Want to look less tiered naturally and for (almost) free?
Here are some of my tips to a healthy looking face during the dull winter months. Considering its right after the
holidays and the state of your bank account (thank you consumerism!) I tried to stick to the free and almost free tips. Here goes...
1. Splash your face with cold water to constrict blood vessels, this
tonify your face instantly.
2. Moisturize! Slather on a nice thick layer of cream to fill in those lines. Please skip the pharmacy stuff, a basic natural cream will do, nothing too pretentious, miracles don't come in a bottle remember that!
3. Here is a tip for when you have more time on your hands. Put some milk and ice cubes in a bowl, dip a washcloth in this mixture and place the cloth on your face for a few minutes. It should reduce
blotchiness and give you a bright
glowy complexion.
4. At the end of your shower give your face a nice long scrub. Either use an
exfoliant or a washcloth, remember to rub gently but for at least one minute.
5. Store you eye cream in the fridge. When you apply it massage it well into the eye area to accelerate circulation. While we are talking about eye cream, when you go to choose one, read the ingredient label carefully, try to avoid
petroleum based creams and look for some active ingredients.
6. Discover mineral makeup! This one is my favorite tip! Choose one with no fillers or starch. You don't even need that much, just a dab for the under eye circles and little spots where needed (pimples, brown spots, redness, etc.) Its a great product and when used sparingly seems invisible. Its one of those things where a little goes a long way and too much can take you back. (You can come at the boutique for a free trial!)
7. After brushing your teeth at night brush also your lips with your wet toothbrush; small circular motions. Then slather on some lip balm and
bonne nuit!
8. Become friends with an eye lash curler. No need for pricey mascaras with scary vibrating wands, those could put an eye out! Best way to curl ones lashes is in 3 steps: Once at the very tip of the lash; then once again at the middle; and a last time at the roots or as close as you can get to the lash line.
9. Fix those eye brows. Well shaped eye brows can make anyone look better! But just like tip #6 a little bit goes a long way
especially if you do it yourself. Just a bit in the center to eliminate any allusions to a
unibrow and a little under the brow line.
10. Nothing says tiered like a frown so this last tip is not only free but fun and super easy...SMILE!!!! It takes less muscles to smile than to frown and it makes anyone look better.
So that is it! 10 tips to make you look and feel better and survive the winter. Let me know how it works out.
Its my first posting of the year, I would like to with you all a healthy and successful 2010.
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