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Strange beauty tips..

  • 26-07-2008 07:11PM
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    Stumbled across these, thought some of the ladies would find this helpful.

    Wacky Beauty Tips

    . Powder Your Roots
    If your hairline starts to look greasy, dig up a big, fluffy makeup brush, and dip into a pot of loose powder. Tap it once on the back of your hand to remove excess, then dust it over your roots. It mops up oil and blends into your strands, so no one will know you didn’t shower.

    2. Scent Strands With Perfume
    Spray a light shot fragrance into the bristles. Run it through strands from roots to ends and your hair will smell amazing throughout the day.

    3. Cure Calluses With Vaseline
    Slather on the petroleum jelly, and put on socks before bed to dissolve tough calluses overnight.

    4. Spot-Treat Smudges
    Dip a cotton swab in eye-makeup remover, and trace it along your lids to erase any slip-ups or goofs when there’s not time to redo your whole look.

    5. Fix a Flushed Face
    If you turn red and stay that way after exercising (like seriously red for hours, even though you’re healthy and hydrated), take an antihistamine like Benadryl when you leave the gym to reduce redness.

    6. Soften Your Bod With Avocado
    Take a ripe avocado, remove the pit and skin, and mash it up in a bowl. Slather it all over your body, let it sit for 20 minutes, then rinse off. Your skin will be sooo soft- avocado is a natural moisturizer.

    7. Super-Glue a Nail
    Instead of tearing off your nail when it breaks, put a tiny dab of Super Glue over the split, and paint a generous layer of your favourite nail-polish shade over it. Go for an opaque option (like red, purple, or coral) to camouflage and seal the crack.

    8. Use Makeup Remover on Stubborn Lipstick
    Don’t try to rub red lipstick (which makes it smear across your mouth-not so sexy). Instead, take a cotton ball or tissue, dip it in makeup remover, and just dab to erase the dark stain fast.

    9. Tame Brows With Eye Cream
    Pat any kind of rich eye cream over brows to help keep them hydrated and banish those icky white specks that looks like dandruff.

    10. Buff With Baking Soda
    If you find yourself streaking (not glowing) after applying self-tanner, put some baking soda on a loofah, and scrub away the stripes.

    11. Brush On Hair Spray
    For the final step of your blow-dry, spray hair spray onto your brush, and run it through strands from roots to tips. This way, your do isn’t so plastered and stiff but still holds volume and shine.

    12. Boost Body Lotion With Baby Oil
    If you’re craving shiny legs that aren’t greasy, blend a drop of baby oil into your normal body lotion for extra luster.

    13. Dab essential Oil on a Hangnail
    Put apricot oil, the kind found in health-food stores, to protect cuticles from turning rough and raggedy.

    14. Quell a Cold Sore With Cream
    When a cold sore is coming on, dab a bit of thick moisturizer, like Aquaphor, over it to prevent it from getting worse.

    15. Freeze Your Eyeliner
    If the tip of your eyeliner pencil crumbles and smears on your lids, store the liner in the freezer for 15 minutes before use so the tip is firm and goes across your skin smoothly.

    16. Use Toothpaste on a Zit
    Use just a pea-size amount. Let sit for 15 minutes to absorb the oil so the pimple won’t get more clogged, then wash off.

    17. Heat Up Your Curler
    If you have stick-straight lashes, try blasting your metal eyelash curler with a hairdryer for a couple of seconds to heat it up so your lashes bend more easily. And use waterproof mascara. The formula dries faster than other mascaras, so it sets the curl more effectively.

    18. Use Soap Without Water
    You know those fancy bars that are actually too pretty to use? Toss them in your underwear or tee-shirt drawers to make skin smell delicious.

    19. Groom Brows With a Toothbrush
    Mist an (unused!) toothbrush or eyebrow comb with hair spray to help flatten and tame unruly brows.

    20. Put Diaper-Rash Cream on Dry Spots
    Slather on a thick layer of diaper-rash cream to heal cracked elbows and feet.

    21. Lubricate Your Lashes
    An easy way to draw attention to your eyes without putting on a pile of makeup is to comb petroleum jelly lightly through the tips of eyelashes to get sexy, subtle sparkle.

    22. Steamroll Flyaways
    Spray on hair spray, then roll the can over your strands. The round bottle fits the curved shape of your head, locks in the spray, and flattens out frizz.

    23. Spike Lotion With Bronzer
    If you don’t have time to book a self-tanning session, mix a few pumps of body bronzer with regular hand lotion and pat it on your legs for a gradual dose of sexy, beachy colour.

    24. Air-Dry Your Curls
    Let your hair dry indoors before going out in the cold. The curls will be really bouncy and piecey-perfect.

    25. Press a Tea Bag on Splotches
    If your skin is sensitive or just looking irritated and puffy for some reason, steep a bag of green tea for a minute or two, let it cool down, and dab it over your face. The antioxidants in the tea take down inflammation.

    26. Shave With Conditioner
    Ran out of shaving cream? Do double duty by coating your stems with a thick hair conditioner. It softens the hair so it’s easier to shave off and makes legs feel amazingly silky.

    27. Amp Shine With Vinegar
    Mix one part vinegar with four parts carbonated water and soak dry hair. Leave on for 15 minutes before you shampoo to lock in shine and combat dullness.

    28. Exfoliate Your Pits
    If your underarms start to look dry and flaky, an easy trick is to exfoliate them with a gentle face scrub to keep that skin pretty when going sleeveless.

    29.Customize Your Body Lotion
    Instead of shelling out for an expensive perfumed body product, you can make your own by pouring a few drops of fragrance into any scent-free lotion. Rub it on- the scent will last for hours.

    30. “Brush” With Mouthwash
    If you’re too wiped out after a late night of partying to clean your teeth, rinse with water and mouthwash, then use a dry toothbrush on the area where your teeth hit your gums.
    31. Make an Egg White Mask
    To revive tired, dull skin without hitting the spa table, try this: Crack open an egg in a bowl, separate the yolk, and use the egg whites to make a face mask. The proteins help to heal and restore skin’s moisture. Leave it on for five minutes, and rinse off.

    32. Dry Sensitive Skin With T.P.
    Instead of drying your face with a scratchy towel, pat with toilet paper- it’s ultra-soft on delicate skin (and bums!).


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭kittex


    I don't know about wacky, but most of these are pretty common.

    They work well though :)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭NewFrockTuesday


    I used to ue conditioner for shaving but I found that it just ran down the plughole before I could get all the leg done....in the shower...not so much the bath. So now, when a bottle of conditioner is half empty, I add baby oil to top it up and it stays on my legs way longer.

    Kind of a combination of two of the tips up there.

    Mu Auntie told me to use peroxide on spots but Ive never had the courage given my own home hair experiments...one thing your hair going a bit of an odd colour, another entirely your face!


    If you suffer from cracked heels....and this is a bit of a bizzare one...baby oil and cling film...not the entire foot though - just the heel bit....and socks ..then bed and a few nifhts of that and you have lovely peachy heels! I tried this...it works...wear thick socks though or your sheets will suffer and its difficult to remove the oil stain.

    Never heard the vinegar and hair one before...anyone done this?


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    Dellgirl2 wrote: »
    Never heard the vinegar and hair one before...anyone done this?



    I did, but it was done after shampooing - it gives a great shine to brown, brunette or black hair.

    A great tip for very dry hands is to wet your hands then massage in a squirt of liquid soap and about a teaspoon of sugar. This exfoliates your hands and when you put on moisturiser afterwards they're really soft.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31 patrick_micheal


    all right here is one for you if you have a bit of a problem with blemishes and what not over time,there are so many creams out there that will make your face this and that, please it,s bull. if you want to get it total fixed up and have colagen replacement with in a few days and that perfect compleaction use peperashion H. YES it's the cream you use for hemroides but as having the perfect profile for absorbtion mixed with a mild steroid it's regenaration time is the fastest on the market just get over the fact of putting ass cream on your face and you'll see what im talking about.no more bags crinkles around the eyes spots, gone!!.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22 an_upstart


    honey for chapped lips (although u will have a hard time NOT licking it off:p)


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


    I tried that once, it was nice except my hair kept sticking to my face.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 972 ✭✭✭moco


    Vaseline is great for removing eye makeup :)


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