So, it turns out that our skin works its best when we sleep and with a little effort from our end can make us look beautiful without wasting any time in the morning.
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1. Moisturize
Moisturize your face with a hydrating face cream to wake up with soft and smooth skin in the morning.
Moisturize your face with a hydrating face cream to wake up with soft and smooth skin in the morning.
2. Braid Your Hair For No-Heat Curls
To ensure your locks don't break while you sleep, secure your hair into a basic braid. Avoid pulling it into a tight bun or ponytail as tight hairstyles for long duration can stress the hair follicles. On the other hand, by braiding you end up with beautiful no-heat curls in the morning.
To ensure your locks don't break while you sleep, secure your hair into a basic braid. Avoid pulling it into a tight bun or ponytail as tight hairstyles for long duration can stress the hair follicles. On the other hand, by braiding you end up with beautiful no-heat curls in the morning.
3. Smooth On Eye Cream
Slather on hydrating eye cream to keep the sensitive skin around your eyes healthy and wrinkle-free. Apply the cream all around your eyes NOT just the under eye area.
Slather on hydrating eye cream to keep the sensitive skin around your eyes healthy and wrinkle-free. Apply the cream all around your eyes NOT just the under eye area.
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4. Set An Alarm
Set an alarm so you get your 8 hours of beauty sleep. Remember our body and skin rejuvenate while we sleep and so it is vital that you get no more or less than 8 hours.
Set an alarm so you get your 8 hours of beauty sleep. Remember our body and skin rejuvenate while we sleep and so it is vital that you get no more or less than 8 hours.
5. Remove Your Makeup
Dirt and makeup can clog the skin's pores while we sleep which can result in nasty breakouts. Remove your makeup with wet wipes first, then wash your face to remove every trace of dirt and oil to get your pores squeaky clean. In fact, washing face every night is a good idea, even when you don't have any makeup on.
Dirt and makeup can clog the skin's pores while we sleep which can result in nasty breakouts. Remove your makeup with wet wipes first, then wash your face to remove every trace of dirt and oil to get your pores squeaky clean. In fact, washing face every night is a good idea, even when you don't have any makeup on.
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6. Chug A Glass Of Water
To ensure that your body and skin is hydrated from within, chug a glass of water so you wake up looking fresh with hydrated skin.
To ensure that your body and skin is hydrated from within, chug a glass of water so you wake up looking fresh with hydrated skin.
7. Moisturize Your Lips
Smooth on some petroleum jelly or any other lip balm before bed so you wake up with soft and sheen lips, plus your lipstick will glide on smoothly on those lips.
Smooth on some petroleum jelly or any other lip balm before bed so you wake up with soft and sheen lips, plus your lipstick will glide on smoothly on those lips.
8. Sleep On Satin Pillow
There are two reasons why sleeping on satin pillowcase is better than sleeping on any other fabric. Number one, it prevents your hair from breaking while your sleep and two, it keeps your face from getting premature wrinkles and sleep lines on your face in the morning.
There are two reasons why sleeping on satin pillowcase is better than sleeping on any other fabric. Number one, it prevents your hair from breaking while your sleep and two, it keeps your face from getting premature wrinkles and sleep lines on your face in the morning.
9. Apply Castor Or Olive Oil On Lashes And Brows
Castor and olive oil promote hair growth and strengthen hair follicles. Using a Q-tip or cotton ball, apply castor oil on clean eyelashes and brows before bed. Doing this every night will make your lashes and brows naturally beautiful.
Castor and olive oil promote hair growth and strengthen hair follicles. Using a Q-tip or cotton ball, apply castor oil on clean eyelashes and brows before bed. Doing this every night will make your lashes and brows naturally beautiful.
10. Sleep On Your Back
Sleep on two pillows and sleep on your back. This regulates blood flow and ensures that the fluids are not accumulated on your face and under eyes which is the major cause for eye bags.
Sleep on two pillows and sleep on your back. This regulates blood flow and ensures that the fluids are not accumulated on your face and under eyes which is the major cause for eye bags.