Beauty Secrets

Every woman wants to look glamorous and the center of attention. This Spring why not try some of these fabulous beauty tips to take your look up a notch? Before you know it you’ll not only be turning heads but breaking necks!

Glam Beauty Secret #1 False Lashes Beautiful lush lashes are essential to achieving a glamorous look but unfortunately not all of us have been blessed with them. however, thanks to false lashes we can all get the doe eyed look for less than five dollars. Choose Ardelle brand lashes and Duo surgical grade glue as they are top of the line brands that makeup artists swear by. If you want more semi-permanent results try eyelash extensions, they are basically single lashes placed on by a very strong glue. And if you’d like to go all the way try a prescription lash growth serum such as Revitalash or Latisse, both stimulate your natural lashes and make them grow longer naturally.

Glam Beauty Secret #2 Colored Contacts Colored contacts have been a favorite of actresses and they are a tiny way to change your look dramatically. If you ever dreamed of having bright blue eyes, sultry brown eyes, or any other color for that matter then contacts are a really fun way to totally change your look fast and easily. Go with Freshlooks Color Blends as they look super natural and are ultra comfortable. Most colored contacts are disposable and shouldn’t be worn for more than one month.

Glam Beauty Secret # 3 Hair Extensions Everyone is getting hair extensions now as it is the latest craze in Hollywood. Not only is long hair feminine but it is also slimming. There are many hair extension options out there depending on how much you would like to shell out for long luscious locks and also how permanent you’d like them to be. If you are looking for something basic that you can just clip on for special events then you should definitely try Jessica Simpson’s line of clip-in hair extensions. They are extremely affordable and look very realistic. If you’d like something more permanent then go with Platinum Seamless extensions which are the Rolls Royce of extensions. Platinum seamless extensions are applied directly to your aural hair and are virtual unnoticeable. Most high end salons are trained int his new procedure so call your stylist.

Glam beauty Secret # 4 The Manicure that lasts and lasts Perfectly groomed nails are a must for every glamour girl but it’s so hard to keep a perfectly polished manicure due to chips form everyday life. Now OPI has solved that problem for us with their cool new UV gel manicures that let for two weeks onwards and for pedicures the results are even longer, sometimes lasting a full month. Instead of applying nail polish a colored gel is applied to your nails and then heated by a UV lamp adhering the color to your nails safely. These gel manicures are a great option if you are extremely busy and can’t get to the salon every week or even if you’re just going on vacation where there last thing you’d like to focus on is you wrecked manicure. Most salons have this service and it can cost anywhere from $25-50.00 for a UV gel manicure and $35-65 for a UV gel pedicure.

Millissa Mathai

You know what we are missing by beeing born in a country that allows us to buy at least  5 different types of eye cream(puffines, dark circles, wrinkles, upper eyelid, lower eyelid)?  Well, for starters the creative common sense mind to fix dry skin with soy milk and know how to make summer foundation work in the winter. Thank God for the editors of InStyle, Ultimate Beauty Secrets, they came up with a must-have beauty bible, that offers us a number of cold weather tips that will have you looking your best.

1. Supplement Your Skin Routine
If you have dry skin that is flakey, consider changing up your routine and washing your face with dandruff shampoo instead of your regular cleanser once a month; this reduces the yeast levels that cause scaly skin.

2. Brighten Up

Refresh your complexion by dipping a washcloth in soy milk and resting it on your face for 10 minutes once a week. Soy is a skin brightener and contains phytoestrogen, a plant-derived estrogen that is thought to help prevent wrinkles.

3. Stay Hydrated
Keep skin hydrated on cold nights with a make-it-yourself humidifier. Hang a wet towel from the doorknob overnight (wring out the edges to prevent drips); by morning, the towel will be dry but your skin won’t.

4. Adjust Your Color
To make summer foundation work in winter, dab a little foundation on your hand, then squeeze a pea-size blob of SPF 30 on top and mix until the sunscreen blends completely with the foundation, lightening it by a shade or two.

5. Moisturize Dry Lips
Lips extra dry? Combine 1 teaspoon honey with 1 teaspoon sugar to exfoliate them. Blend the two ingredients in your hand, then apply the mixture in a circular motion for 90 seconds before wiping off.

The book is available now for $22.95 in bookstores nationwide and at InStyle.com/ultimate. I guess we can even buy common sense in our good Ol’ USA.