Yup, doing your makeup requires a lot of time and effort. We want to look our best so we invest too much time just to make those eyeliners look on fleek. But there are times when we don’t have the time to make ourselves look nice, so we end up looking like we just woke up and that’s embarrassing! Good thing we have listed a few makeup hacks that will help every woman look her best without spending much effort and time!
1. Use a lighter or match to turn a pencil eyeliner into a gel formula
Hold your black, green, burgundy, etc., kohl eye pencil (which typically creates a thin, harder-to-apply line), under the flame for one second, let it cool for 15 seconds, and then watch the consistency change right before your eyes. Finally, glide on your newly made gel liner for an instantly smudgier formula.
2. Draw a slanted hashtag at the outer corner of your eye, and then blend it for an instantly smokey effect
To create a super-easy smokey eye, draw a hashtag symbol right before the outer corner of your eye and then blend it out with the smudger at the other end of your eye liner.
3. Use a spoon to avoid mascara marks on your upper eye lid
Hold the spoon so it’s hugging your eyelid, and then apply your mascara like you normally would. As you sweep the mascara wand against your lashes and back of the spoon, watch as the residue coats the back of the utensil rather than your skin.
4. Re-wet your flaky mascara formula using saline solution
You’re only supposed to keep mascara for three months, because beyond that point, it can collect bacteria and lead to eye infections. However, if your mascara dries up within those three months, revive it with a couple drops of saline solution.
5. Blot your face in a pinch with a clean toilet seat cover
Initially, yes, this sounds gross, but both blotting papers and toilet seat covers are made out of similar fabrics and will help sop up excess oil on your skin. So, if you’re in a pinch and headed to the bathroom to freshen up anyway, grab one of these covers and pat it over your skin to decrease any excess oil on your face.
6. Perfect your Cupid’s bow by drawing an “X” on your upper lip first as a guideline
To make the Cupid’s bow part of your pout look perfect, the easiest and quickest way is to take a lip liner in the same shade as your lipstick and create an “X” at your Cupid’s bow. Then, apply your lipstick as you normally would and voila!
7. Heat your eyelash curler with a hair dryer so your lashes curl easier
Blowing hot air on your eyelash curler will help your lashes curl easier and stay curled longer; it works the same way heat changes the pattern of your hair and holds a curl with a curling iron. To do it, hit the lash curler with your blow dryer until it heats up, wait until it cools slightly but is still warm (you want to be sure not to burn your eyelid), and then clamp down on your lashes to curl them.
8. Cover your eyelid with white liner to make any eyeshadow shade pop
To make a sheer or less pigmented eyeshadow appear more colorful on your eyelid, take a white eyeliner pencil and run it over your entire eyelid. The opaque consistency of the liner will intensify any eyeshadow shade and make it pop instantly against your skin.
Now you have more time to do other important things but still look fabulous! You go, girl!
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