Give your face a little more TLC - with home made masks

Cucumber and Yogurt Face Mask
This is the perfect mask to revive your skin

• ½ cucumber
• 1 tablespoon of yogurt

Blend the ingredients in a blender, massage mixture onto skin, leave on for 15 minutes and rinse with cool water

homemade moisturizing face mask 
      2 tablespoons honey
     2 tablespoons flour
     2 tablespoons milk

Take a bowl and mix all the ingredients until a creamy and smooth.

With the help of a brush, spread the mask on the skin to be treated face.

Leave this on for 15-20 minutes and rinse.

Vitamin C Mask
The perfect anti-aging mask

• ½ fresh, peeled, and mashed kiwi fruit
• 2 tablespoons of raw honey
• 2 drops of orange essential oil

Blend the ingredients in a blender, massage the mixture onto skin, leave on for 15-20 minutes and rinse with warm water

When was the last time you looked in your makeup bag? Like really looked inside to see what was there?

Service your makeup bag

It’s easier than you think to let beauty products expire, which can cause skin or eye irritation. It’s a good idea to put a date on items that you don’t use every day. Here are some general guidelines for how long beauty products last below:

• Mascara: Two to three months - With regular, daily use, mascaras are usually good for only about two months.
• Lipstick: One year
• Cleanser: One year
• Powder: Up to two years, but wash your applicator regularly
• Foundation: 12 to 18 months (oil-based products last longer)
• Eye and lip pencils: Up to three years (sharpen regularly) and don't share with friends
• Brushes: Wash every two to three weeks
• Sponges: Wash weekly, discard monthly

Massaging the face for a few minutes a day can instantly reduce puffiness and banish dullness

Using your middle and index finger, firmly massage the skin and underlying muscles under your eyes in a circles. Work upwards and outwards, starting at the chin and moving towards the forehead,

Do this for three minutes twice a day, using facial oil

Carry a spritters with you in the spring to help rehydrate your skin

You'll need :

• Rooibos tea bag
• 125ml hot water
• 125ml rose water
• 250ml spray bottle

 Method:

Take hot water and soak the rooibos tea bag for 20min. Allow it to cool and add the rose water.
Decant into the spray bottle and use when needed.