Look Great - Be At Your Most Gorgeous!

If you’re after lasting joy and self-confidence, you should follow your own sense of what’s beautiful, new research finds.

- Mara Santilli

Just do you

Participants in a study at New York University were shown generic beauty pictures by researchers and then asked to select their own images of beauty The result? They experienced more positive feelings for longer from the personal pics. Keep this in mind w hen you play with your image. “You’ll feel – and look – your best when you do your unique thing, since your choice will always be more beautiful to you than anyone else’s,” says study author Aenne Brielmann.

WIDE-EYED WONDER

Get stunning lashes with these five mascara tricks.

For youthful-looking gazers Lift droopy lids by applying a touch more lengthening mascara to outer lashes. It’ll create a winged effect that instantly perks up peepers.

If your lower lashes curve upwards rather than downwards, skip mascara, as this will “close up” your eyes and make them appear smaller.

Black mascara can sometimes look harsh and ageing. Instead, try softer tones like deep purple, which complements brown gazers, or even navy, which brightens the whites of eyes.