When you are researching your beauty routine you need to know where to start. There are a lot of things to think about such as what products to use and how to use them. The information in this article should provide you with a good foundation to build on as you choose a personalized beauty regimen.

Live in a cold, dry winter climate? Find a winter-specific conditioner for your hair to help lock in moisture and prevent that annoying static cling to EVERYTHING. Use in place of your regular conditioner as soon as you start to notice dry air and discontinue use in the spring time.

Down a cup of milk every day as part of a healthy beauty routine. There is scientific proof that it helps bones and organs, including your skin. Milk has a lot of protein and builds muscles. It can also help you manage your weight. Milk can help with your beauty, inside and out!

Keep your makeup light and simple. If you put on too much makeup you can stress your skin, and make yourself look older than you are. The best beauty is often the least complicated. Keep your routine to a quality moisturizer, followed with lip gloss and a good mascara.

If you have dry skin, or older looking skin, you need to be exfoliating on a weekly basis. You should also do this if you are applying any kind of tanning lotion. You want to exfoliate first to get the most out of the tanning lotion you are using.

If you wear your hair in a ponytail often, move the position of the ponytail around every so often to prevent hair breakage. Constant stress and friction in the same part of the hair shaft can weaken hair, but placing the elastic or rubber band in different positions prevents the same spots from being rubbed over and over.

To keep your makeup colors pure and prevent breakouts, wash all of your makeup brushes often. Just soak them in warm water with a bit of baby shampoo. Rub the bristles clean and then rinse thoroughly. Thoroughly rinse the applicators, and then allow to dry on a clean hand towel. By washing your brushes, you remove any residual makeup and prevent acne-causing bacteria from growing.

If you have ever gone too far when plucking your eyebrows to where you can’t see you had any, there is a solution. You will first want to select an eyebrow pencil that blends with your brow color. Remember to fill the entire brow with the pencil and not just the bald spots using the fill, fix, feather technique.

Once you have found a haircolor you like, be sure to buy an extra box or two of it to keep at home. That way, you will never be out of the color you like if they happen to run out of it at the local drugstore or beauty center.

If you’re in between hair dresser appointments, and need to hide some roots, use dark mascara on black or brunette hair and gold eye shadow on blond hair! Nobody is perfect and if you’ve scheduled your hair salon appointment too far in advance to save your roots from showing, brush them lightly with appropriately colored mascara or combine hair spray and blond shades of powder to conceal those roots until you can see your stylist!

Baby powder is a great beauty product. You can use it in place of your usual powder, if you should lose it and are in a tight spot. You can also use it to absorb oil in your hair. Just put a little in your brush and comb through. Style as usual.

Love the feel of waxing but hate the pain? When waxing at home, a half hour before doing the wax, apply a tooth-numbing cream to the areas that are going to be waxed. This will numb the skin temporarily and make the waxing much less painful yet will not damage or hurt your skin.

To give your eyes a larger appearance, use a makeup effect that is layered. A primer should be applied first and then apply foundation and eye shadow. Next, apply a highlighting shadow all over your lids, paying special attention to the inner corners. Use an eyeliner pencil and smudge in an upward motion. This can help make your eyes look their best!

If you are over a certain age and uncertain as to how to wear makeup in a flattering way, please take advantage of the makeup professionals at your local department store. Pick a brand that appeals to you and plunk yourself down in the chair of the most skilled-looking makeup artist. They will be happy to give you tons of free helpful advice on the best way to bring your “now” beauty out. Whether you buy their products or not is entirely up to you, but the makeover and the advice are free and yours to keep.

Processes employed to enhance beauty vary considerably, but do share some fundamentals. All that changes is the specific methods and products used. If you know your needs, your budget and the amount of effort you’re willing to use, you should have no trouble picking the best beauty treatments by using just a modicum of common sense and research.