We’ve all come across life hacks on the Internet. It’s amazing how creative people can get to make life somewhat easier. Guess what? There are beauty hacks as well! Here are our top 13 favourite ones!
- 1. Using scotch tape to get the perfect winged eyeliner
- 2. How not to leave red lipstick stains on your teeth
- 3. White or cream eyeliner to make you look more awake
- 4. Tea tree oil mixed with water to create an anti-bacterial spray for your face and makeup brushes.
- 5. Clean an old mascara wand to reuse it as a eyebrow brush
- 6. Remove stubborn waterproof mascara with olive oil
- 7. Conditioner as shaving cream
- 8. Shimmery eyeshadow in the inner eye corners to look more alert and awake
- 9. Heat up your eyelash curler with a hairdryer before curling your lashes
- 10. The cupid's bow cross
- 11. Apply concealer in a triangular shape for the under eye brightening effect
- 12. Thicker and longer eyelashes with... Baby powder!
- 13. Old toothbrush and hairspray to tame baby hairs
1. Using scotch tape to get the perfect winged eyeliner
For a step-by-step video tutorial, here’s one done by a makeup artist and YouTube beauty guru, Makeup Geek.
2. How not to leave red lipstick stains on your teeth
It looks odd… But this actually removes the lipstick at the inner part of your lips that causes it to transfer to your teeth!
3. White or cream eyeliner to make you look more awake
4. Tea tree oil mixed with water to create an anti-bacterial spray for your face and makeup brushes.
5. Clean an old mascara wand to reuse it as a eyebrow brush
6. Remove stubborn waterproof mascara with olive oil
7. Conditioner as shaving cream
Wanted to shave your legs but ran out of shaving cream? Try using hair conditioner instead! Nicole Guerriero, a YouTube beauty guru actually prefers using hair conditioner to shave her legs instead of regular shaving cream!
8. Shimmery eyeshadow in the inner eye corners to look more alert and awake
9. Heat up your eyelash curler with a hairdryer before curling your lashes
Now you don’t have to spend the extra money on a heated eyelash curler!
10. The cupid’s bow cross
11. Apply concealer in a triangular shape for the under eye brightening effect
12. Thicker and longer eyelashes with… Baby powder!
- Use a clean mascara spoolie or wand to pick up a little bit of powder.
- Apply a thin coat of it on your eyelashes
- Apply your mascara!
13. Old toothbrush and hairspray to tame baby hairs
Don’t throw away that old toothbrush! Clean it well and you can use it to tame your baby hairs or fly-aways. Just spritz some hairspray on the toothbrush and slick your baby hairs to where you want it to be.
