Being beautiful can mean so many different things to so many different people. Regardless of what it means to you, this article has a lot of wonderful tips on how you can be more beautiful and keep yourself looking that way for a long, long time.
A coat or two of waterproof black or dark brown mascara is an easy way to open up the eyes and draw attention to them. Brush away any stray crumbs of mascara and separate clumps with an inexpensive disposable mascara brush.
Get an even, natural looking spray tan by investing some time preparing your skin before applying the product. For best results, don’t shave or use any other forms of hair removal the day you plan to tan. Exfoliating your skin for several days beforehand will also help you achieve streak free results.
Emphasize the sharpness of your cheekbones by applying a shade of powder blush that is one shade deeper than your normal cheek color product. Using a blush brush, dab on a spot of the powder in the hollows of your cheeks just under the cheekbones. Remove excess powder, then blend in a circular motion.
To deal with greasy or oily hair, shampoo every other day and just rinse with water on the other days. Sometimes people with oily hair try to combat the problem by over using shampoo. This removes to much oil from hair, which makes the sebaceous glands overcompensate to replace it.
Choose products appropriate for your skin type. When you are selecting your facial products, whether they are lotions, toners or cleansers, make sure they are appropriate for your type of skin. Using products aimed at your particular problem areas can improve skin condition dramatically. Follow this up with a weekly face mask that purifies.
A great tip to use when tweezing your eyebrows is to use restrain. Over plucking the brows can lead to bald patches and emaciated brows where hair only grows back irregularly. If this has happened, use a brow gel which is protein-spiked to encourage healthy regrowth and brow fillers that can shade in areas that are problems.
By taking 10 minutes a week to care for your nails it will help your appearance greatly. This is especially true for men, who very often neglect their nails and cuticles. A little regular maintenance results in much-improved hands. At the very least, nails should be cleaned thoroughly; they should be moisturized; and the cuticles should be gently pushed back.
When your nail polish is running out, add a few drops of remover to extend the life. Then, just give it a shake and use it as you normally do. The color might be a little lighter, but not enough to see a major difference.
Before using any kind of eyelash glue around your eyes, test it on the inside of your arm twenty-four hours before you are planning to apply it to your eyes. This is the best way to test for allergies and can help you avoid having your eyes swell shut from an allergic reaction.
Be sure to apply moisturizer to your face before you apply your foundation. It will stop your makeup from streaking and give you a more natural look once your makeup is applied. Be sure to go below your jaw line so you do not have the dreaded makeup lines that occur.
Used coffee grounds are a great way to exfoliate for your hands. Once cooled, put the coffee grounds in a plastic bag, and keep them in the refrigerator. Rub about a teaspoon of grounds a couple of times a week, then rinse, and apply hand cream as usual. Coffee grounds work in much the same way as when you exfoliate with sand-based products, and your hands will feel silky smooth.
Help reduce the appearance of the dark shadows and bags around your eyes by giving yourself a bit of a massage. Use some good moisturizer on your fingertips and massage around the eye area. It assists with lymphatic drainage around your eyes and will reduce the appearance of the damage.
Here is a beauty tip! In order to keep lipstick on for an extended period of time, apply a lipstick made for chap lips over it. That’s right two lipsticks! One is for color – one is for the top coat! Not only does lipstick made for chap lips help to heal dry and cracked lips, but it helps protect the color below that the other lipstick gives your lips. Be sure to apply just a small coating of it over your lipstick.
If you have natural plum lips, it is unnecessary to wear lipstick. It will just take away from the unique feature that your lips already have. If you still insist on using lipstick, stick with a color that is a darker pink, and use a fine brush to apply a thin coat.
To keep your hair looking healthy, avoid washing your hair more than once a day. When you wash your hair too often, you end up stripping the hair of its natural moisture and oils, which ends up leaving your hair with a dull and lifeless look that is not ideal for men or women.
One of the biggest beauty crimes is having caked-on foundation that is not blended correctly and creates a very obvious and noticeable two-tone contrast on the jaw line. If you want to avoid this, use a moisturizer and a primer on your skin and then apply foundation. It will blend easier, eliminate lines and you can avoid the “caked-on” look.
Vitamin H otherwise known as Biotin is an important nutrient for hair growth. Vitamin H can help convert carbs into energy, and it also can help transform protein and fat. Strong hair depends on all of these chemical reactions. You can find natural sources of biotin to add to your diet, like nuts or egg yolks.
Having the wisdom to know that you are beautiful, no matter what you look like on the outside, is first and foremost. Once you know that, then the rest of this article can come into play as you implement the ideas here to be more beautiful, now and in the future.
