Beauty Basics Issue

Welcome to your first issue of the Beauty Basics. Inside each

issue you will receive valuable information, tips and techniques that you

can use to enhance your own natural beauty, so you look as good on the

outside as you are on the inside.

We've all heard the old saying "beauty comes from the inside" and There

is a lot of truth to that statement! However, as you probably already know

there are things that we can do to help enhance our natural beauty on the

outside as well. In this first issue we are going to go over a few general

tips that you can use for all over beauty.

- Get plenty of sleep

To help keep yourself looking Young and beautiful be sure that you get an

adequate amount of sleep every night. Never underestimate the effect

that too little sleep can have on your body because it can literally age you.

The average person needs from six to eight hours of sleep a night to

rejuvenate their body, skin, and brain.

- Break out the baking soda

Baking soda can be your best friend when it comes to staying beautiful. It

is one of those products that you should always keep handy. For beauty

purposes you can use it to make your shampoo work better, especially if

you have light colored hair because it will remove any residue left behind

by chlorine or other things. You can also use it to whiten your teeth, take

the pain of sunburn away and the best part is all this can be done for

around the dollar.

- Pamper your feet

To keep your feet looking beautiful, especially during the warmer, dryer

summer months, try applying Vaseline to them daily. Make sure to deeply

massage it into your feet. It will keep your feet smooth and soft. Then go

treat yourself to a pedicure and get a pair of strappy, sassy sandals, and

show of your cute, new pedicure. With this trick you'll have the best

looking feet of the season!

- Reduce the shine

If you have skin that tends to get oily and shiny, you can do one of two

things throughout the day. If you want to be fancy, you can buy a packet of

face-blotting sheets. These smell wonderful and are impregnated with

scented transparent powder. Or you can take a sheet of regular toilet

paper and press, not rub, on the oily areas. Another option is to buy a

face wash that keeps your skin from getting oily and shiny.

- Extend the life of your eye shadow

Make any eye shadow bend to your will. If you are bored with the

shadow choices in your everyday makeup palette, it is definitely time to

spice it up a bit and get creative. Try using a moistened eye shadow

brush to apply your shadow. This will give the eye shadow more

pigmentation in its color and it will be brighter and more interesting than it

was before. You can also use try this trick out as eyeliner!

- Switch to a pencil

Try using an eye pencil instead of liquid eyeliner if you can. Eye pencils

can give a more natural subtle look, while liquid eyeliner may be too

much. If you do like to use liquid liners try using an eye-lining marker. Eye

markers allow you to have more control and you can do thicker, more

dramatic lines, or thinner, subtle lines. If you choose to use liquid

eyeliners or with any kind of eyeliner, try this trick: Pull your eyelid

downward with one hand while applying the liner with your other hand.

Start from the outer corner of your eye and go towards your inner corner.

This will cause less wrinkles on your eyelids.

- Remove makeup properly

It is important that you buy a special make-up remover. Especially if

you use waterproof make-up. Seeing that it is waterproof, it is much

harder to remove than regular make-up and requires more than just

water. If you do not have makeup remover strong enough to take off

waterproof eye makeup try using some Vaseline and just massage it onto

your eye then just wipe it off. I suggest using an old wash cloth to wipe the

makeup off because it will stain. It is important that you remove your

make-up before bed. Especially remove you foundation everyday

because it will clog your pores and cause acne.

- Don't forget the SPF

Apply a lotion or cream containing SPF every day before doing your

daily foundation routine. You can also purchase a tinted moisturizer. This

will leave you with smooth skin and protection from the sun! You have to

live your whole life with the same skin and it is worth the investment to

protect it. You should definitely start off each day with a coat of sunscreen

before you even think of going outside. Your skin will thank you.

- Soften while you shave

If you run out of your favorite shaving cream and you don't want to use

soap to shave your legs because of the drying effect, try using hair

conditioner! Coating your legs with conditioner before shaving will soften

the small hairs and make it easier to shave This will leave your legs

feeling super soft and silky.

While these are all great tips that you can use in your everyday life to help

yourself look and feel more beautiful, the bottom line is, if you feel good

about yourself then you will always be your most beautiful you!

Make sure you look for your next issue soon. We will be talking about

some natural and very beneficial anti-aging remedies.