11 DIY Makeup Hacks!

"50 Shades of Makeup"

Hello everybody! This week I have spent a lot of time coming up with a total of eleven makeup DIYs that you could use in your everyday life. Feel free to let me know what you think of these and if they worked out for you in the comment section. So let’s get started!

1. Here’s a trick for people who wear lipstick. After putting lipstick on, put a tissue over your lips and put some translucent powder onto the tissue to prevent smudges.

2. Have naturally frizzy hair like my sister’s afro? Use a t-shirt instead of a towel to dry natural hair to prevent frizz.

3. Do you like perfume as much as I do? The best place to spray perfume is behind your ears, the base of your throat, inside elbow and wrist. It will last much longer like this instead of just randomly spraying all over your body like most people I know do.

4. Want to cut your own split ends? Twist all of your hair and cut the strays, you'll be able to dee your split ends better! This also works better if your hair is wet or damp. But be careful, remember that when you cut your hair wet, it will dry slightly shorter!

5. To prevent lipstick from getting on your teeth, put your mouth around your index finger and move your finger away as if you were taking a ring off with your lips. My cheer team and I always use this trick when we need to wear lipstick for tryouts, competitions and games. 

6. At the end of your products that are in a tube, cut the tube in half to get every last bit out of it! Makeup can be crazy expensive if you choose to get the high-end stuff, so don't waste a drop.

7. Keep expensive mascara brushes and use them with regular mascara after cleaning the brush. The brush will make your lashes more high-end even if you are using a cheaper mascara solution.

8. Revive old mascara by soaking the tube in warm water. Dipping the tube in warm water releases the mascara off the sides so your brush can bring it out of the tube and onto your lashes.

9. Pat your under eye concealer on instead of rubbing to prevent wrinkles and wearing of that sensitive skin in the future. Learned this tip from Michelle Phan on youtube, check her out she’s awesome.

10. Use Elmer's glue for a good base coat for your nails for easier removal later on. You wont be able to tell you used the glue after applying nail polish if you used a thin coat. 

11. Use dry shampoo before bed instead of in the morning. The tossing and turning as you sleep will help work the product in, eliminating any white powder blotches.

Want even more makeup hacks? Click HERE for this amazing blog I found. Thanks for reading and come back next Saturday for another blog!