Different Ways to Use Conditioner

Many of us use conditioner and take it for granted... it can commonly be viewed as the step after Shampooing where you slather it all over your hair and then wash it out. Keep reading to find out various ways to use conditioner in your daily routine. All of these tips and tricks are suitable for men or women!

Washing Your Hair

Do you notice that your hair gets greasy frequently? This could be because Conditioner is not meant to be applied all over your hair, it is a smoothing treatment which is meant to be applied to your hair from your ears down. If you try to skip applying the Conditioner above where your ears are, you will see that your hair will be less limp, have more volume and stay non-greasy for a longer period of time.

Shaving With Conditioner, Skip The Shave Gel

Do you run out of shave gel often and forget to re-purchase? Are you sick of spending extra money on yet another beauty product you wish you could double-down on? A great tip is using Conditioner as shave gel. Conditioner will foam less but create a nice slippery barrier between your razor blade and skin, letting you get in for a closer shave. The added benefit is that the hydrating properties of your Conditioner will leave your skin feeling softer, smoother and more moisturized than ever. This can be used on your face, legs, arm-pits or anywhere else you may want to shave! I live by this trick and I love the results!

Reversing Shampoo and Conditioner

If you find that you have dry, brittle hair with no shine and that may be difficult to comb out, you can try this neat trick I picked up. If you reverse the order in which you apply shampoo and conditioner, you will be left with soft, supple and more moisturized hair. The proper way to go about changing your routine is to apply your conditioner when you would have shampooed and rub it specifically on the ends of your hair. Then leave the conditioner in your hair for a few minutes before gently rinsing some of it out. I would advise you to leave some of it still in your hair as you apply shampoo so that the shampoo doesn't completely strip your hair of moisture. I typically shampoo my hair very quickly because I don't want the reaction to take away all of the conditioning goodness. Then, you can rinse your hair out and you will find that your hair is more detangled, softer and generally healthier looking.

This method works for my hair but I have slightly wavy, fine hair. However, this may not work for overly curly or kinky hair as the shampooing final step may leave you with more frizz than before. If this is your situation, you might want to pre-shampoo with coconut or argan oil, or even apply a hair mask before your regular washing.

Non-conventional Uses for Conditioner
I have put together a list of unconventional and unique different ways to use conditioner:

1. Massage your cuticles with conditioner in place of cuticle oil (lip balm works for this as well)
2. Use gentle conditioner as a makeup remover in a pinch (I don't recommend this one if you have sensitive eyes)
3. Deep-clean and condition your makeup brushes with conditioner to leave them soft
4. You can use a small amount as fabric softener when you're doing laundry, also can be used to wash silk "Dry Clean Only" clothes
5.  Conditioner can be used to shine stainless steel, prevent tools from rusting, and even unclogging drains
6. Remove rings that are stuck on your finger by applying conditioner on the skin

I hope you found this article helpful and that it may have given you some new ideas about how to use a product we all have laying around the bathroom!

DIY Magnetic Eyeshadow Palette (Similar to MAC & Z palette)

Do you ever just want a travel-sized palette but don't feel like shelling out the big bucks for the tiny little ones from Z palette or MAC? To my knowledge the MAC palette is around $8 and can only fit a couple of shadows, and the smallest Z palette is still a whopping $14. I'd rather make one for free from stuff laying around my house. Makeup is all about creativity so why can't we be innovative with the way we store our pretties?

Let me show you what I did...

Tosowoong Makeon Waterproof Little Mermaid Gel Eyeliner Set (Season 2)

I had ordered this beautiful Korean gel eyeliner set Tosowoong MAKEON Waterproof Little Mermaid Gel Eyeliner Set (Season 2) and I had a beautiful leftover tin once I pulled out the little plastic insert where the pencils were held snug. It was just sitting around and I didn't have the heart to throw it out because it was just so adorable, so I had to re-purpose it into a miniature eyeshadow palette (ideal for travel).

I won't lie, I thought this would be a lot more difficult, and I looked into getting adhesive magnets to lay down as the foundation for my eyeshadow pans to magnetize to. But duh!!! Magnets just stick to tins! Halleleujah you don't have to do anything at all! You just put your round adhesive magnets onto your eyeshadow pans and they stick right to the tin. Such genius, much amaze, WoW. 

If you don't know how to achieve single eyeshadow pans, please refer to my depotting guide: Depotting Your Single Eyeshadows. You can take your eyeshadows out of their respective containers and thus allowing you to customize the way they are stored. I have depotted everything from MAC single eyeshadows to NYX single eyeshadows, to everything you see in my palette below and tons more. It's such an ideal way to save space... you don't realize how much space packaging takes up until you depot.

None of the shadows move at all, I actually think the magnet sticks more to the tin than it ever did to my Z palettes seeing as things are always floating around in my Z palette. This palette is so useful for travel since it closes securely and I have managed to put a good variety of shades in there for dozens of different eyeshadow looks.

The contents of my Mini Eyeshadow Palette:
Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips - Fashionista (pink and purple tones with pop of neon green)
Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips - Eye Candy, Enhance Blue Eyes (blue tones with pop of red)

Nars Eyeshadow Duo - Sugarland (sparkly apricot and pink)
Urban Decay Stardust Eyeshadow - Retrograde (deep purple w/ glitter)
ELF Eyeshadow Single - Saddle
4 small Estee Lauder travel singles (names/set unknown - depotted these forever ago)
Wet N Wild Single Eyeshadow - Brulee
Wet N Wild Single Eyeshadow - Nutty
NP set - Dublin (moss, emerald green, forest green eyeshadows)
Elizabeth Mott - Pop Goes the Shadow (champagne)

How to Fix Dry Mascara

Did you know that a typical mascara dries up before even half of it is used up? Do you have multiple mascaras going at once and fear that they will dry out on you? Well never fear, there's a fix for that!

It's very important to remember that all mascaras should be thrown out every 3-6 months depending on the level of usage (ones you use most should be thrown out sooner).

You will only need Saline solution or Visine (any kind of gentle eye drops will do or contact solution). When your favorite mascara starts to get dry and clumpy just add 5-6 drops of saline solution or eye drops to the bottle. Put your wand back in, close tightly and shake! You can do this multiple times until you finish all of your mascara.

DIY Concealer or BB Cream! Super fun and easy

Hi everyone,

I'm so excited to bring you this DIY. It was a really fun project that I'm sure I'll get a lot of use out of. I've always wanted to make my own concealer, so I read up on various methods and came up with the easiest and most efficient one made out of things I'm sure we all have in our households! Let me know if you like this DIY and I'll do more!

DIY Beauty Hacks All Girls Should Know

1. Use a light-colored frost eye shadow to create luscious 3D lips. Or use a different eyeshadow color for more depth and an ombre effect.

2. Use Elmer's Glue to remove blackheads just like the Pore Strips only much cheaper. Use it only on your nose or on your entire face (avoid your eyes, nostrils and mouth). Apply gauze before the glue is dry for easier removal of the glue, otherwise just peel or rub it off.

http://midwestmodernmomma.com/no-more-expensive-pore-strips-for-me/

3. Use Elmer's Glue as a nail polish base for easy to remove glitter manicures. All you have to do is peel from the side! This manicure can last up to 2 weeks.

4. Apply one coat of Elmer's Glue on your cuticles and around your nail and let it dry, then apply your nail polish. Remove the glue by peeling it off and it will give you the perfect manicure.

5. Twist your hair into two pieces and then twist them around each other. Hold the ends down and run a flat iron over them slowly up and down in the direction of the swirls. The end result will be soft waves.

6. Basics of eyeshadow application: 1 and 2 should be your lightest color. 4 should be your next lightest tone applied to the eyelid, 3 should be a darker mid-tone shade which goes into the crease. 5 should be the darkest color, applied in an outer v-shape to define the shape of your eye.

7. Use a light shade of shimmer eyeshadow in the inner corner of your eyes for a refreshed and bright appearance.

8. Use a rubber band to fix your french manicure.

http://paperraindrops.blogspot.com/2012/02/french-manicure-cheat.html

9. Know where to apply perfume so it lasts all day:

10.  Make your own perfect, custom BB cream.

http://beautyvancouver.com/2013/07/02/d-i-y-bb-cream/

11.  The perfect eyeshadow colors for your eye color.

12. Turn any eyeliner into a gel eyeliner. This also works for turning lip pencils into lip gloss.

13. Use white eyeliner or base all over your eyelids to make any eyeshadow color pop with brightness. Use black eyeliner or base all over to make colors more intense and smokey.

14. To cover up dark circles, apply concealer in a triangle under your eyes. Orange shades of concealer will combat blue undertones of dark circles.

15. Apply concealer, paint pots, eyeshadow base, or Maybelline's Color Tattoo cream eyeshadows as a base under your powder eyeshadow to achieve a more professional look and more staying power.

16. Want plumper lips? Add Peppermint essential oil to your favorite lip gloss to get those bee-stung lips without having to pay a high price!

17.  To make your lipstick last all day, remember to "set" it by blotting off excess product with a napkin and then dusting translucent powder over your lips with a large fluffy brush.

18. Make your eyelashes longer and more full with baby powder. Use a clean mascara spoolie to grab some baby powder, shake off the excess and then comb it through your lashes. Apply your mascara and your lashes will appear thicker and longer!

19. Do you need to tame your eyebrows? Use a clean mascara spoolie (can be from an old mascara you used up) and dab it into petroleum jelly or aloe vera gel. Then run it through your eyebrows for a clean, tamed look that will last all day.

20. To make your red lipstick last all day and to avoid bleeding, line your lips with a matching color of lip liner. To achieve the most natural look, rub the lip liner all over your lips rather than just around the edges.

21. To get the perfect ballerina bun, use a bun filler from any store or make one of our a sock that you cut the toes off of. Roll the sock around itself to create a donut.

22. To get rid of split ends twist your hair around itself and cut off the pieces that are sticking out.

http://www.diyncrafts.com/3312/fashion/40-diy-beauty-hacks-borderline-genius/12

23. Out of dry shampoo? No problem, make your own with this simple recipe.

http://bridebird.com/how-to-create-your-own-dry-shampoo/

24. Turn Kool-Aid into a lipstain.

25. Contour your face to add dimension and thin out your features by using this simple guide.

http://blog.spaboutique.ca/tag/jane-iredale/

26. Creating the perfect cat-eye with eye liner.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/116178865360397704/

27. Make your own lip scrub/exfoliator.

http://theberry.com/2012/10/11/just-a-few-beauty-tips-6-photos/beaty-tips-1/

28. How to do an easy flawless french manicure with paper hole protectors.

http://www.popcosmo.com/2012/05/04/how-to-do-a-french-manicure-effortlessly/

29. Achieve a polka dot manicure using a band aid.

http://thebeautythesis.com/2012/11/13/polka-dot-nails-using-a-band-aid-why-didnt-i-think-of-this/

30. Check your makeup in the sunlight. The daylight will expose any mistakes you may have made in an unnaturally lit room.

31. When applying eyeshadow use at least 3 brushes to keep your look from becoming one-tone and muddy.

http://blush-berry.blogspot.com/2008/09/basic-makeup-set.html

32. Use visine to tone down the redness of pimples.

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How to Get the Barbie High Ponytail

I've always wanted to get my hair to look voluminous and have a high ponytail but it never seemed to work out and my hair would always flop down into a sad, droopy donkey's tail. There's a quick and easy way to achieve that dramatic volume without much work at all! All you're going to need for this very simple tutorial is two no-damage elastics of your choice (I prefer to use ones that won't tug my hair out when it's time to take them out) but you may want to choose ones which are close to your hair color. You're also going to need a teasing comb, or if you don't have a comb, a brush will work fine as well, you just will not be able to back comb your hair for extra volume.

Here are the steps to achieving a Barbie-rrific glamorous look!

1. Section the front "crown" of your hair away from your face and tie it down into a messy bun
2. Take the back section of your hair and comb it out, add curls for extra volume and backcomb it for even more volume.
3. Tie the back section of your hair into a high ponytail with your first no-damage elastic hair band (the higher, the more it will look like Barbie's!)

4. Comb the front section of your hair down, have it frame your face however you would like or you can just pull it back tightly

5. Smooth it out and wrap it around your pony tail to create a large bun OR if you're not looking for a bun-pony you can just pull it tightly around your existing ponytail and tie down the second "shell" of hair around your first pony.

6. Tie down your outer pony on top of your inner pony, the extra elastic will add some volume but it will also let you achieve a more precise high pony if you're only focusing on smoothing out the front rather than also worrying about where you're tying it down.

Then you will have a beautiful high ponytail. The most flattering placement of the pony is directly in line with your cheekbones, upwards from the hollow underneath them. This is the easiest way to achieve a high pony because you don't have to worry about your fly-aways as you're trying to tie it down, basically the "inner ponytail" acts as a base or guideline for your finished, polished "external ponytail". Trust me if you follow these very simple steps, they will change you ponytail routine! Happy ponying!