These clever make-up hacks could transform your morning routine and save you money
Laura Stott tries the latest creative make-up tips and rates if they're worth trying yourself
WHO needs a blusher brush when you can just apply your make-up with a WINE BOTTLE?
The latest beauty trend involves contouring your face with a bottle of plonk, after a fun clip online went viral.
And that isn’t the only style shortcut using household items to take the internet by storm.
Here, LAURA STOTT gives five popular beauty hacks a go – and gives them each a rating out of ten.
Hit the bottle for perfect contour
I AM certainly partial to a glass of vino while glamming-up.
But including a bottle of my favourite tipple in my make-up kit is a new one on me.
Contouring your face with a wine bottle may sound wacky but it turns out that applying a boozy base layer isn’t so daft after all.
Using the bottle’s neck as a guide gives me razor-sharp cheekbones.
The curved base is perfect for defining my hairline and jaw!
Just make sure the cork is firmly in the bottle to avoid any spillages. Cheers!
Verdict: 8/10
Credit card cats' eyes
UNSTEADY hands mean I have never mastered the perfect black eyeliner flick.
So using a bank card stencil for winged eyes seems like a great solution.
Holding my card on a diagonal angle, parallel to the outer corner of my eye, I try tracing eyeliner along the edge.
But my hand wobbles and I can’t keep the card still.
And it’s even worse when I try using my left hand.
The end result isn’t much better than my usual efforts are. And there is more eyeliner on my credit card than my face.
Verdict: 4/10
Spoon sexy eyelashes
DON’T splash out on speciality make-up tools – ransack your kitchen drawers.
The humble spoon is a beauty hacker’s best friend. When brushing on mascara, the spoon prevents black splodges collecting in my eye crease and on lower lashes, it shields my cheeks from mascara debris.
Next, I use the curve of the spoon as an outline for my brows. Result! It is spot-on for fashionable arches.
In reality, my peepers aren’t perfect but I will stash a spoon in my bag in future anyway.
Verdict: 6/10
Tin foil curlers
I USUALLY curl my locks using tongs or straighteners.
But after tearing foil into strips, I separate strands of hair and spiral them around my fingers.
Each curl is parcelled up in foil, then I press the straighteners firmly over each package for a few seconds.
It works and when the foil is removed, my barnet is a mass of Seventies-style bouncy ringlets.
But it is fiddly and time-consuming.
Plus, I am not convinced my tresses look any better than if I had simply used a heated appliance.
Verdict: 7/10
Toothbrush nail art
WHY splash out on expensive manicures when you can do DIY nail art with a toothbrush that is as cheap as chips?
After painting on a bright base layer, I use the bristles on a flat toothbrush to apply blobs of a new colour directly on top. I leave them to dry before cleaning the brush and applying a second colour.
The splodges aren’t uniform and the polish takes forever to set but I’m amazed by how good it looks.
I get loads of compliments on my neat and funky manicure, too.
This is one beauty hack that completely nails it.
Verdict: 9/10
