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While looks are far from everything (and are hardly the best part of who we are), feeling like we are put together has the power to boost our self-confidence.
Whether it's adding a pop of colour to your everyday make-up or using products that give your skin a boost, we're harnessing the transformative power of beauty as a means of self-expression.
Here, four easy ways to boost your beauty for the ultimate feel-good effect.
Embrace colour psychology-the theory that certain hues can foster certain moods-to perk yourself up while you're getting ready.
The rules? A little goes a long way when it comes to having fun with makeup, and the only limit to what you can do is your imagination.
Use a bright, happiness-increasing hue like yellow as an eye-popping liner, or channel model Grace Elizabeth's Met Gala look with a smattering of neon pink and peach across your lids and cheeks and get ready for the instant mood boost that follows.
Applying make-up is often simpler if skin is happy underneath, so use products that are formulated to restore skin to a plump, bouncy and hydrated state to look as good as you feel.
Hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid help to moisturise the skin, reduce the appearance of wrinkles and 'plump' cells to boost its overall appearance.
L'Oréal Paris Revitalift Filler 1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum combines two types of hyaluronic acid, macro and micro, to benefit the skin at different levels, providing deep hydration and replumping efficacy.
The result? The appearance of wrinkles is reduced by 47 per cent^ after six weeks of daily use.
Complement the serum with the Revitalift Filler Plumping Water-Cream, a lightweight moisturiser powered by hyaluronic acid, ceramides, niacinamide and glycerin that replumps, intensely hydrates skin and seals in moisture with no greasy feel. In just two weeks, skin is three times more plump*.
Want to trick yourself into instantly feeling happier? Science says the key is as simple as a smile.
According to the University of South Australia, the simple act of moving your facial muscles into the shape of a smile-even if we don't mean it-can generate positive emotions and raise our moods.
The action stimulates the emotional centre of our brains, which releases neurotransmitters that encourage a positive emotional state. It's a simple way to "trick" our bodies into thinking we are happy, which in turn boost our moods and brightens our day (and someone's else's if they catch a glimpse of your pearly whites).
It's not just colour that plays a part in how we feel, with scent also contributing to our overall emotional state.
With our sense of smell so closely linked to our memory, certain scents can evoke feelings of happiness, calm and even make us feel more energetic.
Whether you're lighting a candle to give your room a scent-sational lift, or spritzing on perfume before you leave the house, look for scents that have powerful mood-boosting benefits.
Fresh and zesty bergamot can help improve energy levels and encourage positive thoughts, while sandalwood can calm nerves.
Creamy and fresh jasmine has been shown to boost confidence levels and white musk is a go-to feel-good ingredient in many perfumes for those wanting to feel fresh and inspired.
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^ Cosmeto-clinical study, 53 women, 6 weeks.