This document provides 10 quick beauty hacks to help you look your best in a short amount of time. The hacks include using baby powder or cocoa powder to absorb oil from hair, creating a sock bun to add volume to hair, applying shimmer eyeshadow to brighten tired eyes, exfoliating with brown sugar and olive oil to remove dead skin cells, using nail polish remover to blend smudged nail polish, lining eyes with a credit card as a guide for the perfect cat-eye, applying foundation before lipstick to prevent fading and bleeding, repurposing shampoo or conditioner for shaving when out of gel, soaking nails in ice water to speed drying time of polish, and using

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No time? No problem. Here are 10 quick and easy
beauty hacks to get you from drab to fab in less
time than it takes to make a cup of coffee.
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Solution: No time to
wash your hair? Sprinkle a
little baby powder onto your
scalp and scrunch into your roots. Leave
for 2-3 minutes to let the powder absorb
the oil, then comb through your hair
to get rid of any extra powder and to
blend it into your hair. For dark hair, mix
a sprinkle of unsweetened (important,
or you’ll end up with sticky hair) cocoa
powder into the baby powder so that it
blends easier into your hair.
Oily hair
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Flat, limp hair
Solution: If you
haven’t heard of a sock
bun before, prepare to be
amazed. Take an old sock, preferably
one that’s close to your hair colour, and
cut the toe off. Roll the sock up, and put
in your hair as if you were tying it up
in a ponytail. Pull the rolled up sock to
the ends of your hair, then tuck the hair
around the side and into the centre of
the bun. Rotate the sock as you roll it
down to the base of the ponytail so that
it is completely covered by your hair. Fix
with another elastic if need be, and voila,
a chic, voluminous bun that suits any
occasion.
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Tired-looking
eyes
Solution: Brighten
up your eyes and erase the weekend’s
partying by applying shimmer
eyeshadow in a champagne or silvery
hue to the inner corners of the eyes. This
will help give you a more wide-awake
look. Using white liner to line your eyes
can also help open them up and make
your eyes appear larger.
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Dull skin
Solution: Exfoliation
is the best way to get your
skin glowing again. This will
get rid of the dead skin cells stopping
you from looking your best, along with
any other toxin or product build-up. Out
of product? Make your own exfoliation
mask with a little brown sugar and olive
oil. Olive oil is rich in vitamin E, which
soothes and repairs skin, while brown
sugar gently clears the skin of dead
skin cells, and contains glycolic acid, a
powerful compound that helps expel
toxins and bacteria as well as moisturise
skin.
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Smudged nails
Solution: You don’t
have to redo the entire nail;
just dip your finger or a cotton
bud into a little nail polish remover and
rub gently over the area in a circular
motion. Be sure to rub very gently, as
you don’t want to remove all the polish
from the area; you just want to blend it
in and get rid of the bump that smudged
polish usually leaves. Paint over the nail
again and seal with a clear top coat.
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Can’tperfect
yourcat-eye
Solution: We all know
how frustrating it can be when you just
can’t get that line looking right. To get
the angle perfect, use your credit card
to form a roughly 45-degree angle from
the outer corner of your upper lash line
to the outer corner of your brow. Sweep
liner along the upper lash line and as far
past the corner of the eye as you like,
using the top of the card as a guide.
Solution: There’s
nothing worse than a chic, dark lip that’s
faded and smeared an hour after being
applied. Give your lipstick a base to stick
to by applying your regular foundation
over your lips. If you're wearing a bold
lip colour, make sure you apply lip liner
to create a barrier and prevent bleeding.
Line your lips, then fill them in with the
liner as well – the liner gives the lipstick
another layer of colour to stick to. Apply
lipstick over the liner for intense colour
and long-lasting wearability.
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Lipstickthat
fadesandbleeds
The best colour in the whole world is
the one that looks good on you.
– Coco Chanel
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You’ve run out
of shaving gel
Solution: If you
find yourself stranded in the shower
without any shaving gel, repurpose
your shampoo or conditioner and use
it on your legs. The richer formula of
the products will actually soften your
skin better than regular shaving gel.
Since it’s not originally intended for
shaving though, you need to clean
your razor thoroughly afterwards,
as the shampoo/conditioner could
build up and it may mean you need
to replace your razor sooner than
expected.
Solution: Get wet to
get dry. It’s not ideal, but when you’re
in a pinch and you really don’t want to
have to redo your manicure, dunking
your nails in ice-cold water will help
them dry faster. Let your nails air-dry for
at least two minutes (or as long as you
possibly can), then submerge them in a
bowl of ice-cold water for three minutes.
The cold water freeze-dries the polish,
sealing and hardening it quicker.
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No time to let
your nails dry
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Notimeforafull
faceofmake-up
Solution: Downsize
your beauty regime by using
multipurpose products. Use a tinted
moisturiser, which covers SPF,
moisturiser and foundation, to smooth
your skin tone and give you an even
base. Swipe some cream blush over
your cheeks and use for lips as well to
get that healthy glow, and give your
lashes a quick flick of mascara to finish
off. You’re ready to go in under five
minutes.