Hey Ladys,
I saw a
video on YouTube from Daaruum, a german Youtuber, which I really like. The
video was about a few tips and tricks for make-up and so on which gave me the
idea to do a post about it. Because who doesn’t know about something that really bugs you because you just never
get it right or it always takes so long and you have no idea how to get it done
faster or you look for a cheaper solution for something. So today I will tell
you about my little tricks which I came up with or saw somewhere.
1. Strawberries :D I like to use the fresh ones in
summer to clean my skin and prevent blackheads or comedones. I’ve read about it
and there is some enzyme in them that is good for the skin. One is usually
enough for my face but if I do my décolleté as well I just take another one.
Just cut your strawberry in half and carefully rub the open side on your skin,
and leave the eyes and mouth out, like you are supposed to do with all masks
and products. Let it on your skin for a few minutes and then clean it off with
a bit warm water and a sponge, dap your face dry and your done ;) I think it
works for me but maybe I’m just imagining it ;) But I like to do it :D2. Another way to clean your pores is a… I don’t know the English word for it but I will call it steam-bath and it’s for the face again :D Take a big bowl put in two bags of chamomile tea and fill the bowl with about a liter of hot water. Hold your head over it and put a towel over your head so the steam doesn’t go away and the warmth stays. I also like to put in a few drops of tea tree oil because for me the skin feels even a bit more cleaner with it. BUT don’t use too much tea tree oil because it burns in the eyes and makes it harder to breath for the first minute or maybe a bit longer.
In the end it’s similar to what a beautician does with steam. The steam
is used to open the pores and relax the skin with the warmth. After the
steam-bath you can open and clean pimples easier, because your skin is softer
and more relaxed, also it absorbs more or better moisture. Sometimes I put on a
cream or a mask after the steam-bath, but before I warm the cream/ mask because
if it’s cold, the skin closes up again and doesn’t absorb as much product as it
could.
At the end I usually put tea tree oil on pimples or ‘infected’ or sore spots with the hope to reduce them better and faster.
3. Something else I like to do for my
face once a while is a self-made rub. It consists of honey, grounded coffee and
grounded chili or chili oil. Honey is a great moisturizer, the coffee works as
peeling and the chili starts a really good blood circulation which supports the
moisturizing. For the amounts I would say 2-3 tablespoons of the honey which
you should warm before because it’s easier to use and as I explained in the
point before, warmth opens and relaxes the skin. Coffee about 1,5 tablespoons
and grounded chili…a teaspoon and if you use oil…0,5 tablespoon…Depending on
how much peeling you want add or take less coffee and with the chili you should
pay really much attention on how strong it is because it can give you skin
irritations, so you should test the paste on the inside of your elbow or the
inside of your wrist, because your skin is a little thinner on these places and
is therefore perfect to check if your skin agrees with it. And DON’T put any of
the paste to close to your eyes, cause I can tell you chili burns like crazy in
your eyes. I speak from experience ;D
4. Honey works also great as
moisturizer for your hair. Warm it to a nice touchable warmth and put it in
your slightly moisturized hair. And let it work for a few minutes. To keep your
clothes clean you can put on a shower cap, or wrap your hair in plastic wrap,
which will also help to keep it all a bit warm and helps moisturizing your hair
a bit more. When you shower it off keep the water warm or the honey gets harder
and getting it out will really suck… experience speaking again ;D
5. Something I like to use on pimples
is tea tree oil. It has a disinfecting quality. And if it’s sore or open it
heals faster. That is at least my experience with it… The smell is okay maybe a
bit strong and if you use it close under the eyes it can burn for a moment or
two … but that’s the worst that can happen ;)6. Mascara I guess you know it all, this problem when you use it there is always too much product on the brush and you brush it off at the opening of the bottle. The problem with that is when you put the brush back in you have tons of product on the brush again and the rest which doesn’t go back in dries really quick and when you use the mascara again and you have pieces or crumbs of it in your brush and in the end on your eyelashes. There are two ways to deal with that problem. First clean the opening of your mascara with a Q-tip or something like that or a bit tissue on a regular base. The other solution is to wipe of the brush on a tissue, but that way you will lose a product.
I personally use the first method, but sometimes you still have crumbs
in your brush and you can’t get rid of them. I then clean the whole brush by wiping
it with a clean tissue, without make-up remover or anything like that. Just
take off most of the product and you have a nice clean mascara brush again. ;)Another tip with mascara, when you make a blob or a smear on your skin while putting on the make-up, wait till it’s dry and then use a Q-tip and rotate it around it self while taking it off, you won’t make any more smears :D
7. A tip for using eye shadow that tends to crumble really easy and in the end you have more eye shadow under your eyes than on them is to put a tissue really close under the lower eyelashes and have it go out a bit on the sides. That way the eye shadow is on the tissue and not on your skin, and if a bit should still be on your skin take your powder brush and brush it off carefully :D
8. If you have a natural darker skin
colour on your lips and the lip gloss or lipstick is darker or differs from the
colour it’s supposed to have, there is a simple trick to avoid that. Use your
foundation or a lighter foundation or concealer on your lips as base. It makes
your lip colour more neutral and the colour of your lipstick/ gloss won’t
change as much or not at all and if you have a good foundation/ concealer it
can make the lip product stay longer. ;)9. If you can’t find a foundation in your skin tone, like I do, don’t think there has to be a foundation that fits you perfectly. Buy a tone that is too light and one that is a bit too dark and mix them to your skin tone. I have found a foundation that
10. In case you’re make up remover is empty or you forgot it somewhere, you can use a good body lotion or body butter. It’s not a solution for the everyday life, but for an emergency it’s perfect ;D
11. My last tip is to always look for
new products, or LEs (Limited Edition), or whatever you’re looking for in the
magazines from your drugstores, which are usually for free. I usually look in
the magazine from Müller which is called ‘Body&Soul’ which is also the name
of their own brand products. And the other magazine I like to read is the
‘Alverde Magazine’ from DM. They have great articles, show new products and announce
sometimes special offers. Take a look ;)
I hope you
can use some of the tips!! :D
Do you have
any tips and tricks that make your lives easier? I would love to know them!!
Have a
fantastic day everyone!!
Your Dahlia
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