My Beauty Space : Product Reviews, Tips and Experiences

I have a great tip for getting your teeth polished and whiter within a weeks time that is as old as dirt, but still works just as well as when my grandma told me about it.  Whitening your teeth with just plain baking soda is not only cheap, but it’s excellent for your mouth.  It is a natural antibacterial agent, and it is a great mouth deodorizer for your breath. 

My dad actually uses baking soda instead of toothpaste, and he loves it.  I actually tried it the last time I was over his house and I have to say, it’s a little rough at first, but I swear it makes your mouth feel cleaner.  If you don’t like baking soda alone, but you still want a little extra polishing and whitening power for your teeth, try mixing about half toothpaste, half baking soda by dipping your toothbrush in a bag of baking soda. 

I swear, you might get hooked!

If you’ve read up on expert makeup tips on how to make your eyes look bigger and brighter, chances are, you’ve come across a tip to use white eyeliner on the bottom row of your lashes (bottom lid) for instant illumination and brightness. I have a white eyeliner, and I don’t use it often, maybe only for special occasions, but I do notice my eyes look a little more “eye catching” - they’re a little bigger and a little brighter, and it sets off the rest of my eye makeup nicely.

A lot of women wonder if these cellulite creams, that seem to be crowding the market every day, actually work to get rid of cellulite.  I, for one, am a faithful user of cellulite creams.  I try to use them daily, and I do notice that if I stop using my cellulite cream, the inevitable bumps and spongy look come back.  Over the next few posts, I’ll start to tell you about the myriad of cellulite creams I’ve used - which ones I liked and worked, and which ones I pretty much tossed in the garbage after a week.  Coming Up!

Hey guys.  I have used this tip for keeping hair smooth and breakage free overnight for years now, and found it a really useful defense against night time breakage from tossing and turning, as well as a great weapon against “bedhead” in the morning. 

Use a satin pillow case!  I’ve used a satin, or “hair saver” sateen (fake satin, works the same) pillowcase now for years, and I can’t tell you what a difference it makes in my hair in the morning, especially if you wash your hair at night and need it to stay as smooth as possible during those nights when you know you’re going to toss and turn.

Hair stylists and experts also recommend using a satin pillow case as a defense against breakage and “roughing up” the cuticle as some scratchier pillow cases are known to do, instead of breaking or getting rough, the cuticle slips right off the satin which equals better hair for you!

Satin pillow cases are available at Amazon too for cheap, which there is a link to above in this weblog. 

 TEETH WHITENING 101

Ok, here goes my first product review, and it’s a beauty product that’s also an every day necessity (at least in my book, it gives you fresh breath much longer than brushing alone) - mouthwash.  The new Listerine Whitening Mouthwash works really well for me.  I’ve been using it for about a week, and have noticed a definite whitening action on my teeth.

The taste is a little intense - it actually tastes just like a big halls cough drop, which may not appeal to everyone, but I do notice because of this intensity my breath stays fresh MUCH longer throughout the day.  Since you gargle with this whitening mouthwash BEFORE you brush your teeth, what it does is get all the stains “loosened up” for you tooth brush and then when you brush, you’re actually lifting stains with the help of the mouthwash.

TIP 1 for tooth whitening : I gargle with this Listerine Whitening Mouthwash for about two minutes instead of the recommended one minute before I brush.  I notice this has made a difference in the intensity of my teeth whitening.  I also use a whitening toothpaste. 

TIP 2 for teeth whitening: When using a whitening toothpaste, make sure you start off with a DRY toothbrush, instead of running it under the water before you apply the toothpaste.  This was a tip I learned from a makeup counter assistant way back when EpiSmile was the first tooth whitener to be marketed.  And, boy it does make a difference.  You are giving the paste the ability to apply much more friction and sloughing action on the stains this way. 

TIP 3 for teeth whitening : You may want to invest in a good new automatic (batter powered) toothbrush.  Toothbrushes such as Sonicare really give you the edge in whitening and high polish.  They also help to keep your gums healthy by not applying too much pressure, which is what we tend to do when brushing our teeth.  They also get between the teeth much better and make your teeth feel ten times cleaner than a regular “manual” toothbrush.