health and beauty tips

Best tips for your beauty   Master the smokey eye December is definitely the season to grab charcoal eyeliner or some sparkly eyeshadow for glitz and glamour. The key is to blend - use a softer colour in the corner of your eye and add the darker shades as you work your way out. Look after your locks All hair types can suffer during winter from the constant switching between the cold outside to the heat indoors. The change in temperatures dries out your hair, so start using moisturising conditioner – once a week use a deep-condition hair mask for extra shine. Get a healthy glow With all those winter layers you can end up losing your summer tan, but if you want a natural glow opt for a gradual fake tan to slowly build the colour for a natural finish. Flaunt your pearly-white smile All the peppermint mochas and gingerbread lattes consumed during autumn can wreak havoc on your teeth, so grab some whitening strips and use sparingly to cover up any stains

Easy homemade facial Cleanser:  Megan combined milk, avocado, and a tiny bit of lemon juice. The milk and avocado are incredibly moisturizing, and the lemon juice exfoliates. Mask:  This mask smelled so yummy, I wanted to lick it off my face! It was made of papaya, avocado, banana, lemon juice, and an egg. The avocado and banana were for hydration again, while the papaya contains tons of antioxidants that will make your skin glow! Toner:  Megan applied a toner at the end of the facial made of water, witch hazel, cucumber, and a tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide. The witch hazel, hydrogen peroxide, and cucumber are astringents, meaning they shrink pores so your skin looks super smooth, and can prevent acne. The cucumber is also cooling, and soothes any redness you might have

Top skin care mistakes that you are making;  To keep skin in the clear, apply a thin layer of acne medication (one containing benzoyl peroxide will help kill the bacteria) over the entire area where pimples tend to occur. 1: The mistake: Squeezing pimples. Picking at pimples can spread infection, making skin worse--not better. And, according to Dr. Nacht, the result can be scarring. The solution:  Use an acne medication, such as a spot treatment, and don't touch! 2;The mistake:   Not rinsing well enough when washing your face. When you rinse, you take away suds along with dirt and oil. "If you don't completely rinse the soap away," says Shulman, "it can be a potential irritant." The solution:  Be sure to rinse your skin thoroughly after sudsing. About 30 seconds should be enough. 3:.The mistake: Skipping sunscreen. "Even if the weather is cloudy, the UV rays get through, and every exposure adds up," says Darrell Doughty, Head of Inv...