No, I’m not! I’m not a tomboy! I love my makeup! That’s not true! I’m not a tomboy!” — Hilary Duff, Academy Award-winning actress

There’s nothing worse than getting advice from older people, we know, we know, but the truth is some advice is worth taking and keeping, especially when it comes to fun beauty tips. We’ve been reading fashion magazines and testing beauty products for years. In this time, we’ve read 1000s of beauty tips, tried 1000s of products, but only a few are worth keeping around. So, here we share with you the 20 things we wish we knew when we were teenagers.

1. Skip the foundation If you have acne the first thing you want to do is slather on the thick foundation. Don’t. Foundation is for women over 35. Not only will it cover up your natural beauty, but foundation on a teenager looks anything but natural. Instead, cover up blemishes with concealer, then follow with a powder or tinted mosturizer. Tinted moisturizers tend to be lighter than heavy foundations.
2. You pat concealer in, you never rub it in We know this from watching the Tyra Banks show. When applying concealer, put a bit on the pad of your middle finger and pat it in. Never rub. Got acne? Pat the concealer on top of it.
3. Play up your lips or your eyes, never both If you are wearing heavy eye makeup, go for nude lips with just a bit of gloss. Prefer the drama of dark lipstick? Keep face light (stay away from heavy blush) and wear only mascara on your eyes and a light eyeshadow. Don’t heavily line your eyes. Play up both and you’ll look like a clown.And never, ever line lips in a darker color than your gloss or lipstick.
4. Less is more Ever notice how some of your friends look best with no makeup at all? No matter your age, too much makeup makes you look worse. If you wear foundation, powder, blush, liner, mascara, eyeshadow, lip liner and gloss on an everyday basis, then you’re overdoing it. Tone it down: All you really need is a great mascara, concealer for blemishes and gloss. Add a pop of blush in winter.
5. Natural hair is always hot If you have super dark hair, lighten your look by going a shade darker or getting lighter highlights. Blonde? Try highlights, especially framing the face. We see too many teens lightening their hair several shades and the look can be super-tacky, not super-fabulous. The trick is to let people assume you were born with sun-kissed hair, not that you gave yourself a bad dye job from a bottle. More hair color tips here.
6. Vaseline is your best friend Vaseline is a great, cheap eye makeup remover. It’s also great for fixing chapped, scaly lips. Slather on a bunch of Vaseline, then use a toothbrush to massage lips. Wipe the excess off on a tissue. Your lips will be smooth and soft.
7. You can never go wrong with layers Long layers are great for any hair type: Super curly, straight or wavy. It makes thin hair appear thicker, curly hair appear manageable and wavy hair appear just-got-back-from-the-beach sexy. Just make sure you don’t get too many layers cut in. Too many short layers is dated.
8. Acne? Get thee to a dermatologist, stat Biggest mistake people with acne make? Not going to a dermatologist. Forget those $150 jeans you covet. Getting rid of those pimples will be the best investment you’ll ever make. And the only guaranteed way to do it is with a dermatologist.
9. Spend money on key beauty products Not sure what to splurge on and what to save on? I give you the scoop in this article. See if you should splurge or save on cleansers, mascara, concealer and more.
10. Buying foundation or lipstick? Test it first  There are some beauty products you simply must try out at a department store or Sephora before you buy. These include: Foundation, lipstick, blush and powder.

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Brow-skimming bangs Hillary Duff

Aug 28, 2005; Miami, FL, USA; HILARY DUFF arrives for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Mandatory

Hilary sports sideswept bangs

Hilary Duff long hairstyle

Hilary Duff’s long hair here is perfect for summer. She looks as if she walked off the beach and onto a red carpet. The blonde is perfect for summer. To get Hilary Duff’s beachy look, spritz hair with salt spray and scrunch hair while letting it air-dry or drying under a blowdryer on low heat. If you don’t have a lot of natural wave in your hair, you can create waves by winding hair around the barrel of a medium-barreled curling iron.

Long hairstyle Hillary Duff

If you’re a girl under the age of sixteen, most likely you either love Hilary Duff or you hate Hilary Duff. For those that love the actress, they want and strive to be just like her, look like her, dress like her, and have hairstyles like her. For the purpose of this article, we will discuss the range in hairstyles of Hilary Duff.When typing in the name Hilary Duff on the Internet, one may encounter lists and lists of web sites dedicated to Hilary Duff and her fan base. There are web casts and blog-fests that feature hairstyles of Hilary Duff, movies of Hilary Duff, and fashions of Hilary Duff. She even has her own line of home accessories. So what’s so great about Hilary Duff? Well, for starters, her long blonde hair.

Hairstyles of Hilary Duff feature her generally in longer layers, starting generally at the earlobe and graduating down to the ends. For the most part, the color of Hilary’s natural hair is the golden blonde that can be easily imitated at salons. Often times, she has white and lighter blonde highlights that add depth and shine to her hairstyles. But perhaps it’s her girlish bangs that draw more attention to her than most. Usually, she keeps her bangs short and straight, which brings focus on her beautiful eyes and face. Other hairstyles of Hilary Duff feature her with curly and wavy hair. Simply use some type of Velcro roller to achieve this look.

As far as styling goes, most hairstyles of Hilary Duff are fairly simple. Simply pull all the hair up from the ear level and above and clip on the crown of the head, then blow dry the under layers straight and turned under at the ends, then go to the bangs and blow dry them the same way. Then remove the clipped hair from the crown of the head and add a gel or mousse, start blow drying the hair in an outward and upward motion using a round brush, this will give the hair volume and movement. When completely dry, spray with a styling mist or some type of hairspray.