I always see fellow ladies on social media asking for advice on beauty, hair, and make up. How to do this… why does my make up do that… how can i get my hair like this… Now I’m no expert, but I do know a few tips and tricks. Some my mum or my sisters taught me, some are from Pinterest, and some I have just picked up along the way.
These aren’t in any particular order, and some I confess I don’t know the science behind. You might already know some of them but if you at least learn one new trick then we’ve succeeded! So here they are, my 10 beauty tricks for the thrifty chick.
1. If you have oily skin, or skin prone to a bit of shine come midday, stop exfoliating so often! Try to use an exfoliating scrub once maybe twice a week, to stop your skin producing extra oils.
2. When painting your nails, ALWAYS use a base coat, this gives the polish something to stick to and it will stop unattractive staining.
3. In order to make any lipstick matte, apply as normal. Then get some very pale translucent powder and lightly dab it on with you fingers. Don’t wipe it on, just little dabs until it blends in… Voila!
4. If you can never get your eyeliner perfect, draw on the rim of your eyelash curlers with a eyeliner pencil before you curl… There you have it, a perfect eyeliner outline.
5. Sudocrem. Sudocrem is the answer to your questions! If you have a spot, rub a healthy dollop of Sudocrem onto it before bed, when you wake up it will be practically non existent!
6. This only applies to the ladies who tint their eyebrows. Before you apply fake tan, make sure you cover your eyebrows in Vaseline, you don’t want your lovely new tint to turn orange or even worse, green!
7. For a simple way to exfoliate your lips, cover your lips in balm or Vaseline, then get a baby toothbrush (its less harsh) and rub over your lips. Do this for a couple of minutes then leave your lips to calm down for 10 mins. Lipstick ready lips!
8. This is less of a trick and more of a statement. Use eye cream! Especially if you are nearing the 25 years old mark. There is nothing ‘old’ or ‘embarrassing’ about it. We don’t want wrinkles. Simple as.
9. When filing your nails, only file in one direction. Don’t rub the file back and forth against your nail, its a surefire way of it breaking or splitting.
10. Just like the hair on your head, your lashes will respond well to a little heat. Hold your hairdryer up to your eyelash curler for 2-3 mins before you curl, then immediately apply mascara and the gorgeous flick will stay there all day.
So there we go, they may not be beauty breakthroughs, but they all work. Tried and tested beauty tricks. Try them out and let me know how you get on!!
Enjoy!
Peace and Love xx
