Beauty Tips/Tricks?

[smurfalicious]

I use oatmeal as a mask - make it pasty and apply to face, let dry, wash off, or egg whites. Tea bags on the eyes (get your mind out of the gutter) are great and refreshing, more so than cucumbers. Epsom salts are great for a foot/hand soak - leaves skin soft.

Foundation: I'm part Native American so I have a darker complexion and have a hard time matching make-ups to my skin tone. I have sensitive and oily skin and I'm also frugal, so I use a water based Almay product. I slightly dampen my make-up sponge before applying foundation because I hate thick foundation and only need minimal coverage.

Powder: I mix an Almay translucent powder (which is never really translucent) with a bronzing powder to get the right color. It adds a sunkissed glow and works well with my skin tone.

Cleansers: I do spend more on the cleansers. I love Clinique's facial cleanser in a pump bottle that I keep in the shower. I also use Clinique's toner. I have 2 bottles - one for oily skin that I use in the spring/summer/fall and then a lighter, more moisturizing one in the winter when my skin gets really dry. Several local department stores have sales on the Clinique merchandise once a month or so so I get it cheaper than the regular price. I like it because it doesn't dry out my skin - seems to get the job done without the harshness of other products. I used to use witch hazel but I just can't stand the smell - it makes my stomach turn.

Moisturizer: Oil of Olay makes me a zit face. I use either a Mary Kay product in a white bottle, or usually I use this seaweed crap in a blue/green jar from Bath and Body Works - and it smells real nice.