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Double Duty Beauty
Most beauty products are designed with one use in mind, but
some canny make-up artists and customers have discovered that
a cosmetic - or sometimes a store-cupboard basic - can perform
two, or even three tasks. Here are some of the cleverest we’ve
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| Double
Duty Cosmetics |
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works as... |
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| Eyeshadow
pencil |
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brow
liner |
Creamy-coloured eyeshadow
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under-eye concealer (dot
skin-matching foundation on top) |
Eye
make-up base
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blemish
concealer |
Rosy lipstick or gloss
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blusher (particularly
good in summer when powder blusher often looks too heavy) |
Bronzing
powder
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eyeshadow |
Facial sprays
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pre-styling hair dampner |
Eye
cream
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lip
moisturiser |
Clay face masks
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hand/foot masks |
Elizabeth
Arden 8-hour cream
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lip
gloss |
Sloughing/exfoliating
cream
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shaving cream |
Bottles
of nearly finished scent
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fragranced
bath oil, when filled with baby oil |
| Intensive moisturisers
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cuticle softeners for
hands/feet |
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| Triple Duty
Beauty Products |
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Vaseline
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make-up
remover, lip gloss, hair glosser (just use a touch - smooth
a tiny spot on one palm, then stroke lightly over finished
hairstyle) |
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Baby lotion
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make-up remover, face
and body moisturiser |
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Baby oil
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eye
make-up remover, bath oil |
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Eyeliner
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brow liner, lipliner (choose
soft, auburny- brown pencils) |
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Apple cider vinegar
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bath
softener, hair shiner in final rinse |
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Lemons
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skin beautifier (put a
slice in hot water and drink), elbow restorer (rub halves
around elbows to brighten skin), hair rinse for blondes
(put juice in final rinse) |
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Olive oil
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with sea salt as an exfoliant (use 1 tbs olive oil
to 1 tsp salt), without salt on hair as a D-I-Y mask
(massage generously into dry hair, wrap with cling-film
and leave as long as possible), as a skin and health
enhancer (take 1 tbs daily, either in salads or neat,
to ease constipation and for general health)
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