During the summer season, the legs are revealed. Summer is therefore the ideal time to put the beauty of your legs in the spotlight and take particular care of them. However, many tips for showing beautiful legs are long-term for more effective results. Also, don’t confine these valuable tips to sunny days and use them all year round to always have beautiful ends.
1) Having beautiful legs requires a good diet
Our diet can promote water retention and the phenomenon of heavy legs. Also, both for your comfort and for aesthetic reasons, particular care must be taken with the foods ingested. A healthy and varied diet full of vitamins is your best ally here.
More precisely, give pride of place to vitamin C (essential for the production of collagen) and vitamins E (to promote blood circulation) The richness in antioxidants of red fruits, grapes and citrus fruits will help thin your blood, always with the aim of avoiding heavy legs. Also think about oilseeds and vegetable oils. Finally, note that the potassium in food has a draining effect. Also, don’t forget to put it on the menu!
In terms of drinks, avoid industrial juices and carbonated drinks that are too sweet. Staying well hydrated with water will allow you to eliminate toxins and reduce water retention.
2) Lots, lots and encore lots
Cellulite affects all women, even the thinnest. And for prevention as for treatment, there is only one good solution: massage. Using a cream or oil, combine a massage from bottom to top with a long palpating-rolling movement at the thighs.
3) Exfoliate/hydrate, the right duo to have beautiful legs
It all starts with exfoliation to free the skin of dead cells and smooth the skin texture. Exfoliate the skin once or twice a week also allows you to optimize hair removal for people who do it. To do this, everyone has their own method: black soap and loofah sponge or kessa glove, homemade scrub with coffee grounds and vegetable oil or even horsehair glove. After each scrub and every day, do not hesitate to religiously respect your hydration ritual. In addition to drinking well, entrust the softness of your skin to aloe vera gel and/or a cream with shea butter and homemade vegetable oil for a guaranteed peach skin effect!
4) Natural remedies to treat all the little aches and pains
Even the most beautiful legs in the world suffer from the appearance of bruises or abrasions. To display hot legs, it is therefore essential to take care of blows and small wounds with natural remedies which will facilitate their rapid erasure. Against bruises, use for examplearnica or theItalian helichrysum essential oil (or immortal). It’s simply magical. For injuries and burns, think instead of gel d’aloe veraan unparalleled anti-inflammatory and healing agent. As for the green clay poulticeit is a very effective natural remedy for cuts and scrapes. Its cleansing, healing and protective power is unbeatable!
5) Walking and sport, the secret to success!
A sedentary lifestyle is the enemy of slender legs. So forget about sitting all day and take every opportunity to walk. For example, prefer to take the stairs or get off a bus stop earlier to reach your destination. Some sports are also known to refine, shape and strengthen the legs. This is the case for running, cycling, Pilates or even yoga. Water sports are also popular with aquabike (to pulverize cellulite), swimming, surfing and paddleboarding. And otherwise, without going to the gym or going out, get into the habit of doing squats daily, for example in front of the sofa when you watch television.
6) Other tips for ‘cheating’ and showing off beautiful legs
By adapting your outfits, you can give the illusion of more beautiful legs. For example, open your ankles: this will have the effect of making them thinner. It is also possible to refine them by wearing vertical stripes or a dress or skirt slit at the leg level. It’s very becoming… and sensual! In terms of shoes, opt for a pair in the same color as your pants to lengthen your legs for an optical effect. Otherwise, wear wedges and avoid thin heels if your ankles are a little too wide for your liking. In any case, make sure your shoes are comfortable to have a beautiful gait and avoid deforming your feet.
To further highlight the beauty of your legs, you can also use a natural self-tanner or a homemade iridescent oil which will make your tan even more beautiful and enhance your legs.