While my daughter has used this as an opportunity to see what she looked like with bleached eyebrows, I have been embracing the stay at home relaxed vibe about my appearance. However, home beauty treatments are booming in lockdown. Online beauty sales have risen by 140% and Google searches for DIY beauty treatments have quadrupled. DIY beauty makeovers are helping us feel good about ourselves and liven up the boredom are the new normal. Plus there is a lot of inspiration from our friends and on social media right now.
Cult Beauty compared the number of UK Google searches in March and April 2019 to March and April 2020 to reveal the most popular DIY beauty searches during social-distancing:
*https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/blog/2020/april/top-10-most-googled-diy-beauty-treatments-during-covid-19-lockdown-social-distancing
Lockdown is a good time to embrace the real you, but a few little home DIY treatments can help you feel like the best version of yourself. Here are some of our top tips:
Embrace The Grey
Silver sisters are rocking the lockdown and it is not just the mid-lifers! Lady Gaga and Rihanna set the trend so grey hair is cool and not old. Plus it saves on hair dye and lockdown is the perfect time for the grey to fade in naturally.
Hair Colour
Brighten up your day with a bit of colour. From 9 to 90 there are no rules anymore and it does not have to be permanent there are some great vegan temporary hair dyes as Fifty sister shows us:
Make Up
With this being mental health week it seems only right to mention the positive benefits of wearing and experimenting with makeup in lockdown. A new study from Boots No 7 revealed that 80 percent of British women are more likely to feel good about themselves if they wear make-up during lockdown. 52 per cent of British women have changed their beauty essentials over the last few weeks,. Moisturiser, cleanser and hand cream are the top three trusted must-have beauty items.
Eyebrows
There has never been a more important time for eyebrows, especially when wearing a mask. All eyes are on your eyes, so the first thing to do is keep them plucked and well groomed so they do not get too bushy and trim the long hairs. Try to keep the natural shape and if you want to add colour you can stick with a eyebrow pencil or an easy to apply home tint like the L’Oreal brow artist set.
Looking good is good for your mental health!
‘Self-care and nurture are vital for our well-being, since showing our body some TLC reminds us we are valued and adored,’ says psychotherapist Lucy Beresford. ‘Skincare and make-up can play a pivotal role in normalising our daily routine and boosting our mood during this period of turbulence or uncertainty.’