30 Beauty Tips for Women

Caring for aging skin is extremely important in regards to fighting off wrinkles, fine lines and age spots. Of course, there are also surgical methods to keep aging skin from being visible; however, these methods leave women looking stiff and ungracefully-aged. Since this is the case, the latest trends revolve around using organic and natural beauty products.

Unfortunately, it isn't always easy to obtain natural and organic products, but there are household items available to help you age gracefully, while also allowing you to save money in the process. In addition to organic products, you can promote beauty through a variety of other ways, which we’ll cover in this list of .

Beauty Tips for Women: beautiful skin, healthy hair...Sun Damage

It’s pretty difficult to avoid the sun's rays, but you'll be better off seeing less of them when possible. After all, the sun causes skin damage, which leads to fine lines and wrinkles that will show up in your later years. And the tanning beds that provide artificial sunlight aren’t much better than the sun, so they should also be avoided. Now that we’ve established this, here are some tips.

#1 Tip: It may seem as though sunblock isn't necessary during the winter, or on overcast days when the weather is cold; but you should still take precautions to protect yourself. The sun will come in contact with your skin as soon as you step foot outside, which means it’s important to stay protected even if you’re only checking the mail. Also, your clothes are not a barrier and do not protect you from the sun, so always apply sunblock over your body.

#2 Tip: The sun is strongest between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., so be especially cautious during this time period. Hats can be fashionable, and women have been wearing them for years now to protect themselves from the sun. In short, always remember to wear a hat when you're outside. Sunglasses also are important, fashionable, and keep wrinkles at bay as long as your glasses block at least 99% of UVA sunlight.

Benefits from Good Food

Your mother has been telling you for years to eat your vegetables, and if you're not eating them by now, you should seriously consider revisiting her advice. It has been proven that having a healthy diet enhances the health and appearance of your hair, teeth, nails and skin. And not only do vegetables and fruit work from the inside-out, but they can work from the outside-in when you make your own masks and scrubs at home using things found in nature.

#3 Tip: Sticking with the food theme, when you're baking or cooking, add some ingredients that are anti-inflammatory like ginger, cinnamon and turmeric. If you’re wondering why this is important, consider this: when you are exposed to things that trigger inflammation inside your body like air pollution, the body becomes stressed and your systems are strained, which leads to fine lines. But when you ingest foods that are anti-inflammatory, you are lowering the chances of getting fine lines later on. Here are some other food concepts that you can associate with enhanced beauty.

#4 Tip (Vitamin C): By eating strawberries, papaya, broccoli, oranges and bell peppers, you're combating wrinkles and dryness because of the vitamin C that’s found in these foods. Vitamin C smoothes skin, and is able to clean up the free radicals produced from ultraviolet rays. The skin needs vitamin C to produce collagen, which makes the skin less prone to wrinkles. There are cosmetics on the market that offer vitamin C as an ingredient, but eating the vitamin C is a better way to boost your collagen since it’s more natural.

#5 Tip (Lycopene): Found in foods like carrots, watermelon and tomatoes, lycopene is a substance that helps to keep your skin smooth. Research has proven that lycopene improves the texture of skin, so you'll be better off eating garden vegetables and fresh produce to boost your skin's concentration of lycopene.

#6 Tip (Isoflavones): Eat plenty of tofu, soymilk, and edamame for a healthy boost of firming collagen action. It has been proven that people who eat foods with isoflavones have fewer wrinkles from ultraviolet radiation than those who consume foods that don't have isoflavones. Also, it’s believed that isoflavones help to keep collagen from breaking down.

#7 Tip (Omega 3): Tuna, salmon, trout, and sardines are all loaded with omega 3, which keeps your skin looking youthful by preserving the collagen in skin.

#8 Tip (Green Tea): When choosing to drink green tea instead of coffee, you're hydrating your body, boosting your metabolism, and loading up on free radical-neutralizing polyphenols, which have been proven to help prevent cancer.

Hair Care Tips

Hair is one of the most versatile parts of a beauty regimen, and having healthy hair is just as important as having healthy glowing skin. Hair is easily damaged with blow dryers, curling irons, and flat irons that women use daily. Luckily, there are things you can do to avoid using tools that could potentially damage your hair. The items you need can sometimes be found at a grocery store, and will cost much less than a bottle of product loaded with unnecessary and harmful chemicals.

#9 Tip: Avocado hair masks are great for dry hair, but can also be used to keep your hair from becoming dry. Avocado is high in fat and protein, thus making it nourishing while taking care of frizz. To use this food on your hair, take half of an avocado that has been peeled, an egg, two tablespoons of olive oil, castor oil and wheat germ. Smash all of the ingredients together in a bowl, and then massage the mixture onto your dry hair, working your way from the ends to the roots. Once you've covered all of your hair, use a shower cap or plastic bag to cover the strands for 20-30 minutes. Try putting a warm towel around your covered head until the time is up; it will boost the condoning process.

Next, rinse the mixture completely out of your hair, and then shampoo as normal. Dry hair should get this treatment once a week until back to normal, and normal-to-oily hair that is being treated as a precautionary treatment only needs this process twice a month. Check some recipes for hair masks.

#10 Tip: After showering, your hair is at its weakest point, and will be vulnerable to breaking, falling out and/or split ends. To keep your hair from breaking, splitting or falling out, don't rub a towel on your hair; instead gently squeeze your strands with your towel to remove as much moisture as you can.

#11 Tip: It is best to wait for your hair to dry before sleeping since this can cause hair to fall out. And to reduce the chances of hair falling out while sleeping, use silk pillowcases on your pillow, or wrap your hair in a silk scarf. Silk is the best fabric for preventing night time hair loss.

#12 Tip: For hair that is lacking volume, bounce and shine, massage an egg and mayonnaise mixture onto your hair, working from the scalp to the ends. Leave the mixture on for 15-20 minutes with a shower cap or plastic bag covering your strands, then rinse, shampoo and condition as normal. Repeat once a week for optimal results.

#13 Tip: Soaking your hair in whole milk will also bring back the shine to your hair. This process takes longer than the method in Tip #10, but it also sounds more appealing to most people. Massage your scalp with whole milk and work your way down to the ends. Leave the milk on your strands for no less than and hour, and then rinse without shampooing or conditioning. On the following day, shampoo and condition as normal, and get ready to notice the difference the milk made. You will need to repeat this process once or twice a week for glossy locks.

#14 Tip: Your skin isn't the only target the sun has to destroy. When you're outdoors, your hair is also exposed to the sun, and the sun drains the life out of hair - taking its moisture, shine and volume down to zero. In order to avoid this unpleasantness, use hats, scarves, and umbrellas as a shield against the sun's harmful rays. If you feel daring, try using the SPF sunblock used on skin in your hair; use a small amount to rub throughout your strands. You might also want to try putting your hair in a bun or braid when you know you’ll be in the sun for extended amounts of time.

Skin Remedies

Many areas of the skin have a tendency to become dry, itchy and callused if they’re not taken care of. Fortunately, there are products on the market for healing dry skin, taking care of callused feet, and creams that treat itchy skin; but there are also home remedies that cost less, and work better than anything you can buy in a bottle.

#15 Tip: Use a coffee, sugar, and vanilla mixture on the knees, elbows, and feet or other areas of the skin that are rough. This combination not only smells good because of the relaxing scent of vanilla extract, but it also works because the coffee has very strong antioxidants, and the sugar works as an exfoliator to smooth skin.

#16 Tip: To create the scrub described above, gather a one-fourth measuring cup, teaspoon of vanilla extract, half cup of fresh coffee grinds and a cup of sugar. Once you’ve done this, mix olive oil with the vanilla extract in a small bowl. In a slightly larger bowl, put the grinds and sugar together, and then pour the liquid ingredients into a bowl holding the sugar and coffee grinds. Next, mix the ingredients together to make a paste. When you are finished, take the bowl into the shower with you, and shower as normal. Before getting out of the shower, start massaging the scrub onto your skin, and keep in mind that you are able to use this scrub over the entire body for increased circulation.

Avoid using the scrub on broken or sensitive skin and your face. For skin that is dry and bumpy, use this scrub twice a week, instead of once a week like with normal skin.

#17 Tip: Avoid dark knees and elbows by moisturizing two times daily. If you happen to run out of lotion in your home, use olive oil to massage onto dry knees and elbows. It is important for your joints to stay hydrated so they don’t become dry and unattractively dark. You should also pay special attention to your elbows and knees in the shower when you’re exfoliating the body. Also, rub your joints a few seconds longer than the rest of your body to keep the skin from darkening.

General Tips for Looking Youthful

#18 Tip: Change your lip color to a lighter shade for an instantly younger, more youthful mouth. Go a little further by adding just a dab of gloss to the middle of both your upper and lower lips. This gives you a fuller lip, which is great for those who normally have thin-looking lips.

#19 Tip: Use self tanning lotion on your legs to mask spider veins, cellulite, and give the legs a slimming appearance. If you're afraid of not blending the lotion in all of the way, follow up with a highly absorbing lotion that contains Aloe; this will help to even out lines that might have been left from the tanning lotion. For an allover tan that looks like you've been to the beach, put self tanning lotion on before going to bed, and remember to let it dry or you'll tan your sheets too! When you wake up in the morning, you'll have some color without the expense of going on a vacation or having to suffer through sunburn.

#20 Tip: Use a cream highlighter on the corners of your eyes. This trick will help hide crows feet and shadows that are oftentimes forgotten about, and you will have wide and bright eyes that don't look tired. Next, take a powder that is one shade darker than your natural skin tone to use on both sides of your nose, chin or jaw line, and below the apples of your cheeks. This creates the illusion of having a slimmer face, and any woman can appreciate this.

#21 Tip: Drink plenty of water and avoid sodas. Taking things a step further, there is a secret to burning extra calories when it comes to water. Always ask for ice water because it uses up calories when your body warms the water up to body temperature. In fact, put ice in everything you drink for a little boost of calorie burning action. Moving to food, eat fresh fruits and vegetables before every meal so that you get plenty of food without packing on the pounds. Celery and pineapple are said to be no calorie snacks, so eat up!

#22 Tip: Use oil blotting sheets throughout the day if your face tends to become oily often. Oil blotting sheets are a better way to soak up excess oil without adding more powder to your face. Speaking of powder, it’s best to avoid this altogether because it can sink into your wrinkles and add years to your face.

#23 Tip: After you apply your black mascara, go over it with a blue mascara. It won’t look blue, however, the blue hues in your lashes will give the illusion of having sparkling white eyes, which gives an appearance of youth. In addition to this, always curl your lashes so that you look awake and perky. If you have redness around your eyes that make you look tired or unfocused, use a peach colored pencil to line the inner rims of your eyes. This will help brighten the windows to your soul, and make you feel and look more awake.

#24 Tip: Look for firming body creams and moisturizers that include seaweed, caffeine, ginseng and mushroom extract. Firming and keeping your skin toned is a big part of staying young. The best time to apply firming body creams is before bed, in the morning and after showering.

#25 Tip: Put your eye cream and moisturizers in the fridge to keep them cool, which makes these products even more beneficial. When you wake up in the morning, your eyes can be puffy, dark, and have visible veins; but once you massage cool, soothing lotions and creams onto your face, your puffy eyes will disappear. For an extra bonus, look for eye creams that contain ceramides or niacinamide to strengthen your moisture barrier and reduce irritation.

#26 Tip: For flower soft lips, dampen a washcloth with warm water, and rub your lips to remove flakey skin. Then use a heavy moisturizing lip balm and smother your lips with it. Assuming you do this, you’ll go to sleep and wake up with healthy looking lips that are flake-free. If this method doesn't take care of your chapped or flakey lips, there are exfoliating products on the market that are specifically-designed for lips. You can purchase them at any beauty supply store, and at online beauty sites too.

#27 Tip: If do-it-yourself hair treatments aren't your thing, find a deep conditioning hair mask to use. Next, wrap your hair up in a towel, and leave it wrapped for 20 minutes before rinsing it out; this will make your hair silky and shiny like a child's head of hair. You should use a deep conditioning hair mask once a week for extremely damaged hair; however, some deep conditioning masks cause build-up on your scalp, and will require a clarifying shampoo or baking soda for it to be removed.

#28 Tip: Add a serum into your daily routine for the highest levels of wrinkle-fighting ingredients. When you choose to use a serum along with your other face creams, wrinkle creams and moisturizers, you are boosting the power of the wrinkling fighting ingredients found inside. For the best results, use serums twice a day along with your other face products.

#29 Tip: You're never too old to pretend you're a princess, so sit up straight and walk with your head high. Practicing good posture will keep you from looking like an elderly woman with a hunchback when you are older. In regards to keeping good posture, hold your ears above your shoulders, and your shoulders above your hips. If you can pull this off, you'll be feeling like a princess in no time.

#30 Tip: You have every right to experiment with your hair style, hair color and clothing. Okay, so you won’t want to dye your hair blue, but since you will be covering up grey hair eventually, there is no harm in trying highlights or lowlights. You can even grow your hair out, get bangs or try a loose curl perm. When you change up the way you look, it is an automatic mood boost that will keep you up to date on popular trends.

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Homemade Beauty Recipes

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Enjoy recipes for natural products you can prepare at home and see if and how they help you with the problems you are trying to find solution for. There are several benefits of homemade products: they are usualy cheaper, you know exactly the ingredients and it's a lot of fun too. Enjoy reading and if you know any of them, share your opinion, so it will be easier for other readers to decide if they are worth attention.

Natural Products You Can Prepare at Home

They are not hard, what you need is... ingredients. Most of them you should easily find in store near you:

Home Remedy for Blackheads - enjoy simple home recipe for blackheads and learn what to do to get rid of blackheads at home.

Home Remedies for Stretch Marks - learn how to make creams to treat stretch marks, article contains 3 interesting recipes.

How to Lighten Your Skin Naturally - recipes for: natural skin lightening cream, homemade exfoliator, skin lightening mask and skin bleaching mask.

Homemade Acne Masks for Face: Natural Acne Treatments - enjoy recipes for acne masks - you can choose from 9 recipes, based on ingredients you should easily find in your kitchen. They are safe, natural and you won't need much time to prepare them.

Homemade Hair Recipes: Conditioners, Shampoos and More - enjoy recipes for: herbal shampoo (for dark hair, greasy hair, fair hair and dandruff), aloe conditioner, herbal lotions (for fair hair, dark hair and weak hair), poultice compress (for hair loss and growing hair) and hair conditioning oils.

Homemade Hair Treatments: Healthy Hair Masks - enjoy recipes for hair lotion (to make your hair strong and shiny, or for shiny and soft hair), milk lotion (if you are looking for remedy for dry and brittle hair) or recipes for hair masks and compresses (for strengthening fragile and dry hair).

Homemade Herbal Shampoo - another recipe for homemade shampoo, where you can also read how to wash your hair properly.

Natural Remedies for Hair Loss - here you can find some natural remedies for hair loss you can try at home. There are several recipes listed, to prepare them all you would need: gooseberry, coconut oil, lime juice, black gram, fenugreek seeds, liquorice, shana seeds. But you don't need them all, so enjoy reading about natural remedied for hair loss and then decide if any remedy looks interesting to you.

Homemade Recipes for Sensitive Skin - recipes for flax seeds, dry and sensitive skin, yolk, honey, milk and vegetable masks and cleanser for sensitive skin.

Masks for All Types of Skin - recipes listed under combination skin masks, but can be used for all types of skin.

Homemade Face Masks for Oily Skin - several recipes for oily skin masks, some of them can be used on combination skin as well (for oily parts of the face).

Natural Homemade Remedies for Dry Skin on Face - take note that some recipes there are the same as for sensitive skin. Recipes for masks listed here can be used also on atrophic skin, senile skin, wasted skin and dry parts of combination skin.

Do not forget about tips and secrets on our blog:

Face Masks to Prepare at Home - read about types of facial masks, benefits they may bring you and find some simple, easy recipes for skin care masks to prepare at home.

Damaged Hair: Homemade Conditioners for Damaged Hair - recipes for homemade conditioners, if you have damaged or dry hair.

Celebrities Beauty Secrets - some recipes and methods celebrities use, so they look young and beautiful. Enjoy reading your favourite celebrity secrets.

Homemade Herbal Skin Care Masks - check how you can use well known herbs as your beauty ingredient. Recipes for: oily, tired, mature, dry, normal and sensitive skin.

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30 Beauty Tips for Teenage Girls

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It’s easy for teenage girls to create looks that are natural and flawless; however, it’s just as easy to create looks that are cakey and overdone. After all, teens are battling acne, worrying about boys, and stressing out over big tests. With all of this being said, sometimes it’s tough for teenage girls to keep up with the latest beauty trends on top of everything else. So in an effort to make things a little bit easier, here are 30 beauty tips for teenage girls that are broken down into several different categories. But before we jump into this, let’s take a quick look at the underlying theme of true beauty – confidence.

While anybody can learn a few tricks with their makeup brush, not everybody knows how to carry themselves afterward. In short, confidence and self-esteem are also important traits in regards to beauty.

Confidence is what gets girls noticed, and self-esteem is what gives them confidence. All it takes is being willing to try new things and get out of your comfort zone. Everyone has insecurities, but accepting your imperfections is key to unlocking your true potential. Now onto the beauty tips!

Tip #1 (Tissue Test): One of the most important aspects of taking care of your skin involves knowing exactly what skin type you have. The five basic skin types are sensitive, normal, oily, combination and dry. When you're trying to diagnose your skin type, do a simple test in the morning with a tissue after waking up. This is the easiest way to tell which of the five basic skin types you have. To perform the test, just unfold the tissue, and lay it so that the tissue covers your face. Then press it onto your skin, and remove the tissue to see what it reveals. Use these descriptions to find your skin type in order to take proper care of yourself.

Tip #2 (Sensitive Skin): Your tissue will have little-to-no oil left over from your skin. Sensitive skin can become a challenge to treat since it often feels tight and dry with reddish-scaly areas. In addition to this, sensitive skin can itch and tingle with spotty breakouts. If your skin becomes inflamed or irritated easily, then you probably have sensitive skin.

Sensitive Skin Care Tips:
Avoid facial exfoliants and cleansers with sand or peach pits to avoid worsening your red skin; instead, use cleansers made with castile soap because it is soothing and gentle on your skin. Do not use facial cleansers that contain large amounts of benzoyl peroxide, alpha-hydroxy-acid (AHA) and/or beta-hydroxy-acid (BHA) since these can irritate acne further. Unfortunately, it can be hard to find a facial cleanser that treats sensitive skin in drugstores because these are the most common ingredients in many cleansers and exfoliants on the market.

Tip #3 (Normal Skin): The tissue will have no oil left over from your face, and your skin will feel plump, glowy and elastic. Lucky for you, this skin type is the easiest to treat and manage because it continues to have healthy circulation and a clear complexion - even with little-to-no care involved. Those lucky enough to have the normal skin type will continue to have clear skin as they age.

Normal Skin Care Tips:
The best thing to do if you have normal skin is to wash it every day - morning and night - with gentle soap so you don't irritate the balance that your skin already has. Use a toner if you like, and of course apply a moisturizer daily.

Tip #4 (Oily Skin): If your tissue has traces of oil from where your nose, forehead and cheeks were, then you likely have oily skin. Oily skin is a problem for a lot of girls since it causes skin to look shiny, coarse, thick, greasy, and often leads to uncontrollable breakouts.

Oily Skin Care Tips:
To keep your skin looking young and supple, while also keeping it from wrinkling as you get older, use proper facial washes designed to treat oily skin. You won't have any trouble finding treatments for oily skin because there are a variety of products to choose from. But don't use the same soap you use on your body since it will dry your skin out, and leave you with unwanted pimples! Use an exfoliating scrub once or twice a week to combat breakouts.

Tip #5 (Combination Skin): If your tissue has oil on the areas reflecting your nose and forehead only, then your skin type is combination. You are amongst most women, who have a combination of dry and oily skin, and have to use different kinds of care for each zone of their face.

Combination Skin Care Tips:
Your dry zones are typically your cheek and eye areas, and these won’t need much attention until the age of 30 or older. The other areas of your face are known as oil zones, and they require daily cleansing and weekly exfoliating with a product designed for oily skin.

Tip #6 (Dry Skin): Girls with dry skin will have a clear tissue, but also skin that feels dry, tight, and flaky once the tissue has been removed. Dry skin is problematic because it is known to age and develop wrinkles faster than oily and combination skin.

Dry Skin Care Tips:
You can easily fight off wrinkles and aging by developing healthy skin care habits that involve plenty of moisturizers containing hypoallergenic ingredients. Use lukewarm water to cleanse with since hot water irritates skin. In the winter, these tips are especially important to keep in mind!

Makeup is used to make women appear older, sophisticated, trendy, and of course, it's used to hide pimples, scars, and red areas on the face. Finding the right makeup to use for your own special complexion is difficult because there are hundreds of different brands, colors, formulas, and prices to consider before making a purchase. There are a number of makeup items you can use during the application process including, but not limited to, primer, foundation, concealer, bronzer, blush, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara and lip gloss.

Tip #7 (Choosing your Foundation): You can find foundation in a few different formulas including liquid, whipped, cream and powder. Liquid foundations typically come formulated specifically for every skin type; however, liquid foundation isn't always the best choice. Use your skin type as a guide to find the best foundation formula because if you're using the wrong foundation, your skin can look similar to a powdered doughnut, or it can even look like you're wearing a mask. In order to keep any of this from happening, learn how to find the right foundation for your skin type.

Tip #8 (Foundation for Dry Skin): If your skin is dry, using a hydrating powder, stick, or an oil-based liquid foundation will give a positive result. Sticks and liquids have both a moisturizing and creamy texture; the hydrating powders are specially designed to release moisture to the skin, while covering better than a normal pressed powder. If you choose to purchase hydrating powder, make sure the packaging says something similar to "compact makeup" or "foundation".

Tip #9 (Foundation for Oily Skin): Liquid or powder foundations that are labeled oil-free are ideal for oily skin. Mineral foundations will also work well on oily skin since these products absorb excess oil to give your face a smooth, matte finish. These foundations are good for covering up acne, or when used as a concealer for dark under-eye areas. For skin that has frequent breakouts, use foundation containing salicylic acid to dry the oil-producing glands that create pimples.

Tip #10 (Foundation for Combination Skin): Combination skin is best covered up with powder, whipped or cream foundation. You will get strong coverage with any of these products, as well as the added bonus of intense moisturizing benefits. Plus powder, whipped, and cream foundations are all easy to apply, and are better choices than that of a liquid or stick foundation.

Tip #11 (Foundation for Sensitive Skin): If you have eczema, rosacea, or you’re highly prone to acne breakouts, then you have sensitive skin. Assuming you have skin that is tight, scaly, red and irritated, then try using a tinted moisturizer. Tinted moisturizers will provide you with light coverage, while also giving your skin plenty of moisture. Another option is to use mineral makeup; however, it’s possible for the mineral makeup to dry your skin, so in combination with this foundation, you should use a toning spray to set and lock in moisture throughout the day.

Tip #12 (Foundation for Normal Skin): For skin that has minimal problems with oil, acne or dryness, you'll be able to use almost any formula of foundation.

The next time you're at the mall, find a makeup counter and try some of their different shades. When doing this, keep in mind that the skin on the back of your hand is the closest match to the skin on your face; so it's the best place to find a match if you're not wanting to apply lots of different shades on your face. Using natural light can prove to be difficult in a store or mall, but it will reflect more accurately on how the foundation really looks on your skin. It’s also important for you to have a clean face when you're experimenting with different foundation shades.

Tip #13 (Fair Skin Tones): Skin that is slightly translucent (having visible veins), pale, or sunburns easily is considered to be fair. The ideal shades of foundation for fair skin tones are ones that have pink or beige undertones.

Tip #14 (Olive Skin Tones): Foundations with beige, green, or yellow tones work well with Asian and olive skin tones. Powders that have peachy or pink bases warm up skin that looks unhealthy or pale.

Tip #15 (Medium Skin Tones): Neutral, beige, gold, and earth tone shades of foundation wear well on Latina or medium skin tones. If you're using powder, the powder should still be in the neutral earth tones; you might also consider using translucent powder to set the foundation.

Tip #16 (Dark Skin Tones): Mango or banana-toned powder will warm up darker skin tones. It’s worth mentioning that when cool colors are used on darker tones, the skin can turn out ashy so avoid these. Also keep in mind that it might be necessary to use two different shades of foundation if you have two different skin tones. Luckily, some foundations are available with two colors for easy blending.

Tip #17: If you have problems with dark circles under your eyes, concealer needs to be applied before foundation. If you are looking to cover up acne, the concealer can be applied after the foundation.

Tip #18: There are makeup brushes specifically made for the application of concealer; however, they aren't a must-have item. All you need for application is a q-tip, or even a finger will work fine when applying the concealer to acne. It’s important to be precise about applying the concealer directly onto the pimple, and not just the general area where you have a lot of breakouts.

Tip #19: It’s important to know there are concealers that offer medication to treat acne, as well as cover the pimples up. It is also worth mentioning the idea of using foundation that offers strong coverage so you won’t leave your skin looking cakey.

Everyone is born with bushes above their eyes, but it can be easy to make the bushes look like groomed shrubs. When it comes to your eyebrows, you have options, but don't go overboard with waxing, plucking or trimming. The worst thing you could do for your eyebrows is to kill the hair follicles by over-plucking them. The easy way to get perfect eyebrows is to use a brow kit that provides you with stencils, eyebrow powder and a brow brush; however, not everyone can afford to purchase a kit. Here are some tips on how to achieve perfect eyebrows.

A few things to keep in mind when maintaining your own eyebrows is to pluck one hair at a time, get as close to the root as possible, and pull in the direction of hair growth. If you have thin eyebrows, you can use eyebrow powder and stencils to fill them in; if you don't have eyebrow powder, experiment with your eye shadow to find a color that matches as closely as possible.

Use an eye shadow padded wand to make small strokes to fill in your brow. There are also eyebrow pencils that are perfect for filling in thin brows. Apply the color with small strokes beginning at the inner corner, then working towards the end. Use a brow brush to comb excess color off your brow, and then use a very small amount of brow gel or regular hair gel to finish off the look. If it’s the first time you're plucking your eyebrows, beware of the redness that will occur. Assuming you plan on leaving the house, be prepared to explain why your brows are red. Also, you can use a cold wash cloth to hold onto your brows to help close the follicle.

Tip #20: Take a straight object like a pen, eyeliner pencil or popsicle stick, and hold it vertically along the side of your nose. The object you've held up should reach your eyebrow to indicate where your brow should start.

Tip #21: Use the straight object again, only this time, line the object with the center of your eye (the pupil) because this is how you indicate where the arch of your brow should be.

Tip #22: To find out where your eyebrow should naturally end, hold the straight object up so that it makes a line from the corner of your nose to the corner of your eye. The object should reach your eyebrow to indicate where it should naturally end.

Tip #23: If your eyes are close-set, your brow will look better if it starts a little in from the corner of your eye. Your arch looks good if it is slightly outside of the center of your eye. Your brow looks best if it ends just a little past the outer corner of your eye.

Tip #24: For girls with eyes that are well spaced (an eye's width apart), start your eyebrow directly above the inside corner of your eye. Your arch looks best directly above the center of your eye's pupil. The brow looks good if it ends above the outer corner of your eye.

Tip #25: Some girls have eyes that are more than an eye's width apart, which is completely normal. Begin your eyebrow closer to the nose with your arch a little in front of the center of your eye. Your eyebrow looks best if it ends slightly above the outer corner of your eye.

It may seem weird to hear that people judge others by their hands, but it is true. When you meet someone for the first time and shake their hand, it's the first thing that they notice about you. This being the case, having dirty hands isn't cool, so find out ways to keep your nails looking fresh and clean.

Tip #26: Never bite your fingernails! The reason why is because prolonged fingernail biting causes the nail to become misshaped and curved.

Tip #27: Use a nail file properly, and always go in the same direction when you are filing your nails. By doing a sawing motion on your nails, you're creating small tears in your nails that will eventually make them break off.

Tip #27: Push your cuticle up toward your skin daily to keep your nails from looking shaggy. This is easiest when your fingers are wet, thus making the ideal time right after you get out of the shower.

Tip #28: Keep your nails at a safe length that you're comfortable with by using nail clippers. When you're trimming your nails, don't try to clip the nail in one cut. Use multiple cuts until the nail is trimmed so that you get a nice shape.

Not every day is a good hair day, but there are ways to make most days good, while also skipping out on the hot blow dryers, curling irons and flat irons (damaging to the hair). There are also easy hairdos that only take 5 minutes or less, but look like they took an hour to do like braids, buns and half-up-dos. One more thing worth adding is that there ways to make your hair smell good without using expensive hair products and shampoo. Now that we’ve covered all of this, here are a couple of good hair tips.

Tip #29: Create a chic pony tail by using an anti-frizz cream in curly hair, or curling cream in straight hair. Then tease your hair at the crown, and follow up by pulling the hair into a low ponytail. Leave a section of hair out on one side that is about a half inch wide, and use a clear ponytail holder to secure the ponytail. Use the hair you left out to wrap around the ponytail, and then hold the hair in place with a bobby pin.

Tip #30: Spray your favorite body spray or perfume onto your bristle brush, and comb your hair immediately afterward to make your hair smell fresh all day. If you have matching lotion, rub a little in your hands, and then put the excess lotion on your strands. This takes care of static, and gives your hair a delightful scent.

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