You’re just weeks away from saying, “YES!” and everything is falling into place. Your wedding day is shaping up to be everything you’ve ever dreamed of, and you couldn’t be more excited for the big day to be here. But wait…A quick look in the mirror and everything comes screeching to a halt…Is that a blemish??? Does your skin suddenly seem drier then usual? Are you noticing enlarged pores that have NO PLACE in your Wedding Day bridal portraits? All those sleepless nights dreaming of the day you get to be a “Mrs.” are suddenly causing dark circles around the eyes and puffiness! Who has time for troubled skin with mere weeks left until the wedding? No way bad skin…you’re not invited! At Aroos Joon we have a list of fast, fun and easy beauty hacks using an item most people already have at home – The Tomato!
These DIY skin doctors, also known as Tomatoes, are rich with lycopene, an anti-aging antioxidant. Our bodies absorb lycopene easily even when the tomatoes are cooked. Simply eating tomatoes, increases the lycopene in your skin giving you an amazing, glowing complexion. And if that’s not enough, all that lycopene goodness is a great natural way to protect against the harmful UV damage sunburns cause. Even more exciting, tomato and tomato products encourage your skin to take in oxygen which delays aging and wrinkling. I think we’ve found our new best friends!
Check out some of these awesome beauty hacks and let tomatoes do their magic! You’ll be well on your way to gorgeous, glowing skin in no time!
Have the best skin ever!
BEAUTY PROBLEM 1: ENLARGED PORES
#1 – Make a DIY beauty mask! Combine a tablespoon of fresh tomato juice with 2-4 drops of fresh lime juice. Use a cotton ball to apply evenly on your face using a massaging, circular motion. Leave the mask on for about 15 minutes and wash away with cool water. Apply this regularly reduce the appearance of enlarged pores.
#2- Take 4 drops of tomato juice and mix with 1 tablespoon of water. Using a cotton ball, apply mixute to face with circular, massaging motion. Leave on for 15 minutes and wipe off using a cool, wet wash cloth.
BEAUTY PROBLEM 2: DRY SKIN
#3 - If you have dry skin, use either of the two masks above, but mix in a little dash of olive oil. See you later dry, flakey patches!
#4 – Take a large tomato and cut it in half. Apply the inside of the tomato to your face. You’ll want to leave on for about an hour, so lay back and take a little nap. When the hour is up, rinse using cool water and apply a natural moisturizer. Voila! Dreamy skin in 60 minutes!
BEAUTY PROBLEM 3: OILY SKIN & ACNE
#5 – Oily skin is a nightmare waiting to happen! Stop it in its tracks by crushing a fresh tomato and straining the juice into a small bowl. Add a little bit of refreshing cucumber juice. Apply this mixture on your face with the help of a cotton ball daily. It will help you control your oily skin and acne.
BEAUTY PROBLEM 4: BLACKHEADS
#6 - Mix a tomato with an avocado and say, ”see ya never again blackheads!” Apply this mixture of equal parts tomato and avocado to your face and wait for 20 to 30 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water.
BEAUTY PROBLEM 5: DULL SKIN
#7 - Mix tomato juice with honey until you have a thick paste. Apply evenly to your face, neck, chest and/or arms. Leave it on for 15 minutes, then rinse off in a shower. You’ll be left with glowing skin!
BEAUTY PROBLEM 6: SUNBURN
#8- Many times a long outdoor wedding or a tropical honeymoon can lead to the dreaded sunburn. Don’t live with the pain! You can easily find tomatoes and yogurt during your honeymoon and that’s all you need for our final hack: Crush half a tomato and mix with two tablespoons of plain yogurt. You can apply this mixture on your face, neck, hands and feet. Wait for 20 minutes and rinse using cool to lukewarm water.
Mix these easy home remedies up and find the combinations that work best for you and your own unique skin type. And don’t forget to send us some snapshots of your gorgeous, glowing, tomato-loving skin!
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Article written by: Angie Oncu Tuzuner