Tips you read in magazines years ago that you swear by to this day

[AtomicBlondeRose]

I was just getting a glass of water before bed and had a few mouthfuls when I remembered reading in a magazine, circa 1997, that Kate Moss said that after a night out, you should have at least one big gulp of water for every alcoholic drink you had that night. And honestly I still try and do that today! I have had hangovers since 1997 though so I can’t swear it works but I think of it every time.

What gems of wisdom have you acquired from magazines and never forgot?

Cutting a strip off the top.of bags of frozen veggies and using it as a tie for the bag. Still do that today

Pee after sex. Not sure where I read/heard this info, but it wasn't a doctor or health education thing. Must have been magazine or TV.

A gulps not enough! Well maybe if your the size of Kate Moss and about 20 !

I swear by stopping drinking by midnight at latest and trying to have a whole glass of water for every alcoholic drink. Or at least 4 pints before bed if you can.
Now that really does help stave off a hangover. Maybe some toast as well before bed

Yes definitely wee after sex to avoid cystitis. Flushes out any bacteria that might have hit in there during sex

This is genius! This is up there with putting bedding sets together in a pillowcase.

Shave with conditioner rather than shaving foam. So much better, smoother finish. And to use a mens razor for a closer shave.

Double cleanse your face. The first wash is just to break up left over make up and skim gunk. Second cleanse is what does the cleaning. Have had fewer breaks since

Vaseline for lip balm

This is mine too - More magazine i think.

Mind you, evey timd during the wee I do wonder of it's necessary - in a logically sense. Do it anyway.

I once submitted this tip of my own to Prima magazine and got £25! In the days when I used to get things dry cleaned, I accumulated a number of lightweight plastic hangers. When you go on holiday, there’s never enough hangers in the hotel so take half a dozen of these on holiday with you in the flat pocket in the suitcase lid, they don’t take up any room and weigh very little.

If your neighbour copies everything you do ...paint your windows with cresote.. they'll find it a bastard to get off...Viz top tips 90s .

Match your lipliner to your lips, not your lipstick - that way you can use the same one all the time. Tip from Lisa Eldridge I read many years ago and still use MAC Spice religiously!

WHEN reading a book try tearing out the pages as you read them. This saves the expense of buying a bookmark, and the pages can later be used for shopping lists or desperate love letters to Patti Boyd.

Credit to Viz tips for the idea

After you assemble a piece of self-assembly furniture, tape the Allen key and instructions to the base or back of the piece of furniture.

Brilliant!

Re drinking... one glass of alcohol followed by one glass of water was a game changer for me.

I like take a break tips personally, only slightly more bonkers than Viz top tips!

I'm walking around with sanitary pads stuck to my feet to clean the floor as we speak.

Tomorrow I will be cutting up rubber gloves to save the cost of elastic bands

How can anyone live without these genius tips?

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Thinking about it, quite a lot of my daily life is down to Mizz, More and Just Seventeen.

Weeing after sex.
Applying mascara by doing the topside of the top lashes, then curling them, then doing the underside by rolling the wand up the underside of the lashes because if you brush the wand through them you'll undo what the curlers just did.
Rinsing hair in cold water.
Never wearing black with a colour (according to More, it makes you look like you work in a building society😂).
Never wearing stripes after the age of approx 14. Mizz said horizontal stripes were a big no-no but when I progressed to the more sophisticated Just Seventeen they told me that even vertical stripes can make you look bigger, so I just avoided them altogether.
Knowing the lyrics of Love Is A Battlefield off by heart.
Knowing that I will never, ever look good with a centre parting, a fringe or blusher on the apples of my cheeks due to extensive quizzes on face shape, eye size and cheekbone prominence.

If only I retained actual important information as well as that.

Take a break tips ... making things out of CDs ... that look like shite made out of old CDs.

😂😂😂

Look after the back of your hands and neck by using the same treatments on them as your face.

So daily, when I moisturise, I pop a bit on or if I use a face mask etc a quick smear on them etc. Same for suncream.

It seriously works! My hands don't give my age away at 50!

Ah, these bring back such memories!

If you have a heavy night and need to be functional the next morning, drink water before bed, but also sleep with a pint of water and two paracetamol by your bed. Set your alarm 1.5 hours early, down the water, take the tablets, wake up feeling much better.

When eating out at a restaurant always wear a crash helmet.
When you inevitably drop your napkin on the floor, it gives excellent protection from banging your head on the underside of the table.
VIZ circa 1988

Another Viz tip: Save money by not putting batteries in your doorbell - simply open the door every few minutes to see if anyone's there.

One I’ve always remembered - in an emergency “iron” a handkerchief by dampening it and spreading it to dry on a mirror.

And since then I’ve always wanted to know:

What kind of emergency requires an ironed handkerchief??!

I read years ago when finished washing your hair, to do one final rinse with cold water. Have done it ever since and I am always complimented on my hair 😁