Six beauty tips that will change your life
DULL skin? Lacklustre locks? A new beauty book landed on our desks recently with the most extensive guide to beautiful skin, hair, mind and body we’ve ever seen.
NEW year, same resolutions. Right?
It seems as though our yearly goals haven’t changed very much from last year. But a new beauty book landed on our desks recently that has inspired us to move forward with a better game plan.
The editors of US magazine Woman’s Day have created an extensive guide for beautiful skin, hair, mind and body in 7 Years Younger Instant Makeovers, the likes of which we haven’t seen before.
While this is the third title in the magazine’s “7 Years Younger” series, this new book addresses common beauty concerns like lacklustre locks and dull complexions from a holistic perspective. They’ve tapped big-name pros, including celebrity makeup artist Pati Dubroff, hairstylist Andre Walker and dermatologist Dr. Patricia Wexler, for quick fixes and long-term techniques that really pay off.
Here are six little-known beauty tips excerpted from 7 Years Younger Instant Makeover that will help you put your best face forward each day.
If you’re battling dry, brittle locks, check your shampoo.
Don’t use a clarifying shampoo more than once a week (or more than once or twice a month for textured hair types, which are naturally drier). Because these cleansers are formulated to remove product build-up, they strip hair’s natural oils, too.
Instead, try a shampoo for dry hair, which contains extra moisturising agents, or an ageing-related formula, which hydrates and adds shine to regular or colour-treated hair without over-softening.
Give grey hair a boost with clear styling products.
Because grey hair lacks melanin, it can pick up pigments from the environment (smoke in the air or minerals in the water), products (chemical relaxers are a big culprit) or the oils on your scalp.
To keep colour pure and prevent tarnishing, make sure styling products are white or clear, and use a shampoo and conditioner specifically formulated for grey hair once or twice a week.
Cover your entire face to minimise signs of ageing.
“Apply all of your skincare products from the periphery of your face inward,” says New York City dermatologist Doris Day, MD, author of Forget the Facelift. (This includes SPF and anti-agers!) “Most women apply too much in the middle and not enough around the hairline and jawline — these are the areas where I see the most skin damage.”
Want glowy skin? Change your jewellery.
Choose medium-length drop earrings and necklaces with embellishments. They’ll attract light, which reflects off your skin, brightening your complexion.
Before you pick up that teeth whitening kit, switch your go-to lipstick colour.
If you usually wear an orange-y coral, try a berry pink, which will give a similar radiance and freshness, without the yellow undertones.
If you usually wear a tomato red, try a plum or richer red with a purple tinge. It will create the same kind of contrast against your other facial features, but will bring out whiteness too.
If you usually wear a frosty pink, try a rose or mauve with a hint of blue tones. These colours are equally understated, but also add some brightness that boosts your smile.
Highlight wrinkles to help them “disappear.”
Dab a liquid highlighter that’s close to your skin tone on top of crow’s feet; blend outward. This will reflect light away from imperfections while giving the illusion of an even complexion.
This article was written by Dana Oliver from Huffington Post and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.