BEAUTY

8 Beauty secrets to make you look younger

Over the years people have resulted to using different kinds of beauty cream, soap, make up etc. to help them look beautiful and younger. There is hardly anyone I know of who wants to look old. In fact, it’s no longer a secret that almost every one of us wants to look forever young. However, time is relentless and we tend to get older every year. Though when it comes to looking younger, there is no need to go under the knife for surgery. All you need to do is to inculcate some few tricks in your routine. Here are some tips and techniques that, if followed religiously, can make you look younger than your age and also much more beautiful. For example, if you keep fit, exercise on a regular basis and watch what you eat, your body will feel as well as look quite young. So explore these beauty secrets and look younger than your age.

Love:  this obviously is the best and most important moves to achieving a better result. This should also be the number one trick to looking younger. You should be able to love yourself enough to take care of yourself, in other words, love and appreciate your body. It is said that love can make you feel as well as look years younger than your real age. Fall in love with yourself and experience the youthful glow that your body needs to rejuvenate.  Above all, the secrets of looking good and younger start with self-love.

Focus on your eyes: the first point of attraction is the eyes. This is because when people look at you, the eyes are the first thing they see. When you want to make an impact, they’re what people notice first. False lashes, black liner, shimmery shadow, and good brows will take you far, even if you don’t wear lipstick and haven’t washed your hair in days.

Apply facial product that tones:  a lot of the skin damage we experience most times is as a result of the way we handle our skin. This means when we handle our skin right we tend to get a better result of beautiful and glowing skin. So it’s time to stop rubbing your eyes and start treating that faces of yours like the precious object that it is.

Drink enough water: one of the secrets to looking younger and beautiful is to drink plenty of water. The issue of drinking water cannot be over emphasized.  When drinking water, make sure that you consume at least 8 glasses of water a day. This will help your body stay hydrated and flush it free of toxins as well. At the same time, it will make the skin on your face glow and shine.

Getting enough sleep: another import secrets of beauty that we all know is getting adequate amount of sleep a day. When your body does not get enough sleep you tend to look tired and exhausted and this reflects on your skin. Getting regular sleep of 7-8 hours daily will help you rest well for your body to be able to recuperate because too much exhaustion can make one look older. So when you get enough sleep, it helps you feel younger as well as extremely refreshed.

Eat lots and lots of fruits and vegetables:  as we all know, fruits and vegetables are important to our body.  Fruits such as water melon, apples, oranges, grapes, paw paw, Tomatoes etc, and vegetables like Spinach, waterleaf, ugwu leaf, cabbage, carrots etc. A diet rich in vegetables and fruits increases the immune system and prevents diseases.  It is important that one should increase its consumption of food items that are rich in protein which is found in vegetables. Avoid processed foods as well as those food items that have too much sugar in them. Junk foods are not advisable. If you are overweight, try to lose those extra weights, by sticking to a healthy diet and indulging in exercise.

Wrong colours of lipstick can age you instantly: another trick to looking younger is to stay clear of brown lipstick colours. Avoid dry lipstick as they tend to settle into your lip lines. Instead, try creamier lipsticks or glosses. Glosses are especially youthful and make your lips appear fuller. Also pay attention to your lipstick colour. Always avoid too bright and odd colours such as bright red and brown shades and stick to neutrals such as pink and peach.

Always apply a sun screen lotion: when you go out in the day, to protect your skin from harmful ultra violet (UV) rays, make sure that you are using a sunscreen. Beauty products without the sunscreen protection destroy the skin thereby causing it to burn especially on the face. This is the reason why many a times you see people with sun burn on their face. This is as a result of lack of sunscreen on the lotion they are using.

 By; Rifkatu Yusuf