Everyday Beauty Tips

This is a quick little blog post with handy little beauty tips that everyone will benefit from, and you can do them with bits found around the house.

Flaky dry lips? Always exfoliate your lips at least once/twice a week, you can do this so many ways! I personally use the bubblegum lip scrub from lush, just because it is so good and it tastes/smells yummy! But you can also get rid of those flaky lips with a toothbrush and lip balm or your make own home made scrub, there are so many recipes online! If you are a regular lipstick wearer you cannot get away without exfoliating that pout, lipstick applies so much better and looks better without all those flaky bits attached.

Nail broke really far down? Here's a little tip that you can do until it grows up a bit before breaking it off. Cut off a corner of a teabag and superglue it to the area that the nail is broke. This will keep it strong until it grows up a little bit and it will keep your nails from looking all wonky! My nails always tend to break when I have plans at the weekend and instead of ruining my manicure I do this before painting them and no one is any the wiser!

Dark circles under your eyes? Use an orange based concealer under your foundation to conceal them! The orange will neutralise the colour of the dark circles and then you can start with a clean pallette for doing your foundation. Equally use green concealer on red spots as green is opposite on the colour wheel and will neutralise the redness.

Dry skin or hair? Use coconut oil! Yes this is not just for cooking it also is great for getting rid of dry skin! My mum used it on her hands as she had then driest of skin and had tried everything; that was the first thing that cleared it up! Within a matter of days her hands had made a great improvement, we couldn't believe it! You can also use it as a lipbalm, face moisturiser or even use it on dry damaged hair, just make sure its washed out well!

Puffy tired eyes? Use cold green tea bags on them and chill out for a while. The caffeine can help reduce the appearance of blood vessels and the natural antioxidants may reduce inflammtion.

Want your lipstick to last all day? Once you apply it place a tissue over your lips and dust a large brush with translucent powder over the tissue. This will help asbsorb any of the excess oil that can make the lipstick slip off. Also I swear by a primer, I can't apply my lipstick without it!

Blinder of a spot? I read this tip recently online and have not tried it out myself yet but two of my friends have and were amazed that it worked! Put Vicks Vapo Rub on your spot before bed, now when I said this to a friend recently she didn't believe it would work but I got a text one morning from her saying she had tried it the night before and her spot had started to clear up! Also a big tip when it comes to spots is don't pick and squeeze them, your hands carry bacteria so your obviously going to make it worse by spreading that bacteria over it!

Want soft and smooth legs? Always exfoliate your legs before shaving. This gets those tiny little hairs that get stuck beneath your skin out and will leave you with nice smooth legs. Also don't waste money on expensive shaving foams, conditioner or coconut oil works just as well.

Weak nails? Always keep your cuticle hydrated, the more you hydrate your cuticles the stronger your nails will be.

Greasy hair? We would all be lost without dry shampoo right? Best tip I ever got was to spray it on your hair before bed! As you toss and turn in bed it will help absorb it in and you won't be left with that unsightly grey powdery look you get sometimes!

Cosmetics tube empty? I don't think so!! Cut the tube open and you will be shocked at how much product is left at the bottom of the tube. I can guarantee at least another weeks worth of product is hiding in there!

Last tip and probably the one you should pay most attention to! Always, always, ALWAYS wear SPF! Whether it be in your face cream or your foundation always make sure there's an SPF in there somewhere! In summer I would always use an SPF of 30 and then in the winter I would use an SPF of 15. I can not stress this enough, it slows down the development of aging skin, helps to prevent skin discolourations and brown spots and it also protects your face from the suns harmful rays.