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  • #122
    shellyboo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,883 ✭✭✭shellyboo


    jessbeth wrote: »
    I was thinking the same about the electric toothbrush :rolleyes:


    Heehee... nice once. Here's hoping you don't use the brushy part though ;)


  • #123
    jessbeth
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭jessbeth


    Clare Bear wrote: »
    It's exactly 19 steps from my bedroom to downstairs where the iron is, feck that! :p

    I've heard of people using the iron instead of the straightening iron but not the other way around :)


  • #124
    jessbeth
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭jessbeth


    shellyboo wrote: »
    Heehee... nice once. Here's hoping you don't use the brushy part though ;)

    Ouch ouch and double ouch.

    Try and explain the toothbrush under the mattress though. That's a bit mortifying ;)


  • #125
    shellyboo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,883 ✭✭✭shellyboo


    jessbeth wrote: »
    Ouch ouch and double ouch.

    Try and explain the toothbrush under the mattress though. That's a bit mortifying ;)

    I was more worried about using something that's been... down there... to brush your teeth with...


  • #126
    jessbeth
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭jessbeth


    shellyboo wrote: »
    I was more worried about using something that's been... down there... to brush your teeth with...

    Just have a separate head for each occasion. I know too much about this don't I? :D

    Almond Oil is great for your hair, to make it shine.

    Coconut oil can be used to put a shine on your hair, as a moisturiser and as a lube (without a condom though).

    It's dead cheap too!:o


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  • #127
    LadyE
    Registered Users Posts: 9,021 ✭✭✭LadyE


    jessbeth wrote: »
    Just have a separate head for each occasion. I know too much about this don't I? :D

    Almond Oil is great for your hair, to make it shine.

    Coconut oil can be used to put a shine on your hair, as a moisturiser and as a lube (without a condom though).

    It's dead cheap too!:o

    WTF? You use a toothbrush...that you use, for masterbating:eek:...buy a fecking rampent rabbit! Im sorry, but thats disgusting, even if you do change the head, im sure the handle will get...aww yuck.

    Seriously, buy a rampent rabbit.


  • #128
    ChewChew
    Moderators Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭ChewChew


    Girls, to get the full effect from your eyeshadow, use a white liquid eyeshadow on the lower lid then apply the powder shadow over the liquid. enhances the full colour effect and it will last ALL night! :D


  • #129
    jessbeth
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭jessbeth


    LadyE wrote: »
    WTF? You use a toothbrush...that you use, for masterbating:eek:...buy a fecking rampent rabbit! Im sorry, but thats disgusting, even if you do change the head, im sure the handle will get...aww yuck.

    Seriously, buy a rampent rabbit.

    It was a joke :)


  • #130
    shellyboo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,883 ✭✭✭shellyboo


    LadyE wrote: »
    WTF? You use a toothbrush...that you use, for masterbating:eek:...buy a fecking rampent rabbit! Im sorry, but thats disgusting, even if you do change the head, im sure the handle will get...aww yuck.

    Seriously, buy a rampent rabbit.


    A rampant rabbit is ace and all, but SO not the same effect as something small like an electric toothbrush....


  • #131
    jessbeth
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭jessbeth


    shellyboo wrote: »
    A rampant rabbit is ace and all, but SO not the same effect as something small like an electric toothbrush....

    Here here, but maybe we should specify that it's not the same toothbrush as you use for your teeth otherwise we're grossing people out. :)


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  • #132
    JaneyMc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,420 ✭✭✭JaneyMc


    jessbeth wrote: »
    I've heard of people using the iron instead of the straightening iron but not the other way around :)

    I used to do that! It's dangerous though, I know girls that have small burn scars on their faces because of that. Well they have them from the days before the GHD.


  • #133
    SeekUp
    Registered Users Posts: 1,072 ✭✭✭SeekUp


    As mentioned, adding sugar makes a nice gentle scrub -- and for tougher places like feet and elbows, salt will do the trick.

    And another use for nail polish remover: If you spill latex paint on the carpet, don't fear! Blot out as much of the paint as you can, then use nail polish remover to get out the rest of paint without harming the carpet (or the color of the carpet) at all.

    (Yes, there was a minor incident involving the OH and a can of paint. No, you can't tell anything was spilled at all! :D)


  • #134
    MJOR
    Registered Users Posts: 1,796 ✭✭✭MJOR


    I use bio oil on my cuticles as a cuticle oil


  • #135
    SW81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 508 ✭✭✭SW81


    MJOR wrote: »
    I use bio oil on my cuticles as a cuticle oil
    Bio Oil is great. So good for my skin after a session of alcohol, it gets really dehydrated and that sorts it out, it's great.


  • #136
    pseudonym1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭pseudonym1


    Hi lovely ladies

    I enjoy preening exfoliating masks and what have you. But products are so extensive and costly have taken to my kitchen cupboards sourcing ingredients for making my own beauty concoctions.

    Long time fav is brown sugar and olive oil - THE best exfoliater ever used.

    Recently tried 2 tbs of Gin and 2 egg yokes as a hair tonic and glistined results!

    Any other good ones care to share?


  • #137
    Rozabeez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭Rozabeez


    Lemon juice can be good for natural highlights in the summer iirc.


  • #138
    Léan
    Registered Users Posts: 996 ✭✭✭Léan


    Sugar and olive oil is amazing!

    Mayonnasie hair masks are also really good, especially for dry hair. Gives a really nice shine.


  • #139
    paperclip2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭paperclip2


    Never tried it myself but I read somewhere that honey is great for the skin. You paint it on all over before you have a shower.

    Ground almonds and rose water or orange-flower water make a great exfoliator for delicate skin.

    Also almond oil or grape seed oil and sea salt is brilliant as a scrub for the legs.

    :)


  • #140
    metaoblivia
    Registered Users Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭metaoblivia


    I use a mask of organic raw honey, lemon juice and milk. It makes my skin feel very nice. I also save my green tea bags and use them on my eyes.


  • #141
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    metaoblivia wrote: »
    I also save my green tea bags and use them on my eyes.

    Try contacts.


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  • #142
    mydarkstar
    Registered Users Posts: 249 ✭✭mydarkstar


    Carmex is very handy in this weather, a dab on your fingertips can help tame flyaway hair... smells a bit funny though so don't use too much!


  • #143
    embee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,890 ✭✭✭embee


    If you find yourself with greasy roots and have run outta shampoo/haven't time to wash it before you run out, a light sprinkling of baby powder dusted onto your roots and brushed through your hair will take the greasy look away until you buy shampoo or whatever - it dries up oil on the scalp and hair. Beware though - too much baby powder and you'll look like your hair has gone grey.

    Generally, baby products are great - wipes, oil, powder etc.


  • #144
    baglady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 255 ✭✭baglady


    yup a little bit of baby powder is great if u dont have time to wash your hair. ALso vaseline for taking off eye makeup. and olive oil/bio oil can be used as serum to tame your hair. I heard if u spritz some perfume on ur hair before u sraighten it it smells really nice and tried it and it worked.
    Also, sellotape wrapped around your hand sticky side out is great as a makeshift lint brush!!

    Awesome thread!!


  • #145
    embee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,890 ✭✭✭embee


    BobbleOff gadget, €7.99 in Dunnes.

    Best lint and bobble remover evar!! Revives soooo many tired looking jumpers, and even takes tiny bobbles off tights etc.


  • #146
    MintyDoris
    Registered Users Posts: 435 ✭✭MintyDoris


    My flatmate can´t get her head around this but if your hair has lost its shine or gets a build up on it, use a small splodge of washing up liquid before you shampoo and condition.
    It gives a really lovely shine and leaves your hair feeling really soft

    If you use fake tan and your nails get stained by it, soak your nails in hot water with half a lemon squeezed into it and buff your nails lightly. Comes up a treat

    Packing tape wrapped around your hand (inside out if you know what I mean) is great for getting rid of animal hairs etc off your clothes

    A really cheap razor (without the moisturising strip) gets rid of boobles off woollens really well


  • #147
    milod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 757 ✭✭✭milod


    My g/f's hair conditioner makes an ideal replacement when I run out of shaving foam... That razor just glides over my face!

    I'm sure it could , erm, be applied to other areas too ;)


  • #148
    shellyboo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,883 ✭✭✭shellyboo


    milod wrote: »
    My g/f's hair conditioner makes an ideal replacement when I run out of shaving foam... That razor just glides over my face!

    I'm sure it could , erm, be applied to other areas too ;)

    Yup - shaving foam and gel is such a waste of money! Hair conditioner works much, much better, especially on legs and other, eh, delicate areas :)


  • #149
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,215 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    If there's no toilet paper... but if there IS a packet of make-up removing wipes - RESULT!!!

    Mmmm... cool and refreshing! :D

    (I'd draw a line at those flushable Domestos wipes...)


  • #150
    metrovelvet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,376 ✭✭✭metrovelvet


    Dudess wrote: »
    If there's no toilet paper... but if there IS a packet of make-up removing wipes - RESULT!!!

    Mmmm... cool and refreshing! :D

    (I'd draw a line at those flushable Domestos wipes...)

    Ha. I used a revitalift wipe on the kitchen counter, it was way better than any domestos or kitchen wipe.


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  • #151
    GirlInterrupted
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭GirlInterrupted


    embee wrote: »
    If you find yourself with greasy roots and have run outta shampoo/haven't time to wash it before you run out, a light sprinkling of baby powder dusted onto your roots and brushed through your hair will take the greasy look away until you buy shampoo or whatever ....

    Not if you have black hair!

    Almond oil is great to massage it in dry hair, wrap your hair in a hot damp towel and leave it for an hour or so, then shampoo out and your hair will be so shiny you can see yourself in it.

    Use it warmed up on your elbows, knees and heels or wherever you have dry skin and massage it in well. Also good for dry cuticles.


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