Puffy eyes are SUCH a hard area to combat. Not only are they extremely aging, but there is very little you can permanently do to prevent or cure them, short of surgery that is. Lots of our members have been suffering with this recently. Here are their top tips:

1. There are a whole ream of serums and eye creams claiming to “de-puff”. Member’s top 5: Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster Eye Serum, Darphin Dark Circles and De-puffing Eye Serum, Origins GinZing (this can be used as eye cream, but also acts as an excellent primer for your under eye concealer, the results are immediate and long lasting!

2. Eye masks are a go to for many a celebrity before a walk on the red carpet, and are great for those days when the products just aren’t enough. Our members love Shiseido Benefiance Pure Retinol Express Smoothing Eye Mask, Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Mask and Intraceuticals Eye Masks.
3. For puffiness thats as a result of bad sinus’, invest in a neti pot and literally flush it out!

Fun Fact

Stop the hot showers, and start with the cold spoons! Confused? Me too. One member advised holding cold spoons over your eyes for a few minutes, because of course we all have spoons in our freezer (lol). You could otherwise invest in a hot/cold eye mask from your local drugstore and I promise you will get the same results! 

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Eye for an Eye

Been on mommy duty for the past few weeks and cannot see the wood for the trees? Yea me too. Can’t tell you how exciting it is to share a little roundup of all the fabulousness we have recently encountered over at The Beautyhood:

1. Best eye liners that don’t run, and leave you looking like a panda at the end of the day? Members love Bobbi Brown eyeliner in a jar, Urban decay 24/7 waterline eye pencil and Make Up Forever Aqua XL liner.
2. What about best Mascaras that also stay the hell put? Member favorites are, Colossal Cat Eye Black waterproof mascara by Maybelline, and any tubular mascaras namely Trish McEvoy’s Lash Curling Mascara! 
3. Thinning Eyebrows? What about Microblading? We had quite the discussion around this topic. To surmise;
   1. Its a dramatic look, research the technician and the kind of look you are going for. Our resident eyebrow expert Angela Marinescu from Exhale Spa, recommends brow tinting first, to see how comfortable darker brows feel. She also mentioned that shaping and trimming the brows regularly, will help to activate long term growth.
   2. Knowledge is power here and Microblading does fade a lot in the first few weeks after treatment, and truly requires more than one treatment to get optimal results. Its also pricey! So forewarned is forearmed 🙂

Fun Fact

Ironing is good for the soul, the windows to the soul…you know, your eyes?! Namely the puffy bags under your under eyes. I’m talking about Puff Off by Benefit, fun and fab!!

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Hi Lovelies

We were privileged to have anti aging experts, The Youth Corridor by Dr Imber, on hand to answer all our member queries about specific non inva-sive treatments, we recorded a super informative FB live video and here is a sampling of what we discussed.

What is micro needling with PRP?
The treatment uses the tiny needles in a MicroPen Elite to create controlled micro-injuries to the skin. These microinjuries stimulate collagen and elastin production. Microneeling Improves fine lines and deeper wrinkles, reduces acne scars, evens skin tone, lightens hyperpigmentation and sun spot, reduces appearance of pores, firms and smooths skin texture, heals scars, reduces broken capillaries and spider veins, brings back the glow for fresher, younger-looking skin – Kind of a no brainier right?

….but what IS PRP? – Platelet-Rich Plasma, or PRP, is obtained by draw-ing a small amount of blood from your arm into a sterile tube. This sample is centrifuged to separate your plasma, which is then used for the treat-ment, from your red and white blood cells. Plasma contains high concentration of platelets, stem cells and growth factors. Platelets help your tissue heal and grow new cells. PRP can also be used on the scalp to encourage new hair growth!

What is the one product I should invest in now?
Vitamin C!!!! Dr Imber’s absolute non negotiable is that you must use a Vit-amin C serum on your skin daily. Serum’s containing either ascorbic or L-ascorbic acid as the active ingredient can stimulate collagen production, tighten skin, smooth lines and decrease sun damage. The longer you use it, the better your skin will become! For information on which specific se-rums our member’s recommend, come join The Beautyhood on Facebook and Instagram
…and if you would like to watch the full video, click here.