How to stop lipstick smudging on your teeth and 5 other ingenious beauty tips to improve your daily regime

EVERY woman who likes using make-up will be all too familiar with the annoying blunders that can come with a beauty regime.

There's nothing more frustrating than finding that you have lipstick all over your teeth halfway through the day, or smudging your mascara when you’ve finished the rest of your face.

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But, don’t worry – a few easy tips and tricks that can fix many a make-up mishap in seconds.

The lippie trick

Once you've applied your lipstick, cover your index finger in a sheet of tissue before popping your finger in your mouth as if you were sucking on it.

Slowly pull your finger out and it will remove any excess lippie on the inner part of your lips – which is the area likely to cover your teeth.

Moisturise your lips with a teabag

A damp teabag will work wonders on dry and cracked lips. Who knew?

Simply dampen the teabag and pat across your pout.

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Use a toothbrush to tame flyaway hair

Make like TOWIE star Chloe Sims and use a toothbrush to push back any fluffy baby hairs into place.

If you want extra control and shine apply a tiny bit of hair oil to your brush before you use it.

Get rid of spots by applying yoghurt

When it comes to breaking out, most of us will already be familiar with the toothpaste trick – but this can leave skin feeling a little dry (as well as leaving that strange minty sensation).

Full fat yoghurt will also do the job and will leave skin glowing.

The yoghurt works by taking away the redness, inflammation and puss of the spot thanks to the lactic acid, probiotics and fat that the yoghurt contains.

Easy.

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Fix over-sprayed perfume with a body lotion

If you find you’ve applied a little too much of your fragrance and it seems overpowering, you can dull the scent by applying body lotion (preferably unscented) on to the area you sprayed your perfume.

This is also handy if you’ve gone shopping and applied a dodgy sample that you’d rather not smell of.

Fix broken nails with a teabag

Breaking a nail is never good, but you can save it by using a TEABAG.

Simply cut a small piece of tea bag and place it on your nail before painting over it to strengthen the nail as a whole.

Doing this will save you from having to cut the nail down if you want to keep the length.

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Say ‘goodbye’ to mascara smudges with the spoon trick

There's nothing more annoying than your mascara smudging onto your finished make-up.

To prevent this, hold a spoon over your lid when applying the mascara and it should stop any mascara falling out onto the lid.