Making yourself beautiful can be an extremely rewarding experience for anyone. The vast array of products, tools, and techniques out there can be intimidating to the beauty newcomer, though. Where does someone new to this get their knowledge? Keep reading into the following paragraphs!
Gently brush your lips with a soft toothbrush. This will help you remove dead skin cells from your lips and make them soft. You should then apply Vaseline or another type of lip balm to moisturize your lips and keep them soft. You can do this every day or every other day.
Soften the angles of your face with a soft coral or creamy rose blush. Apply cream blush with your fingers, gently fanning the color from the apple of your cheek out toward your temples.
Darkening very light eyelashes can really open up the eyes and make a noticeable impact on the eye color. Avoid using black mascara, which may appear way too harsh on light lashes and against lighter hair colors. Instead, you can have them tinted professionally or you can use brown pencil to line your eyes.
Use lukewarm water to cleanse your face when bathing. Hot water opens up your pores, which means more essential skin oils come out. You are more likely to wash away the oils you need. Try taking warm or lukewarm showers to retain your skin’s natural oils and keep it soft. You will also save money by lowering your utility bill.
You can combine peppermint oil and purified water to make an alcohol free, all natural mouthwash. Add one drop of peppermint oil for every ounce of water. The first step is to boil the water. Then you will need to measure the peppermint drops into a vessel made of ceramic or Pyrex. Add the boiled water now. Cover the mixture with a cloth and leave to cool. Pour the final mixture into a bottle. Make sure the bottle can be tightly closed. Now you have your mouthwash.
To heal facial blemishes overnight, wash your face well and dab on a little pure tea tree oil before bed. You can also use tea tree oil full strength during the day or mix it with aloe vera gel for a light, natural, healing daytime moisturizer that tones and firms your skin.
Using eye drops can make your eyes look bright and sparkly. That will stop your eyes from getting irritated and dry, too. Eye drops are perfect for anyone who spends many hours in front of the computer. Have a bottle handy in your handbag or desk drawer, and apply about every four hours.
If you have dry skin, or older looking skin, you need to be exfoliating on a weekly basis. You should also do this if you are applying any kind of tanning lotion. You want to exfoliate first to get the most out of the tanning lotion you are using.
To get super shiny hair, try giving your hair some deep conditioning! After washing your hair, squeeze out all excess water and apply a healthy dollop of conditioner to your hair, focusing on your hairline, the nape of the hair, and the ends. Apply a shower cap and let the conditioner soak in 10 minutes before you rinse it out. You’ll have gorgeous silky hair when it dries!
Pineapple can be a great food to help you lose weight and look great! Bromelain is the key ingredient for weight loss found in delicious and nutritious pineapple. Bromelain helps to digest starch, fat and protein. If you include more pineapples in your diet, your metabolism will increase.
If you have discovered little white bumps under your eyes, know that these are called Milia and are quite common. They are a harmless form of a cyst caused by dry, dead cells being trapped under the skin. You can try exfoliation or use a moisturizer that includes an exfoliant with vitamin A to help them disappear, and prevent them in the future.
A proven solution to dead skin buildup is to use a pumice stone in the shower. The skin is much softer when it absorbs moisture from the shower so it will come off easier. Do not use a razor to remove dead skin, this causes more skin to grow back in the areas which it was removed.
The best beauty techniques are often the old tried and true ones. For instance, you can use a facial masque made from lemon juice and egg white to tighten the skin on your face instantly. Mix two egg whites and 1 Tbsp. lemon juice; apply this to your face in a thin layer, leave on for 30 minutes, then rinse off and pat gently dry. Your skin will look more youthful, bright and tightened.
When you are filing your nails, be sure to only go in one direction. If you go back and forth you are sure to weaken the nail. The stress that this causes will damage the nail plate and make your nails more susceptible to breaking a lot more easily then they will if you go in one direction when filing.
If you have ever suffered with hangnails, then you know ways to prevent them are a must. You need to keep your cuticles moisturized well as dry cuticles tear easier, which leads to your picking at them causing painful hangnails. To help this, apply cuticle oil at night before applying a deep moisturizer.
Having read this article, you should have a better understanding of beauty and what it takes to look your best. Experience a sense of renewal as you recreate your new image. With this new found knowledge, you have what it takes to be an even more beautiful you!
