6 Ways to Look Better For Free!

Looking good doesn't have to cost a lot of money. In fact, it doesn't have to cost a thing. There are plenty of ways to look better without spending a single penny. We talked with top dermatologists, hair stylists, makeup artists, and estheticians to score their secrets for looking your best for the best price of all: free.

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De-puff while you sleep. 
Banishing puffy eyes overnight is as easy as changing the way you sleep. "Elevating your head with pillows while sleeping helps the fluids from gathering around the under-eye area," says celebrity makeup artist Tina Turnbow. Got a few cents to spare? "Cucumbers and cold chamomile tea bags are great, too," she adds.

Posture, please
. Standing tall can have long-term benefits. "My mother-in-law is 93 years old and has amazing posture," says dermatologist Dr. Kathy Fields, co-creator of Proactiv skin care. "She looks at least 20 to 30 years younger because of it! It’s the cheapest tip on earth and good for your health."

Create a face-flattering ponytail.
 “Anyone can pull off a sleek high ponytail," says stylist Oliver Ifergan of the Oliver Ifergan Atelier in Beverly Hills. "The trick is to find the most flattering angle for your bone structure." Ifergan's easy trick: "Pull the hair back, then with your pointer and middle finger follow the cheek bone all the way back, and voila! You have the perfect ponytail position.”

Freshen up your face.
 It only takes a couple of minutes to perk up tired-looking skin, says Dallas esthetician Renée Rouleau. "Massage your knuckles underneath the eyes and above the cheekbones," she explains. "Do this for two minutes after cleansing and moisturizing in order to create a more active blood flow." (When blood doesn't circulate enough, skin starts looking dull.) That's why Rouleau says, "A two-minute massage will help nutrients to resurface, leaving your skin with a revitalized glow."

Avoid acne.
 Can't figure out why you're breaking out on your forehead? Your hair care could be to blame, says New York City dermatologist Dr. Ellen Gendler. "Sometimes the oils from the hair and products that people use in the hair can contribute to acne," she says. Rinse conditioner off the body, and keep hair styling products away from your skin. The result: a clearer complexion, without spending a penny.

Lose the sweetness! 
"Neither start your day nor end your day with sugar," says Bren Lee Gomez, an esthetician and makeup artist in Los Angeles. "If you start off eating or drinking something with refined sugar, you'll be sallow and dehydrated by lunch time and require even more sugar to keep going. If you eat sugar just before bedtime, you'll wake up with dehydrated skin."

Got this off one of my favorite blogs: Michelle Phan

Top 5 Makeup Brushes To Get You Started

All of these are Mac brushes.  You don't have to use Mac brushes to get started.  You can go to Walmart or Target and get these types of brushes.  If you want to invest in brushes from Mac (which are the best) then do so slowly so you are not spending a fortune on brushes that you will never use.

The top brush is a powder brush.  It is big and fluffy.  It will help your powder go on smooth as long as you PAT the powder on your face.

The next brush is for applying color to your cheeks. Put the color on your brush and start at the apple of your cheek and flick upwards.  If you want a real natural look make sure you don't suck in your cheeks and then go up and down on the cheek bone, that is only for really dramatic looks.

Next is the blending brush.  I have to have this one.  If you like to wear eyeshadow you need this brush.  In school you learn that you can NEVER blend your shadow to much and this brush will do all the work for you.  Hold it at the end and using windshield wiping motions go back and forth over the shadow.  I usually count while I am doing it.  I will put on one color and the blend for 15 counts and then do the next shadow and then do 15 counts, it does not matter how many colors you use with each other, the key is BLENDING!

The next brush is small and a bit stiff.  I use this to put an all over color on my lids (such as a base color) I use this all the time and cant live with out it.

Last is the crease brush.  If you really want a defined color in your crease this is the one that you will want to use.  After you have applied the color onto your crease then that is when you want to take your blending brush and blend, blend, blend!

When looking at Target or other stores make sure you ready what the brush tells you.  Each brush package will tell you if it is a blending brush or a powder brush. Make sure you check it before you buy it.

I have had a few people ask me to put up a video showing how to use brushes.  Maybe next week I will try that, if you think it will be helpful.  Let me know What you think.

When I talk about blending, this is the effect that you want.  Not so dramatic, look and see how each color fades into the next color.

My Top 4 Things I Can Not Live Without

The top is Laura Mercier tined moisturizer.  It is the best thing that I have ever found.  If you don't like wearing foundation, but have to wear a moisturizer with sunscreen then this is for you.  It will give you a slight coverage for your face without feeling heavy, yet it has all the benefits of a moisturizer with sunscreen.  It also gives you a healthy glow. The price is a bit steep, around 40.00, but I have had mine over a year and I use it every day.  A little goes a long way.  Well worth the investment.

The purple tube is Urban Decay eyelid primer.  If you wear eyeshadow and it creases and does not go on the way you want it to, such as; your eyeshadow just all melts together and you look like you have one hot mess on your eye......well this primer will not let that happen.  It will keep your eyeshadow looking fresh and clean all day.  It also allows for your eyeshadow to show it's true color.  It creates a barrier between your flesh and the eyeshadow so it does not let the showow seep into your skin.  I have had mine also for a year and use it almost every day, the cost is around 19.00.  Oh, if you buy this make sure you get the nude color because they have primers that have some color to it and I know people who will just wear the color primer on their lids and call it good.

Have you always wanted long eyelashes?  Well Mac Prep and Prime is the way to do it without getting eyelash extensions.  You put it on before mascara (it will go on white) and then put your mascara on right after.  Prep and Prime will bind the mascara to the eyelash and make it thinker and longer.  I will put up a picture with one eye with Prep and Prime and one eye without, you will be amazed!

Last but not least the most glorious mascara is MaybellineGreat Lash!  You can get it at any drug store for every cheap.  I have tried SO MANY mascaras (some that were so expensive) and nothing can touch this mascara.  I don't know how Maybelline does it, but it is magic in  a bottle.

So there you have it, my makeup geeks.  These top 5 things I could not live without. I hope this helps.

Stephaine Bridals

Stephanie is my niece.  She is such a beautiful girl, she was a bit nervous getting her makeup done.  I think it turned out awesome.  She did not want to be overdone......Nick her fiance picked out the eyelashes for her, she was a good sport and wore them.

Congratulations Stephanie and Nick!