Be Lazy, Be Beautiful: Must-Know Lazy Girl Hacks to Look Kick-Ass This Festive Season
2015’s almost at an end, which means that it’s time for the festivities to begin.
We’ve got Diwali in November, and then there’s Christmas right around the corner, and New Year ’s Eve is coming up right after that. Every girl knows what this means—‘Tis the time to go shopping, attend all the best parties, and share a whole bunch of happy moments with the people you care about most.
However, all this socialising leaves you with barely any time to do your makeup.
But don’t fret, we’re here to help you look like a million bucks every single time you step out this festive season. Here’s how you can juggle your social life and makeup schedule without compromising either.
- For Your Eyes Only
It’s almost impossible to find a romantic song that doesn’t explicitly mention the irresistible beauty of a woman’s eyes. From the innocent, wide-eyed Jane Doe look to the sultry, mascara-laden look, there’s a whole lot that you can do to make your eyes look more attractive than they already are.
- If you’ve got small eyes and struggle with making your eye-shadow really pop, use a light beige shadow base instead of white. These undertones look more natural than stark white and help reflect the right amount of light to for a more realistic colour tone.
- Don’t waste your time redoing your eyeliner to get that seductive cat-eye look. Trial and error is a clumsy approach. Take an old business card and hold its edges against the sides of your eye to get the perfect line across your eyelids. Just be prepared for mesmerised people coming to you and asking if you offer salon services at home.
2. Hair, There, Everywhere
No matter how well you do up your eyes and lips, if you don’t set your hair just right, all your efforts will be in vain. If you’re having a bad hair day, here’s how you can turn it into an incredibly fabulous hair day.
- Have an early morning commitment and don’t have the time to use your curler? The Paper Mama’s got the simplest solution to your problem, like you can see here. Or you could just do what Lifehack says, and use a flat iron on your braids for quick and easy curls that’ll make it look like you’ve got a salon at home.
- Invest in some dry shampoo. It’s great for all the busy social butterflies who don’t have the time to shampoo their hair every day. Just apply a generous amount before you hit the hay and let it work its magic overnight.
3. Tips For Your Lips
If you’re the kind of girl who’s always on the move, it can be quite a pain to constantly retouch your lip colour every few hours. So here are a few ways to make your lips look gorgeous without pulling out your mirror and lipstick over and over again.
- You don’t have to limit your colour choice to those available in the long-lasting variants. Just take a tissue, place it over your freshly done lips and dust them with some translucent powder. That’ll keep your colour locked in place for hours!
- Looking for a full, luscious pout? Once you’re done putting on the shade of your choice, just apply a lighter shade to the middle of your lips and blend it in for the perfect Ombré lips.
4. Nailing It Down
You know that your makeup’s never complete without a set of beautifully painted nails. But unless you’re running a beauty salon at home, or using a UrbanClap for home salon services, it’s hard to get your nails to look like you want them to.
- To get a simple polka-dot design, make use of a trusty band-aid. Apply your base paint and wait for it to dry before sticking one end of a band-aid over your nail. Paint over it. You’ll end up with the fastest dotted nailjob in the world. And for those funky dual tones, just use tape to cover up the part that’s already been painted.
- You don’t need nail polish to paint your nails. Use white glue over your nails and sprinkle them with glitter for that shiny, glittery touch. And the best part? You can just peel it off when you want to switch your nail colour!
And there you have it. Simple and easy beauty hacks to keep you looking as stunning as ever with the least amount of effort. Just make sure that you’re not the cause of too many road accidents.
