What's the one beauty trick / item you never thought you'd try but now can't live without?

[ladybee28]

For me it's sheet masks all the way.

Always looked at them and thought they were a gimmicky waste of time. I judgementally cackled every time I saw one on instagram.

Now I'm running around the house in my charcoal sheet mask looking like Batman every second day – it's made the hugest difference to my skincare of anything I've done in years...

What did you never think you'd try but now swear by?

Fillers.

I might try a sheet mask now, they've never appealed before!

Mine would be home lip waxing. I would have never thought I'd need to or want to wax my own top lip, and now here I am waxing every few weeks. It takes me about 20 seconds, costs pennies a time (using little wax strips) and it works!!

What is a sheet mask?

Acid toner: it's made a massive difference to my skin. I have fewer spots and clearer, brighter skin

Acid toning here too

And bronzer. Im pale faced and used to worry that it would make me look orange. Now I wear it every day. It makes my face look much more awake and adds some shape to my round face

Almond oil. My skin has never been in better condition. It has transformed it from dry dehydrated rosacea prone skin to lovely soft normal skin. It £2 and lasts a couple of years.

What acid toner do you use?

At the moment, I use Lactic acid 10% from The Ordinary. What sort of skin do you have, Harry? Not all acids are right for all skin types

Firm hold mousse. I thought it was to use with curls and my poker straight hair could never hold a wave for longer than an episode of EastEnders. But a hairdresser used it to style it once and I've been converted. It gives my fine lank hair some volume and bounce well only a bit really but enough to make a difference.

Eyeliner. I miss it if I haven’t got it on now but it’s a recent discovery

Maybelline sure 24 (or what ever its s called) - lipstick stays on all day.

Botox. You don’t dick about with creams

Acid toner here too - Nip & Fab Glycolic pads.

Where do you get the sheet masks from OP?

Dyeing my own eyelashes (naturally blond eyelashes). I’ve done my own eyebrows on and off for years but thought eyelashes were too difficult. Turns out they’re not and I don’t have to spend €30 or €40 a month getting an eyelash and eyebrow tint.

lotta what bronzer do you use?
I’m pale too (obviously) and I use Smashbox halo powder but it ain’t what it used to be. I’m half-heartedly shopping around for a replacement.

No7 eyebrow sculpting pencil.
Never thought I’d use one as I always used to think of big fake slugs drawn on with what looked like a marker pen! But then mum bought me one to try and I love it! No slugs in site

Eyebrow pencil.

I've only recently got the hang of filling in my eyebrows without looking like groucho marx but the difference it makes to my face is enormous.

I can get away with no other make-up as long as my eyebrows are properly shaped and filled. Total revelation.

Vitamin C serum

Eyelash extensions

Coconut oil from Superdrug.

My skin loves it!

So glad someone else agrees regarding eyebrow pencil!
I was nervous about using one as I’m hopeless at doing make up and thought brows would be difficult. So simple though!

Acid toner and bronzer here too.

A friend recommended Nars Laguna liquid bronzer and it is bloody brilliant.

Years ago now but blusher.

Eyebrow tattoos, powder under the eyes, contouring, bronzer (another pale moon face here) brown eyeliner rather than black.

Epistick springy coil hair remover thing - only bought it a couple of weeks ago but wish I had known about it for all these years being hairy of face. Would have saved a lot of money and pain and I can now talk to people without fiddling with my top lip or putting my hand over my mouth to hide my tash.