Sharing Beauty Tips with Friends
Friends are casually exchanging personal beauty routines, favorite product recommendations, DIY beauty hacks, or discussing new beauty trends and reviews.
Dialogue
Listen and follow along with the conversation
Vocabulary
Essential words and phrases from the dialogue
glowing
Describes skin that looks healthy, bright, and radiant, often from good skincare. Use it to compliment someone's appearance, like 'Your skin is glowing!'
consistent
Means doing something regularly without stopping. In beauty, it refers to sticking to a routine, like 'Be consistent with your skincare for better results.'
double cleansing
A skincare method using two cleansers: first an oil-based one to remove makeup, then a water-based one. It's popular for deep cleaning without drying skin.
serum
A lightweight skincare product with high concentrations of active ingredients, like vitamin C, applied after cleansing to target specific skin issues.
pricey
Informal word for something expensive. Use it casually, like 'That serum is a bit pricey, but worth it.'
DIY
Stands for 'Do It Yourself.' It means making something at home, like a DIY hair mask using natural ingredients instead of buying products.
hydrate
To add moisture to skin or hair. In beauty talks, say 'This lotion helps hydrate dry skin' when recommending moisturizing products.
hacks
Short for 'life hacks' or quick tips and tricks. In this context, beauty hacks are simple, effective ways to improve appearance, like homemade remedies.
Key Sentences
Important phrases to remember and practice
Your skin is glowing, what's your secret?
This is a friendly compliment followed by a question to start a conversation. Use it to ask for beauty advice. The structure is 'Your [body part] is [positive adjective], what's your [noun]?' It's casual and engaging for friends.
I've just been really consistent with a new double cleansing routine.
This shares a personal habit using present perfect continuous tense ('I've been') to show ongoing action. Useful for explaining routines: 'I've been [verb-ing] with [something]' to describe recent changes and their effects.
I'm always on the lookout for good recommendations.
An idiomatic expression meaning actively searching for suggestions. Use it when expressing interest in advice, like in shopping or beauty. The phrase 'on the lookout for' means watching out for something useful.
It makes such a difference!
A common way to express that something has a big positive impact. 'Such a' emphasizes the extent. Use it after recommending products: '[Product] makes such a difference in [area]' to highlight benefits.
I recently discovered this amazing DIY hair mask.
Introduces a new find using simple past tense ('discovered') and positive adjectives ('amazing'). Great for sharing tips: 'I [past verb] this [adjective] [item]' to recommend homemade beauty ideas.
You should totally try it!
A strong suggestion using 'should' for advice and 'totally' for emphasis (informal). Use this to encourage friends: '[Subject] should [verb] it!' in casual conversations about trying new things.
Maybe we should have a beauty experimental night soon?
A suggestion phrased as a question with 'maybe' to soften it, using 'should' for ideas. Useful for proposing activities: 'Maybe we should [verb] [event] [time]?' to plan fun meetups politely.
That's a fantastic idea! We can share more hacks and products then.
Responds positively to a suggestion with an exclamation and uses 'can' for future possibilities. The structure shows agreement and expansion: '[That's a/an] [adjective] idea! We can [verb] [more things] then.' Ideal for continuing conversations.