The Ultimate Beauty Guide

When you’re really trying to let your freckles sing and your face shine, don’t use a whole lot of cover up. Why not use a little swipe of mineral foundation powder instead of something heavy? This is one of the best ways to enhance your freckles and let them shine through; it will totally let your face and skin look flawless and beautiful!

If you are really looking for ways to enhance your freckles, you’ve got to ditch the heavy foundations and opt for something lighter – like a tinted moisturizer! Tinted moisturizer or even a BB cream are super light. They will actually make your freckles really stand out, while covering up!

Remember how I said to ditch those heavy foundations? That includes anything liquid! Liquid foundations are designed to cover completely and not let anything peek through, so if you really want to enhance your freckles, you’ve got to get rid of the liquid foundation and instead, go with something lighter!

Now, I actually think that you can use just a little bit of the concealer. What I mean is that if you have a bunch of blemishes and acne scars, you don't want to skip covering those up. But, you don't want to conceal your freckles. Instead, just spot conceal, that way you can let your freckles shine through!

When you are choosing your blush and you are really looking for ways to enhance your freckles, think about using a pink-based blush! Just a little splash of pink along your cheeks can really make your cheeks stand out. It will also make your freckles appear that much more apparent!

When you're trying to enhance your freckles, using a bit of subtle bronzer along your cheekbones can go a long way! Defining your cheekbones with bronzer is super easy and it's a great makeup product that will highlight your freckles too! For me, just a little swipe under my cheekbone does the job perfectly!

Before using foundation, apply concealer to your face in the following areas: in an upside-down triangle shape underneath your eyes, along the bridge of your nose, and above the cupid’s bow of your mouth. This will act as a highlighter for your face, which enables the natural light to bounce off those areas, making them more prominent.

After applying concealer and foundation, using a matte bronzer or contouring powder (about two shades darker than your foundation color), sweep this darker color across the hollows of your cheeks (it helps to suck-in your cheeks while doing this). Then sweep the bronzer below your jawline, under your chin, and along the perimeter of your forehead. This helps make these areas appear to recede, creating a more chiseled, defined look to your cheekbones and jawline. If you want to minimize the appearance of your nose, you can also use a small brush to dust the contouring powder down the sides of your nose (which makes it appear more narrow) and underneath the tip of your nose (making it look shorter).

Make sure to thoroughly blend all the face makeup (concealer, foundation, bronzer or contouring powder) you’ve just applied with a makeup brush. As a final touch, sweep blush onto the apples of your cheeks. This helps bring the whole look together. Voila! In three easy steps, you’ve created the look of a thinner, more sculpted face by using makeup contouring techniques.

• Step 1: Place 3-4 drops of honey onto a half sliced lemon. Rub the lemon on your face, especially the areas affected by black heads. Leave the mixture on your face for 5 minutes, then wash with cold water.
• Step 2: Soak a washcloth with hot water and place on your face. Apply non-toxic glue (like Elmer’s) to the affected areas. Peel it off once it has dried completely.
• Step 3: Prepare your toothbrush with toothpaste as if you were about to brush your teeth (this should be a fresh toothbrush, not the one you use regularly). Wet the affected area, then scrub it with the toothbrush for small increments of time until the blackheads are gone.
• Step 4: Use a mixture of apple cider vinegar and baking soda as an exfoliating scrub that will serve to get rid of bacteria and clear your pores.
• Step 5: Create a blackhead-removing clay mask by mixing 1 part cosmetic clay with 1 part apple cider vinegar or water, applying to your face, drying, and removing.

• Step 1: Blow dry your hair straight so you don’t have to worry about funny kinks while you’re trying to curl.
• Step 2: Apply a smoothing serum to your hair to keep it smooth, shiny, and frizz-free.
• Step 3: Also apply a heat-protectant spray to protect your hair from breakage.
• Step 4: Know what you’re getting with the curling iron you use. A smaller barrel will yield and smaller, tighter curl. A bigger barrel will yield a looser, beach-y curl. There are also curling irons which don’t clamp down, and you start at the roots and wrap down. This yields yet another look. Typically, the larger the barrel, the longer your hair needs to be to pull off the look.
• Step 5: Use a claw clip to pin the top half of your hair up while you curl the bottom. Once the bottom is curled, undo the top half and curl it. (Note: you can get away with less-defined curls on the bottom layer because they will be covered by the top layer. Good to know when you’re in a rush!)
• Step 6: When you curl your hair, curl it away from your face, toward the back of your head. This will yield a beautiful curl that doesn’t get in your face, and it will help your hair look balanced on both sides.
• Step 7: When you have finished curling, use a mirror to check the back of your head. I always manage to miss a few spots in the back!
• Step 8: Once you’re REALLY finished curling, apply a spritz of hairspray to your hair. For tighter curls, you may want to gently finger through them to separate, loosen, and add volume to them.
• Step 9: Spritz one last time with hairspray, and you’re good to go!