While the right outfit certainly helps you look good and feel confident in front of a camera, your face is also an important aspect that should never be ignored. We all know that the harsh camera flash can make you look a lot less glamorous than you actually are, and its easier to prep and and ensure you look camera-ready instead of spending hours untagging pictures you don’t look good in on Facebook.

There is a lot more to getting a camera-ready look than just slapping on makeup products to hide your imperfections. And with these natural tips and tricks to get ready for the camera, you will find yourself ready to conquer the many photo ops throughout the event.

1. Teeth
Let’s start with that winning smile of yours, which won’t go very far if you don’t have a set of pearly whites to boot. No matter how radiant your smile, if will never be able to mask the dull yellow teeth you might have. But be it genetics or unsatisfactory oral hygiene, you need a quick fix before you stand poised in front of the camera. So forget expensive whitening treatments — an easy and natural remedy is to mix baking soda with enough lemon juice to create a paste. The acidic juice coupled with the abrasive baking soda will scrub your teeth’s surface to reveal a whiter shade.

2. Eyes
The last thing you need is for those late-night TV binge watching sessions to get immortalised in the form of pictures. While the best way to reduce tired looking eyes is with some beauty rest, one quick and temporary fix you can try to help you tide through that event of yours is with a cold spoon. Pop a spoon into a freezer for a few minutes and press the convex part of the spoon underneath your eyes where they are puffiest. Hold it for a few seconds to let the coldness soothe your puffy and tired eyes, giving you a temporal look for vitality and zest.

3. Skin
Makeup can only get you that far. While it might be able to cover certain imperfections and blemishes, its best to have none to start with. Besides, having a good complexion acts as a good canvas for your makeup products to glide on easily and stay on longer. The easiest way of all is to load up on your beauty rest. Seven to eight hours a day will provide time for our skin to repair itself and rejuvenate. Admittedly, catching enough Zs is a luxury most of us cannot afford. But we certainly can make up for it from a well-balanced diet to help make sure we radiate from the inside out.

Do you have any natural remedies you like to use to help look camera-ready? Let us know in the comments section below.