12 beauty tips from vintage queen Dita Von Teese to celebrate her birthday
If there’s anyone qualified to dispense beauty advice, it’s the ever-fabulous Dita Von Teese. You’ll never see her with a hair out of place, a lipstick smudge, or anything less than an absolutely perfect complexion. She is the epitome of glamour and vintage style! The looks she can pull off are always a feast for the eyes.
So what better way to celebrate her birthday than to get some beauty tips from the Queen, herself?
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Read this must-have advice from Dita’s book, Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour, so you can get a touch of that Dita glam yourself.
1. Exfoliate your lips before applying lip balm at night to avoid winter dryness.
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Wake up with smooth lips, like Dita!
2. Drink a glass of lemon water first thing in the morning.
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No puffy morning face here!
3. To avoid lips drying out, clean off your lipstick completely and reapply it every few hours.
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This will help keep your pout nice and hydrated.
4. Play up one feature at a time.
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No need to go overboard with a dark, smokey eye and red lips — pick one!
5. Apply fragrance where you want to be kissed!
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Neck, collarbone, shoulders — you know what’s up.
6. Pay attention to undertones when choosing concealer. Don’t lighten, color correct.
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Avoid the dreaded reverse racoon!
7. Lipliner is essential to getting a really vibrant red lip; line your entire lip for staying power!
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Ah, so that’s how you get lipstick to stay on throughout eating an entire sandwich!
8. Use your face creams on your neck and chest.
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Gotta keep the girls lookin’ good!
9. Confidence is just as important as the right shade of lipstick!
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Hold your head up high and be proud of the space you take up in the world!
10. Set your hair with hot rollers instead of a curling iron.
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Come on, could she be any cooler?
11. Embrace and enhance your individual gifts!
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Flaunt what you got!
12. Find your signature style and keep working on it!
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Style is ever-evolving, give yourself the space to grow within it!
