Top 5 Beauty Tips & Tricks✨

Hey Lovelies! 
As I mentioned in my Instagram/ Facebook/ Twitter posts, today’s blog post is going to be my top 5 makeup and beauty tips and tricks 🎀 These are things that I have learned over the years from watching YouTube videos and talking to other girls/ women! 

My first tip may seem basic but it’s something not many women do! It’s so important to moisturise the back of your hands and your neck as these are two of the main places that show signs of ageing 👵🏽 I always carry hand cream in my bag and use it regularly throughout the day, but for the more forgetful of us I suggest applying your face moisturiser to your neck every evening, using the backs of your hands to massage it in. That way you kill two birds with one stone!
Sticking with skincare, it’s so important to protect your skin from the rays of the sun all throughout the year. Just because we can’t see the sun doesn’t mean it’s not damaging our skin and this is something else that can cause signs of ageing! That being said I always try and use skincare and makeup with an SPF in it! As you all know I’m a massive fan of NARS products and my Radiance Enhancing Primer contains SPF 15 💪🏽 
Moving away from skincare, I want to share with you my favourite eye makeup tip! I don’t think there’s anything worse than when eyeshadow goes all crazy falling out in uneven blobs on the outer corner of my eye 😩 so in order to get that sharp, straight line I use tape to map out where I want the eyeshadow to end! Personally, this makes my eye makeup look neater, helps me map out the shape I want to create and the best part? The straight line of your eyeshadow provides the perfect template for creating killer wings 💁🏽
Next, let’s talk about hair! My hair is very long and very thick 🙆🏽 I’m not complaining, it used to be really thin (until I cut it all off and it grew back stronger 😂) and I wasn’t a fan! That being said it is difficult to manage at times and I can’t always be bothered with the straightening, curling, blow drying etc etc! On those days, I’ll let my hair dry naturally and sleep with it in plaits or skull plaits and the next day I have hassle free, wavey hair! Not only is it good to give your hair a break from the heat but it saves so much time in the morning if you only have to take it out of a plait and run a brush through it! 
Finally I wanted to mention my Mac Fix+ ✨ Primarily it is a setting spray but it can also be used for picking up loose pigments, glitter or baked eyeshadows! I will use 1-2 sprays to wet my brush before dipping it into the pigment and not only does it limit fall out but it maximises the amount of pigment you are able to pick up! Where baked shadows are concerned (shadows that can be used wet or dry) you should again spray the brush (never wet the product!) before picking up your eyeshadow to get the baked effect! 
So they’re my 5 top makeup/ beauty tips and tricks. I hope you’ve learned something useful, and be sure to let me know your top tips and tricks!
Thanks for reading 👄
Alex 

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