Come on ladies share your secrets on hair and beauty.

What do you swear by? - What would you never be without?

Hair products, make-up, hints and tips for beautifying yourself. Your little routines etc

Mine are:
Washing face with aqueous cream - gives silky soft skin
Sudacreame for spots/pimples - brill for those really annoying pimples, seems to take the redness down straight away
Got a rather large spot?! bit of Germaloid!! Yes, pile cream
Green concealer on spots tone down the redness.
(can you tell i've always suffered with the old spots?! )

Oh thanks for those tips. Since coming off the pill I've had awful spots around af time, deff need to try some of those.

I love Johnsons dream nighttime moistouriser, think thats what it's called. It has moonflower in it. It makes your skin so soft.

Can't really think of anything else atm.

Ghds...i dont know what id do without them!!

Oh, I my GHD's too I've got some Babyliss protect and shine ones with wide plates (my hairs getting quite long now and it takes an age with the ghd's) anyhoo, they are shite

Shell - do you suffer from greasy skin? I can't wear moisturiser, especially at night as it just brings me out in spots, thats why I cleanse with aqueous.
I get the dreaded af spots, thats probably the only time I do now..but I try to drink plenty of water leading upto and during that time - don't really help with the bloating mind

Also - has anyone got any views on 'mineral' make-up?

Cleansing my skin with tea tree face wipes from superdrug seem to keep my spots at bay if i ever dont use them i get loads on my chin

I dont have beauty secrets...thats why I'm fugly

Zee have you tried this
http://www.boots.com/en/St-Ives-Blemish-Fighting-Facial-Scrub-150ml_1110527/?CAWELAID=518802020&cm_mmc=Shopping%20Engines-_-Google%20Base-_---_-St%20Ives%20Blemish%20Fighting%20Facial%20Scrub%20150ml

I have used it for years - its the only stuff that keeps my skin half decent!

If you are not into wearing a complete foundation, do what I do and mix a little bit with your normal face cream. It isnt as thick then and still covers any blemishes.

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I use some mineral makeup I LOVE IT lasts loads longer. I only use the blusher and some eye shadows and find they dont sink into the skin as much. not tried foundation as dont wear it.

I always after being in the shower rinse my hair out in freezing water, to make it shinny plus makes me get out of the shower or Id stay there all day.

Also I have really dry elbows and knees, tried everything to get rid. Tried body butter which does work but by the end of the day its back, hemp nothing really kept them soft... untill went swimming with lillie the other day and used her johnstons baby lotion as forgot mine.. omg my skin has never been so soft!!

I do my nails myself (cant afford to go and get them done ) but when I doing a french on myself, Im crap but I learnt as long as you get the white line straight, dont worry about it getting on your ffingers or behind the nail, just concentrate on getting the line (best way load the brush as much as poss some reason it makes it easier) then once dry (my hands look a right mess by this point I think christ if I ever have to rush out I look like a right mupet with white all over my fingers) soak them in warm water... the paint will come off your fingers or just pick it off a little the stubborn bits. comes off clean and your nails look perfect!! works with colour aswell so if in a rush slap on the one colour, get ready but before you go out soak them 2 mins.

Definately GHD's and touche eclat, its a miracle.

I agree touche eclat is amazing! i also lose vaseline for lip balm and my black eyelines goes with me everywhere!
ooh and baby wipes to take my make up off with!

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Dove soap! Refuse to use anything else as far as facial soap goes. Have used proactive for little break outs..also like to exfoliate with the Neutrogena face scrubbing doo-dahs at least once a week. My bad habits are to experiment with hair products..if something new comes out..I will try it. Will rave about the photo finishing powder made by Revlon..its mineral based and does cover really nicely..light weight and not heavy..can't stand cake face makeup products that melt over the course of the day. xxx

jenshayne wrote:

Dove soap! Refuse to use anything else as far as facial soap goes. Have used proactive for little break outs..also like to exfoliate with the Neutrogena face scrubbing doo-dahs at least once a week. My bad habits are to experiment with hair products..if something new comes out..I will try it. Will rave about the photo finishing powder made by Revlon..its mineral based and does cover really nicely..light weight and not heavy..can't stand cake face makeup products that melt over the course of the day. xxx

Yeh we use Dove too - any other regular soap dries my face really bad

I occasionally use my Clinique face wash - but its in a squirter and the bar of dove is handier!

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish is amazing! I have horrid sensitive skin and its the only thing I can use and it even gets my eye liner off!!

Bobbi Brown Gel eyeliner is fab too and lasts all day! I use the chocolate shimmer and its lovely!

As for foundation I have found Smashbox Halo is brilliant! My mum has just bought some Bare Esentuals (sp) mineral foundation etc and that seems nice too!

I have to also QVC is fab for beauty stuff for example the Bobbi Brown eyeliners are £15 each plus £20 for the brush in John Lewis but on QVC you can get 2 eyeliners, the brush and a mini eyeliner for £30!

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