7 Bizarre Beauty & Health Tips From Celebrities
Time and again, we learn of unusual beauty and health tips from friends, peers and acquaintances. However, bizarre tips are rendered even more so when it comes from popular personalities.
Here are 7 bizarre beauty & health tips from celebrities:
1.) Facelift tape - Lady Gaga
The singer-actress reportedly uses facelift tape to tighten the skin in her face, Mirror reported. The tape reportedly helps her frame her face to make it look more youthful and her neck skin more taut.
"When I have my wig cap on and I'm taping my face, it's a sort of meditation for me. Every day, it starts the same way. It's like a mantra," she said. "I wash my face, I pin my hair back and put on a wig cap and I ask, 'How am I going to form my eyes today with this tape? How will I pull back my neck with tape?'"
According to the outlet, Cher reportedly also uses the beauty product as well.
2.) Wear less clothes for weight loss - Marisa Miller
According to Elle, model Marisa Miller is motivated to eat less by displaying her body at all times by wearing little to no clothing. She said that it ensures that she keeps to her diet regiment.
"Eating smart is all about having an awareness of your body," she explained in an interview with Women's Health. "The most obvious way to do that is by seeing it. So when you're trying to lose weight, spend more time wearing less. I don't think I could eat a plate of nachos naked - could you?"
3.) Coffee grounds for anti-cellulite - Halle Berry
Glamour Magazine reported that Halle Berry adds coffee grounds to her body wash. The caffeine in the grounds apparently smoothens her skin, increase blood flow and provide gentle exfoliation.
4.) Toothpaste for pimples - Jennifer Love Hewitt
J.Love apparently uses toothpaste to dry out her pimples. According to The Beauty Stop, toothpaste contains baking soda, zinc, chloride and enzymes which can soothe the irritation and dry the infection.
5.) Snake venom for wrinkles - Gwyneth Paltrow
Actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss apparently use snake venom to get rid of their wrinkles, according to City Cosmetics.
The serum is reportedly similar to Botox and works by paralyzing the facial muscles to deter movement and reduce the prominence of fine lines and wrinkles.
6.) Fish pedicures - Mena Suvari
"American Pie" actress Mena Suvari gets her toes cleaned off of dead skin by letting fishes eat it, according to Glamour. She reportedly got her pedicure at Topshop in the U.K. for around £10.
7.) Hemorrhoid cream for eye bags - Sandra Bullock
According to the website XOVain.com, Sandra Bullock allegedly uses popular hemorrhoid cream Preparation H for her under eyes to reduce the puffiness of her eye bags. It reportedly helps decrease the inflammation because the produce is a vasoconstrictor which contracts the blood vessels under the eyes.