. A passing grade is 75 and higher, while all scores below 75 are fails. We'd like the word "PASS" to appear next to a passing grade, and "FAIL" next to a failing grade. In this case, we'd want to enter the formula in D2, next to the first score.
- Type the formula using this example. The syntax for IF is . Here's what the formula would look like for our test scores example:
- Press or . This runs the formula.
- Using our example, if the score is 75 or over, the word PASS will appear in the cell. If it's less than 75, you'll see FAIL.
- Drag the formula down to the other cells in the column. In our example, we've entered the formula into C2, so we'd drag the bottom-right corner of C2 cell down until all cells between C2 and C5 are highlighted. This runs the formula on the remaining data.
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