Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2015 / January 2016 | Page 89

FASHION, HEALTH & BEAUTY

COMBAT ALCOHOL
Although you may like sipping a
tasty mojito or cosmopolitan, your skin
doesn’t. Alcohol dehydrates you and
can leave your skin dry, grey and dull. To
make sure your skin glows despite the
endless flow of alcohol over the festive
period your moisturiser won’t be enough.
Instead invest in some cleansing milks
that contain hylauronic acid. You could
also apply a brightening face mask; look
for ones that contain alpha-hydroxy acids,
as this natural acid helps to destroy dead
skin skills, firm up skin and moisturize.

TIRED EYES
All those nights partying to Mariah
Carey and Wham! is bound to leave
even young eyes looking tired. To make
sure you stay looking bright and alert
over Christmas give yourself a little eye
massage to get rid of puffy eyes. Begin at

the corner of one of your eyes and work
your way up, between your brow bone
and your eye, rubbing as you go until
you reach the outer edge of your eye.
Repeat along your lower lash line. Also,
be careful about where you apply your
blusher as applying it too high can make
you look tired.

FLAT STOMACH
For most of us, a flat, washboard
stomach is like the elixir of life – a distant,
priceless dream that will never become
a reality. Yet we have a few tricks that
might make that flat tummy achievable.
Firstly, try taking peppermint capsules
or aloe vera juice. Each do a fantastic job
in supporting the digestive system and
both can help you achieve a flat stomach
by preventing bloating. So that you can
look amazing in your Christmas outfit,
you can also cut out certain foods that
can cause excessive gas and bloating. Try

to limit things that contain refined sugar,
or fermented products like cheese and
alcohol.

HAVE A GREAT TIME
I am about to reveal one of the best
bea uty Christmas tips of all time, so sit
comfortably and listen up. Here it is:
enjoy yourself. It sounds so simple, but
whatever you’re up to this Christmas,
make sure you spend time with people
you like and spend at least some time
with people who make you feel good
about yourself. Having a great time is
the perfect beauty treatment because
when you’re having a great time it shows:
your skin glows, your eyes brighten and
everyone warms to you and wants to
spend time with you.
Have a lovely Christmas and a healthy
New Year,
Lisa Noble
www.visitilife.com

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