Did the image you glimpsed in the mirror this morning make you wish for a magic wand? Are you looking for beauty tips that are more than just slap on the make-up and smile? Let’s see if we can’t get away from slathering to taking a slightly more scientific approach.

Puffiness Around Your Eyes? Has that puffiness reached the epic-bags-hanging-under-your-eyes stage? Resulting from too little sleep or too many salty snacks that lead to excess fluid retention. Think reaching for your fav moisturizer is the solution? Think again. For temporary help using cucumber slices and tea bags as eye masks can help minimize that puffiness. As can a cold compress. But slathering on the moisturizers with hydrating ingredients is a poor solution since it only adds to the problem.

Avoid Sunscreen Because It Filters Out The Vitamin D. Yes vitamin D is essential. Yes sunscreen may lower your Vitamin D absorption. But it is much smarter to make up any short fall with the foods you eat such as fish like salmon, mackerel or tuna. Or what you drink like milk. Safer too that cutting back on sun screen.

Self Conscious About Cellulite? Nothing like those embarrassing dimples on the back of your thighs to take the fun out of going to the beach is there? Are you looking for exercises to make this problem go away? So sorry but that won’t help. This is a genetic problem you’ve been blessed with. Your best option is a firming cream that includes a sunless self tanning potion.

Addicted To Lip Balm? Those looking to avoid chapped lips reach for the wrong lip balm too often. Mineral oil based balms coat your lips with a film that results in your lips producing fewer lush lipids. While flavored balm can dry out your lips too. If you want juicy, plumped lips that look ready to be kissed stick with lip balms that have shea or cocoa butter in them.

Vitamin E Helps Improves the Appearance of Stretch Marks. Not usually. No changes to the appearance of stretch marks has be proven to be achieved with Vitamin E. Sorry. But you can use cocoa butter daily to fade them over time.

Listless Dull Hair Is Your Fate. Shiny hair is healthy hair. You can keep your locks looking their best by proper conditioning. Not to mention what a new style complete with a great blow out can do for your attitude. Problem is recreating that look again at home is not easy. To help have your stylist talk you though the process, products and tools they use so you can duplicate how they do it yourself.

There you go. If this beauty myth debunking exercise helps even a few out there who would otherwise fall prey to such nonsense then I’ll feel like I did my bit for beauty seekers everywhere.

Author Suzan K Bishop admits to being a bit of a hair fashionista. That explains why she loves to write about blonde hair color ideas, fine hairstyles, to solving problems with curls. Whether you’re trying to tame the frizz, amp up the volume or find the best medium layered haircut the answers await at FullerHeadofHair.com.