Beauty is often judged against Hollywood starlets. What the media offers as beauty can often be dangerously unrealistic. For you, you need to create your own understanding of beauty. Read on to find out how to become even more gorgeous.
Hairstyles and colors can be used to create the illusion of a thinner face. Try a long cut with sleek lines that falls between your shoulders and your jaw. You can also make use of both face-framing lowlights and highlights. This brings eyes to your best feature, your face!
Apply shimmer with a light touch in carefully selected areas that will be exposed to light. This creates a pleasant glow effect. Use highlighter on the higher, more defining areas of your face. For example, you could highlight brows, nose and cheekbones. Follow with a loose dusting of face powder.
Use peppermint oil and purified or filtered water to create your own no-alcohol mouthwash. Only put in one drop of peppermint oil for an ounce of water. To prepare your mouthwash, boil your water. Measure the oil into a heat-proof container that will hold the amount of water you’re boiling. Add boiling water for the next step. Keep the container covered with a clean handkerchief or other cloth while it cools. Pour the mixture into a sterile container that can be tightly sealed. Now you have a natural, alcohol free mouthwash!
Tone down a lipstick that is too bold or bright. A great way to make an overly pigmented shade easier on the eyes is to put some on the back of your hand, dab it with foundation, mix, and apply to lips. Your new shade should now be a better match for your tone.
Cover up your roots. If you are in between trips to the hairdresser and your roots are showing cover them up with mascara. For lighter colored hair use a little extra hairspray and dust with a gold colored eyeshadow. This will cover up roots until you get your hair colored again.
When applying makeup before a photo shoot, school pictures or any other photography session, favor matte finishes over shimmery ones and make sure that you apply your makeup under natural light. Shimmery shadows, blushes, lipsticks and powders will look too shiny in a camera flash. Applying your makeup under natural light gives you the best idea of how your makeup will actually look in the photos.
Beauty is in the details, so you may have to spend a little bit of time on the small things that are often overlooked. This could mean using a good exfoliant in the shower or learning the correct way to shave your face or your legs. These small things add up to a much better you.
To boost your hair’s shine when you wash it in the sink or shower, give it a final rinse under really cold water, if you can stand it. The cold water helps to seal the hair’s cuticle, making your tresses look smoother, shinier, and less frizzy than rinsing with hot water.
If you want to look good, you need to learn some basic facts first. A lot of times people who do not present themselves well don’t have the information needed. Once you become informed on the appropriate self-care methods, improving your appearance will seem much less complicated.
When applying make up you want to be sure that you do it in a gentle way. If you use strokes that are too strong you can have two problems. The first of these is that the abrasive nature of the strokes can damage your skin. Secondly, it leads to a lack of control and worse makeup.
If you wear makeup each and every day, you may be wondering if this could be causing problems for your skin. The answer is no. As long as your face isn’t breaking out nor has red patches, then you are good. Remember to wash off the makeup each evening, so you are removing the bacteria that could possibly lead to irritation.
Are you looking for a simple soft look? First apply a light liquid foundation. This will give you a natural feel. If you need to even out your skin you can also apply concealer. Next, apply a soft creamy brown eyeshadow and a coat of light mascara. Last, add peach tinted lip gloss. This will give you the simple fresh look you are looking for.
Put a large amount of Vaseline on your feet at bedtime, slip on some thick socks and leave it on overnight. Your feet will be baby soft when you wake.
Don’t rely on the media to define beauty for you. You should declare what beauty is all about on your own. Apply what you have learned here to focus on your own beauty, not a fake representation of it.
