1. Use lotion on your hands. Everyday. Especially in the Winter. Multiple times a day.
Doing this will prevent all that annoying and painful cracking. It will also help moisturize your cuticles and allow your nails to grow out better. I like to keep a small bottle with me in my purse or backpack, so anytime I get in from being outside I can moisturize those dry knuckles.
2. Use a mouthwash.
I just think it helps my mouth feel super duper clean when I use a mouthwash. You can get ones that help with whitening if you can't stand white strips. Right now I'm using one by Crest, but I change it up almost every time that I buy it.
3. Own a facial moisturizer. And use it. Preferably one with SPF.
One of my favorites is Aveeno's Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer. It has an SPF of 15, and helps keep my face from literally falling of in the winter. In the summer, when I have parts of my face that get very oily, it doesn't over do the moisture and add to the oilyness, which is fantastic. I don't like having to change products based on season very much, so this moisturizer is ideal for me. The SPF protects my skin from UV rays, which will help prevent wrinkles and cancer later. Also, moisturizing will prevent your skin from overproducing oils to compensate for dryness, and those extra oils can lead to acne. Try out Aveeno if you like, but remember to find something that works for your skin.
4. Curl your eyelashes.
As long as you can mentally and physically handle it, curling your eyelashes helps open up the eye and can make the eyelashes look longer, which I think I can safely assume we all want to do. I curl my lashes pretty much everyday, even if the only eye makeup I'm wearing is mascara. Practice makes perfect, and if you are afraid to try it, well, I hope you overcome your fears someday.
5. CHAPSTICK.
Dry lips are annoying and painful. And they can be a pain in the butt when trying to apply lipstick and other lip products, so keep a chapstick on you as much as possible. I love Carmex, in any form, and recently I've been using Blistex Five Star Lip Protection, which is fantastic, by the way.6. Try out a face primer.
If you have been struggling with foundations and haven't been able to find one you love, shift your focus to a different kind of product. I use face primer whenever I remember to, and I think it can be really helpful for getting a natural look. Face primers just smooth the face out and create a nice base for face makeup, which sometimes is all a foundation needs to really perform. You can also get ones that reduce redness or counter other discolorations in skin. Currently, I'm switching back and forth between Hard Candy's Sheer Envy Primer and NYX's Pore Filler.
7. Switch up face washes, treatments, etc.
Our skin is designed to help itself, so it will acclimate, to a certain degree, to the different products that we use. I like to use different acne washes from time to time, or else I find that my skin just gets used to it, and the results aren't as great as when I started using the product. Some of the most successful products I have used to treat acne are: AcneFree, Biore, Clean 'n' Clear, and Neutrogena.
8. Drink water, sleep, eat "right."
I hate water, I like to eat foods that taste good, and I don't sleep as much as I should. So I'm not going to try and suggest that you change your lifestyle. Plus, I am not a doctor, so I can't give you any clinical advice or evidence to show that doing the above things will make you happier and healthier, but I can say that it is generally accepted that drinking plenty of water, getting enough sleep, and eating healthy will help you feel better and can even help give you clearer, more hydrated skin. That's all I have to say about that. If you want more information about these tips, check out the following websites.
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4287/10-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Drink-More-Water.html
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/drinking-water.ht
9. Take your makeup off of your entire face every night.
Doing this will keep everything clean, unclogged, and breathing. I also find that if my skin is going through a dry spell, not washing my face and applying moisturizer before bed means I'm going to wake with my skin about to fall. off. my. face. It's unpleasant. You can find all different forms of makeup remover for all different prices. Just look for one that is non-drying and makes taking your makeup off comfortable. Some can feel sort of abrasive.
I'm sure this list could be so much longer, but it's not so much fun to overwhelm ourselves.
I hope you enjoyed these little things. Do you have any helpful hints for making life easier? They don't necessarily have to be beauty related. Feel free to share them in the comments, and thanks for visiting!
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