The Broke and the Beautiful (English)

Even though there isn’t all that much to be found about stuff like fashion and beauty within this blog of mine, I’ve actually got more experience within the area than most people. So with a good 10 years as a skin therapist, as well as there’s been 18 years since I first got in to modelling, I figured it’s time to share some of the beauty-hacks I’ve gained throughout the years..

 

* Make dry shampoo your BFF.

Spraying on to your rooths before bedtime, makes your styling so much faster & easier the next morning.

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* If you’re out of dry shampoo, you can use cornflour or talcum powder (baby powder) instead.

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* If you don’t want to bother with fixing and refixing your hair all day long, spray your bobby pins with hairspray before you put them in.

You can create your own leave-in conditioner by pouring regular conditioner and water into a spray bottle (one part conditioner to three parts water).

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* If you’d like your hair to look thicker, just brush some eye-shadow the same color as your hair on to the split.

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* Want your glossy lipstick to have a matte look and/or last longer? Dab on some concealer before applying.

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* Puffy eyes?..

Sleeping propped up on two pillows instead of one prevents puffiness by helping drain fluid from your face.

If you’ve got puffy eyes, put on some egg-white, and let it dry before rinsing off, or

put cold, used bags of green tea or slices of cucumber on to your eyes for about 10-15 minutes.

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* Dull skin is mostly caused by the lack of vitamin C. Make sure you get your daily dose, and double it if you’re a smoker, as nicotine ‘kills’ a fair share of it. Vitamine C is a water soluble vitamin, witch, unlike the fat-solubles, makes it impossible to ‘overdose’. Externally, it can be fixed by applying lemon or orange juice to your skin.

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* Mix a little peppermint oil into your lip gloss to give your lips a plumping boost.

You’ll also get a boosting effect by putting gloss over the lip-stick on the center parts of your lips (underneath your nose).

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* A cheap, easy and effective way to bleach your teath, is mashing up strawberries with baking soda and leave it on for a few minutes.

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* Heathen your eye-lash curler with your hair-dryer before using it to make the lashes curl faster and better.

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* To get the best possible effect out of your mascara, stick in your bra for a few minutes to warm it up. It’ll work magic on your lashes and curl so much better.

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* An outdated mascara is only outdated for the lashes, not for the brows. If it’s dry, just add a few drops of water into it, and it’s as good as new.

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* If you’d like to matten your lip stick and/or make it last a lot longer, press one-ply tissue to your lips after applying lipstick before you dust over it with loose, translucent powder. .

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* Use lip stick as a cream blush if you don’t want to bring your entire make-up bag.

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* A great way to reduce wrinkles, is to apply a band-aid along them before going to bed, or when you’re just spending some time to yourself for that matter. That keeps you from using any muscles, so it’s kind of a ‘Botox light’, so to speak.

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If you liked these, there are more to come in the future!