Makeup Must-Do’s for the new year

It’s still January, and it’s a good a time as any to make some New Year changes, especially in our makeup habits and beauty routines. By now, you should have at least made the following “makeup resolutions.” If you haven’t, there’s still time to get your good habit hat on!

We’ve just got three all-important tips. We promise if you get these right, your skin will thank you for it!

Makeup Must-Do’s

1. Get enough SLEEP.

I know we’re all busy, and that we all resolve to get more sleep, come the new year, every year! But we can’t stress the importance of enough sleep. Sleep helps our natural canvas — our skin — get the rest and nourishment it needs. In fact, according to research, sleep has the following benefits:

It helps the brain recharge so that it can store new information (And we all know intelligence is beautiful!)
It regularizes our metabolism, helping us keep a steady weight (Health is beautiful!)
It makes us less prone to make mistakes and errors, because rest helps us to be more alert.
It improves our mood: We’re less cranky and spiteful when we get enough sleep. (Of course, a good character is inner beauty!)
It’s good for our heart health.
It helps prevent autoimmune diseases like cancer. Uh-huh, that’s right: Getting enough sleep actually reduces our risk for cancer.

(These points based on research are all from the Harvard Medical School. )

2. Wash off your makeup before you sleep!

We found this article on the Telegraph UK which pretty much explains why we should wash off our makeup before we go to sleep at night. The results are, uhm, not pretty (no pun intended). Just watch it, and we promise you that you will always wash off your makeup!

Here’s a good step-by-step video guide on proper makeup removal: How to Remove Your Makeup by wikiHow

3. Wear sunscreen.

A lot of us in the Philippines forget this important step in our skincare regimen. Sunscreen isn’t just for the beach, y’all. With our tropical heat and harsh sunlight, we all need to wear at least 30SPF sun protection on our face. This is especially important for those who work in front of computers all day, too: Monitors and screens emit UV rays which can cause premature skin aging! So yes, even at the office, you still need to apply sunscreen.