Wacky Beauty Tips that Work!

[Scarberry2003]

Let me know what ones you have tried and what the results were!


1. Powder Your Roots
If your hairline starts to look greasy, dig up a big, fluffy makeup brush, and dip it into a pot of loose powder. Tap it once on the back of your hand to remove the 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 of 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 slipups or goofs when there's no 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 so 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 favorite nailpolish 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 off 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 look 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 on 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 hair dryer for a couple seconds to heat it up so your lashes bend more easily. And use a 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 your 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 a sexy, subtle sparkle.

22. 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 color.

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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. "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.

30. 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.

[CarolsCritterCare]

LOL I was just reading these on yahoo news and to a few of them I thought ~ YUCK.... like #1...YUCK!!

Some I thought hhhhhhmmmm Interesting

#26 also works if you have hard, rusty well water. It helps remove the iron from your hair

[pk]

1. Powder Your Roots
If your hairline starts to look greasy, dig up a big, fluffy makeup brush, and dip it into a pot of loose powder. Tap it once on the back of your hand to remove the 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.

This brought back high school/teen year memories. I had a friend that had oily hair and she use to do this with baby powder. She would bend over and put some powder on her brush and brush the underneath of her hair with it near her head. Seemed to help take away the greasy look.

I think this started in a teen magazine back then about quick beauty tips. lol

[pk]

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

Many times when my kids were young and their feet would get dry I would smooth petroleum jelly over them and put cotton socks on over night. A few nights of this and their dry skin would be much better.

[pk]

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 so soft — avocado is a natural moisturizer.

OK..I can see putting it on your face, but your WHOLE body? Do you get chips or sour cream with that too? And another question...when you are waiting 20 minutes do you have to stand up the whole time? Think it may get a bit mushy for comfort if you were to sit down.

Oh yeah.. I guess when it states ' take a ripe avocado etc'...you may have to adjust that proportion depending on the size of your body?

[pk]

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 favorite nailpolish shade over it. Go for an opaque option (like red, purple, or coral) to camouflage and seal the crack.

Another oldie and not so goodie trick from yesteryear's teen beauty tip magazine. lol And the sad part is, I remember using glue to keep long fingernails looking good when they start to break! lol Oh the things we use to do.

[pk]

8. Use Makeup Remover on Stubborn Lipstick
Don't try to rub off 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.

Baby oil also works good. But the very best makeup remover is by AVON. It's in a white/black bottle and is really creamy. It's the best.

[pk]

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.

lol yet another fond memory. We didn't put our eyeliner in the freezer rather we use to put our mascara in the freezer. It was thought that it would make the mascara last longer and stay fresher.

The only problem...it never failed that I would start to put my make up on in the bathroom and then remember that my mascara was all the way in the freezer next to the freezer pops! Not convenient at all so I stopped caring about fresher mascara real fast! lol

[pk]

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.

Will this help your face to smell 'minty fresh'?

[pk]

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

Another tip is between coats of mascara or before you put your first coat on, lightly dust your lashes from your powder compact . Makes the mascara stick better and look longer.

I remember years back I loved taking a long, long time on 'doing my eyes'. I always used my eye curler carefully making sure each eye was done with care. This was quite a process especially before a date.

My older sister one time decided to be 'funny' (yeah right)...and my boyfriend came early so she opened my bedroom door where he could see me. I had my hair up in a towel and a eye lash curler stuck on my eye 'curling' my lashes! Boy was I embarrassed for him to see me with this thing on my eye! lol

Of course my sister thought it was hilarious.

[pk]

17. Heat Up Your Curler

Actually a year or so ago I remember seeing in a catalog (Avon, maybe??) where they had a battery operated heated eyelash curler. Too funny.

[pk]

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 your skin smell delicious.

Again...years back..wow, I sound old! lol

But I remember my mom giving me a little cardboard round container with loose very pretty smelling powder in it. You twisted the top to open the little holes to let the scent out and it was for your lingerie drawer. Made everything smell so nice.

[pk]

18. Use Soap Without Water

Every time BATH AND BODY store has their semi annual sale I pick up several bars of their soaps just for our drawers. The scent lasts forever. In fact I just gave some to my daughter last week to put some in her drawer.


Another thing that works is to drop a few dryer sheets in your dresser drawers for a pretty scent. Works well when packing clothes for storage too. Just add a sheet or two in the box before closing. Keeps clothes smelling pretty.

[pk]

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

OK...this is another 'years back' story.....

I remember there was a time when you certainly didn't have to worry about 'unruly' brows. We use to pluck our eye brows until they were thin lines. Oh how my Mom hated that I did that! lol

[pk]

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 a sexy, subtle sparkle.

I remember having a really small comb made for separating lashes. In a hurry or if you just ran out of mascara this was a good trick to do. Baby oil worked good too.

[pk]

Here is one thing we use to do in high school...and please note that I DO NOT recommend doing this.

For a great eye liner that was totally water proof and never faded we actually used a Black FLAIR Ink Marker! lol

The tip was thin, and hard so it was great for thin lines. It actually came off very easy with Pond's Cold Cream but never smudged until you took it off.

I have no idea if using ink on your skin can be bad or not..but we were teens, what can I say.

[CarolsCritterCare]

Originally Posted by pk

Here is one thing we use to do in high school...and please note that I DO NOT recommend doing this.

For a great eye liner that was totally water proof and never faded we actually used a Black FLAIR Ink Marker! lol

The tip was thin, and hard so it was great for thin lines. It actually came off very easy with Pond's Cold Cream but never smudged until you took it off.

I have no idea if using ink on your skin can be bad or not..but we were teens, what can I say.

LOL.....ok, Have not heard of this one.

How about those celebs who go out and have eyeliner tattoo'd on??
OUCH! I dont want no ink needle anywhere near my eye. I prefer to see....

[CarolsCritterCare]

Originally Posted by pk

OK...this is another 'years back' story.....

I remember there was a time when you certainly didn't have to worry about 'unruly' brows. We use to pluck our eye brows until they were thin lines. Oh how my Mom hated that I did that! lol

I remember seeing ladies who would pluck the eye brow gone and then draw on a new one with a pencil! Strange.....never understood that

[CarolsCritterCare]

Originally Posted by pk

Every time BATH AND BODY store has their semi annual sale I pick up several bars of their soaps just for our drawers. The scent lasts forever. In fact I just gave some to my daughter last week to put some in her drawer.


Another thing that works is to drop a few dryer sheets in your dresser drawers for a pretty scent. Works well when packing clothes for storage too. Just add a sheet or two in the box before closing. Keeps clothes smelling pretty.

Dryer sheets do work good for that!! They also work in your kitchen drawers for those of us who live out in the middle of no where and have the joy of field mice. They will not build nests in your drawers or cabnets if you have dryer sheets in them.

[Scarberry2003]

Brought back alot of memories I guess LOLOL


Another thing I have heard you can use a dryer sheet for is to repel mosquitos.
Put one in your pocket when you go hiking, fishing, etc. and they won't bother you.

Also good for giving a smelly dog a freshening up.

[CarolsCritterCare]

This years mosquitos don't seem to be bothered by anything. They've mutated into these blood thirsty insected that can break thru any barrier, any chemical.....the just dont care

[Blue Baboon]

Originally Posted by pk

OK...this is another 'years back' story.....

I remember there was a time when you certainly didn't have to worry about 'unruly' brows. We use to pluck our eye brows until they were thin lines. Oh how my Mom hated that I did that! lol

Now the thin brows are back. Problem is if you keep plucking they don't grow back in and with age the brows get thinner anyway.

[Blue Baboon]

I've heard of trying toothpaste on a bruise overnight, but have never tried it.

I've heard of putting onion on a bee sting because the acid in the onion neutralizes the sting. I've also heard putting honey on a bee sting works. I've haven't been stung in years, so never needed to try it yet.

I've tried honey on a burn when I bumped a hot pan. It did seem to help some. I don't think that will work too well on curling iron burns on the forehead, could get messy.

[Kris10]

Originally Posted by CarolsCritterCare

I remember seeing ladies who would pluck the eye brow gone and then draw on a new one with a pencil! Strange.....never understood that

I have to justify this one all the time! My brows are practically clear but I darken my hair and use brown brow pencils. If the brows are allowed to grow untamed it makes it really hard to draw them on evenly. The pencil sticks to hairs that it shouldn't.

A few of my tricks:

- Put translucent powder on your lids and eyelashes to make shadow and mascara stick

- Heating the eyelash curler with a hairdryer (it really does hold the curl)

- Mixing eyeshadow with contact lens solution to make eyeliner (some people use spit.. ugh)

- Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask. You can get it at drugstores and it's around $3 for a massive tube. It kind of smells like marijuana but it clears up pimples and sucks all the gunk out of your pores.

- Putting soap bars in your drawer like PK suggested. Not only does it scent the drawer, it "cures" the soap so it hardens and concentrates the scent.

- Buying small paintbrushes at craft stores instead of the expensive make-up brushes at department stores. The tiny flat brushes are perfect for eyeshadow and liner application.

- Using a cooler when I car travel instead of a make-up case. It keeps bottles upright and contains spills.

[kookookachoo]

3 and 5 are both helpful to me, even as a guy.. thanks!