Your Beauty Tips

[Abi]

- Men: Be carefull with straighteners! Overly straightened hair on men looks odd. And if you do straighten it, the don't just leave it, but then style it. Just straightening your hair makes it look flat. Wax is your friend

I never use gel or wax after i've straightened as my hair always will look a mess after, so whats the point in going to all that effort to make it look like a bag of straw?

what i do do though is put the hairdryer over it, blow it around and spray loads of Shockwave onto it whilst its being blown, so it doesn't look dead straight but it doesn't look messy either

Shockwave is a spray gel isn't it? So that helps to style it, which is what i meant. Its when people straighten it flat and leave it that it looks odd. Gel helps to style it, or wax helps to just give it texture and lift it.

And you sound like your using too much product on it, if it goes like straw. It binds the hair too much. Use a tiny tiny amount, and then you can always add to it later.

[Bryan]

- Men: Be carefull with straighteners! Overly straightened hair on men looks odd. And if you do straighten it, the don't just leave it, but then style it. Just straightening your hair makes it look flat. Wax is your friend

I never use gel or wax after i've straightened as my hair always will look a mess after, so whats the point in going to all that effort to make it look like a bag of straw?

what i do do though is put the hairdryer over it, blow it around and spray loads of Shockwave onto it whilst its being blown, so it doesn't look dead straight but it doesn't look messy either

Shockwave is a spray gel isn't it? So that helps to style it, which is what i meant. Its when people straighten it flat and leave it that it looks odd. Gel helps to style it, or wax helps to just give it texture and lift it.

And you sound like your using too much product on it, if it goes like straw. It binds the hair too much. Use a tiny tiny amount, and then you can always add to it later.

the one i use is more like a hairspray/lacker, but it does the job without being sticky or too heavy like

my cousin has it down to a knack, whenever she's cut my hair she always rubs a little bit on and makes it look good, but i can never seem to do it myself - i'm useless like that

[Perdita]

I use foundation and blusher in winter when my tan has gone and stop it once I got a tan again around April time, everybody always comments on my lovely skin and how much younger I look to my real age. Unless I am on holiday (mascara only on hols!) I use eye make-up such as kohl pencil under my eyes which I blend with a little eye shadow, a little eye shadow on the top eye lid and lots of black mascara and some lippy.

[Pinkbanana]

I got a tip, don't bother at all, go o natural, makes your skin much healthier, and you'll look better (well the extra 30 mins in bed in the morning helps) and it's a lot cheaper

Each to their own. I personally like wearing a bit of mineral foundation (which is good for you), mascara and lip gloss/balm....not too made up for the daytime, but enhancing what ya got!

[Jessie Wallace]

I got a tip, don't bother at all, go o natural, makes your skin much healthier, and you'll look better (well the extra 30 mins in bed in the morning helps) and it's a lot cheaper

Each to their own. I personally like wearing a bit of mineral foundation (which is good for you), mascara and lip gloss/balm....not too made up for the daytime, but enhancing what ya got!

It's not just a case of each to their own, it's what you can afford too, make up is expensive, i'd rather use my money for better things, things are essensial, like food and drink etc, i just don't see the point in it, when i'm just going to work, where i'll get hot and sweaty and it'll look bad after 1 hour there.

[Perdita]

Some of us feel better with a bit of make-up, I know I do, and I don't use expensive materials. More important in my opinion is normal daily skin care, I wash my make-up off at night time with make-up remover, then use a cleanser tonic and a night cream, in the morning after just washing with water I apply a daily moisturiser, all cheap items from the drugstore's own brand label. Works for me, I admire people that feel good enough about themselves to go out without any make-up, I have not got that confidence.

[Hollie-x]

I got one:

If you tend to break out in spots, any cream that is for rashes, chapped skin etc works a treat.

I used to use sudocrem or bepanthen (which is rather weird putting bum cream on your face lmao. (I know it's for other stuff too) )
but haven't used any for ages, then the other week I bought this cheap stuff from morrisons when I had prickly heat, it was like 1.50 or something and is in a blue tube. I always get spots near my period and have had a really bad break out this week, looks more like a rash really, they're not proper spots but anyway, I put loads on last night and this morning they'd all gone

You may have done this before but I think it's fab. I tend not to spend loads of money on expensive lotions and potions now (:

[Kirsty :]]

Woah I did not know that at all!
I shall be trying that next time!!
Thanks!!

[Pinkbanana]

I got a tip, don't bother at all, go o natural, makes your skin much healthier, and you'll look better (well the extra 30 mins in bed in the morning helps) and it's a lot cheaper

Each to their own. I personally like wearing a bit of mineral foundation (which is good for you), mascara and lip gloss/balm....not too made up for the daytime, but enhancing what ya got!

It's not just a case of each to their own, it's what you can afford too, make up is expensive, i'd rather use my money for better things, things are essensial, like food and drink etc, i just don't see the point in it, when i'm just going to work, where i'll get hot and sweaty and it'll look bad after 1 hour there.

Fine you dont see the point of wearing make up and rather spend your money on other things...but I do see the point to wearing make up. I like buying make up, just as I like buying clothes to wear.

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

I definitely enjoy buying makeup than clothes (please don't shoot me for saying this but I don't enjoy clothes shopping that much *hides*)..
I buy a mixture of high end to high street really but I like it but I like wearing different colours and experimenting.. It makes all the difference to how I feel. Sometimes I have 'good days' and I like to go for the natural look.. Just depends on my mood really!
But yeah definitely a good skin regime is worth it!