27 of the Best Beauty Hacks

I love a good hack. I love reading about them, trying them out, and even the failures I get some sort of sick pleasure out of. I've put together a Holy Grail List of my favorite hacks. Let us know in the comments if you have any really good hacks, or if you've tried something and it failed you. I'd love to get some feedback from this!

Hair

• If you are prone to static rub your brush or comb on a dryer sheet before you brush your hair.
• Use mascara to cover gray roots between hair appointments, use brown or black depending on your hair color. Also, if you are someone who constantly needs this, there is a product made for this that comes in more shades. You can purchase it at your local beauty supply.
• Buy a small spray bottle, fill it with water and then add some conditioner to it. Shake it up well and use it for a homemade detangler. 
• Use hairspray on a small toothbrush or spoolie to tame flyaways.
• If you love to flat iron your hair, but hate that it takes away your volume, first blow dry your hair as smooth as you can get it, especially at the roots. Instead of using the flat iron from roots to ends, only iron your midshaft to ends. This will give you ends that smooth look without compromising your volume.
• Another idea for static in your hair, put some lotion on your hands like normal and before it dries completely run your fingers through your hair. 
• If your bobby pins slip out of your hair easily, try spraying hairspray on them before you put them in your hair. 
• Use an old tic tac container to store bobby pins. This is especially good for your purse!

Makeup

•  If your mascara is drying out (before it expires, of course) add a few drops of original Visine or contact solution to the tube and then shake it up. It will bring life back to your mascara instantly. 
• The worse is when we are applying mascara and the wand always seems to find your eyelid. I promise you, IF YOU LET THE MASCARA DRY it will flake right off with a q-tip without smudging all over the placce. 
• Ever notice that blush is the first thing to disappear from our face? Do you carry blush in your purse? Cause I don't. But I do carry many lipsticks. Use your finger and dab some lipstick to your cheeks to bring some color back.
• Use hairspray on a small toothbrush or spoolie to tame eyebrows or set eyebrow powder. 
• If you tend to get oily throughout the day, try using your thicker moisturizers only at night, and go for a gel moisturizer during the day. 
• Use ice on your face in the morning to close pores down and depuff your tired eyes. 
• A natural way to plump your lips is using peppermint oil on them. Use your ring finger and dab a little on before your favorite lipstick. 
• Can't get the perfect winged eyeliner? Try using scotch tape. Before you put it on your face put it on your hand to remove a little of the stick. Then line it up on your eye where you want your liner to go. This will give you a perfect line everytime. 
• When it's time to blend out your undereye concealer, dampen your beauty sponge in cold water. This will aid in depuffing. 
• Mix vaseline with sugar for a homemade sugar scrub for you lips. 
• Running late in the morning? While blending your concealer go over your eyelids as a primer and cover any little veins. Then use your bronzer in your crease to add some definition. 
• Like the look of highlighters but don't know if it's for you or don't want to spend the money on them? Try using a light, shimmery eyeshadow on your cheeks. Same effect, different product. Also you can use the same color over a lipstick to give it a metalic looking finish. 
• If you have problems with black mascara smudging on your lower lashes, try using clear on your bottom lashes. This will give them the look of mascara without any color to smudge.
• The last makeup hack I have is probably the most important, this will help you get ready faster. Keep your makeup ORGANIZED. And always in the same place. You will know exactly where everything is, and won't be looking around like a made woman for your favorite warm brown eyeshadow. 

Extras

• Store your beauty sponges in one of those plastic easter eggs. This will help keep them clean and germ free. 
• Use a sugar scrub on your legs everytime before you shave. This will help remove all the dead skin so your razor will glide easily, and also give you super-smooth shave.
• Store your face sheet masks in the fridge. This will not only feel super refreshing, it will help close all your pores.
• Instead of buying those expensive makeup brush cleaners, use a bar of Dove soap. Dove is really gentle and won't ruin your brushes. Just swirl your brush on the soap, then rinse really well. I always lay my brushes flat to dry overnight. 
• To help make bright nail polish more vibrant or give sheer colors a base so they aren't streaky, use a white base coat.

Goodnight my lovies, thank you SO much for stopping by!

"Beauty, to me, is being comfortable in your own skin or a kickass red lipstick." 

Concealing and Color Correcting: tips and tricks!

Concealers and color correctors can be confusing and overwhelming. I will tell you all the tips and tricks that my little brain holds!

First off, don't be discouraged! Everyone has to learn and start somewhere. I'm here to help jumpstart the want and need for you to do this. Whether you are just tired of seeing red marks, need to cover dark circles, or you want to learn how to brighten up your face.

I will start you off with some basic information about color correcting.

Let's start with the basic color wheel. --->
Red covers green.
Yellow covers purple.
Orange covers blue.
These are all vise versa. Pick the color you are wishing to hide, and go directly across from it, and that will be your camouflage color.
If you have redness from either a little pimple or even a bigger area to cover you would want to use a green colored concealer. Most every brand of makeup will carry these. Using your fingers you want to blend these very lightly onto the skin. The warmth from your body temp will help these blend easily and smooth.
If you have super dark circles under your eyes you want to use an orange or salmon colored concealer. Same concept, use your fingers to dab this on under your eyes. Be sure to only place the color on the dark areas! (And don't forget the inner corner on your eye, next to your nose!)
If you want to add a little brightness to any dull areas of your face, mainly forehead, chin, or nose, use a purple colored concealer. Again, same thing, use your fingers to apply a light layer.

After you have color corrected anything you may want to hide, then apply your foundation.
Check out my last blog dedicated to foundation tips and tricks!

Your foundation should cover most of the colored concealers, and don't worry if it doesn't. We can use a flesh toned concealer to finish the job!

When choosing concealers to just hide blemishes you should choose something that is your skin tone. I suggest to put a little tiny bit on the back of your hand and either use your fingers or a small concealer brush to apply.
Dab a little under the eyes in a small upside down triangle shape. Also, if you have any of your colored concealers showing, dot a little on those to blend away. After you have concealed use some loose setting powder (or pressed powder if you prefer) to set those areas. Since concealer is so creamy it tends to crease more on most people. Especially under the eyes!

Now, this is the most basic form of concealing and color correcting. Very soon, I will have a post up about highlighting and contouring with different concealers. These methods don't help much with hiding imperfections, but will get you into full glam mode! Stay tuned! ;)

Below I have listed a few products that I felt worth mentioning...

• This Makeup Forever Camouflage Cream Palette is well worth the price tag in my opinion. It costs $40, but I feel it is a staple in my makeup collection.
• Smashbox makes a high definition HD concealer that is basically magic in a bottle. It will put you back $23 bucks, but will literally last you a year.

If you are wondering, where the more affordable products are, don't worry, I have plenty.

• Maybelline Fit Me! Concealer is one of my favorites at the moment. It has a medium coverage, but is so smooth, blends away perfectly, and is very budget friendly. The Maybelline website sells it for $6 and some change, but I'm pretty sure the drugstore is cheaper. (I think I paid $4.50 for my last tube.)
• Another Maybelline product that I love is the Instant Age Rewind Eraser. It's coverage is light but buildable. It's so thin that I don't mind adding a second layer where needed! Again, the price on Maybelline's website is $9.99 but drugstores will save you some pennies. (Esp. if you are a couponer. Shout out to anyone who is! I could never do it!)
• Wet n' Wild has heavy duty concealer that I'm almost positive would cover a tattoo. It's called the Come Correct Celebrity Concealer. I have heard that this stuff is comparable to the It Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye Concealer. The price tags are way different, Wet n' Wild is about $4.50, It Cosmetics is $24. Choose wisely.
• Lastly, for an affordable color correcting palette, NYX makes one that has 6 colors, and is about $12. Plus side to NYx is: you now have an excuse to go to Target!

Here is a picture step by step. Start with a clean, moisturized face. Get your favorite color corrector concealer palette. Use the orange under the eyes, green on any redness, blemishes and around the nostrils, and purple to brighten up (I used it on cheek bones, chin and forehead.) Use a brush to blend everything in lightly. Dot your favorite foundation on your face then blend in. **extra tip: don't use a lot of foundation under the eyes, because we are going to use concealer and you don't want to have any extra layers of products that will just cake up. I used two concealers and added them under the eyes, between the brows, and chin. Blend that in with damp beauty sponge. Set you face with powder, then get glam! Add the rest of your makeup and you have a flawless face!

Final thoughts: If you are new to makeup and need help figuring out where to start, this should be a great place. If you are looking to just add some information to your head, and keep on learning then this will be the place. And lastly, if you are feeling insecure about something, I hope that I can help. I know that makeup is just a "mask" and that it washes away at the end of the day. But, if only for 8 hours of the day, if I can feel better about myself, then I will do it. And, I hope that if you are WANTING to do this for yourself, but you are scared, I hope that I can help you. I am here for anyone that needs to talk. Please contact me if you need a helping hand, for any reason.

Please leave any comments down below if there is something you would like to see me talk about. If there is any beauty trick you need help with, or something new you want to try, I want to hear about it!

Goodnight my lovies, thank you SO much for stopping by!

Why I am here!

I thought my first official blog should be a little bit about me and why I chose to do this.

My name is Bobbi Borghi. I work in a spa as hairstylist and makeup artist, and occasionally a nail technician. I absolutely love what I do.

A few days ago I did my friends makeup for fun sitting at home. She wanted some tips, I wanted a picture for my lookbook, so win-win, right? Ri

ght! After I finished she looked at herself in awe! What a difference makeup can make on a person. I told her about some really affordable products she could use to create the look at home. After we talked for a little while, she told me I should start a blog, or video channel, or something to spread my knowledge. So, that's exactly what I'm going to do!

It's been hard to figure out where to start, and what exactly I'm going to be doing because I feel like I have a lot of ideas I want to share. My main focus is going to be on all things beauty, and I thought I could also add some cooking tips and tricks, and also just chat about life.

I hope that somewhere, someone can find what I have to say useful. If you have any questions about anything beauty, please ask me! I'd love to get inspiration about what I should write about from you!

I am very much a night owl, and most likely I will be posting at night. I work full-time, so I don't think I will have time during any day to post. I'm going to try to post at least 5 times per week. Gotta aim high!

Goodnight my lovies, thank you SO much for stopping by!