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Calling all you fashionistas/style gurus! We need your style-and-beauty tips

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HelenMumsnet · 30/10/2009 16:02

Hello.

We're thinking of doing an MN Guide to Style and Beauty - but we can't do it without you!

We'd love you to post bestest, wittiest, most practical style/hair/beauty tips, secrets, rules, dos and don'ts on this thread.

Obviously, we're thinking "this will make you look good in the 13 seconds you have between getting up and getting the kids up", rather than "this will make you look good but takes six hours and £3000 to achieve".

Right, over to you. And thank you!

OP posts:
AlaskaNebraska · 30/10/2009 17:27

yes your ONE kid.. thats my point

AlaskaNebraska · 30/10/2009 17:26

gg
i am liiking bb brown pot au rouge too

SorciereAnna · 30/10/2009 17:26

We all do beauty treatments together in our family - it's entertainment for everyone.

DD stays immobile for longer than in any other situation when her toenail polish is drying .

JANEITEPatrickNormanMcHennesy · 30/10/2009 17:26

What the flip is a ped egg?

cornsilk · 30/10/2009 17:26

Don't listen to the fishy one. Beauty flash balm is ace under tinted moisturiser.

brimfull · 30/10/2009 17:26

put makeup on -you aint that good looking that you don't need it...unless you're 12

cocolepew · 30/10/2009 17:26

Throw away all full lentgh mirrors, then you won't have too see how bad you look.

SorciereAnna · 30/10/2009 17:25

Having lovely feet is a great boost to morale and easy to achieve.

AlaskaNebraska · 30/10/2009 17:25

i dont think doing nails is very easy if you have three under 4 roaming wild ANNA

brimfull · 30/10/2009 17:25

mac cream blush is the best

CybilLiberty · 30/10/2009 17:24

Get a ped egg

SorciereAnna · 30/10/2009 17:24

Exfoliate with a synthetic exfoliating mitt and a very moisturising bath/shower gel every day. Moisturise any dry patches on your body after every bath (at least once a day).

JANEITEPatrickNormanMcHennesy · 30/10/2009 17:24

Cream blush - yes, I want brands. My new No 7 one is shite.

cocolepew · 30/10/2009 17:23

Don't read Grazia, they all live in cloud cuckoo land.

cocolepew · 30/10/2009 17:23

Dye your hair if it's meh.
Vaseline around hairline to stop drips.
Old dressing gown to save clothes.
10 minute one to save time.

SorciereAnna · 30/10/2009 17:21

Use an electric toothbrush twice a day and use Elgydium toothpaste - the combination makes your teeth whiter and brighter than any other, and it is cheap.

AlaskaNebraska · 30/10/2009 17:20

get your colours done - i know it sounds crap but you will hasve to sulkily accpet balck is on the whole for undertakers

SorciereAnna · 30/10/2009 17:20

Apply yourself to learning to DIY all the jobs that a beautician does - you will save yourself a fortune over a lifetime and doing beauty treatments while caring for small children simultaneously is a doddle, so you can be a Good Mummy and gorgeous at the same time.

However, I very much advise against any form of DIY hairdressing. Some things are just better left to professionals. If you don't have much money, spend it on a cut and good shampoo and learn to style your own hair.

AlaskaNebraska · 30/10/2009 17:20

hand cream - as good as hair serum

cream blush - perks oyu right up ( do you want brands?)

erm... hjeggings no tucking in jeans all day

get jeans the right lenght

cocolepew · 30/10/2009 17:19

Don't buy an epilator.

It will just make you cry.

dittany · 30/10/2009 17:19

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cocolepew · 30/10/2009 17:18

Fake tan all year round. In the winter you can just do your face and arms though

Amandoh · 30/10/2009 17:16

Use whitening toothpaste and a hard nail brush to help whiten your nails. This is also handy for fake tan accidents.

Nivea Sun Kissed Skin Firming Body Lotion is a miracle in a bottle! I use it on my face at night (Saw this tip in Red Magazine) and my skin looks lovely in the morning. I look like I've had a lot more sleep than I've actually had and my skin definitely looks more taut and lifted.

cakeywakey · 30/10/2009 17:15

I stopped reading magazines (couldn't justify the £) so only read the paper now - which doesn't contain that much info.

I look up a lot of stuff online, but it's nice to hear from other people - it's not all beauty editor waffle then, more Mum with waffle stuck to elbow IYSWIM

CybilLiberty · 30/10/2009 17:10

well, perhaps they don't act on it but every magazine, every newpaper is full of advice on this that and t'other

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