Here are a few beauty tips and tricks I’ve picked up
in the past. Thought it would be interesting to share them with you!
Are there are tips/tricks that you know of?
- Want to keep your face mattified and even? Dab your finger over a stick deodorant and pat it onto the
areas that you want to appear more matte and where you want the pores to be
less visible. It works!
- Want to create a matte lip? –
apply one coat of your chosen lipstick, then lightly dust on some face
powder. Follow with a second coat of
lipstick. The powder draws out the oil
from the lipstick – giving a more mattified effect. This trick also makes your
lipstick last significantly longer.
- Have hard to curl eyelashes? – run
your eyelash curlers under hot water or blast them for a few seconds with a
hair dryer to make your own ‘heated eye lash curlers’. You can also opt to use waterproof mascara as
this formula dries faster than the regular one, and will help set the curl.
- Do you get red patchy skin (like
between your brows/chin/cheeks?) – steep a bag of green tea for 1 minute, then
remove it from the water and let it cool down. Dab it all over your face,
concentrating on your problem areas – the antioxidants in the tea reduce the
redness/inflammation.
- Run out of shaving cream? – use
conditioner! I think this is actually better than shaving cream. The
conditioner softens the hairs making it easier to shave, and also allows a
closer shave. As an added bonus, your legs
are left silky smooth.
- Tired of your perfume wearing
off?- Dab some petroleum jelly (Vaseline) on the areas that you want to apply
the perfume to (wrists, sides of neck etc) then spray your fragrance on top. The
perfume adheres to this and doesn’t disappear as fast as it would from dry
skin. Also – if you’re wearing a
dress/skirt, spray your perfume onto your knees and ankles, as scent rises.
- Want thicker eyelashes? – With an eyeshadow brush, lightly
dust a face powder or matte eyeshadow onto the tops of your eyelashes, then apply your
usual mascara over this. This instantly
makes your eyelashes appear thicker.
- Want to get rid of rough/dry
skin? - Cut a lemon and rub onto the
areas you want to improve – (elbows/heels). The citric acid helps remove dead
skin. Be aware that this can also have a
lightening effect.
- Want your make-up to last? - Typically it is advised to use a primer before
and a setting spray after applying your make-up. But if you don’t own or want to buy expensive
primers/setting sprays there are other options: use aloe vera gel as a primer
(which you can find cheaply anywhere e.g. here) this works well as a base for
makeup. To set your face (now, have an open mind…), open the freezer after you
have finished applying all your make-up, close your eyes and put your head
close to let the cold air hit your face.
This will help set your makeup. You can also spray a fine mist of hair
spray over your face.
- And my final tip is not to always
follow the rules with make up. Use
lip-stick on your cheeks, blusher/bronzer on your eyes etc. When you start experimenting with your make up
and using it in different ways, you will discover so many new looks.
I will update on tips/tricks regularly when I come
across more!
Megan xxx
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