Best Beauty Tips

If you're new to the world of beauty or have been doing it for years, there's always something new to discover. These beauty hacks will help you look like a professional with drugstore cosmetics, get the most out of your favourite skincare items and keep your hair looking salon-fresh every day.

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Apply Sunscreen Daily

Wearing sunscreen is one of the most effective and easy ways to protect the appearance and health of your skin at any age. Sunscreen can help avoid sunburn, skin cancer, and premature ageing. Sunscreen should be worn every day, rain or shine. Even if the weather is cloudy as the more you wear sunscreen, the better your skin looks.

Say Goodbye to Makeup Sponges

Makeup sponges are useful for applying makeup, but they come at a price. They usually absorb more liquid foundation than what is applied to your face. What's the result? You're wasting foundation and buying fresh sponges all the time. What's the solution? Take a foundation brush and apply it to your face. You waste less foundation and can apply it more evenly and precisely than with a sponge.

No Makeup Remover? Try Lotion Instead

You don't have any makeup remover, use body lotion to remove it. It's particularly effective on tough mascara. The emollients and emulsifiers in the lotion can attract and break down makeup when applied directly to dry skin. Massage for 45 seconds in circular movements. In addition to this, a body lotion will keep your skin hydrated and elastic, promote cell turnover, and maintain those vital moisture levels to prevent dry skin from coming back.

Exfoliate Your Lips

Lipstick looks the worst on dry, flaky, chapped lips. Exfoliating your lips is recommended by the experts at The Beauty Department to keep your puckers in tip-top shape. Apply lip balm to your lips, then scrub them with a toothbrush or a clean mascara wand (don't scrub too hard). Then, with a towel, brush away any remaining flakes, and voila! In no time, you'll have the perfect pout.

Know Your Shade

When selecting a base, apply it to the skin near your jawline to see how it looks. And make sure you do it in daylight. This will ensure that the base tone you select for your face matches the natural tone of your neck. Makeup Forever's Invisible Cover HD Foundation is one of our favourites because it comes in so many different shades. Go ahead, get gorgeous!

Tweezing Tips

Make sure the skin is softened before tweezing by dabbing it with a cotton ball soaked in warm water or cream. Tweezing should be done in the direction of your hair's growth. Warm water can calm the skin and hair follicles, making hair removal easier.

Use Oil On Your Skin.. Even If It’s Already Oily

While it might seem strange, using an oil-based product to remove makeup or excess dirt from your skin will actually improve the quality of your epidermis. What is the reason for this? Over-cleaning activates the sebaceous glands, causing the skin to release excessive amounts of oil. Using goods that are dependent on oil would have the opposite effect.

Moisturise Properly

When it comes to design, often less is enough. Avoid slathering moisturiser on your face because it can take 10 minutes or more for it to soak into the skin until your face is ready for makeup. Dermatologists suggest that the best way to spread face cream is to mix a dime-sized quantity on your cheeks, nose, chin, and forehead rather than moisturising heavily.

Clean Your Makeup Brushes

Clean your makeup brushes on a regular basis to stop an accumulation of makeup residue and bacteria. You can buy makeup brush cleaner at a drug or beauty shop, or you can just wash your brushes with shampoo and conditioner as you would your own hair. Clean brushes ensure a flawless, even application of makeup every time.

Towel Dry The Right Way

Avoid rubbing your hair dry with a towel as this can trigger frizz. Instead, gently remove excess water from your hair before exiting the tub. Then cover your hair in a towel and pat it dry to absorb any residual moisture. See more guide for a perfect way to dry your hair.

Consult A Doctor Before Popping Pills

Is it necessary to take too many supplements? True, the better your health is, the better your skin and hair will be. However, taking supplements without first consulting your doctor can do more harm than good. What is the reason for this? Since combining some vitamins and minerals may have the exact opposite effect. Before taking some pills, consult the doctor.

Perfume Basics

Don't smother yourself in perfume before leaving the house. If you wear it every day, your olfactory sense is likely to have become desensitized to the smell. Just apply perfume to specific areas of your body, such as your knees, hands, the base of the throat and behind your earlobes.