Myths About Beauty Tips Set Straight

Did the image you glimpsed in the mirror this morning make you wish for a magic wand? Are you looking for beauty tips that are more than just slap on the make-up and smile? Let's see if we can't get away from slathering to taking a slightly more scientific approach.

Puffiness Around Your Eyes? Has that puffiness reached the epic-bags-hanging-under-your-eyes stage? Resulting from too little sleep or too many salty snacks that lead to excess fluid retention. Think reaching for your fav moisturizer is the solution? Think again. For temporary help using cucumber slices and tea bags as eye masks can help minimize that puffiness. As can a cold compress. But slathering on the moisturizers with hydrating ingredients is a poor solution since it only adds to the problem.

During The Drab Cloudy Winter Months You Can Cut Back On The Sunscreen. Not hardly. And only if you want your skin even more exposed to wrinkle producing UV rays. You're better off using a daily moisturizer that has like SPF 15 included. That way you both protect and hydrate at the same time. Because all those clouds do precious little to filter the harmful UV rays.

Waxing Is The Best Way To Get Rid of Mono Brow. Look. Shaping your brows is a good idea. But tweezing is the best way to do that. For one you get more precision than with waxing. Besides by plucking them one at a time you minimize the risk of ingrown hairs and can better target those that have you looking bushier than you'd like.

To Prevent Chapped Lips Load Up On Lip Balms. Excessive application of lip balms, especially the flavored varieties, can dry out your lips. While those that are mineral based can also signal your skin to stop producing lipids. For those reasons it is best to use natural balms with shea and cocoa butter included. At least if you If you want juicy, plump lips that look ready to be kissed.

Minimize The Appearance Of Stretch Marks Using Vitamin D. This isn't the case unfortunately. Vitamin D will not help reduce the appearance of your unsightly stretch marks. Some do report fading is possible over time by applying cocoa butter daily. While for immediate relief spray-on tanning products might camouflage them.

Deadly Dull Dry Hair Got You Down? Glorious glossy tresses start with healthy hair. And proper conditioning it is the way to keep your locks looking their lustrous best. Otherwise you're dooming your hair to excessive brittle ends, dryness and dullness. Too many bestow too much TLC thinking that all the treatments are good for their hair. They aren't. Over-treated hair is often dull, flat and lifeless.

Granted every now and again who among us hasn't let our beauty routine slide just a bit. Easy to do. But if things have gotten to the red alert stage then see if tips like these can help to make things right again.