How to Look Attractive and Natural (Girls)

Apply cold compresses to the eyes to reduce bags and dark circles. These are not a good look. Grab a clean washcloth and run it under cold water. Press it to the delicate skin under your eye and hold it there. Do this for a couple of minutes, applying light pressure, to reduce the bags.^[8]

• If you are regularly waking up with bags under your eyes, make sure you are getting enough sleep.^[9]

Use a lightening concealer to cover dark circles around the eyes. Look for a product that is light-reflective to really brighten up your skin. Just like with your foundation, the key is to use a small amount and to lightly blend it out with your fingertip or a small brush. Apply the concealer along the bottom of your eye, focusing on the inner and outer corners.^[10]

• After you’ve applied your under eye concealer, try lining your bottom waterline with white eyeliner to make your eyes appear even bigger and brighter.^[11]

Curl your eyelashes and apply mascara to open up the eyes fully. Carefully use the eyelash curler first. Position your eyelashes between the clamps of the curler, holding your curler as close to your lash line (and your eyelid) as possible without accidentally pinching any skin. Press and hold down for 10 seconds to achieve a beautiful curl. After your eyelashes are curled, it's time for mascara. Choose a color that doesn’t overpower your face. If you have dark hair, a black mascara will probably work best. Blondes and lighter brunettes should stick with a brown mascara. Keep your lashes from looking clumpy by making sure the product is evenly distributed along the mascara wand.

• Start at the base of your lashes and work the wand to the ends, gently wiggling it as you go. This will also help to avoid clumping, and keep your eyelashes from looking weighed down with product.
• For the natural look you desire, one coat of mascara should do the trick.
• If you have thick lashes, you can skip this step all together.

Whiten your smile. Nothing is more attractive than a big, pearly white smile. There are various techniques you can use to do this, so you can experiment to find one that works best for you. You can find whitening toothpastes, whitening gels, whitening trays, and whitening pens all at your local drugstore. These options require multiple uses to see effects. You can also have your teeth bleached professionally at the dentist’s office for more immediate results.

Moisturize your lips. People are often quick to wash, exfoliate, and moisturize their face, but completely neglect their lips! Exfoliate your lips to remove dead skin cells, using a lip exfoliator from a store or a paste of sugar and honey.^[12] You can use your fingertips or a clean toothbrush. After you’ve successfully removed dead skin from your lips, apply a lip balm to moisturize them. Plain old Vaseline works wonders as well.^[13]

Enhance your lip color with a tinted lip balm or a natural shade of lipstick. Tinted lip balm with give you just a little bit of color, while also keeping your pout moisturized. If you opt for a lipstick, make sure to choose a shade that is extremely close to your natural color. A trick to finding your natural shade is to find a lipstick the same color as the inside of your fingertip. Apply lipstick lightly, blending it in with your fingertips. Make sure to keep your lipstick or lip balm with you throughout the day for reapplication.^[14]

Keep your hair healthy by limiting your washes. Don't shampoo more than 2 or 3 times a week. Shampoo can strip your hair of its natural and essential oils, leaving it looking frazzled, dry, and lifeless. Instead of washing it daily, use a dry shampoo to keep it looking clean without the damage that shampoo can cause. This will also reduce your need for blow drying, another practice that can dry out and damage your tresses.^[15]

Enhance natural waves with a curling iron, or smooth naturally straight hair with a flat iron. Again, the trick is to enhance what you’ve been given by nature. If you have loose waves, use a curling iron or wand to just go over the waves and give them a little extra bounce. If you hair hangs straight, give it some added sleekness by running a flat iron through it. Not only do hot tools help to close the hair cuticle and reduce frizz, but it will make your style last longer throughout the day. Just make sure to spray a heat protecting product on your hair before using these tools.

Add volume and shine with hair products. If you go to your local drugstore, you will find dozens upon dozens of products to choose from. If your hair seems flat and lifeless, try spritzing it with a volumizing or texturizing spray. If your hair is prone to frizz, smooth it out with a serum or shine spray. Whatever you are looking for, you’ll be able to find. These products will you keep your mane looking healthy and gorgeous, without looking like you spent all morning coating it with products.^[16]

Leave your hair completely natural. Hot tools and hair products can make your hair look great, but leaving your hair unstyled can help it grow healthy, thick, and strong. Don't forget to get routine trims to reduce split ends and keep it looking fresh and healthy. If you really want to embrace the natural look, rock it! Your hair will benefit from reduced heat damage and will never be weighed down with product. It will look effortless and, even better, it actually is effortless.

Know you're beautiful. No matter how corny or clichéd this tip is, it's the single most important way to look attractive and natural. If you feel beautiful, you will look beautiful to those around you. Nothing draws people in more than a woman who knows her worth and struts her stuff with confidence.

• Make a list of the qualities you love about yourself, both internal and external. When you are feeling insecure, read it.
• Sometimes it's hard to avoid feeling insecure, but try not to let it show. Even if you don't feel 100% confident all the time, fake it 'til you make it. Soon, confidence will be second nature.

Exercise and eat right. Endorphins from exercise will give you a natural high, and this joy is extremely attractive. The proper diet not only benefits your hair, skin, and body, but it also simply makes you feel better.^[17] Your overall health is reflected to the world, and healthy habits can make you appear youthful and attractive. When you treat yourself right with a great diet and exercise routine, you help yourself feel comfortable and sexy in your own skin. What is more attractive than that?^[18]

• Aim for getting at least thirty minutes of exercise a day.^[19] Get up and get your blood pumping in whatever way you enjoy. Whether you like running, dancing, riding bikes, playing soccer, or kickboxing, just make sure you're making exercise a part of your regular routine.
• For your diet, focus on eating fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, as well as beans, eggs, nuts, and meat. The most important thing is to control portion sizes. Healthy eating plans typically contain between 1,500 to 1,800 calories daily, though weight loss is achieved by reducing daily intake.^[20]