Your grandmother was right about so many things, and she always has the best advice. Sure, some of her beauty tips seem weird, but hey, they really work! Here are a few of my glam-ma's beauty tips that really do work wonders.
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1. Olive Oil Moisturizer
My grandmother swears by olive oil for keeping skin looking young, and also for treating facial cuts and scrapes (and for chapped lips). I've tried it, and she's right! I also use a little on the ends of my hair in winter to tame fly-aways.
2. Baking Soda Toothpaste
My grandmother keeps a box of baking soda in her medicine cabinet, and she uses it as toothpaste to keep her teeth white and her breath fresh. It tastes terrible - truly, it's nasty - but wow does it work!
3. Root Veggies for Your Face?
This one is so weird, but Gigi says it's true: if you rub a raw turnip or potato on your face every morning, and then again every night before bed, it'll clear up acne and remove spots. It's awkward, but it really does work!
4. Skip the Straw
My grandmother has always refused to drink from a straw. I thought it was just an odd preference, but nope - she says it's to keep wrinkles from forming around her mouth. Beauty experts agree with her, too, so from now on, no straws for me either!
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5. Ladies Don't Smoke
Long before doctors discovered the havoc cigarettes wreak on our bodies, ladies knew it was bad for your beauty too. The smell? Disgusting! It also causes wrinkles and discolors your skin and teeth.
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6. Get Your Beauty Sleep (on Your Back)
This is another one that just sounds so weird - sleeping on your back is better for your skin. Add to that the recommended 8 hours of beauty sleep, and you're gorgeous in the morning, darling!
7. Red Lippie
My grandmother is 91 and she still rocks the red lippie. The key, she says, is choosing one in the hue that's right for you... and when you swipe it on, you'll always feel put together. She's right!
8. Pond's Cold Cream
Gigi has always, always used Pond's Cold Cream every night to remove her makeup. I mean, there's a reason it's been around forever - it works!
9. Smile!
Okay, so this might cause a few more wrinkles (Gigi calls them "laugh lines") but there's nothing you can wear that will make you look prettier than a smile. Thanks, Gigi!
So what words of beauty advice has your grandmother given you? Do they work? Do tell!
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Luanne: I have tried some of these and they do work! I haven't heard about rubbing a raw potato on your face but I'll give it a shot. Who doesn't want an even skin tone? Thank your Gigi for the tips
Melissa: I use coconut oil primarily, but rib olive oil with avocado oil on my heels and elbows. Plus I put olive oil on my lashes. It makes them thick and grow beautifully. Baking soda I started to use with my toothpaste. It does work.
Alyx: Don't use baking soda on your teeth! It literally scrubs off your enamel. You can't get that back. You are damaging and making your teeth so vulnerable to cavities, sensitivity, staining, etc. Use TOOTHPASTE not an abrasive scrub that'll do nothing but damage.
Read13: How would I use ponds to remove makeup ?? With a cotton ball? How ?
ReneeK: Great article. I enjoyed reading it.
Shanzy: The baking soda toothpaste is quite good and so is olive oil
Jaimie: I love all those great advice! Will try it!
totalblondie128: @Alyx pond's cold cream is noncomedogenic, so it won't clog pores
nadia: also ladies can smoke
CountryPrincess: @Mabelle how do you use olive oil in your hair? I've wanted to try that & coconut oil but would think it'd make it greasy looking.
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