Wouldn’t it be great if you had a magic wand and could just instantly become “a new you for the New Year?”

Well, it always takes a bit more work than that but now that the New Year has started, it’s a good time to clean house. It’s time to update your look and renew the ‘magic wands’ you use to get that look.

Somehow you always feel lighter after doing some serious cleaning and re-organizing. Move that bookcase and get the dust bunnies out from under it. Wipe down the tops of shelves and closets. Reach way into the backs of cabinets and chase out spiders. Give away or sell any clothes you haven’t worn in the last year.

Go through your collection of makeup, skin and hair care products (you know you have one. Clean and clear away the old and make room for new products that help create the new, updated you.

One good ‘clutter clearing’ tip is to throw out anything your hands haven’t touched in a year. Make three piles: use, trash, or donate. Then be sure to take action!

Think about designing a new look for the coming year. Purchase new items that will make you feel really beautiful -- and get rid of anything outdated or expired.

Take some time to go through your cosmetics and personal care products. Do the colors of your eye shadows really suit you? Do you have tubes of lipstick or foundations that you never use because you don’t like the taste, texture, or the color is just too bland or too bold? It’s time for them to go.

Did you find unopened boxes or items still in near-perfect condition? Open and use them or give them away to someone – they’ll (usually) appreciate the gift.

Give yourself the gift of a “New You” – What do you want to look like and feel like this coming year?

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By Teviot Fairservis.

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