Beauty hacks are the secrets of the beauty world. Beauty is one of those things that can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be. But what if you want to make your beauty routine a bit easier? Here are my top five beauty hacks that have been tried and tested over the years.
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Beauty Hacks #1- Washing a beauty blender
When it comes to cleaning a beauty blender (or any other makeup brush for that matter) it’s tempting to buy an expensive cleaner to make sure that your brushes are really clean. But you don’t need a fancy cleaner to get the result you want. All you really need is a cheap bar of soap, the cheaper the better! Using cheap soap will remove the dirt and grime without clogging the brush with moisturiser (or whatever it is they use in soaps these days). You can get a cheap soap from Tesco for 15p from the Value range. All you need to do it get your brushes wet, rub some soap on them, massage the brushes, and rinse. Doing this once a week will keep your brushes clean and germ-free.
Beauty Hacks #2- Old Mascara
I hate to see any product go into the bin but when it comes to mascara, there is a use by date that you should stick to. After a while, germs get into the tube and can cause eye infections, yuk! But you can still use mascara on your eyebrows. Old mascara is a great substitute for brow gel so if you run out (or haven’t decided on which one to get yet) then try this until you can get your fingers on your ultimate brow gel.
Beauty Hacks #3- Old nail polish
Do you have some old nail polish that you like, still want to use, but it’s gone a bit gloppy? Never fear, you can simply revive it. Pour a couple of drops of nail polish remover into your old nail polish, pop the lid back on, and give it a good shake. This will dissolve the polish just a bit and it will become more liquid again. I’ve tried and tested this on some of the oldest nail polishes that I own and every time that I do this, my polishes live to paint another day.
Beauty Hacks #4- Fixing spray
One of the biggest secrets to getting your makeup to last longer is using a fixing spray. If you don’t have a fixing spray, the next best thing is hairspray. Once you have applied your makeup, simply spray a fine mist of hairspray on your face and it will help to keep your makeup in place for longer. Just remember to shut your mouth and don’t breath the spray in.
Beauty Hacks #5- Curlers
Ever fancied doing a wet set but don’t have any rollers? Try using small kitchen sponges. Take a section of your hair and place a sponge at the root of your hair. Wrap the hair around the sponge. Once the section is wrapped around the sponge, fold the sponge in half, and tie it with a hair elastic. Not only is this a cheap alternative to rollers, it’s also very comfortable to sleep with.
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These are some amazing tips / hacks. I am sharing with my blogger friends. They will definitely love it.
Aww! Thank you! I hope that your friends find my tips useful 🙂
You have just reminded me that my mascaras are way over due now I.l need to trash them and just get a new one for the sake of my eyes.
I hate when mascara goes icky! It always seems to go bad really quickly compared to everything else, and it is so expensive too!
Sponges are rollers!! Great hack! Oh man, if my hair was longer, I would try that!
As someone who has endured plenty of sleepless nights with rollers in the search of vintage waves, sponge rollers are the way forward!
These are some great hacks I think a lot of people don’t think to wash their blends or even brushes that often and it amazing what a difference it can make.
I will admit, I hate washing my brushes and equipment but it stops them from getting icky and giving me spots 🙂
Thanks for the tips! I have never used a fixing spray before, but I love your hairspray hack – I will be giving this a try!
This reminded me to buy new mascara. I’m not sure what date it’s good until but I know I’ve been using it for a while.
How many good tips on how to use old stuff and make it work again. Changing mascara often is important.
Oh wow, what a list of great tips! The beauty hacks #5 about using kitchen sponges to create curls is really interesting. I would love to give it a try!
Washing a beauty blender and all the makeup brushes is just amust do! And seems we are alike since I use old mascara as brow gel too especially when it’s almost geeting over.
Love some tips, however about the mascara my eyes are susceptible, and I need to buy frequently a new one and not any product, and about cleaning the makeup brushes, I would like to try that tip in particular. (whatsupdearie)
Oh wow. That hack for the old mascara is a huge winner in my book. Thank you for sharing all of these but I think that one is going to be my favorite.
I am a fan of beauty hacks. I always do the nail polish hack. But thanks to your post now I know what to do with my old mascara.
Love all these beauty hacks, I need to check few of them.
I will have to share these with my daughter for beauty hacks. I had heard about the old mascara causing eye problems. Didn’t think it would have another use.
Wow these are some great tips … I always do the beauty blender and mascara hack … I would love to share this post with my friends
WAIT WHAT!?!?!? I didn’t know that about mascara!!! I always use old ones! AHH thanks for the info/hacks
Such an interesting idea to use hairspray as makeup fixing spray! Would never have thought of that
Thanks for these usefil beauty hacks. These helps us save a few bucks for buying new stuffs, and just clean them nicely.
Thanks for the amazing tips. Using old mascara cause eye infections. I usually try to replace my expired beauty products.