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As part of Estée Lauder's Drops of Advice campaign, they've asked us to find out about the best pearls of beauty wisdom you've ever received - what were they and who were they from? What wonders has the advice done for your skin/hair/nails/whatever?! If you had to give a younger version of yourself some beauty advice, what would it be? It could be something like 'get more sleep'(!) or something more elaborate involving slapping the contents of your kitchen cupboard on your face in a homemade face pack?! Either way, please do share!

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The best piece of advice I was told (via the medium of a QVC TSV with Liz Earle ) is when you apply hand cream to put the cream on the back of your hands first and rub the back of your hands together and then rub the rest over the rest of your hands. This is because the skin on the back of your hands is thinner and therefore ages quicker than the palms where you naturally go to put it on first. I tell EVERYONE this!

Toothpaste on a spot overnight dries it up

Vicks does wonders for cuticles - apply to toenails liberally!

dont buy ill fitting shoes - and always polish your shoes.

Drink plenty of water to flush out toxins.

Moisturise every day. My great aunt told me this when I was only little and it has stuck with me.

Don't use baby wipes to remove make-up, they're for bums not faces!

The ONLY thing that will really get rid of fine lines and wrinkles is a cream containing Retinol. As the majority of over the counter face creams only contain about 10% then they have little or no effect.
This was told to me by a reputable plastic surgeon in London. Since then I have never spent more than a fiver on a face cream....pointless.

Drink water and take your viaTamins. Anything you put into your bidy is worth ten times what you put on it. :)

Pfft ipad type. You get my jist :)

Stay out of the sun. That liver-spotted look is fine for spaniels but so, so hideous on grown women .

Always take your make-up off at night and use a moisturiser with good SPF

Always ALWAYS wear blusher

Stop using harsh cleansers and scrubbing your face clean. Thanks lady in Neals Yard :)

Get someone with decent diction to voice their ads, the latest woman appears to be saying stuff about "a stale order" ...not quite the image they want to bring to mind!

Apply excess moisturiser to your elbows instead of wiping it on a tissue. It will keep your elbows soft too!

Drink water, lot's of water. Wear sunblock on the face. Don't just clean the enamel of your teeth but brush the gums and gum line too.

Don't smoke ever, and avoid the sun.
And get enough sleep.

These are wise words indeed. If only I had heard them in my teens/twenties. But I probably did, and just chose to ignore...
:)

The single best facial I have ever had was, give or take, 16p. Asprin. Kicks Vaishaly's ass. That, and an older husband. So you are always (relatively) young.

Wash you face every day, morning and night no matter how tired/drunk/cba you are!

Use an oil/serum under nighttime moisturiser. This way both the oil & moisturiser will sink into the skin & be properly absorbed & utilised by the skin...

To drink plenty of water...
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables ...
And take makeup off before going to sleep.

Don't smoke. It adds years to your insides and outsides.

Yep. Cleanse tone and moisturise every morning. Get enough sleep. Don't smoke. Eat healthily. All from my Mum.

Eat a jelly cube every day for healthy strong nails. I think my Mum told me that one as well.

One teaspoon of olive oil and one teaspoon of cooking salt, poured into the palm of your hand. Rub hands together thoroughly and rinse off with water. Gets rid of rough skin and leaves hands lovely and soft.

^ ooo, I'm going to try that