#WakeUpLikeThis

Beauty tips are hugely helpful, but if you’re like me, you need them most first thing in the morning. I would love to be able to roll out of bed, brush my teeth and get my day started looking fabulous. It never works out like that, though, so I went on the search for several beauty tips that would help. If you want to wake up looking ravishingly gorgeous without a lot of effort, then trust me, these beauty tips are for you!

1. Lather Up Before Laying Down
One thing you need to get in the habit of doing is giving your face a scrub with a really good, deep cleaning wash before you go to bed. Do not ever go to bed without taking your makeup off and washing your face, because all that debris and all those toxins stay there overnight.

2. Braid Your Hair Before Bedtime
If you don’t want to spend a lot of time fixing your hair in the morning, here’s a great quick fix: Braid your hair before you go to bed, preferably while it’s damp or outright wet. You will wake up in the morning with gorgeous waves and tons of volume. Remember, if you want a tighter kink, braid it tightly; for fuller waves, keep it loose!

3. Use a Thick Eye Treatment
Since you’ve already cleaned your face, you can really lather on the creams. That especially works for eye creams and treatments, making this one of my favorite beauty tips. If you want to get rid of tired eyes, reduce the appearance of both fine lines and bags and make sure your eyes don’t look puffy in the morning, this’ll do it!

4. Elevate Yourself
Sleeping with your head elevated can help you look ravishing in the morning, too. You can either elevate your bed in some way or sleep on two pillows. This helps with the flow of your lymph nodes and blood, which leaves you looking and feeling rejuvenated in the morning.

5. Scrimp On the Carbs
Eating healthy is one of the best beauty tips for all walks of life, and it can also help you look and feel more beautiful in the morning. Try to stay away from too many carbs at dinner and stick to foods that act as a diuretic, like asparagus and salmon. When you eat too many carbs too soon before sleeping, it can make your skin look doughy. No one wants that!

6. Major Moisturizing
Staying moisturized is so important. Moisturize at night and you’ll wake up with soft, healthy, glowing skin. But don’t limit your creams to your face. Moisturize your legs, arms, neck and elbows as well.

7. Sleep on Your Back
Some experts claim that sleeping on your stomach can increase the risk of getting wrinkles. This is one of those beauty tips that may be hard to follow, but will help fight gravity.

8. Put Your Hair Up
Putting your hair up is beneficial in a number of ways. First, if you put your hair up and wrap it in a satin scarf, you ensure your hair won’t be frizzy in the morning. Wrap your hair in a bun and you’ll have tons of volume when you wake up. Wear it high in a ponytail, using a tie that won’t leave a mark, and you can keep a blowout in excellent condition!

9. Use Overnight Treatments
Overnight treatments are your best friends, and they’re essential beauty tips in their own right. Whether it’s for your eyes, your hair or your skin, use them regularly at night before you go to bed. That way, you can really get some beauty sleep!

 

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