Taking care of your body
To do
1. Get enough sleep to allow the body its most regenerative break.
2. Drink lots of water to keep your skin hydrated and supple.
3. Exercise regularly to improve mood, circulation and tone.
4. Eat antioxidant-rich foods, such as blueberries, to firm and protect skin against environmental damage at a cellular level.
5. Protect skin daily against signs of aging (or worse) due to UVA/UVB rays. Use SPF 15 or higher.
6. Extend time between hair-colour appointments with a home-dye kit for roots, such as Clairol Nice 'n Easy Root Touch-Up ($8.99).
7. Up hair's vibrancy and shine with hue-enhancing shampoo, conditioner and treatments. Try Sunsilk Blonde Bombshell or Beyond Burnette ($7.99 each); redheads look to Pantene Pro-V Blonde Red Expressions ($9.99 each) or John Frieda Luminous Colour Glaze ($14.99).
8. Keep brows in line. Tweezerman Slant Tweezers ($23) are tops for precision brow grooming. (It's tweezing, by the way -- plucking is for chickens.)
9. Curl lashes to make eyes look bigger and more awake. We like Shiseido's Eye Lash Curler ($16) for its rubber pad, which creates a naturally curved effect.
10. Line inside upper rims of lids at base of lashes with dark brown or black smudge- proof liner for lash oomph without a heavy-liner look.
11. Add a touch of shimmery white eye shadow at the tear duct area of eyes for extra brightness.
12. Line inside lower rims with a sheer white shimmer pencil, such as Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Frosty ($17.50), for subtle wide-eyed glimmer.
13. Buff lips with an exfoliating stick, such as The Body Shop Lipscuff ($11.50), a damp cloth or soft toothbrush before balm or colour.
14. Protect lips from sun and elements with SPF-formula balm, gloss or lipstick.
15. Keep lip colour tidy with clear lip liner, such as Sally Hansen Invisible Lip Liner ($7.99), which takes the pressure off matching liner to lipstick.
16. Top lipstick with gloss to take years off in an instant.
17. Brighten your smile with a teeth-whitening kit, such as Crest Whitestrips Premium Plus ($54.99).
18. Give nails a cared-for finish with Essie's Cuticle Pen ($20), a cuticle moisturizer in no-drip click-pen form.
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7. Up hair's vibrancy and shine with hue-enhancing shampoo, conditioner and treatments. Try Sunsilk Blonde Bombshell or Beyond Burnette ($7.99 each); redheads look to Pantene Pro-V Blonde Red Expressions ($9.99 each) or John Frieda Luminous Colour Glaze ($14.99).
8. Keep brows in line. Tweezerman Slant Tweezers ($23) are tops for precision brow grooming. (It's tweezing, by the way -- plucking is for chickens.)
9. Curl lashes to make eyes look bigger and more awake. We like Shiseido's Eye Lash Curler ($16) for its rubber pad, which creates a naturally curved effect.
10. Line inside upper rims of lids at base of lashes with dark brown or black smudge- proof liner for lash oomph without a heavy-liner look.
11. Add a touch of shimmery white eye shadow at the tear duct area of eyes for extra brightness.
12. Line inside lower rims with a sheer white shimmer pencil, such as Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Frosty ($17.50), for subtle wide-eyed glimmer.
13. Buff lips with an exfoliating stick, such as The Body Shop Lipscuff ($11.50), a damp cloth or soft toothbrush before balm or colour.
14. Protect lips from sun and elements with SPF-formula balm, gloss or lipstick.
15. Keep lip colour tidy with clear lip liner, such as Sally Hansen Invisible Lip Liner ($7.99), which takes the pressure off matching liner to lipstick.
16. Top lipstick with gloss to take years off in an instant.
17. Brighten your smile with a teeth-whitening kit, such as Crest Whitestrips Premium Plus ($54.99).
18. Give nails a cared-for finish with Essie's Cuticle Pen ($20), a cuticle moisturizer in no-drip click-pen form.
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