How to & Tips

So, if you’ve read my post on bikini body confidence and you’re STILL strutting around in your bikini (you sexy beast), then remember this: Apply sunscreen under your bikini as well. Swimsuits have an SPF 6, so the sun can still get through and harm your skin. The best thing before going for a swim then, is to apply sunscreen head to toe before you wear your swimsuit, just to be extra safe.

P.S. Thanks Cosmopolitan for this week’s short-and-sweet (and important!) tip. I am quite surprised about the magazine, though – I was under the impression it was just on men, sex, men and more sex. But I got a free year long subscription on my iPad and it’s actually pretty good.

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Oh foundation… giving us flawless, perfect skin since 200 B.C. (I Googled! Wikipedia never lies.) Unfortunately, with Summer’s humidity and late night partying/dancing (or whatever else you do in the wee hours of the night that might cause you to sweat, ahem), foundation is NOT enough.

Case in point: I was wearing tinted moisturizer one night at the beach a few years ago (yes, I remember ’cause it was THAT bad), and it was hot, humid, stuffy and gross. Of course, my face started sweating off the tinted moisturizer, and it was not pretty. So I yelped for joy at what I discovered the other day while I was watching a friend apply her makeup (yes, I’m a creep). I was silent the whole time (even more creepy), but when I saw her mix the greasiest-looking sunblock with her expensive Guerlain foundation, I yelped, “WHAT do you think you are doing?!”. She nonchalantly replied that the water-resistance sunscreen makes the foundation hold better and survive a night of dancing.

That smart woman!

It does make sense. If you can make your own tinted moisturizer by mixing together foundation and moisturizer, why not make your own sweat-proof, long-lasting, non-fade foundation? All you need to do is squirt a bit of foundation on the back of your hand with some sweat-proof, water-resistant sunblock, mix it together and apply to your face like normal. Voila! Sweaty face be gone! (BTW, I haven’t tried it myself yet, so experiment at your own risk.)

If you try this out, please let me know. I’m very curious because I have not come across a foundation that promises to be sweat-proof, non-fading, etc. (Correct me if I’m wrong!)

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Uh oh… it’s that time of the week again!

Here’s a tip from my BFF in grade school – yes, grade school! She taught me this when we were about 10 years old and just starting to play around with nail polish. I don’t know where she got this trick from, but it sure does work! Basically, it’s just putting cold water on your nails after painting them. Once your nail polish is partially dry, run cold water over it for about 30 seconds (or if you prefer, dipping your fingers into a bowl of cold water). The cold temperature will set the nail polish, speeding up the drying time greatly.

Have you ever done this before?

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Hands up – who has a cell phone? (Better question, who doesn’t have a cell phone?!) Either way, if you’re a cell phone owner, take note – our precious phones are one of the dirtiest things we can rub against our faces, and can cause some serious zits.

Think about it: We press it against our face, touch it with our dirty fingers, and the poor thing is thrown around the whole day, touching all sorts of surfaces. So you can bet it’s a breeding ground for some nasty dirt and bacteria, which can cause pimples. The remedy? Clean it, of course! I’d recommend to clean it everyday. All you need to do is grab an antibacterial wipe and give your phone a good wipe down. If you want to take it further, you can buy those pretty casings that you remove when you need to use it – it’ll protect your phone when you’re leaving it on the table, or in your handbag, especially if you’re the type to dump all sorts of crap in it (guilty).

Do you clean your cellphone regularly? Fess up! I never used to, but I definitely do now – cell phones are nasty!

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