Amp shine with vinegar
Mix one part vinegar with four parts carbonated water, and soak dry hair. Leave on for 15 minutes before you shampoo to lock in shine and combat dullness.
Press a tea bag on splotches
If you're sensitive or just looking irritated or puffy for some reason, steep a bag of green tea for a minute or two, let it cool down and dab it over your face. The antioxidants in the tea take down inflammation.
Spike lotion with bronzer
If you don't have time to book a self-tanning session, mix a few pumps of body bronzer with regular hand lotion and pat it on your legs for a gradual dose of sexy, beachy color.
Make an egg white mask
To revive tired and dull skin without hitting the spa table, try this: Crack open an egg in a bowl, separate the yolk, and use the egg whites to make a face mask. The proteins help to heal and restore skin's moisture. Leave it on for five minutes, rinse off! It's the protein in the egg white that seals in moisture in your face. So leave it on, then take a turkey baster and rinse off. It’s gentle for any skin type.
Brush on Hair Spray
For the final step of your blow-dry, spray hair spray onto your brush, and run it through strands from roots to tips. This way, your 'do isn't plastered and stiff but still holds volume and shine.
Boost Body Lotion with Baby Oil
If you're craving shiny legs that aren't greasy, blend a drop of baby oil into your normal body lotion for extra luster.
Dab Essential Oil on a Hangnail
Put on apricot oil, the kind found in health-food stores, to protect cuticles from turning rough and raggedy
Use Soap Without Water
You know those fancy bars that are actually too pretty to use? Toss them in your underwear or tee-shirt drawers to make your skin smell delicious.
Castor Oil on Hair
Do one or the other:
1) Put a couple drops of Castor oil in your shampoo. It cleanses and moisturizes hair and also helps thicken and protect it from damage. It will make your hair shiny as well!
2) Deep-condition once a month by applying Castor oil to your hair from roots to ends. Massage the scalp before putting on a shower cap. Afterwards, leave it on for a few hours or preferably overnight. When you wake up in the morning, wash off the residue with water, and shampoo your hair as you normally do.
Spray body spray into your hairdryer
Spray body spray into your hairdryer filter vent (in the back, opposite the part where the hot hair comes out). It makes the smell stay in your hair, since it's going in when it's wet and drying out. You only have to do it once every week, and it's only a spray or two.
