Your most unusual beauty/makeup tricks

[luisa]

after i put on blush i whipe the blush brush with the remaining colour over my eyelids. (the part close to the eyebrows). i gives the face a really nice harmonic look.
its not that unusual, but makes a big difference: i "frame" my face with a slightly darker powder (also on the forehead!).

 

[amazingGrace]

hmm not really a makeup tip but if i ever get a night-before-big-event flare-up pimple, i crush an asprin and mix it with a teaspoon of baking soda and enough toner/witch hazel/tea tree oil to make it into a paste, then cake that on over the spot and sleep with it on. More times than not it's completely gone in the morning, or if it's a really bad one then it's at least all nice and drained and any inflammation is gone, making it easy to conceal.

 

[thesydneygirl]

i curl my eyelashes after the mascara has dried. give my lashes more of a curl and length.

probably bad for my lashes, but they've survived.

 

[KatherineCouture]

Sometimes i separate my lashes with help of toothpick or needle (i know i'm crazy, don't repeat it).
As well when i do evening make-up i use gold glittering eyeshadow as way to make my cheekbones shining.

 

[loonaka]

I used to do it with a needle too^^

 

[solg]

^ I use a safety pin, so you're not alone!

 

[KatherineCouture]

It's comfortable to use needle because i hate all these combs for lashes, it's just stick them together still more ^^

 

[colourmepretty]

I like to wet my eyebrows before I pluck them. It's less painful that way.

 

[loonaka]

I like to wet my eyebrows before I pluck them. It's less painful that way.

thanks for the tip I will def try it out!! I hate plucking my eyebrows

 

[laisla]

^Use a a ball of cotton wall dip in hot water. Hold it on your eyebrows for a couple of seconds before you pluck. This will help to open up the pores which will make it easier to pluck the hairs out

 

[pinkdolphin]

It's more unusual for the color more than anything but I line my upper lashline with navy blue eyeliner.
It looks nice with my blue eyes and doesn't look as harsh as black (I can't wear brown).

 

[colourmepretty]

^Use a a ball of cotton wall dip in hot water. Hold it on your eyebrows for a couple of seconds before you pluck. This will help to open up the pores which will make it easier to pluck the hairs out

Yes! I forgot to mention this. And if you just took a bath, then that's a good time as well cause your pores are open.

 

[laisla]

Ive just discovered a great way of covering acne scars/blemishes without the concealer looking cakey or wearing off after a couple of hours.

I took a fluffy eye shadow brush and twirled it around in my concealer. Then I buffed it into the problem area. It looks much more natural than Ive ever been able to achieve with concealer brushes, sponges or fingers.

I think the reason why it works is because the buffing thins the layer(s) of concealer out so you can build up to just the right amount of coverage.

The technique probably isnt that unusual but maybe the tool is?

Just in case you're interested, I used the medium eye shadow brush by Shiseido, studio finish concealer by Mac and the bobbi brown stick foundation (I used two different products to get the right shade but if you you have a concealer that is a match for your skin then just the one product would probably work.)

 

[colourmepretty]

Wow, I think I'll try that. Thankyou!

 

[Gainsbourg]

This one's silly, when my grandma doesn't want her hair to get messed up when she sleeps, she wraps toiler paper around it lol

 

[poptheglock]

im using a kabuki brush for my liquid foundation. it gives me a more "buffed" look.

 

[laisla]

im using a kabuki brush for my liquid foundation. it gives me a more "buffed" look.

I do that as well. I find I achieve a much more uniform/natural coverage even though I tend to use less make up compared with a regular brush. I guess its a similar idea to the buffing method I mentioned above for covering blemishes. By buffing you are working the product into the skin and creating thinner layers.

I thought of one more (Jeez I've taken over this thread!) felt tip eyeliner* to fill in eyebrows. Because the tip is very fine you can draw hairs in much more easily than with a pencil. It seems to last longer too.

* make sure you pick one with a very fine tip/nib so you can draw thin lines.

 

[sandraswan]

^just like Marilyn Monroe.

 

[colourmepretty]

Ive just discovered a great way of covering acne scars/blemishes without the concealer looking cakey or wearing off after a couple of hours.

I took a fluffy eye shadow brush and twirled it around in my concealer. Then I buffed it into the problem area. It looks much more natural than Ive ever been able to achieve with concealer brushes, sponges or fingers.

I think the reason why it works is because the buffing thins the layer(s) of concealer out so you can build up to just the right amount of coverage.

The technique probably isnt that unusual but maybe the tool is?

Just in case you're interested, I used the medium eye shadow brush by Shiseido, studio finish concealer by Mac and the bobbi brown stick foundation (I used two different products to get the right shade but if you you have a concealer that is a match for your skin then just the one product would probably work.)

This is amazing! It worked so well for me!

 

[Melisande]

Ive just discovered a great way of covering acne scars/blemishes without the concealer looking cakey or wearing off after a couple of hours.

I took a fluffy eye shadow brush and twirled it around in my concealer. Then I buffed it into the problem area. It looks much more natural than Ive ever been able to achieve with concealer brushes, sponges or fingers.

I think the reason why it works is because the buffing thins the layer(s) of concealer out so you can build up to just the right amount of coverage.

The technique probably isnt that unusual but maybe the tool is?

Just in case you're interested, I used the medium eye shadow brush by Shiseido, studio finish concealer by Mac and the bobbi brown stick foundation (I used two different products to get the right shade but if you you have a concealer that is a match for your skin then just the one product would probably work.)

I do this too! If you're familiar with photoshop it feels a bit like that.