Face Masks for Different Skin Types

Picture this: You've been excited all week about a grand party, and the day has finally arrived. However, just before getting ready, you realize that your skin looks really dead and dull. Does this happen to you often? We can feel your pain! Sometimes, your skin needs an immediate pick-me-up, and what better way is there than to make a face mask that uses only the simple ingredients that can be found right in your kitchen?

Following are recipes of customized face masks - for different skin types. If you’re looking for inexpensive, all-natural yet super effective fixes for your skin, then read on!

For Oily Skin

For people who are prone to acne, honey is one of the best remedies you could find. It has antiseptic properties, and this helps kill germs and bacteria.

For this mask, all you need is about 2 teaspoons of honey. Add to that ½ teaspoon of lemon juice and apply it to your face and let it stay for about 20 minutes. Don’t add too much lemon juice or it might sting. Also, be sure not to go into the sunlight with the mask still on. Rinse it off with lukewarm water. The lemon juice is very effective in fading blemishes and acne scarring.

If you feel that the lemon juice is too harsh for you, then you can use rose water as a substitute. Rose water freshens up your skin in an instant, and moisturizes it without weighing it down.

For Dry Skin

Mash up 2 bananas finely, so that their consistency is like that of a smooth thick paste and add ½ cup yogurt and 1 tablespoon of honey to it. Honey is a humectant, so it locks in moisture, and keeps your skin supple and hydrated. Apply a uniform layer to your face and wash it away with warm water only after it has begun to dry. This can take up to 20 minutes so catch up on your reading while your skin soaks up all the goodness. It will feel wonderfully soft afterwards.

For Sensitive Skin

Beat up an egg till it’s fluffy, and then add in 1 teaspoon honey and 1 teaspoon yogurt. The last ingredient is the cucumber juice, which you can obtain by grating a cucumber and then squeezing the whole thing through a sieve to get juice out of it. Leave it on your skin for about 20 minutes and then rinse. The protein from the egg firms up your skin while the cucumber provides a soothing effect.

What is so great about these face masks is that they’re completely natural - and edible - so they won’t damage your skin the way a chemical might. Who needs all those costly inorganic skin treatments when you can let nature take care of your skin for you? Happy skin-pampering! 

Perfect Holiday Makeup Tutorial

Recreate this gorgeous look with Younique Mineral Makeup!

Start with a clean makeup brush set. 

Innocent: Brow-bone (dry) & Lower inside liner (wet)

Daring: crease/contour & outer eyelid (dry)

Risque: Upper & lower liner (wet)

Infatuated: Brows (dry)

Top off with 3D Fiber Lashes

5 MUST Have Makeup Brushes

Trying to figure out which makeup brushes you need to add to, or begin your collection can be daunting at best, especially for someone who is just starting out. With so many brushes available, trying to decide which ones to add to your makeup arsenal can be overwhelming. However, having the correct brushes can make all the difference in the your makeup application. 

#1 Eyeshadow Brush

The brush: A small, stiff, flat natural brush

Why you need it: This is the brush you need to apply allover eyeshadow color, as it will give your lids a smooth finish and more intense pigment than a fluffier brush would. 

How to use it: Sweep shadow over the lids from the inside of the eye, outwards.

#2 Shading/Blending Brush

The brush: Similar to the eye shadow brush but with softer bristles. 

Why you need it: "This is the ultimate blending brush for eyes," says Zizzo, as it can really get into the crease of your eye and define your lid with precision. 

How to use it: "Dip the tip of the brush into [your] eyeshadow using a circular motion and then tap off the excess [product]" she says. Then, "just using the tip of the brush, start on the outer edge of the eye crease and blend backwards and forwards through the crease using a windshield wiper action," advises Zizzo. This will contour your eye and work to give you a smoky eye look.

#3 Blush Brush

The brush: A soft, medium-sized dome-shaped natural brush. 

Why you need it: A blush brush that is ultra soft and has long bristles, so as not to "disturb foundation or irritate the skin," is ideal for giving color and life to the cheeks, says Dean. 

How to use it: Use the brush to sweep blush and bronzer upwards onto the cheekbones -- from the apple of the cheek up towards the ear.

#4 Liner Brush

The brush: A small angled natural or synthetic brush.

Why you need it: It's multi-purpose as it can be used on your lashline for eyeliner and your brow to fill it in. Plus it is the most user-friendly of the eyeliner brushes due to its easy-to-maneuver slanted angle. 

How to use it: To apply liner, Zizzo suggests placing the brush on the inner corner of the eye and pressing into the lashline, "walking" the brush across to create a perfect line. She also says to create "a winged edge," by simply pulling "out slightly past the edge of the eye." For the eyebrows, use it to "fill in sparse brows with powder," by using short strokes over your natural brow shape, says Dean.

#5 Concealer Brush

The brush: Tapered, round edges.

Why you need it: The rounded edge to allow you to get into the small crevices of your face, like under your eyes and around your nose. 

How to use it: Dab in your brush and sweep over the area that needs concealer, then dab in the concealer using the brush and blend out the edges with the brush.