Faces are funny things, aren’t they? No two are the same and no matter how much of a 10/10 you might be, you could still wish you had somebody else’s. Weird, very weird. Of course the latter really isn’t possible unless you make surgical changes (which we neither encourage nor discourage).
However, if you’re feeling a bit so-so about something to do with your appearance, below are some quick fixes that might have you feeling a smidge more confident.
BUT PLS REMEMBER YOU’RE BLOODY BEAUT & UNIQUE & LOVELY, OK?
PROBLEM: FINE LINES & PORES
QUICK FIX: BLURRING CREAM
Going on bare skin or on the top of makeup, blurring cream essentially fills in fine lines and large pores to make the seem somewhat invisible. Think photoshop for your face but, like, in da flesh.
PROBLEM: MAKEUP WON’T STAY
QUICK FIX: FACE MIST
Makeup has a mind of it’s own sometimes, doesn’t it? Simply prop a face mist on your desk or in your bag (depending on which sweet life you live) to help keep your face paint in place. How tho? It keeps your skin hydrated meaning your makeup is less likely to rub or fade. Pretty neat.
PROBLEM: GROSS HAIR
QUICK FIX: DRY SHAMPOO
Dry shampoo is a product more magical than a Hogwarts student. It does more than just clean your hair from wet-rat syndrome – if your hair goes flat and you have after-work plans, you can also add it to underneath roots (translate: lift your hair and spray under), then scrunch for max texture and volume.
PROBLEM: YELLOW TEETH
QUICK FIX: BLUE-BASED RED LIPPY
While those tooth whitening strips definitely work, they take about two weeks to do so. If you want a quicker fix to simply get you through the day, use a blue-based red lippy (instead of orangey-reds). It’s a weird hack but also, sign me up.
PROBLEM: REDNESS
QUICK FIX: YELLOW-BASED CONCEALER
Whether your skin is easily irritated, you cop the crappy symptoms of hayfever, or you’re simply prone to blushing like a 12-year-old meeting Taylor Hanson – redness really does happen to all of us. Yellow-based concealers neutralise this, as well as under-eye bags and blemishes. Gotta love a multipurpose product.
PROBLEM: SHINY NOSE
QUICK FIX: PAPER TOWEL / TOILET SEAT COVERS
Who really powders their nose anyway? Not me, for one. If you’ve got a shiny nose situation haunting your first public appearance in a week, look to the restroom. Dabbing your nose with paper towel or even the toilet seat cover (do they still stock those?) works as a perfect absorbent.
PROBLEM: DANK LASHES
QUICK FIX: METAL SPOON
Forgot your mascara? I relate to your sinking stomach feeling, pal. Your next best bet of not feeling naked is to whip out a metal spoon, run it under hot water and push your lashes back with the surface. Gotta love a good hack.
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