Simple, buy nothing makeup hacks that work for you

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I thought I'd share some of my favourite tricks and see if other people on S&B might weigh in with theirs. Here are some of the most useful things I've discovered after bingeing far too many YouTube videos and spending far too much time smudging different coloured pastes onto my face.

Ok, from best to last:

1. Mixing a bit of translucent powder in with your liquid foundation before you apply improves coverage and mattifies the oiliest skin. I just dab a finger in some liquid foundation, then dab the wet finger in some powder, smudge it on the side of my hand and then apply to my face. The skin ends up with a matte, velvety finish. Urban Decay does this product called "the velvetizer" which does the same thing, but it's £24. This is practically free, as most people have some powder lying around. This is more effective for oily skin than setting with powder.

1. Use your red/pink/purple lipstick as a blush. It will match your lips!

1. Applying black eyeshadow underneath your upper lashes/upper waterline makes you look like you have thicker, fuller lashes. Dab on just after you apply your mascara - It sticks better.

1. Dab translucent powder on top of a glossy lipstick to make it matte, then reapply lipstick and blot. It will not move.

1. Dab powder on eyelids before eyeshadow. Oily lids are the bane of my life and this helps absorb excess oil.

1. For smokey eyes and oily lids: applying a powder shadow, then a cream shadow, then a powder shadow. The combonation of textures will help lock your shadow in place.

1. You can use talc as a setting/baking powder.

1. Buffing your face clockwise then anti clockwise with a thick bristled brush will eliminate foundation cakeyness.

1. To create instantly fuller lips, join the two points of your cupid's bow with liner then fill in.

10. Cornflour and cocoa powder = dry shampoo for brunettes.

11. I keep a spray bottle of water with a few drops of essential oil on my dresser. Wet hair in the morning then blast with a blow dryer = more voluminous hair (good if you don't like to wash it every day and it tends to go a bit flat).

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That's lovely, does she make her money from sharing beauty tips?

With that nasty font I’d rather not
Riiiight back to beauty tips

I am going to th the powder in foundation trick, I have oily skin.

The beauty blender - run it under the tap, squeeze out all the water. Then squeeze it in a towel and then use it.

I keep my eyebrows looking tidy and glossy by dabbing a spoolie in a clear lipbalm then combing it through my brows.

I'm too old to do that whole highlighting and sculpting stuff, but I do put a tiny dot of Benefit Highbeam on my Cupid's bow, just under the arch of my brows, and tip of my nose. Then blend it in with my fingertip. It is very subtle but it does give your face a lift. If I'm wearing a matte lipstick I also put a dot of it in the middle of my bottom lip to make it look fuller.

Does anyone use coconut oil for anything?

I use it on my feet.

Vaseline for taming eyebrows and on cheekbones to highlight

Does anyone use coconut oil for anything?

Yes. As a hair mask, body balm and make-up remover.