Wearing makeup and looking pretty is a lot of fun. But sometimes our makeup and beauty routines can be tedious. Not only are they long but if you make one mistake it could be a real pain to correct that mistake.
You could be sitting there for a half hour trying to fix your wonky eyeliner. Mess up on your eyeshadow? You probably have to start your eyes all over again.
But you can shave some serious time off your beauty routine if you know a few tricks. You can also learn how to fix any makeup mistakes. Here are 50 Funny And Useful Beauty Hacks:
Pour some peel-off mask in a bowl. Add some food coloring. Wipe onto your lips, let dry and pull off. You’ll have lasting smudge-proof color left behind.
Cut out a piece of paper in the eyebrow shape you want. Place it between to sheets of plastic (you can use pieces of a plastic cup). Exacto knife out the shape and use the plastic as a stencil for filling in your eye brows perfectly.
Want perfectly curled lashes. Place your lashes in a curler. Put on mascara while your lashes are still in the curler.
Before you apply mascara, you should properly curl them. Curl your lashes as close to the base of your lashes as you can. Then move the curler to the center length and squeeze again. Repeat toward the top.
Are your makeup brushes nasty? Wet them then rub some shampoo and later up your brush. Use a mini-strainer to rub your brush in the scrub out all the makeup as you run it under the faucet.
6) Properly Apply Lash Glue
Here’s a hack to make sure you don’t put too much lash glue on your fake lashes. Place a dab on the head of a hair pin. Run the head of the pin along the fake lash to apply a perfect layer of glue.
Put some petroleum jelly in a single contact case, add a few drop of food coloring and mix around. Paint your case and glue a fake flower, charm, or rhinestone on top. Glue a ring bottom to the bottom of the case and now you have a lipgloss ring.
Cut a tiny rectangle of top. Place it on the eyelid on your crease. Place your eyeshadow over it. The tape will slightly lift your lid.
Run a pair of tweezer through some bronzer. Run it down the bridge of your nose. Blend to make your nose look slimmer.
Use a henna cone to apply dots to your face. Let dry and wipe off. Now you hace a face full of freckles.
Tired of looking like The Joker when you apply lipstick? Place a Q-tip in your mouth and hold it there while you apply. This will prevent it from leaking into the corners of your mouth.
Swatch foundation on your inner arm. Choose the color that matches best. This works better than swatching it on your face.
Summer foundation is a different story. We become more tan in the summer but you don’t want your foundation to make you look orange. Swatch the foundation on your neck to find the perfect match.
Out of shaving cream? Use hair conditioner. It will make your legssilky smooth.
15) Double Duty Liquid Lipstick
Let your liquid lipstick do double duty. Dab some on your eyelid. Blend in with an eye brush.
16) Lipstick On Your Cheeks
Need a little color in your face? Dab some lipstick on your cheeks. Blend it in well.
17) DIY Threading Hair Removal
Threading hair removal is pretty popular these days. But you don’t have to pay for it at a salon. You can find a tutorial
here.
Razors can become clogged easily. But they can be hard to clean. Run the blade over a pair of denim to clean it out. It will also help sharpen it.
19) Turbo Clean Your Brushes
Do your brushes need a deep clean? Place the end up your brush in a drill. Dip it into a bowl with soap and water and let the drill spin your brush until it’s clean.
Is your hair brush filled with hair. Use a comb to pull the hair up.Pull the rest up with your hands.
Cut off the fabric from an umbrella. Poke hopes around the edge of the fabric and run a ribbon through it. Put your make up in the center and pull the ribbon to close your bag.
22) Cure Clumpy Eyelashes
Pour micellar water into a bowl. Place your mascara bowl in the wand for 5 minutes. Take out and wipe on a paper towel to remove all the clumps.
Did you loose the tip of your eyeliner? Burn the end of a tampoon tube so it closes. Pop your eyeliner right in.
24) DIY Two-Tone Lipstick
Use a razor to slice two lipsticks in half. Place one chunk on the other lipstick so there is two shades in one container. Use a lighter or mini-torch to melt the lipstick shades together.
Burn the end of an almond. Rub a slanted brush over the burned part. Use the char to fill in your eyebrows.
Grab some old black eyeshadow. Mix it with some petroleum jelly. Use a toothbrush to brush it over your lashes.
False eyelashes can be a pain to trim. Don’t use a scissor. Use a cuticle cutter instead.
28) Peel Off Glitter Nail Polish
Glitter nail polish is a bitch to remove. Coat your nails with some PVA glue before you paint your nails. Then apply your glitter polish on the top. When you’re ready to remove you can just peel the nail polish off.
Sometimes false eyelashes don’t have enough curve to fit your eyelid. They become too straight and end up not fitting right. Just wrap your falsies around a makeup brush for five minutes before you apply.
Sick of getting your heels stuck in the grass? Make heel caps. Cover your heel with tape or paper. Cover the paper with hit glue and let it drip dow to for a puddle or cap at the base of the heel. Let dry and pull off your shoe. Paint to match your shoes and pop them on when you walk in the grass.
Fill a bowl of water with ice. Dip your hands in the ice water after you paint them. Let them sit for one minute to instantly dry them.
Lay a strip of toothpaste out on a piece of aluminum foil. Cover it in baking soda. Wrap it around your teeth and leave for 5 minutes or longer to whiten your teeth.
Place color pencils in hot to warm water. Take them out and use them as eyeliner. They will have a gel effect and apply smoothly.
34) Get Rid of Blackheads
Pour non-toxic glue into a bowl. Pour in some activated charcoal. Rub it over the area where you have blackheads and let dry. When you peel it off the blackheads will come out.
35) Perfect Eyeshadow Application
Cut off the ends of a panty liner. Place them under your eyes. You won’t have to clean up any spilled mess when you apply eyemakeup because it will fall onto the pads.
Is your silver looking dull? Place your ring inside some cola and wait until the bubbles disappear. It willbe nice and clean when you take it out.
Plucking can be painful. Get rid of pain with ice. Ice your eyebrows before you pluck.
38) Make Tight Shoes Comfy
Are those shoes killing your feet? Rub some roll-on deodorant on the inside of the shoes, especially your heel. This will help make the shoe more comfortable.
Did your lipstick break in half? Run both pieces over a flame. Then push the pieces together and rub the melted sides together so its good as new.
Roll your hair over the end of a fork and use the prongs to keep the hair roll in place. Let sit for a while then pull out. Your hair will be nice and curly
Pour some fruity gum or candy in a bowel with petroleum jelly and food coloring. Put in in the microwve until it melts. Mix it well until its smooth, pour into a container and put in the freezer for a bit to harden.
42) Makeshift Beauty Sponge
Are you all out of beauty sponges? Use the inside of a kitchen sponge. It will work just fine for blending your makeup.
Want the look of pantyhose without the feel of pantyhose? Mix concealer with lotion. Rub it over your legs for a pantyhose look. It can also help cover leg scars.
Want a plumped lip look. Put your lips inside a shot glass and suck the air out. Your lips will be plumped up when you pull them out. Please be careful and don’t hurt yourself.
You can make your own foundation powder at home. You just need some cornstarch and arrowroot along with a few other ingredients. Get the instructions
here.
Wipe gel shaving cream all over your face. Wipe it off with a towel to remove makeup. Wash your face clean.
Poke holes through ping pong balls. Dot the balls with hot glue. Run the holes through a bent wire and shape the wired into a roller handle.
Flyaways can have your hair looking like a mess. Tame them with a toothbrush. Spray your toothbrush with hairspray and smooth the flyaways with the toothbrush.
Want your hair to look thicker? Brush your hair part with with eyeshadow that matches your hair color. It will make your hair look super full.
50) Remove Foundation Stains
Did you stain your white shirt with foundation? Cover it in shaving cream. This will pretreat the stain so it will come out in the wash.
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