Super easy Beauty Hacks you’ll use year ’round – because they’re THAT good!
Ok ladies – I don’t know about you but when it’s sweltering
hot out, the last thing I want to do
is spend hours getting ready, sweatin’ like a whore in church, blow-dryer in
hand melting me into a sweaty puddle.
Blech. But I still want to look hot-in-a-good-way for date night, right?
Right!
I’ve gotcha covered.
Try these super effective beauty
hacks that’ll have you looking effortlessly gorgeous, vibrant and glowing in a flash:
5 Beauty Hacks for Sexy Summer Glow!
#1 Puffy Eyes? Bag ‘em!
Who feels my pain on this one!? Last week I went out for sushi with a bunch
of girlfriends. We doused our rolls in full-sodium soy sauce because we got the
colors of the lids confused. What can I
say. Add in a few glasses of wine, getting
to bed 3 hours past the usual only to be awakened way extra early by the dogs
grunting and slobbering all over me ….and, well – that is not a recipe for hotness the next
morning, lemme tell ya.
My eyes were so freaking swollen &
puffy – like I literally thought I might be blind. That’s when I knew….. It was time to get
T-bagged. Yup. I called in the big guns.
(2) Tea-bags + 10-minutes
Feeling my way down to the kitchen, I went into the pantry and grabbed 2 green tea bags, ran them under cold tap water and stuck them in the freezer while I made myself a latte and some oatmeal. By that time, the bags were nice and COLD. I squeezed them lightly, padded my way to the sofa to lay down – placing the cold green tea-bags over my Mr. Stay-Puff eyes. Ahhh – the cold felt so good!
I left
them on for 10 minutes. Well, ok
20. I was ummm, tired. Technically, you need only leave them on for
10-minutes. The tannins and caffeine go to work
pretty quickly – ten minutes is all it takes to look fresh as a daisy. This is the quickest way to de-puffing and tightening the under-eye
skin. You can apply any cold, caffeine-based product, but green-tea bags are
usually in my pantry so they are my go-to!
#2 Cover Dark Circles & Lift Your Face with Concealer
I love this concealer trick. Using your favorite concealer, draw an upside down triangle – with the base under your eye and the point toward your cheek. Aside from the usual covering of dark circles that we expect from concealer – the shape instantly draws the focus upwards creating the illusion that your face is lifted. It really does give my face subtle lift and light. I do it every day as part of my make-up routine because it’s just so darn easy. Try it on one eye and compare for yourself.
#3 Luminize Your Face in Less Than a Minute:
Use a white or skin-tone eye brightening liner or a shimmery strobing powder to highlight key areas on your face for a light, radiant healthy glow. I love the NYX brand in either Seashell or Linen color. Swipe the liner or shimmery powder just under the brow, corners of inner eye, tip and bridge of the nose for instant lift & radiance. Uhh – be sure to go very lightly and blend blend blend when strobing the tip of the nose and bridge.
One time I was in a hurry and nervous for a meeting. When I get nervous – I tend to be “all extra” about whatever I’m doing. My hair gets pouffier, a spritz too much of perfume. Oye vey. In this case, I went a little heavy with the strobing powder on my nose and didn’t notice until I got back into the car after my meeting. It looked like I had gotten punched in the nose by Frosty the Snowman. Truth. My nose was glowing like a snow-globe. Moral of the story – go lightly, apply it in the light of day and blend.
Stalk the Products:
+ amika Un.done texturizing spray
#4 The
Illusion of Pouty Lips in 30-seconds
Ok pretty ladies – here’s what you do to get that perfect
pout: Dot a bit of concealer on your fingertip,
then gently pat the middle section of your lip with it, making sure to blend it
lightly outwards. Finish with a swipe of
nude or translucent lip gloss and go!
#5 Get Beach Waves While You Work Out
Save time and skip washing your hair after the gym, while creating sexy beach wavy hair! I mean, hair is always better a day or 2 after it’s been washed anyway – so take advantage of it like this: Before working out – spray your hair, roots to ends with your favorite texturizing spray and put hair in a topknot. I freaking LOVE the amika Un.done brand. It really gives my hair a ton of volume & texture!! We love that! The heat generated from working out like a total Baller activates the spray, leaving you with ahhh-mazing gorgeous, summery beach waves and plenty more time to enjoy them with the time saved. Boom!
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