Beautiful Faces of Athletes that are Queens of Ice and Snow

With the Winter Olympics in Sochi underway, I am somewhat glued to my screen watching as much tv coverage, reading articles, looking at images, and watching videos online. I love Winter sports and always excited when the sports I really enjoy are put on the center stage. I want to stress that I admire athletes who train and compete in the Olympics because they sacrifice so much to be the best they can be and the best the world has ever seen. It is truly amazing! These women are strong beautiful women athletes and deserve to be recognized. :-)

The following pictures have links to the original sites. I do not own any of the photographs. 

Ashley Wagner

Blowing kisses to her friends, family, and fans in the kiss and cry area in Sochi after her skating her short program

 

Tessa Virtue

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir compete in the team ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sochi/virtue-and-moir-finish-2nd-in-short-dance-canada-gains-on-russia-in-team-event-1.1677019#ixzz2snfl1Xv2

Heidi Weng

Bronze medal in women's skiathlon

Yulia Lipnitskaya

This 15 year old could just steal the show and claim the Gold. She has the maturity of someone beyond her years but the spark and youth with so much going for her. Inspiring for us all!

Jamie Anderson

(Photo: Andrew P. Scott , USA TODAY Sports)

 

 

US Snowboarder Jamie Anderson wins women's slopestyle gold

Gracie Gold

Steven Senne, File / AP Photo 

 

"The 2018 Games may prove to be her moment, not Sochi. But if Gold can truly internalize Carroll's wisdom, that won't enter her mind.
"We're here. There's nothing to qualify for," she said. "It's just about leaving it all out on the table and going for the gold.""

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/07/3920268/gracie-gold-preps-for-pressure.html#storylink=cpy

Julia Mancuso

Photo: Andrew P. Scott, USA TODAY Sports

 

"She has been fast in downhill training this week on the fast, treacherous OIympic women's course at the new Rosa Khutor alpine center, finishing third, 10th and eighth."

Yuna Kim

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Kim is one of the most decorated skaters in women's figure skating history. In addition to her Olympic gold medal, she's captured two World Championships, three Grand Prix titles and has never finished below third place in an international competition. 

This is a growing list. Let me know who to add to this list! :-) Strong beautiful women role models for us all!

Winter Wonderland beauty

Its that time of the year when the Northern hemisphere gets a cold front and snow, ice, wind, cold rain is setting in. I live in a place where the coldest is 24 degrees Celsius - don't be jealous, I'm a snow bunny and like the colder temperatures rather than the hot humidity I'm engulfed in everyday. I combat this by blasting the AC so its always a cool 18 degrees Celsius.

While everyone else is planning a tropical getaway for the holiday season, I'm jetting off to the snow and will be skiing. With a little bit of tweaks in my beauty routine to deal with the drier, harsher, and frigid temperatures I should be able stave off dry flaky winter skin while on vacation.

Check out 3floz.com curated ski section!

A few things that caught my eye from the site:

1) Super goop mint infusion lip balm spf 30

Lip balms are rarely SPF 30 and UVA/UVB protection. My lips get terribly wind swept on the mountain so I always need to have lip balm on hand in my pocket.
















2) Malin + Goetz Eucalyptus Deodrant

I love all beauty care products that have Eucalyptus in them!



















3) EBoost Orange Natural Energy

Its hard to get all your vitamins in while on vacation and to remember to eat healthy so we stay healthy. I've written about this company before and they have this convenient sachets so just pop them into your backpack. This would be good for the air travel as well.














All opinions regarding these products are my own personal opinions alone. The pictures are taken from the companies websites which are linked to this blog. No companies or product endorsements here. 

Winter beauty tips

The weather is getting colder and the chilly winter weather is going to creep in faster than we can sing "Auld Lang Syne". I have been getting compliments on my skin lately. I think its partly being able to keep up w/ my facial appointments, cleaning my skin before I go to bed at night, eating healthier and switching to more organic and vegetarian diet.

Here are my skincare tips:

1. Exfoliate 2-3 times a week. I like LaRocca's exfoliating cleanser. I also like Dermalogica's daily Microfoliant. Both of them are not stripping the skin of its natural moisture and gently exfoliates to reveal more beautiful and brighter skin. I alternate between these two exfoliators each week depending on my mood.
























2. Face Mask 1-2 times a week. On days when I am going out or just trying to make a good impression but don't want to wear any make up. I put on a face mask for about 10-15 minutes. I like LaRocca's 24k Cocoa Gold Vitamin Mask and C.O. Bigelow's Brown Sugar Crystal.

















3. Drink Naked Juice Green Machine or have 2 servings of green vegetables everyday. I'm serious. I've been drinking Green Machine and or having 2 servings of green vegetables everyday for six months now. Not only is it good for your health. It boosts your immunity. It also helps your skin achieve a certain vitality.