Some people believe that you’re either naturally beautiful or you just aren’t. This isn’t necessarily the case. With the advice in this article, you can learn what beauty is and experience it fully. Beauty is more that just the exterior appearance; the personality needs to be attractive as well.
To give your lips a plumped-up appearance use a highlighting lotion or white shadow above the “cupid’s bow” on your top lip. When you highlight this area, it will catch and reflect light, creating the illusion of fullness.
If you are heading out after a long day, quickly apply matte powder to oily areas. This will freshen up your face. You can make your cheekbones have some emphasis with a gentle application of shimmery powder on your cheek temples.
For the healthiest skin, hair and nails, eat healthy foods. This is another way that beauty comes from within. Include a variety of nutritious foods in your diet. Your meals should include lots of whole grains, zinc, iron and proteins for healthy hair, nails and skin.
If your eyes appear red, you will not get the full effect from eye makeup. Carry around a bottle of eye drops with you at all times. Use them whenever you feel your eyes glazing over from radiant light or when your eyelids are drooping from continuous viewing of a computer monitor.
Want to hide your imperfections? Pink lipstick will do the trick. Rather than wearing the lipstick on your blemish, apply it to your lips. Choose a warm shade that pulls attention to the mouth. If you can draw attention to your mouth or eyes, people will not look at imperfections.
If the idea of applying strips of false lashes gives you cold feet, consider single lashes instead. These are considerably easier to apply and require only a small amount of eyelash glue, compared with the amount used for full lashes. Individual lashes, when placed in the outer corner of the eyes, produce a far more natural effect.
Avoid commercial “body butters” that contain chemicals, dyes and additives. All natural walnut oil or peanut oil make wonderful all-over body moisturizers. They are very inexpensive and are scent free. If you want scent, you can add the essential oil of your choice. After your bath, slather walnut or peanut oil on lavishly. Wrap up in an old terry-cloth robe and curl up with a good book or a movie while your moisture treatment soaks in.
To open up your pores and have any blemishes removed, steaming is a wonderful option. Put your face over a bowl of steaming hot water with a dry towel placed on you head. Do this as long as you can being careful not to burn yourself. When you have had enough splash your face with cold water to close the pores and make your skin more firm.
If you are looking for that natural shine from your eyebrows and lashes, petroleum jelly is a great tool to use. Apply some at bedtime, every single night. When you wake up, make sure to remember to wash it off. This will keep your eyelashes and brows shiny, all day long.
Keep the back of your head top priority when styling your hair. This area is harder to style and if you’re tired once you get around to that area it can ruin your whole look.
For an inexpensive, spa-like facial just lean yourself over a bowl of steaming hot water! Cover or wrap up your hair, fill any container with really hot water and allow the steam to open and clear your pores! It is soothing and stimulating and very cost effective. Follow up with cold water to close and refresh pores, then add moisturizer!
Epsom salts can be used more for your beauty regimen. These salts have a tremendous amount of soothing properties for your body. When mixed in water with a touch of lavender, you can create a paste. You apply this paste to problem areas, leaving it overnight. Your skin will look rejuvenated.
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.
You may not have the time to do a full makeup job on your eyes. Should this be the case, try a quick smudgy eye look by combining a small amount of lip balm and a small amount of either mascara or eyeliner on the tip of your finger. Rub to an even consistency, then rub across your eyelids as close to the lashes as you can. A smudgy look is what you’re going for. Add two coats of mascara, and you’re ready to go.
If you have skin that tends to get shiny, you can do one of two things throughout the day. If you want to be fancy, you can buy a packet of face-blotting sheets. These smell wonderful and are impregnated with scented transparent powder. Or you can take a sheet of regular toilet paper and press, not rub, on the oily areas.
Remind yourself that there is no objective standard of true beauty. When you exude confidence, you’ll be judged as more beautiful. Never let someone else dictate how you feel about yourself.
Believe it or not, you can reduce the puffy look of your face from within. Place an ice cube in your mouth, and press it against the roof with your tongue. To address the puffiness externally, splash your face with cold water.
Beauty isn’t something you have or don’t have. No matter if you have your doubts, the piece that follows is great for helping you find your true beauty potential. Concentrate on all of the wonderful things about you, then you won’t have time to worry about the things that you think are less than perfect.