10 UNUSUAL AND USEFUL BEAUTY TIPS

These beauty tips might sound strange and unusual but sometimes the most unexpected things make the biggest difference in our beauty routine.

Beauty tip N°1:  Whiten your teeth with the help of a strawberry! Just take a strawberry and rub it into your teeth or mash it into a paste, dip your toothbrush into it and brush your teeth. If you do it a couple of times you will notice a significant whitening of your teeth, all from the acid content in the strawberry. Make sure to rinse your mouth thoroughly after wards to reduce acidity in your mouth.  Don’t use every day as can be damaging.

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Beauty tip N°2:  Make an easy exfoliating scrub while on holiday. While you are chilling under the sun on the beach why not scrub your body with sand mixed with water? It’s perfectly natural and healthy way to exfoliate - the more fine the grains of sand, the smoother your skin will feel.

Beauty tip N°3:  If you have a vacation in a sunny country, you can easily create natural hair highlights using lemon juice. Just mix it with water in proportions 1:1 and apply it on thin sections of your hair and go out in the sun. The acid in the lemon juice will react with the sun’s rays and lighten your hair. And it will look extremely natural!

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Beauty tip N°4:  To get rid of puffiness around your eyes use a simple teaspoon. Put it in the fridge for 5 minutes and when it’s cold enough, use it as a treatment for reducing the swelling. Slices of cucumber or potato can also be useful in solving the same problem. Put either a potato or cucumber slice on your eyes, keep it on for 10 minutes and it should help greatly reduce the puffiness.

Beauty tip N°5:  Uses cinnamon oil for a plumped-up pout. Try it but with caution. "Adding a few drops of cinnamon oil to a lip gloss will give some added oomph," says Patrice Evangeline, a New York City based makeup artist. But the trick won't make your lips puff up to Angeline Jolie proportions, and makeup artists warn to spot check the oil against a patch of skin first to make sure you don't have any adverse effect.

Beauty tip N°6:  Now almost everybody knows about the existence of a dry shampoo, which is a very convenient and quick alternative of usual washing of the hair. But if you don’t have a dry shampoo, you can use a baby powder (talc) instead. For better result apply it with a big makeup brush on the roots of your hair and then, take away the excess by brushing your hair with a usual hairbrush. You hair will be refreshed and will look as if you’ve just washed them.

Beauty tip N°7:  Cut the lemon in two parts and dip your fingers inside, so that all your nails enter. Keep it for 10 minutes, this will strengthen your nails and prevent their fragility.

Beauty tip N°8:  Your makeup remover is finished and you don’t have time to go to shop and buy the new one? That’s alright, remove your makeup using olive oil which is not only very gentle, but also hydrating and filled with vitamins.

Beauty tip N°9: 
Keep your hair looking its best by dousing it in beer... Try it! 
"The alcohol removes any buildup that sits on the surface of the hair," says Amy Mrkurnic, a senior colorist at Oscar Blondi salon in New York. After you shampoo, towel dry your hair, then massage a cupful or so of beer into your strands. Cover with plastic wrap for five minutes, then rinse. Any kind of beer is okay to use, so skip the pricey craft options or use up those mystery cans in the back of your fridge. You will be amazed at the shine.

Beauty tip N°10:  Uses a spoon instead of an eyelash curler for a wide-eyed lashy look."For best results, run the spoon under hot water or give it a quick blast of the blow dryer," suggests Evangeline. "With the bowl-part facing upward, use your thumb to hold your lashes against the curve and turn upward."

I hope you found these beauty tips interesting and helpful. If you know any other strange but useful beauty secrets please share them in the comments section below.

Stay happy and beautiful!
Cara Melo XO

Sources:
Beauty and Tips Magazine
Women's Health Magazine
OLWomen.com