Some reasons why you may be waking up to a bloated face:

1. Late Night Snacks or Foods.

It’s general knowledge that late night foods can be detrimental and harmful to our body system.

The Human Digestive system stops performing its duty before the latter times, so any food taken after that time automatically fights against the human system instead of benefitting it.

When you consume food or snacks at odd hours of the night, your face might just be paying for the consequences.

• Avoid eating late at night. All foods should be prepared and eaten before 7 pm so that you give the body enough time to digest.
• Also, you must stop consuming dense foods at night. Some diets take a longer time to digest. So consuming this heavy load of feed before retiring might not only just be harmful; they could make you uncomfortable.

2. Consumption of Oily Snacks and Foods. 

Even though this is dependent on individual body systems, consumption of oily foods during the day or before bedtime can lead to a swollen face in the morning.

You must take note of what you consume because some snacks or foods might just be a bloated welcome face song. Even if you must eat oily foods, accompany it with sufficient ways to aid easier digestion. 

3. Reaction to Drugs e.g Penicillin.

It is wholly dependent on the body system. Some antibiotics, when taken at night, have side effects, which would be noticed duly in the morning. It is one of the major causes of bloated faces. 

4. Wrong Sleeping Posture.

We cannot overstress this point. While you might wake up with a throbbing head, a puffy face is sure to follow suit. When sleeping, you should sleep in a very comfortable position, preferably on your bed. Sleeping on the couch, leaning against a wall, and other wrong sleeping postures always have after-effects. Also, having too many pillows around could affect a good sleep. Lastly, sleeping late will undoubtedly lead to a bloated face.

How do I correct a bloated face and make it beautiful again?

Since a bloated morning face could hinder our normal activities, there are simple and easy ways to correct it.

• Wash your face: Splashing lukewarm water on your face would be just the perfect idea to reduce a swollen face.
• Facial Massage: Using your palm, massage the whole face generally.
• Drink water: water is life, they say; So take advantage of it. Drink a full glass of water first thing in the morning. It will aid in flushing out undigested food and waste products.
• If it persists, see an experienced Doctor.

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RELATED: The best foods for healthy skin

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I am therefore, sharing 5 quick steps to a healthy skin. This should help make your skin glow especially during this stay home period—you know I always got you covered innit?

1. Eat Healthy

Eating healthy especially veggies supply antioxidants and vitamins that help protect your skin from free radicals and sun damage, which keeps the skin looking younger and more radiant. What is inside would reflect on the outside. Try to eat healthy, with a lot of veggies.

2. Moisturize Your Skin 

Moisturizing your skin regularly helps reduce skin problems. Moisturizing can help reduce the chance of developing extreme dryness or oiliness. Moisturize the skin with mild skin care products or any product that works well with your skin type.

3. Have Your Bath Regularly

Having your bath regularly can help improve heart health, the brain and the nervous system. Bathing regularly helps you breathe easier. Keep your skin clean by having your bath regularly with mild soaps, or any skin care product that works for your skin type..

4. Hydrate 

Drinking enough water can help you combat a variety of skin issues like eczema. We highly recommend drinking lots of water, it keeps you hydrated and your skin too.

5. Rest Rest Rest!! 

When you sleep/rest, you give your body time to repair broken tissues and also helps the muscles relax properly. Having enough rest helps the moisture levels in your skin, increasing them and also increasing your complexion’s pH levels, which makes the skin look more youthful and glow more as well.

Finally, nothing works more than a routine. Do these things consistently and watch your skin glow!

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In ancient Rome, pearl jewelry was seen as an ultimate status symbol. It was so revered that in the 1st century BC, Julius Caesar passed a law limiting the wearing of pearls only to the ruling classes. For so long the pearl jewelry has been clouded in myth… and legend has it that Cleopatra crushed a pearl into a glass of wine to prove to Marc Anthony that she could give the most expensive dinner in history.

Makeup as we know it is considered the jewelry of the face, so imagine adding extra jewelry especially one that oozes such regality and femininity like pearls. Just as the formation of natural pearls is a task so also is the beauty trend of gluing pearl drops to the corner of your eyes or maybe sticking them to your nail tips for an art , music or a fashion show; or you probably just want to stand out. But whatever occasion you use it, just know you are as current as the emperors of centuries old.

 Here, we would be showing you how to rock a skin in pearls because you deserve that glow.

MAKE IT A FRECKLE

Apply to your already existing freckles or dots using an adhesive like your eyelash glue. Dab a tiny bit of the glue on the back of the ornament with a Q-tip, let the adhesive sit for a couple of seconds before placing right on the freckles or dots. You would want to make sure the adhesive is gummy or else it might fall off.

MAKE IT AFROPUNK

Simply have a fun base or crown as my mother would say for the glamorous accessories to sit on. Here you don’t have to do much gluing but pinning. Use traditional pearl pins, barrettes or hair accessories to get the drip. Add extra dots to your eyebrows or form a cat eye with a series of pearls along your eye cut crease. Remember to look down when applying the stones and keep your eyes open. You can also apply along your edges as well. Create beautiful swirls to your hairline first with L’Oreal Paris Studio Line Melting Gel and tint brush, then add dots of pearls to the tail ends using a pair of tweezers.

MAKE YOUR FINGERS FLASH

Your fingers as well as your face and the rest of your body is a full on canvas ready to be transformed however you want it. Using a set of tweezers, gently stick pearls pre-dabbed with an adhesive onto fingernails or in-between fingers. Go in straight lines or make curly patterns. We admit this is even over the top for a piece of jewelry such as pearls that is synonymous to splendor but we wouldn’t want you to miss out on trying this scintillating nail art anyday. We recommend minimal makeup with Kylie Cosmetics High Gloss to match the iridescent effect.

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While some people see nothing wrong with their freckles, statistics have shown that a lot more people would rather conceal their freckles. Seeing that there isn’t so much that can be done about it, solutions on how to cover freckles with makeup have been highly sought after.

The decision to wear freckles can be based on your mood or the look you are going for; you can either decide to own it or to hide it, but hey, we can all agree on trying to hide less flattering skin or enhance our best features with the use of makeup in the pursuit of some sort of perfection.

So yes, the decision to show off or conceal is personally up to you. Here are some spot-on tips on how to apply makeup to either hide or show off your freckles and come out looking as stunning as ever.

1. Use a color corrector to prime:

Using a color-correcting primer will help neutralize the colors first to avoid packing on heavy make up on top of freckles. Choose a color corrector based on the shade of your freckles. Use an orange or red-toned color corrector on brown freckles; if you have red freckles a green hued corrector is best while a peachy/yellow shade will neutralize deeper purples. The same technique generally applies to cover up under-eye circles or blemishes. We recommend:

GREEN COLOR CORRECTORS

YELLOW/PEACH COLOR CORRECTORS

RED/ORANGE COLOR CORRECTORS

2. Use the right concealer and foundation.

For effortless coverage, we recommend using oil free cream formulas with binding color correcting shades and intense pigments for a formula that melts into your skin while providing full coverage.

3. Use smaller brushes or your fingers for more precise concealer application.

Take a pea-sized amount on a concealer brush, the pointed end of a beauty blender or on the tip of your index finger and gently press into the skin, blending the edges. Finish up with a setting powder.

How to show off your freckles:

1.Choose a sheer foundation or tinted moisturizer.

The key is to avoid medium- to full- coverage foundations, powders or powder blush with too much opacity, because they tend to make freckles appear muddy. Go for BB creams or tinted moisturizers, and if you’re looking for a bit more coverage, opt for a lightweight foundation. Also, use your neck to find the perfect foundation color, looking at the neck is important because it is easy to go too dark, which can cause freckles to look dewy.

2. Mixing your existing products with moisturizer makes them more sheer.

Blushes and foundations that have “sheer” in the name tend to have a thinner consistency that won’t cover up your freckles. That’s if you want to splurge on new makeup. If not, you can thin out heavier foundation with some moisturizer. We recommend mixing your foundation with a lightweight foundation like

3. Swipe on a cream highlighter.

In addition to using a sheer tinted moisturizer, Add a luminous cream highlighter. Dab cream highlighter on the cheekbone to give the skin a fresh, youthful look while letting the freckles show through.

4. Deepen your freckles with a brow pencil.

If your freckles start to fade away, lightly tapping a brow pencil to deepen existing freckles gets that sun-kissed glow as long as the shades match up. Use a brow pencil with small tips, its great for precision and remember to remain consistent with your complexion.

5. Play around with warm-toned lip liners.

The best trick for neutralizing freckles on the lip and preventing them from coming through your lipstick is to find a lip pencil that’s the same shade as your natural lip color, another trick is to experiment with contrast. Choose a warm-toned lip color against the much cooler toned freckles.

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Drinking lime water can hydrate and rejuvenate your skin, it improves digestion, fights infections, helps with weight loss, lowers blood sugar, reduces inflammation and so on but applying lime directly to your skin can sometimes make it more sensitive to the sun’s UV rays so its advised to use sparingly, avoid direct sun exposure and always wear sunscreen.

Here are some fun things the topical use of lime if used properly, can do to your skin:

1.Anti-Aging properties

It’s true that with exposure to UV rays, melanin that adds color to your skin can build up and get accumulated in your skin, making room for dark spots and other signs of aging. Using facial masks containing bits of lime peel will reduce hyper-pigmentation by inhibiting melanin production.

2.Removal Of dead Skin

Have you ever wondered why limes are used in spas for skin treatment. The presence of citric acid in lime can slough off dead skin cells thereby revealing clearer skin. 

3. Treat Dark Spots

Lime Juice can be used as bleaching agents due to its skin lightening properties, so it can be used to lighten dark spots. Simply wash with a mild cleanser, squeeze a bit of lime juice into a dish. Dip a cotton ball in the lime juice and apply a small amount of juice on the dark spots. Leave on for 15-30 minutes depending on skin type before washing off.

4. Cleans Open Pores

Lime oil contains astringents and temporarily reduces oil production on the skin to enhance a brighter and flawless complexion.

5.Makes The skin Glow

Taking a glass of lukewarm water with some honey and freshly squeezed lime juice every morning, will provide an inner glow to your skin.

Also, because limes are loaded with nutrients, they may help boost your immunity, reduce heart disease risk factors, prevent kidney stones, aid iron absorption, and promote healthy skin.

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Bibiyonce’s talent in makeup artistry is said to be unmatched not solely based on her long list of celebrity clients but for her advanced skill set and repertoire that ranges from glamorous to contemporary, to eye popping red carpet looks and subtle bridal looks. Her signature highlights bring a certain glazed porcelain glow to the face coupled with the precision to which she defines the eyes!

Again, we emphasize that 90% of Nigerian celebrities who have been touched by the magical hands of Bibiyonce have gone on to be featured on numerous fashion blogs for their beauty and fashion slay.

Here are some of her works on famous Nigerian celebrities and IG faces:

Photo credit: Bibyonce 

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WHY YOU SHOULDN’T TOUCH YOUR FACE

While touching your face is tempting, it could also be a subconscious habit you must avoid especially in this day and age when facial appearance has become a passport to how you are perceived. According to American Association of Dermatology (AAD), making sure not to touch your face throughout the day is essential for people looking to control oily skin. Touching your face can spread dirt, oil and bacteria from your hands to your face, which can lead to clogged pores and breakouts.
Pimple popping should be avoided at all cost as it could result in permanent acne scars and besides the transfer of bacteria from your hands to your face could result in more cystic, painful and recurrent acne breakouts.

HOW TO STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE

Now that you’ve seen why face touching is bad, we know you are ready to stop this bad habit. Habits are hard to break but following the tips below sure is a good way to start.

Finally, wash your hands regularly. Habits take time to break and you will get there!

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As the world evolves and scientists learn more about the body and diet, it is increasingly clear that the things we eat can significantly affect the health and aging of our skin.

According to www.healthline.com , we have listed 12 of the best foods to keep your skin healthy and guess what? 98% of these items are a part of our daily diets and can be easily sourced in Nigeria.

1. Fatty fish

Fatty fish, such as salmon, mackerel, and herring, are excellent foods for healthy skin. They’re rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for maintaining skin health (1).

Omega-3 fatty acids are necessary to help keep skin thick, supple, and moisturized. In fact, an omega-3 fatty acid deficiency can cause dry skin (1, 2Trusted Source).

The omega-3 fats in fish reduce inflammation, which can cause redness and acne. They can even make your skin less sensitive to the sun’s harmful UV rays (2Trusted Source, 3Trusted Source).

Some studies show that fish oil supplements may help fight inflammatory and autoimmune conditions affecting your skin, such as psoriasis and lupus (4Trusted Source).

Fatty fish is also a source of vitamin E, one of the most important antioxidants for your skin.

Getting enough vitamin E is essential for helping protect your skin against damage from free radicals and inflammation (5Trusted Source).

This type of seafood is also a source of high quality protein, which is needed for maintaining the strength and integrity of your skin (5Trusted Source).

Lastly, fish provides zinc — a mineral vital for regulating the following:

inflammation

overall skin health

the production of new skin cells

Zinc deficiency can lead to skin inflammation, lesions, and delayed wound healing (6Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Fatty types of fish like salmon contain omega-3 fatty acids that can reduce inflammation and keep your skin moisturized. They’re also a good source of high quality protein, vitamin E, and zinc.

2. Avocados

Avocados are high in healthy fats. These fats benefit many functions in your body, including the health of your skin (7Trusted Source).

Getting enough of these fats is essential to help keep skin flexible and moisturized.

One study involving over 700 women found that a high intake of total fat — specifically the types of healthy fats found in avocados — was associated with more supple, springy skin (8Trusted Source).

Preliminary evidence also shows that avocados contain compounds that may help protect your skin from sun damage. UV damage to your skin can cause wrinkles and other signs of aging (8Trusted Source, 9Trusted Source).

Avocados are also a good source of vitamin E, which is an important antioxidant that helps protect your skin from oxidative damage. Most Americans don’t get enough vitamin E through their diet.

Interestingly, vitamin E seems to be more effective when combined with vitamin C (5Trusted Source).

Vitamin C is also essential for healthy skin. Your skin needs it to create collagen, which is the main structural protein that keeps your skin strong and healthy (10Trusted Source).

Vitamin C deficiency is rare these days, but common symptoms include dry, rough, and scaly skin that tends to bruise easily.

Vitamin C is also an antioxidant that helps protect your skin from oxidative damage caused by the sun and the environment, which can lead to signs of aging (10Trusted Source).

A 100-gram serving, or about 1/2 an avocado, provides 14% of the Daily Value (DV) for vitamin E and 11% of the DV for vitamin C (11Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Avocados are high in beneficial fats and contain vitamins E and C, which are important for healthy skin. They also pack compounds that may protect your skin from sun damage.

3. Walnuts

Walnuts have many characteristics that make them an excellent food for healthy skin.

They’re a good source of essential fatty acids, which are fats that your body cannot make itself.

In fact, they’re richer than most other nuts in both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids (12Trusted Source, 13Trusted Source).

A diet too high in omega-6 fats may promote inflammation, including inflammatory conditions of your skin like psoriasis.

On the other hand, omega-3 fats reduce inflammation in your body and skin (13Trusted Source).

While omega-6 fatty acids are plentiful in the western diet, sources of omega-3 fatty acids are rare.

Since walnuts contain a good ratio of these fatty acids, they may help fight the potential inflammatory response to excessive omega-6.

What’s more, walnuts contain other nutrients that your skin needs to function properly and stay healthy.

One ounce (28 grams) of walnuts contains 8% of the DV for zinc.

Zinc is essential for your skin to function properly as a barrier. It’s also necessary for wound healing and combating both bacteria and inflammation (14Trusted Source).

Walnuts also provide small amounts of the antioxidants vitamin E and selenium, in addition to 4–5 grams of protein per ounce (28 grams) (12Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Walnuts are a good source of essential fats, zinc, vitamin E, selenium and protein — all of which are nutrients your skin needs to stay healthy.

4. Sunflower seeds

In general, nuts and seeds are good sources of skin-boosting nutrients.

Sunflower seeds are an excellent example.

One ounce (28 grams) of sunflower seeds packs 49% of the DV for vitamin E, 41% of the DV for selenium, 14% of the DV for zinc, and 5.5 grams of protein (15Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of nutrients, including vitamin E, which is an important antioxidant for the skin.

5. Sweet potatoes

Beta carotene is a nutrient found in plants.

It functions as provitamin A, which means it can be converted into vitamin A in your body.

Beta carotene is found in oranges and vegetables such as carrots, spinach, and sweet potatoes (5Trusted Source, 16Trusted Source).

Sweet potatoes are an excellent source — one 1/2-cup (100-gram) serving of baked sweet potato contains enough beta carotene to provide more than six times the DV of vitamin A (17Trusted Source).

Carotenoids like beta carotene help keep your skin healthy by acting as a natural sunblock.

When consumed, this antioxidant is incorporated into your skin and helps protect your skin cells from undue sun exposure thereby helps prevent sunburn, cell death, and dry, wrinkled skin.

Interestingly, high amounts of beta carotene may also add a warm, orange color to your skin, contributing to an overall healthier appearance (5Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of beta carotene, which acts as a natural sunblock and may protect your skin from sun damage.

6. Red or yellow bell peppers

Like sweet potatoes, bell peppers are an excellent source of beta carotene, which your body converts into vitamin A.

One cup (149 grams) of chopped red bell pepper contains the equivalent of 156% of the DV for vitamin A (18Trusted Source).

They’re also one of the best sources of vitamin C. This vitamin is necessary for creating the protein collagen, which keeps skin firm and strong.

A single cup (149 grams) of bell pepper provides an impressive 211% of the DV for vitamin C (18Trusted Source).

A large observational study involving women linked eating plenty of vitamin C to a reduced risk of wrinkled and dry skin with age (19Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Bell peppers contain plenty of beta carotene and vitamin C — both of which are important antioxidants for your skin. Vitamin C is also necessary to create collagen, the structural protein that keeps your skin strong.

7. Broccoli

Broccoli is full of many vitamins and minerals important for skin health, including zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C (20Trusted Source).

It also contains lutein, a carotenoid that works like beta carotene. Lutein helps protect your skin from oxidative damage, which can cause your skin to become dry and wrinkled.

But broccoli florets also pack a special compound called sulforaphane, which boasts some impressive potential benefits. It may even have anti-cancer effects, including on some types of skin cancer (21Trusted Source, 22Trusted Source).

Sulforaphane is likewise a powerful protective agent against sun damage. It works in two ways: neutralizing harmful free radicals and switching on other protective systems in your body (22Trusted Source, 23Trusted Source).

In laboratory tests, sulforaphane reduced the number of skin cells UV light killed by as much as 29%, with protection lasting up to 48 hours.

Evidence suggests sulforaphane may also help maintain collagen levels in your skin (23Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Broccoli is a good source of vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids that are important for skin health. It also contains sulforaphane, which may help prevent skin cancer and protect your skin from sunburn.

8. Tomatoes

Tomatoes are a great source of vitamin C and contain all of the major carotenoids, including lycopene.

Beta carotene, lutein, and lycopene have been shown to protect your skin against damage from the sun. They may also help prevent wrinkling (24Trusted Source, 25Trusted Source, 26Trusted Source).

Because tomatoes are rich in carotenoids, they’re an excellent food for maintaining healthy skin.

Consider pairing carotenoid-rich foods like tomatoes with a source of fat, such as cheese or olive oil. Fat increases your absorption of carotenoids (27Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Tomatoes are a good source of vitamin C and all of the major carotenoids, especially lycopene. These carotenoids protect your skin from sun damage and may help prevent wrinkling.

9. Soy

Soy contains isoflavones, a category of plant compounds that can either mimic or block estrogen in your body.

Isoflavones may benefit several parts of your body, including your skin.

One small study involving middle-aged women found that eating soy isoflavones every day for 8–12 weeks reduced fine wrinkles and improved skin elasticity (28Trusted Source).

In postmenopausal women, soy may also improve skin dryness and increase collagen, which helps keep your skin smooth and strong (29Trusted Source).

These isoflavones not only help to protect the cells inside your body from damage but also your skin from UV radiation — which may reduce the risk of some skin cancers (30Trusted Source, 31Trusted Source, 32Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Soy contains isoflavones, which have been shown to improve wrinkles, collagen, skin elasticity, and skin dryness, as well as protect your skin from UV damage.

10. Dark chocolate

If you need one more reason to eat chocolate, here it is: The effects of cocoa on your skin are pretty phenomenal.

After 6–12 weeks of consuming a cocoa powder high in antioxidants each day, participants in one study experienced thicker, more hydrated skin.

Their skin was also less rough and scaly, less sensitive to sunburn, and had better blood flow — which brings more nutrients to your skin (33Trusted Source).

Another study found that eating 20 grams of high-antioxidant dark chocolate per day could allow your skin to withstand over twice as much UV radiation before burning, compared with eating low-antioxidant chocolate (34Trusted Source).

Several other studies have observed similar results, including improvements in the appearance of wrinkles. However, keep in mind that at least one study didn’t find significant effects (34Trusted Source, 35Trusted Source, 36Trusted Source, 37Trusted Source).

Make sure to choose dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa to maximize the benefits and keep added sugar to a minimum.

SUMMARY

Cocoa contains antioxidants that may protect your skin against sunburn. These antioxidants may also improve wrinkles, skin thickness, hydration, blood flow, and skin texture.

11. Green tea

Green tea may help protect your skin from damage and aging.

The powerful compounds found in green tea are called catechins and work to improve the health of your skin in several ways.

Like several other antioxidant-containing foods, green tea can help protect your skin against sun damage (38Trusted Source, 39Trusted Source, 40Trusted Source).

One 12-week study involving 60 women found that drinking green tea daily could reduce redness from sun exposure by up to 25%.

Green tea also improved the moisture, roughness, thickness, and elasticity of their skin (41Trusted Source).

While green tea is a great choice for healthy skin, you may want to avoid drinking your tea with milk, as there’s evidence that milk could reduce the effect of green tea’s antioxidants (42Trusted Source).

SUMMARY

Catechins, a type of phenolic compound found in green tea are powerful antioxidants that can protect your skin against sun damage, reduce redness as well as improve skin’s hydration, thickness and elasticity.

12. Red grapes

Red grapes are famous for containing resveratrol, a compound that comes from the skin of red grapes.

Resveratrol is credited with a wide range of health benefits, among them is reducing the effects of aging.

Test-tube studies suggest it may also help slow the production of harmful free radicals, which damage skin cells and cause signs of aging (7Trusted Source, 43Trusted Source).

This beneficial compound is also found in red wine. Unfortunately, there’s not much evidence to ascertain that the amount of resveratrol achieved from ingesting a glass of red wine is enough to improve your skin overtime.

It is important as well to note that since red wine is an alcoholic beverage, excessive intake is accompanied by negative effects.

MoreSo, it’s not recommended to start drinking red wine just because of its potential health benefits; rather, increasing intake of red grapes and berries is advised .

SUMMARY

Resveratrol, the famous antioxidant found in red grapes, may slow your skin’s aging process by impairing harmful free radicals that damage your skin.

The bottom line

What you eat can significantly affect your skin health.

Make sure you’re getting enough essential nutrients to protect your skin. The foods on this list are great options to keep your skin healthy, strong, and attractive.

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