Best Beauty Hacks

These beauty hacks are meant to save you time, money and your products! There are also tips and tricks included that you’ll want to consider adding to your own beauty regimen or find useful when on the go!

Blotting Sheets:

• Need to blot but don’t have blotting sheets on you? Use, as embarrassing as it may seem... toilet seat covers or the highly reviewed Starbucks napkins to absorb your oil! They both work just as good as real thing!

Eyelashes:

• For longer curled eyelashes heat your eyelash curler with a blow dryer before hand. 
  
• To get the false eyelashes look without applying them, apply baby powder on to your lashes before applying mascara to get thicker and bolder eyelashes.

Eyeliner:

• For instant gel eyeliner all you need is a pencil eyeliner and a flame! Hold the pencil up to the flame for about a second or two then let it cool down before applying it on. The pencil will glide on smoother and color of the eyeliner will look intensified.

Eyeshadows & Foundation:

• Try putting a cotton ball or round cotton pads on top of your eyeshadow or foundation compact to prevent them from breaking when on the go. However, if it is too late for that: 
  

1. Add a few tablespoons of rubbing alcohol to your separated eyeshadow or foundation. 
2. Either stir or pat it down in place so it is all packed together then
   
3. Leave it overnight to dry in place!

Hair:

• Brush your hairline with a similar eyeshadow as your hair to give the illusion that you have thicker hair! 
  
• Instead of trying to hold down static hair with tons of hairspray, try using a dryer sheet to get rid of the static! All you need is a dryer sheet (I’d recommend using a non-scented sheet),  and rub the sheet all over your head! You can rub the sheet on your hair brush before hand to prevent static hair as well. 
  
• To reduce breakage, try drying your hair with a cotton  t-shirt instead of a towel. Towels cause friction which creates frizzy hair. Also, instead of rubbing your hair with the towel, just patting it will absorb all the excess water. 
  

Lipstick: 

• To avoid being self conscious about whether or not you have lipstick on your teeth: put your finger in your mouth and close your lips on your finger and pull out. Your finger will grab all the excess lipstick on your lips.
• If you want your lipstick to last all day so you can avoid constantly reapplying it, cover your lips with a tissue and take a brush and apply translucent powder over your lips. This will help your lipstick last longer on your lips.
• Can’t get the rest of your lipgloss out of the tube? Soak the tubes in a cup of hot water and watch as the lipgloss runs down the sides of the tube and straight to the bottom! You can either use it from there or transfer the remaining lipgloss into a smaller container such a contact case to use!

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Mascara:

• If your mascara is beginning to dry up before the 3 month mark when you are suppose to get rid of it, put a few drips of contact solution in the mascara and it should be good as new! If you don’t have any contact solution near you can also soak the mascara tube in some hot water for about five minutes and still get the same effect! 
  
• Instead of pumping your mascara to get rid of clumps on the wand, try spinning the brush instead. This will prevent air from getting trapped inside which dries out your mascara faster. Spinning the brush also grabs more product on the wand. 

Nail Polish:

• Want to wear glitter nail polish but don’t want to deal with the hassle of taking them off? Try using white glue as a basecoat for your nail polish to save you time when you’re ready to take them off by helping  the glittered polish to peel right off!
• For a quick french tip manicure at home use a rubber band for your french tips! Wrap them over your nail as a guide!
• Impatient about waiting for your nails to dry? Dip them into a bowl of ice water for a few minutes to set the polish, making them dry faster. 
  

Perfume:

• Make sure to get the most out of your perfume by applying it to the base of your throat, behind the ears, behind the knees, inside the elbow and inner wrists. 
  
• You can also add a little Vaseline to your pulse points before spraying perfume to make sure the scene lasts throughout the day!
  
• Spray a little perfume on your hairbrush as well to give your hair a light smell while you brush it through your hair. 
  

Shoes: 

• To prevent blisters on your feet from either your heels or flats swipe some clear gel deodorant on your heel to prevent friction from creating foot blisters. 

By: Alissa Khamphanh

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