Home Made Beauty Tips

Pencil Grip
Steal one of these from your kid’s book bag and put it on your eyeliner pencil. It supplies extra grip and control, so you’ll be able to draw nice, fluid lines.

Toothbrush
Upgraded to an electric toothbrush? Use that free toothbrush you get from your dental visit as a brow shaper. For brows that are wiry or long and unruly, spritz a little hair spray on the toothbrush and brush your brows up and outward, away from the center of your face.

Spoons
Out late last night? To get rid of puffiness, chill a bunch of teaspoons in the fridge for 10 minutes, then gently press the curved sides onto your closed eyes. If your husband asks what you’re doing, say you’re spooning because he no longer likes to.

Olive Oil
There are lots of ways to use this. It works great as a moisturizer directly on the skin or when added to a bath. Some women also use it as a hot-oil hair treatment. Just zap it for a few seconds in the microwave, use cotton balls to apply it to the scalp, then shampoo and style as usual. You can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to get nicely fragrant hair.

Olive Oil
Pour 1 tsp. olive oil into the palm of your hand. Add 1/8 tsp. kosher or sea salt salt. Slowly massage your hands to slough off dead skin. Wash your hands with dish liguid. Pat dry. Your hands will be silky soft!

Lemon Juice
Dab some on twice a day with a cotton swab to fade sun spots. The citric acid will safely peel away the skin’s uppermost layer. Be patient. The little devils should disappear in a few weeks. Then don’t forget the sunscreen.

Baking Soda
Combine baking soda with water to make a paste and dab it onto a pimple. As it dries and hardens, it sucks dirt and oil out of your pores.

Beer
You’ve probably heard about shampooing with beer, but did you know that it also makes a great setting solution? It gives hair a crisp, shiny, healthful look. The secret, though, is spraying it on with a pump bottle after you’ve shampooed and towel-dried but before you’ve blow-dried or styled. Don’t worry about smelling like a barroom because the odor quickly disappears. Nice head!