INGENIOUS BEAUTY HACKS THAT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE

WRITTEN BY VICTORINE KULIER

It’s 2017 and one thing hasn’t changed – we want to look like a million bucks without actually spending hours and hours on getting everything just right.  It can be such a hassle to get those perfect eye liners, to fix a broken nail or to smoothen out our cracked winter-lips. Do we really want to spend all day re-doing our make-up over and over again? Nope. What we need is this: simple beauty hacks that will make our lives much easier. Sometimes all it takes are little tricks and tips that you wouldn’t think of by yourself because they’re so peculiar yet simple, they don’t even cross our minds. We’ve spent hours and hours searching for the craziest, easiest and best beauty hacks that will absolutely save your lives on a hectic day.

1 – For your eyes

Dreaming about a perfectly winged eyeliner? All you need for this one:

→ a spoon or

→ a piece of tape

Easy. Quick tip: put a metal spoon in the freezer overnight and place it as close to the inner corners of your eyes as possible. With a little bit of pressure, you’ll drain out any excess fluid underneath your eyes and reduce puffiness. Without further ado, you’ll find three simple yet ingenious eyeliner hacks in the following video:

2 – For your skin

I’m sure many of you have witnessed the recent silisponge craze to help you apply your make-up and create the perfect foundation. Sounds exactly right. The only draw-back – people have been wait-listed for weeks to get the sold-out sponge for smooth foundation application. Don’t you worry though, we’ve got you covered: all you need is

→ a silicone bra insert

Beauty blogger Huda Kattan blew our minds by using this simple trick that anyone can follow:

3 – For your lips

I think we’re all willing to do some pretty weird stuff,  if it means we get glowing skin, shiny hair, or in this case – deliciously plump lips. But usually, we like to limit the use of Wasabi for our sushi-rolls on a night out with the girls. If social media star Farah Dhukai does it, we’re inclined to take a second look at this beauty hack: using

→ Wasabi paste

for lip wrinkles and dryness.

Warning: if you do try this, just take a tiny, tiny amount of the paste and don’t leave it on your lips for more than a minute. Wasabi causes natural irritation to the skin, so you don’t want to over-do it. Also, moisturize immediately, and ta-dah, you’ve got plump, full and soft lips.

4 – For your nails

Got a broken nail? Again? Let’s be honest, this happens all the time, no matter how hard we try. If you’re looking for a solution, look no further: what’s about to come is such an ingenious every-day hack, we’re pretty sure you’ll use it all the time. All you need for this one is a

→ teabag

→ clear nail polish

but don’t let me spoil it for you – a video speaks more than a thousand words. Or something like that.

5 – For your hair

This is probably the most amazing hair hack you’ll find out there: the braid-dilemma solution. Ever wondered how all those girls get a perfect braid on the back of their head? You can’t always ask a friend to help you out when you’re in a rush or meeting a guy without any prior pre-game girlfriend consultations. Well, here it goes. Pretty sure you’re going to use this all the time.

What you need:

→  a hair tie