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Make up tips Simple, useful makeup and beauty tips and tricks that every lady should know. There are so many simple tricks in the makeup world that will make your life so much easier. In this article I would like to share some of them with you. Smudged your makeup while applying mascara? Don’t panic, it’s easy to fix. Your first reaction is to grab a cotton bud and wipe it right away but you will make even more mess. Wait, the trick is to leave it to dry completely. When it’s dry take a cotton bud and wipe off the “problem”. It will remove any marks of mascara easily without smudging your eye makeup. 1 Always wanted that perfect winged eyeliner but can’t get it right? Try to use scotch tape. This trick will help guide you when applying eye liner or eye shadow. It will help you achieve an even and balanced look for both eyes. Don’t use Sellotape as it is very sticky and might hurt while removing. Scotch tape is not so sticky and easy to remove. 2 I am sure all of us at some point discovered that our favourite mascara dries too quickly. It doesn’t mean that a product is bad quality, it happens because too much air gets inside. Try not to push the brush up and down into the tube too many times. 3 38 If your mascara does dry out, just add 2 drops of eye drops into it swirl it inside and it’s done. Just as your face needs exfoliating, so do your lips. If you don’t have a lip scrub it is easy to make one at home. All you need is a tea spoon of sugar and coconut oil or honey. Mix it together and give your lips a good scrub. It will leave your lips super soft and smooth. 4 If you wish your eyes to appear bigger and brighter, apply a white or nude eye pencil on your lower water line. Simple, but a very useful trick. If your eyes are big and you wish to make them look smaller do the opposite, apply a black eye pencil on your water line. 5 Do you wish to make the base of your lashes appear thicker and add a bit more definition to your eyes? Apply some eye pencil right in between your t op lashes. This trick is called tightlining. Great tip for all the brides. 6 Before curling your lashes heat your eyelash curler with a hair dryer for 3-5 seconds for a longer lasting effect. Touch it to your 7