Unusual Tips and Tricks

This is a post that I am SO excited about. My sister and I were at the mall today when we started talking about little tricks and tips for makeup, hair, etc. that we have learned along the way. Most of these tips are things people don't really know or haven't ever tried before so I hope they help you as much as they've helped me!

1. Starbucks napkin
I don't know why these napkins work so well-but they do! If you have oily skin and use blotting papers, these napkins are what you should use instead! Nothing has ever worked better for me for blotting a shiny nose and the best part-they're free!



2. Vaseline
Vaseline is probably one of the most important beauty products anyone could have. Not only does it do wonders for chapped lips and dry skin, but as I recently found out, it can prevent your feet from getting blistered when you wear uncomfortable shoes (it works better than band-aids!). All you have to do is rub it on your feet (or just the part of your foot that gets blisters) before you put your shoe on and it should prevent blisters! This isn't fool-proof but it does work for some people.



3. Visine Redness Relief Drops
Visine drops are awesome. I get really red eyes sometimes because of my allergies and they are wonderful for relieving eye redness, but they are also great when it comes to taking the redness out of a spot (that's putting it nicely, a pimple) on your face. All you do is take a cotton ball (or a folded up piece of toilet paper), place a few drops on the cotton ball and hold it on the spot for a few minutes. This does not completely get rid of the spot or the redness forever, but it will relieve it for awhile.


4. Toothpaste
Toothpaste is again, a beauty wonder product (duh, it cleans and whitens your teeth but also freshens your breath). Toothpaste can also help clear up random pimples (I hate that word). Just put a little bit of toothpaste on a pimple (not a ton) and leave it to dry on your skin; this will dry out the pimple and help it heal faster.



5. Clear Brow Gel
I love brow gel. I don't have super unruly brows-but I do tend to rub them a lot which makes my eyebrow hair seem unruly. Eyebrow gel keeps them in place but also it tames the baby hair I have around my hairline! Brush a little bit on your flyaways (or baby hairs) and they should stay tame-at least for a little while! I would just suggest to get a different brow gel for this purpose than the one you use for your eyebrows (never know about cross-contamination)!

I will probably have more of these tips and tricks in a later post, but these are the only ones I can think of for now! I hope they help!