How to Protect your Face and still Wear Make Up

Sunny days require extra care with your skin, especially your face. Whether you are a young lady or a hot mama, you will need to prevent wrinkles, unwanted spots and sunburns.

The problem with a good sunscreen, is the greasiness. Nobody wants a greasy skin! Even if you apply Foundation, you can still get that shinny look. But, there is a way of applying sunscreen and still get a gorgeous make up:

• First, you will need a Facial Cleanser. It will help to dissolve oil.
• Use your moisturizing cream as you always do.
• Then, apply the sunscreen. If you have one of those with colour, that's even better.
• Pick a brush and proceed with the application of Concealer and/or Foundation. We would recommend a Powder Foundation as it will help absorb the oil.
• Finally, apply a Fixing Powder of your choice. This can really do some miracles.

And you're ready to go. Just don't go to the water, and everything will be fine!

How to raise your eye look

 

With an eyeshadow brush, get a light pigment (Younique Moodstruck Mineral Pigment in the shade Curious) in the center of the eyelid and a darker pigment (in the shade Corrupted) in the outer corner of the lid.  Blend it very well with a clean brush and don't apply any pigment in the inner corner of the eyes. 

With a black eyeliner draw a thin line all across the lid, making a little flick upwards.

Finish the look with a coat of the 3D Fiber Lashes by Younique.

Getting Rid of Blackheads

A great way to get rid of blackheads is by avoiding them in the first place, by washing your face with a specific product like the Younique's Awake Facial Cleanser, an effective lather to dissolve oil and makeup, rinsing away pore-clogging surface debris, impurities, and excess oil.

Then, squeeze a lemon and add baking soda until you make a thick creamy paste, leave on for up to 20min and rinse with cold water. Keep doing this on a weekly basis and you will be getting rid of blackheads.

Nightime Beauty Routine

• Start your beauty routine by washing your face with the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser, it dissolves oil and makeup, rinsing away pore-clogging surface debris, impurities, and excess oil. It refines the skin texture, brightens skin clarity, and minimizes the look of pores over time. 
• With a cotton pad, apply Rose Water for a revitalizing moisture for a botanical boost on your face and neck.
• Apply the Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel, a rich and restorative facial moisturizer that is formulated to leave the skin hydrated, energized, and healthy as it nourishes the skin with powerful ingredients. Your skin will be revitalized, toned, and radiant.

Have a good night!

The Uses of a Toothbrush in Your Beauty Routine

1. Use as a spoolie to tame your eyebrows. Spray it with hairspray to keep the hairs in place.
2. To exfoliate the lips: with warm water, or vaseline, gently rub your lips with a toothbrush.
3. Use it to clean hard-to-reach places, such as combs, brushes and your hair dryer.
4. Use it to de-clump your lashes after applying the mascara.
5. It's a great tool to exfoliate your cuticles.
6. If you don't have a comb, try using a toothbrush to tease your hair.
7. The same goes for the annoying fly-aways: spray the toothbrush with hairspray and use it to smooth your edges down.
8. Are you having issues with an ingrown hair? Exfoliate it with the Younique Awake Facial Cleansing on any ingrown hairs left after shaving or waxing.

The Wonders Of Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree is considered a miracle worker in the beauty industry. It isn't hydrating as coconut oil or olive oil, but it battles acne, fights fungal infections, dandruff and can even fight bad breath.
Be careful though! Don't even think about cooking or drinking this oil, it isn't consumable, it's toxic when swallowed. So if you're going to use it to battle bad breath, just add 2 or 3 drops of the oil in a glass of water, swoosh in your mouth and then spit out.
With the acne treatment, dab a q-tip on the tea tree oil and apply to your zits. As an alternative, add a few drops to your regular cleanser, like the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser, it contains a range of beneficial ingredients that awaken and cleanse the skin.

How To Control Your Oily Skin

If you have oily skin, your foundation will probably run out during your daily activities, as well as the other makeup you apply.
But here's a quick guide on how to control your oily skin:

• Wash your face two or three times a day with the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser, as it gets deep down to your skin and unclogs the pores.
• Wait about 5 minutes before applying any makeup, it's better to wait because this way the makeup won't go down through the pores of the skin, causing more pimples and blackheads.
• Always wash your face at the end of the day. First remove the makeup and wash it with the Facial Cleanser, before applying the moisturizer, like the Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel.

How to Maximize the Facial Cleanser Use

It's a simple and very affordable trick. Just buy a face brush, like the one shown in the image above. You can find a similar one in any drugstore, like Target or Ulta.
Just rub your face with the brush and the facial cleanser, like the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser in soft circular motions. If you do this in the shower, the steam will help the pores to open and unclog.
Finish this routine with Rose Water damped in a cotton pad, to sooth and close the pores.

How to Get Rid of a Zit

 

With no scaring!

Today we're sharing 2 quick ways that you can easily do at home:

1. After cleaning your skin with a proper product, like the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser, put a little bit of honey on the zit, and cover it with a band-aid overnight. When you wake up the zit will be gone, just wash your face as usual, and apply moisturizer, we suggest the Younique Brilliant Daily Moisturizer.
2. The second way is as easy as the first one. After cleaning your skin, mix one tsp of baking soda with a little bit of water, enough to make a paste. Then apply it to the zit with a q-tip and sleep. The next morning the zit will be gone!

The Lazy Guide on How To Prevent Wrinkles

So you're starting to fear the wrinkle appearance but you don't know where to start on anti age products? Or maybe you just don't want to spend half of your salary on super expensive products that you don't even know if they are suitable for you?
Just follow our quick tips and save your money.
You'll just need a good product to clean your skin, like the Awake Facial Cleanser by Younique, which isn't too aggressive or drying to the skin, and is made with Garden Chrysanthemum, Aloe Vera, and Licorice Root.
As for the anti aging products, stick to one product that is rich in retinol, as it helps brighten, plump, and regenerate skin cells.

Common Mistakes on Cleaning Your Skin | Part.2

Following our last post about the most common mistakes women do with cleaning their skin:

• Using too much product: Don't exaggerate because it will only make you waste your product. Apply only the quantity of product mentioned on the packaging label.
• Cleaning your face with a dirty towel. Always use a clean towel or cotton pads.
• Rub your towel on your face: really, stop doing it, because it's too aggressive and will only make you gain premature wrinkles.
• Not moisturizing: cleaning your skin without moisturizing will only make your skin to break and, again, age them and make it gain premature wrinkles. Make sure to use a good moisturizer, like the Younique Brilliant Moisturizing Gel, a restorative facial moisturizer that is formulated to leave the skin hydrated, energized, and healthy as it nourishes the skin with powerful ingredients. Brilliant leaves your skin feeling revitalized, toned, and radiant. 
• Touching and bursting zits: really, stop doing this, or you will just be spreading the bacteria out, causing other zits to appear. Plus, it causes scarring on the face.
• Keeping the cosmetics in the Bathroom: it's convenient, we know that, but the bathroom is a place that gets too hot and too moist which may cause some products formulas to change, and bacteria to grow.
• Not cleaning the makeup brushes: a dirty brush is like Disneyland for bacteria. Make sure you clean them at least once a week.

Common Mistakes on Cleaning Your Skin

• Wearing the wrong products

Make sure you're wearing products conceived for the face. Never use body or hands products, as their formulas differ and can be too aggressive, making your skin to break down and get allergies and zits.

• Clear the skin without removing the makeup
• Even though there are products to clean the skin and to remove the makeup, it's better to remove the makeup first with a cotton pad and a specific product, and clear the skin after, with a specific product like the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser, because it will help to remove the impurities, the makeup remains and will boost and revitalize the skin.
• Exfoliating daily: the feeling of super soft skin might be addicting, but limit it to one to twice a week or else you might be ripping off the skin's protection.
• Not washing your hands first: really, wash your hands first. You don't want to bring germs and rub them in your face.
• Hot water: it's too aggressive, the best way is to use warm water and finish it with cold water, in order to close the pores.

Homemade Carrot Mask - for Mature Skin

This homemade mask can be used for any skin type and is very easy to prepare but because it is full of vitamin A, it can be used for sensitive skin and have an effective anti-aging action, therefore anti -wrinkle.
It can be used for mature skin, but also for young skin, wishing to prevent the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
To prepare it you just need a big carrot and a teaspoon of sweet almond oil. Clean and scrape the carrot and then crush it very well, until it forms a uniform pulp. Next, mix it with the oil. 
After cleaning your face well and remove all traces of makeup with a good facial cleanser, like the Younique Awake, apply the mixture to your face, avoiding the eye contour area and mouth.

Leave the mask to act for about 10 minutes and then remove fine with the help of warm water . Then apply your usual moisturizer face, like the Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel.

Tips For a Good Night of Sleep

Beauty doesn't come just from a good skin care routine or good makeup tips and products, it also comes from the inside. When your body feels good, your face will automatically look better. What we eat, what we drink and the way we sleep. And when we sleep well, our face reflects it.
So, if you have problems falling asleep at night, here's some tips on how to have a good night of sleep:

• Create a sleep schedule: try to go to bed (with no distractions) everyday at the same time;
• Pay attention to the food you are eating: don't go to bed feeling hungry, or too stuffed. Eat at least 3h before going to sleep;
• Create your own bedtime ritual, like cleaning your skin with a specific product such as the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser, apply a good moisturizer, like the Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel also from Younique, light up an aromatherapy candle and drink a cup of camomile tea. 
• Create a comfortable environment, dark, cool and quiet bedroom;
• Don't take naps during the day. Or if you do, limit them to 30 minutes maximum;
• Get some exercise. Really, get some physical activity in your weekly routine, even if you can't go to the gym, do some walking or jogging outside. Being in shape will help you to get a good night of sleep.

Tips to Look Younger

• Wear sunscreen: no matter what skin color or tone, or type, or whether it's summer or winter, just wear sunscreen, and wear it often. Don't wait for the first wrinkles to appear to start taking care of your skin: the sooner you start, the better you will look in the future.
• Use lemon juice in your age spots: the Vitamin C and the citric acid in lemon juice can help gradually fade the sports and even your skin tone.
• Avoid alcholic drinks: alchol dehydrates the skin, and a dehydrated skin will gain wrinkles and spots much faster.
• Use a gentle facial cleanser every day, like the Younique Awake Facial Cleanser , as it will remove the impurities and unclog your pores, without drying the skin.
  
  

How to look good hangover

There's nothing worse than having to wake up early for another day at work, or classes, after a party night. Sure those shots were fun, but the headache and the puffy not-glowing face the next day pretty much speaks for itself: you feel bad and you look bad.
How to face the office, the colleagues and the boss? Here's a quick guide:

• Wash your face with warm water, clean all the makeup left on your face with a cotton pad damped in Rose Water. Use the Awake Facial Cleanser from Younique, as it will unclog your pores and make your skin look brighter.
• Apply moisturizer, as alcohol dehydrates the skin.
• Use a BB cream to unify your skin tone. Younique has a broad range of tones, make sure you don't choose a tone that is too light for you, or else you will look pale.
• Apply concealer on your dark circles. 
• Don't overdo your makeup: just some mascara to pop your eyes, and a little blush for a healthy glow to your cheeks and you're ready to go, looking healthy and fresh.

Additional tip: drink lots of water and eat a salad, the hangover will pass ;)

Beauty habits men secretly hate

1. They hate products with a bad or strong smell, such as toners, some night creams and some foundation formulas. 
2. Glittery products: men hate to see all their stuff with glitter sparkling all over, like in their clothes and in their brush beards. Make sure you keep your glittery eye shadows away because they will secretly hate that mess. Chose a mineral pigment instead, like the mineral pigments by Younique, not only they don't have any smell, but the texture doesn't spread or stick like glitter and they are natural products.
3. Products that look painful or too aggressive: they see eyelash curlers as a pair of scissors right next to your eyes and every exfoliator that will leave your face red as a tomato right after using it will make him suffer just by looking at you. Try using a powerful mascara instead of the eyelash curler, like the 3D Fiber Lashes from Younique, as it will instantly make your lashes look curled, and avoid an abrasive scrub on your skin. Try the Awake Facial Cleanser by Younique instead, as it contains a range of beneficial ingredients that awaken and cleanse the skin. Its thick texture transforms into an effective lather to dissolve oil and makeup, rinsing away pore-clogging surface debris, impurities, and excess oil. It refines the skin texture, brightens skin clarity, and minimizes the look of pores over time.

Homemade face scrub for a lazy sunday

Cheap and efficient, homemade masks can be made with ingredients you have at home and the result is really good and pretty:

Homemade Scrub - To renew the skin 

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of thin oatmeal flakes
2 tablespoons of honey
1 small portion of Younique's Awake Facial Cleanser

Preparation:
Mix all ingredients. First, wash your face thoroughly with water. With the face still damp, apply the scrub in circular and upward movements, always in from the center in the direction of the side of the face, towards the ears and scalp margins.
Wash your face with warm water afterwards and apply your moisturizer, or try the Younique's Brilliant Daily Moisturizing Gel, for a toned finish.