Makeup Brushes Tips & Tricks

These are hacks which include using makeup brushes, these tips and tricks can help you with your makeup brushes and tools, it can save you buying, but also show you good techniques so you can apply your makeup well.

• If you do not have a fan brush but do have an extra fluffy brush you can turn that into a fan brush just using two bobby pins and placing them towards the end of the brush to flatten out the brush and use it as a fan brush, a fan brush is used for applying highlight it allows you place the highlight in a straight line using a fan brush.
• If you have a spare foundation brush you can use that for applying face masks or face creams, using a foundation brush to apply it on will help you to apply an even layer but also save your fingers from getting filled with the product, meaning you will be wasting less product and using most of it on your face.
• If you have extra lip liner and precision brushes you can use them for nail art designs they are thin so you can easily make patterns and different designs with them and then clean it off with nail polish remover or water to use different colours, rather than having to buy nail art tools.

• This tip is to help you apply your eyeshadow even eyeliner and your whole face makeup. Use makeup setting spray I use the Mac Prep + Prime fix spray in travel size it is only £10 and it does a good job in making the eyeshadow more pigmented and helps your makeup last longer making sure it does not smudge, or even water can help to make eyeshadows pigmented, but I recommend this spray.

• You have an eyeshadow brush but it has leftover eyeshadow colour still on the brush and you don't want to wash the brush, this tip can help. Use the back of a sellotape, so the sticky part and pat the eyeshadow brush onto it and you will see the eyeshadow coming off as it is sticking to sellotape. After doing this will remove all the eyeshadow so you can go ahead and use the colour you want. 

• This tip is for your hair using an eyeshadow brush, if you have hair missing at the front or just want your forehead to look fuller on your forehead you can easily hide this using eyeshadow the same colour as your hair, so black eyeshadow for black hair and so on and just fill in the area with eyeshadow lightly you will see a massive difference your hair will look more fuller.

• This tip is to help look after your makeup brushes and clean them, I prefer this makeup brush cleaner as it has different patterns on and I feel the spots pattern cleans the brushes more better. You can use smaller brushes on different areas and bigger brushes differently. These are really affordable online you can get them for £1 on online e-commerce websites like eBay and Aliexpress.

• The last tip is using a makeup tool which is an eyelash curler to make your eyelashes stay curled for more longer, by curling your eyelashes with heat using a hair dryer on the eyelash curler can definitely help because when we straighten our hair with hair straighteners it only works with heat without heat it would not work, same with eyelashes. But make sure you are careful only a few seconds of heat is needed and before you apply your mascara. You can also purchase heated eyelash curlers that stimulate heat itself this is the one I have and it works well.

I hope these tips and tricks will help you using your makeup brushes and tools.

DIY Makeup Brush Holder

If you need somewhere to storage your makeup brushes, then this DIY makeup brush holder is the best way to organise them. To make a DIY makeup brush holder you can either use, a jar this can be a jam jar or any type of jar you have, a pringles box, a can this can be a soup can or beans can or even a glass. Use anything you like and before making it test it out whether you will like it or not by placing your brushes in them.

For this tutorial, I will be using a Pringles Box.

You can get pringle boxes in a small size or a large size, don't worry if you don't have a small box you can always use the large can and cut it carefully using a blade to make it smaller, and that's exactly what I did.

For this DIY you will need:
-pringles box
-paper of your choice to wrap around
-scissors
-blade
-sellotape
-superglue
-decorations of your choice

1. First, cut the pringles box in half, you can do this by using the blade, but be careful with it and start cutting at a halfway point on the box and cut around making it smaller until you get the size you want. If you already have the small box you don't need to do this step.

2. Secondly, get your paper this can be wrapping paper, coloured paper or any type that you want to use, I use gold reflective paper. Start off by making sure you are using the right amount it is best to use a bit more because that can always be cut off or hidden, start with one side of the paper on the box and sellotape that on securely. Then get the other side of the paper and tightly wrap it all the way round, you don't want it to be loose, so make sure you can do it tightly as possible, and it will be best to secure that down with super glue so you can't see any sellotape on the box.

3. There should be paper left at the top it will be good to have some left so you can hide the c circumference of the box, to tuck that inside cut down at four sides and apply glue to the inside and then fold it inside the box.

4. This is the fun part, now you can decorate your box, I used silver glitter foam at the bottom of the box and added a yellow crown foam sticker. I had lots more like sequins and gems but I preferred mine to look nice and simple.

Then that's all done, you have a perfect makeup brush holder.

To create volume in the box or to make the brushes stand up higher you can add some beads, marbles, rice or coffee beans. You can organise them by labelling them face makeup brushes and eye makeup brushes. It's affordable and you can design it the way you like it.

I hope you enjoyed this DIY makeup brush holder, and I will definitely be making more and next time I will be using an acrylic clear vase and adding marbles and beads, a bit like this image.

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Cute Hairstyles Using Bobby Pins

This post is about all the different cute hairstyles you can make using bobby pins to make different shapes and using different colour pins to make the style even more awesome. I wrote a post on 10 Ways To Use Bobby Pins check that out if you haven't for useful ways to use bobby pins. Prior to that post, I decided to share with you 8 different hairstyles you can create using bobby pins.

Here are 8 different hairstyles you can make using bobby pins:

1. Triangle Style Bobby Pins
For this unique hairstyle gather some hair from the left and from the right, then pin two bobby pins at opposite sides and then secure them at the bottom to form a triangle. You can join the bobby pins together from the ends to make sure it is secure.

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2. Hashtag Style
For this bobby pin hairstyle, you can leave your hair open and create it or you can have your hair in a pony and create this look. You will need four bobby pins to make the hashtag and place two vertically and two horizontally. It's a cool hairstyle. #bobbypin

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3. Snowflake Style
For this bobby pin style, first gather hair from the left and right make a plus (+) with your two bobby pins, then on top of that make a cross (X) to form this snowflake.
This bobby pin style will look great in the winter!

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4. Crisscross Style
You can create this cross bobby pin look by simply creating an X with your bobby pins. It will give you a cool and awesome look with two criss crosses on the side.

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5. Braid Style

If you love creating braids then you can glam them up even more with this style, all you need to do is add bobby pins in your braid, this is a french braid. To make it look even more appealing add colorful bobby pins.

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6. Chevron Style 

To create this funky chevron style make a V using two bobby pins, and make sure to space the first bobby pins the widest and last the least widest to get this style. As well as this chevron hair style you can also make chevron earrings from here.

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7. High Ponytail Style

This is a useful trick as well as a hairstyle, to make your pony higher all you need to do is get two bobby pins and secure them in with your hair bobble, you can also do that underneath your ponytail as well for a better hold, this helps your pony stay up.

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8. Twist Style

This is an easy and simple hairstyle, all you need to do is grab a section of hair and twist it and then secure it with a bobby pin. Alternatively, you can braid instead of twist and secure with a bobby pin. A beautiful but yet a everyday look.

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Other than these beautiful hairstyles you can always do your hair in whichever style you like and then secure it with bobby pins, if you want to keep your hair out the way then you can use bobby pins to set it into the position you want, so it will look all good. I hope you enjoyed these hairstyles and comment which ones you love. ♥

10 Ways To Use Bobby Pins | Tips and Hacks

Bobby pins are hair pins that are either plastic or metal and are mostly used to hold your hair in place.
They can be called bobby pins, hair grips, hair pins, jumbo pins, or kirby grips. They are affordable to purchase and here's how you can use them in 10 different useful ways other than using them for your hair.

1. DIY Bobby Pins

You can DIY your bobby pins by using nail polish or acrylic paint to paint them to your own preferred colour, you can even add glitter on your bobby pins, to do this you need to make sure you add the glitter when the nail polish or paint is still wet so the glitter can dry with the polish or paint. You could even add a small flower of ribbon at the end of the bobby pin, the end result will look beautiful than the plain bobby pins.

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2. Awesome Hairstyles

You can make fun designs and create cute hairstyles using bobby pins, and to hold them together you can use dry shampoo, texture spray or hair spray to hold your hairstyles and bobby pins in place. You can find the Hairstyles here.

3. Chevron Earrings

You can use bobby pins to get more creative and make DIY chevron earrings, you can choose the colours and make your own design. The full method for making the DIY earrings you can find here Chevron Earrings From Bobby Pins

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4. Storing Bobby Pins

To keep all of your bobby pins together you can store them in a tic tac container or any small box like an empty cream tub. This way you won't lose them and they will be there for you to use. You can also decorate your small box by painting it, adding stickers or writing bobby pins to make it look lovely.

Or, if you want the bobby pins to be right there for you to grab, attaching them to a magnetic strip and then placing the strip inside a draw or around a makeup brush holder will be efficient.

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5. Apply Lash Glue

If you have trouble applying glue to false eyelashes or you need something to apply it with, you can use the end of a bobby pin to apply the glue onto the eyelashes, it will be much easier and the right amount will be applied.

6. Use it for nail art

If you love nail art but, you just don't have all the tools to make the lovely patterns, you can use the end of a bobby pin to create dots, flowers, hearts, stars and even lines. It's a good alternative to nail art tools.

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7. Hiding Pins In Hair

If you want to hide bobby pins in your hair get the same colour bobby pins as your hair colour to hide them in your hair. So, for black hair black bobby pins, for brown hair brown bobby pins and gold colour for blonde or light brown hair colour.

8. Alternative to bobbles

If you love creating new hairstyles and braids to your hair, but you don't have small elastic bobbles or enough of them, you can use a bobby pin to secure the braids and hairstyles in place instead of small elastic bottles, they will do the same job.

9. Fixing bobby pins

If your bobby pin has widened just use pliers to push the side down together or another recommended technique is to criss-cross the two grips of the bobby pin so first pushing one side to the left and then one side to the right and then push it back to it's normal position and it should be back as normal. Here is a video which shows how to do it Fix Loose Bobby Pins.

10. Bobby Pin Right Way

Finally, in case you don't know you use the bobby pin so the flat side of it should be showing on your hair and the zig zag part of should be in underneath in your hair this helps the grips to hold on to your hair and keep it in place.

I hope you enjoyed these bobby pin tips and hacks, and will want to use them to make life with bobby pins more easier.☺

Makeup Tips All About The Eyes

These tips are about your eyes, the three types of makeup that are used on your eyes is eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara. You can enhance your eye makeup skills with the basics and these simple tips which are suitable for beginners and anyone else who wants to know more about eye makeup.

Before we start to apply eye makeup or makeup around our eyes we want to make sure we go in the right order, so the following steps are easy for us and even if we do make a mistake it will not affect the other parts of the makeup.

Firstly, we apply makeup to our eyelids using eyeshadow, now if you think you are probably going to make a bit of a mess then here is a tip which can help. Apply baby powder underneath your eyes and then carry on with your eyeshadow when you have finished with applying eyeshadow then simply get a blusher brush or any other brush which you can swipe off the eyeshadow and baby powder from underneath your eyes.

There are different types of brushes we can use from several brands, eyeshadow brushes include: large eyeshadow brush to apply basic eyeshadow,
precision shadow brush to apply eyeshadow on top of basic eyeshadow,                                                 blending shadow brush this is to blend in our crease,
blending tip brush this is to blend in the outer corner of your eye,
smudger brush this is used to smudge eyeshadow along the lower lash line and we also have the normal eyeshadow applicators.

Eyeshadows come in different forms including cream eyeshadows, loose eyeshadows, pressed eyeshadows those are the most common type which you find in eyeshadow palettes. Patting the eyeshadows rather than wiping the eyeshadow on the eyelid can help you achieve better results. If you want to achieve an intense eyeshadow look using white eyeliner or eyeshadow can help you with that. To keep your eyeshadow more long-lasting eye primer or even using concealer or eyeshadow base underneath can do the trick.

Using eyeshadow pencil or eyeliner can help to achieve a defined look as you have more control using them. If you have hooded eyes try applying eyeshadow with your eyes open so you can visibly see the result. Practising is the key to perfection the more you practice applying eyeshadow the easier it will get.

When applying eyeshadows and colours on your eyes it can be a struggle to figure out what colour to apply where, but the general tips are that the lightest colour works well as a brow bone highlighter, the second lightest colour looks good on your eyelid, the second darkest colour brings out more colour in your crease and the darkest colour works well in your outer corner. To achieve a smokey eye makeup look use a pencil eyeliner  and smudge it because it is more creamier.

After the eyeshadow step is finished, we can move onto eyeliner, there are different forms of eyeliners we have liquid eyeliners, pencil eyeliners, gel eyeliners, eyeliner pens. Eyeliner can be applied with angled liner brush, precision liner brush and smudger brush this is used to smudge the eyeliner underneath the eyes. When choosing what type of eyeliner to wear you can note that black is bold and brown is for everyday. White eyeliner can also help make your eyes look more bigger.

Before curling or applying mascara to your eyelashes apply vaseline to them personally I find this helps my eyelashes look longer and provides a good mascara base. For long lasting curled eyelashes warm your eyelash curler using a hair dryer for about 10 to 15 seconds and wait about 30 seconds before using the eyelash curler. If you want to use the eyelash curler after mascara is applied then make sure the mascara is semi-wet and not dry.

There are different types of mascaras for all kind of reasons, for volume, for bolder eyelashes, for longer eyelashes, for natural looks. They even come in as waterproof. When applying mascara make sure you are not pumping the wand because this can dry it out.

The mascara comb brush has one side to remove the mascara clumps and the brush side to brush your eyebrows.

A setting spray for makeup can leave a long lasting result for your eye makeup but this is optional.

Check out my Pinterest Board Makeup tips for more tips about the eyes makeup.

Makeup Tips Foundation and Concealer

This is a step to step guide on how to apply foundation and concealer, these tips will hopefully make you more knowledgeable on how to apply foundation and concealer, which are the first steps when applying makeup. It will also be easy for makeup beginners to follow and learn these tips and tricks to apply their foundation and concealer correctly and perfectly.

Preparing the skin

Before applying makeup the most important thing is to make sure your face is clean and fresh and your hands because you may use your hands to apply as well, so start off by washing and cleansing your face, to remove any dirt or old makeup. You can do this with water and facial wash or with a makeup remover.

After that you want to make sure your face is moisturised by using a moisturiser, and using a sunblock can also be beneficial, or if you think you need to include it in your routine. If you want your makeup to last long a face primer can also be considered but this optional.

Choosing the right foundation and concealer

The things to consider before choosing the right foundation are choosing the right shade that matches your skin tone. If you are having trouble choosing the right shade I suggest you buy 2 or 3 shades which you think are near enough matching your skin type this could be starting from the lightest and ending with the darkest and then from them you can pick which one suits you best. You can test the foundation on your neck/jawline and face to see which one closely matches your skin colour. It's also important to blend the foundation to see if it truly matches.

Choosing the type of coverage is also important so you can achieve the end result you are wanting, the options are sheer, medium or full. If you want a natural look you would probably want to use a sheer foundation which looks natural on your face and gives less coverage, if you want a medium look this will be kind average coverage and for a full face coverage would mean a full foundation face.

Lastly, the type of finish you want, a matte finish is suited for oily skin type because it hides the oily skin, dewy finish is suited for dry skin type because that type of foundation gives your face a glow, and a satin finish can be suited for nearly all skin types. There is also compact powder which is a powder foundation, which is normally used to give the foundation a setting.

Foundation is totally optional if you only want to cover some areas on your face you can do that only using a concealer and using it on the areas that need it like, around your nose, under your eyes and on the chin.

Applying Foundation

When applying foundation you need to make sure you are using the correct equipment to apply which suits you. There are different ways you can apply foundation this includes fingertips, stippling brushes, flat brushes, beauty blender and sponges.  You can use one of these methods or you can use more than one it's totally up to you.

Some prefer applying concealer first and then foundation, whereas some  prefer foundation first and then concealer, to find out the best way for you is to simply trial and error to see which method is most successful for you. Apply gently to the areas you want to apply the foundation on, if you think you need more you can always add another layer of foundation but one or two layers should be enough.

If you need to hide any blemishes, dark spots or circles, you can do that by using a concealer again use a concealer that matches your skin colour perfectly, but also the one that has full coverage, apply it to the areas where the discolouration is, you can use a concealer brush or your fingertips to apply this.

Setting powder/compact powder can be used to set the foundation and concealer, as well as, setting sprays can also be used after when you have finished with applying your makeup, hold the spray a small distance from your face and lightly mist the face.

Check out my Pinterest Board Makeup Tips where you can find images that contain makeup tips in images.

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7 Ways You Can Use Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is a great natural multi-purpose product, it can be used as an affordable alternative way to look after your skin, hair and your body, it's 100% natural and eco-friendly. Here are 7 ways you can use coconut oil as a skincare and beauty product.

Moisturiser

You can use coconut oil as an alternative face moisturiser, it has so many benefits and it's affordable, it helps hydrate your skin as well as decrease wrinkles and minimise scars. It will remove any impurities from your skin and leave your skin looking fresh and softer. All you need to do is apply coconut oil to your face and moisturise, at least once a day or as suitable for you.

Body Scrub

Coconut oil can be used all over the body as well as just your face, if you have dry skin on your body coconut oil can help it soften and also leave your body feel smooth, it is really helpful to use something like coconut oil when you remove hair as well, it is a good shaving oil and it will make removing hair easier and also leave the skin free from irritation.

Hair Treatment

Coconut oil can make your hair look and feel healthier, it can also help with frizziness and dry hair, it will give your hair a natural shine as well as making it strengthen. Simply apply and massage the coconut oil into your hair from the roots to the bottom, a few hours before you wash your hair and then go ahead and wash it out. Or, you can apply it to your hair before you go to bed and then wrap around a towel or a scarf, and then you can wash it in the morning.

Lip Moisturiser

If you have dry lips coconut oil nourishes the lips, so there is no cracks or flakes on your lips, you simply rub the coconut oil on your lips until you think they are soft and smooth and then rinse. Doing this repeatedly will keep your lips softer for even longer. As it's completely edible, the oil won't do any harm if you ingest a little.

Cuticle oil

Coconut oil will strengthen the nails as well and it also will heal damaged cuticles leaving them soft and clean, as well as helping them soften and avoid any further splitting. It can also help with nail growth as it makes the nails more healthy leading them to grow.

Makeup Remover

Using coconut to remove makeup naturally is a good way to give some extra moisturiser to your face, and also it can really help with stubborn mascara and eye makeup by removing it easily, this will clean your skin without irritation. All you need to do is massage the coconut oil onto your face and it will remove the makeup and then use a wet towel to remove the excess coconut oil and it will completely remove.

Eye Cream

Our skin around our eyes is delicate and that is the first place where wrinkles or fine lines show up, using coconut oil as an eye cream can hydrate the wrinkles and fine lines and reinforce your skin's protective barrier. Making your eyes look more refreshed and younger.