How to Become Your Own Beauty Expert

It's really not rocket science. Every woman wants to know every beauty secret in the world, when really the most desired beauty secrets are actually pretty simple. For some reason no matter how much we try t achieve that "perfect" look, we aren't happy enough with that. Women seem to "settle" with their own beauty instead of exploring it and maximizing it in very simple ways. If you have ever dreamed about being a beauty expert, here is what you need to know.

Instructions

1. Always know that LESS IS MORE! It's so true. It seems like our mother's and grandmother's told us this over and over and yet it still hasn't sunk it to many women. Too much make up is overrated and old. The 'new' glam is more natural. Let your own natural beauty shine through. Use make up to ENHANCE not CREATE.

2. You should always PLAY UP ONE FEATURE! Play up your lips or your eyes, never both. If you are wearing heavy eye makeup, try a nude or shiny clear gloss. If your a lipstick junkie...keep face light (stay away from heavy blush) and wear only mascara on your eyes and a light eye shadow. Don't heavily line your eyes. Play up both and you'll look like the Joker.

3. When applying makeup - PAT, PAT, PAT! You pat concealer on to your face...you never rub it in We know this from watching the Tyra Banks show. (Yes, I watch Tyra..so sue me!) When applying concealer, put a bit on the pad of your middle finger and pat it in. Never rub. Got acne? Pat the concealer on top of it.

4. Know that your NATURAL HAIR IS HOT. If you have naturally wavy hair, let it do it's thing. Add a little styling product to naturally enhance what you have. If you have super dark hair, lighten your look by going a shade darker or getting lighter highlights. Blonde? Try highlights, especially framing the face. The trick is to let people assume you were born with sun-kissed hair, not that you gave yourself a bad dye job from a bottle. If your going to color, check the back of the box before buying. The color chart is most helpful!

5. Use VASELINE!! Vaseline is a great, cheap eye makeup remover. It's also great for chapped lips. Slather on a bunch of Vaseline, then use a toothbrush to massage lips. Wipe the excess off on a tissue. Your lips will be smooth and soft.

6. Get LAYERS. Long layers are great for any hair type: Super curly, straight or wavy. It makes thin hair appear thicker, curly hair appear manageable and wavy hair appear just-got-back-from-the-beach sexy. Just make sure you don't get too many layers cut in. Too many short layers is dated.

7. DON'T LINE INSIDE THE EYE! It will make your eyes appear smaller. Instead, line just at the lash line. Also, an obvious line doesn't look natural. Smudge the line just a bit.

8. Use self-tanner instead of the real sun. Yes, the lotion or the sprays! Now the old days of tanning are gone. It is not cool to fry yourself in the sun for countless hours or to spend 40 bucks to lay in a boot and fry your skin. Prevent wrinkles and skin cancer by simply just using a lotion. How simple can that be? 10 years from now, you'll be thankful you did.

9. Try to exercise 3 times a week. The more you exercise, the less cellulite and wrinkles you will have. Not only will you be able to eat more, you won't have to count as many calories. Plus exercise is a HUGE mood lifter. You'll feel better instantly. It not only is great for your heart, body and well being but also instantly sends feel-good endorphins to your brain.

10. Remember to drink WATER, WATER, WATER! Water is the number most essential tool to your beauty. Keep your skin and body hydrated. It helps prevent wrinkles, keeps you feeling great and makes you have WONDERFUL skin.

11. Grow your nails out naturally. NATURAL NAILS ARE BETTER! Don't spend so much money on manicures when you can do it yourself. Artificial nails are great for special occasions but ruin your natural nails. Go for natural and shape them into an oval/square shape around your natural finger shape. Apply nail strengthener and let them go. Keep your nails even and clean.

12. Use Olive oil instead of expensive products. You can do so many things for your beauty with olive oil. It's a great deep conditioner for your hair and a great natural skin moisturizer.

Tips & Warnings

• Check out my resources below for more beauty tips.

Resources

• how to keep your face flawless
• how to use olive oil for your beauty
• how to keep your beauty
• how to look younger in 8 steps
• how to have sexy hair - every day
• how to get rid of acne - basil acne tonic
• how to make your own biore - black head mask