Hi Darlings, in today’s post I’m going to share with you my 3 Beauty Secrets from the Backstage.
I’ve had this post floating in my head for so long, I’m so excited to finally share it with you.
Being a beauty lover I’ve always loved checking every Fashion Week, Makeup Artists’ Instagrams, magazine to the point that through the years I’ve learned some tips and tricks that I’ve started doing in my daily routine.
These are things I do all the time, they totally work and they make my life so much easier, you have no idea, I really hope they can help you too.
They are:
- 1 – The PIMPLE Secret
- 2 – The LIPSTICK Secret
- 3 – The NOSE Secret
Do you know when you feel that tiny monster coming out of your face? This trick works wonderfully in that case but it’s also perfect when it’s already out and it’s white and painful.
(I’d have shown you a picture of the before and after but I find it quite gross and unnecessary, you can try it and see it yourself).
My sister Queen and I do this all the time and it helps heal the pimple in a day, it’s like the miracle you have all been waiting for.
All you need is:
- Tea Tree Oil: mine is from The Body Shop but you can find it everywhere, I just happen to have this one. This essential oil has antibiotic, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
- Acne Dots: Mine are from a local drugstore but again you can find them everywhere. They are usually infused with tea tree oil and salicylic acid. You can read about it here.
Both of these things help you to heal a pimple but if you COMBINE them the results are way better and way faster.
How To:
- Before bed, on clean skin after your nighttime skincare routine (it works better if your moisturiser has had time to sink in), you put a couple of drops of tea tree oil on a Q-tip and apply it directly on the pimple (be careful when you apply it as it can be really drying on the skin so make sure you put it only on the blemish) and let it dry (It takes about a minute).
- Then put the acne dot/patch on top of it.
- Go to sleep (you should leave the dot on for 8-12 hours)
- Wake up and be amazed by the results!
Actually, I’ve been using this technique for years without realising how much easier it makes my lipstick life.
If you are a dark lipstick lover like myself you know how annoying it can be to put the product on with a brush and therefore taking the brush around to do touch-ups on the go, plus I hate to wash brushes with lip stuff on because is 10 times harder.
I’ve seen this technique done by incredible makeup artists like Charlotte Tilbury and Lisa Eldrige.
Put the lipstick on straight from the bullet. You can see how uneven and sloppy it is.
Use the lip liner to create a line around the lips. The pencil will pick the lipstick up and clean the line for you.
Et voilà! The lipstick is perfectly sharped and it looks amazing.
I love this technique so much because:
- It prevents me to wash my lip brush.
- I can fix my lipstick everywhere without having to carry around a lip brush that might mess up my purse.
- The lip liner on the edge prevents the lipstick from smudging and going into fine lines.
- The pencil doesn’t have to match the lipstick perfectly because as I said the point picks up some of the pigment and you can’t see the difference (In my pictures the lip liner is a couple of shades darker than the lipstick but you can’t even see it.)
- It works with every lipstick formula: glossy, liquid, regular.
A beauty lover’s nightmare is getting the flu (ok is not fun for anyone) but when you love to wear makeup having watery eyes and a runny nose sucks a lot more and the aftermath is even worse.
Do you know when you have been blowing your nose like crazy that it gets so dry and red and then putting makeup on is a nightmare because it’s all flaky?
Well, I can promise you it doesn’t have to happen anymore.
The secret is HOMEOPLASMINE! (Mine is horrendously well loved as you can see).
I’ve seen it in a bunch of makeup artists’ kits, they use it on models’ really dry and chapped lips and it works wonders even for that.
But I love to use it, when I have a cold, EVERY TIME (ok, every few times) I blow my nose around it to prevent the roughness of the tissue from scratching it. You will be amazed by how wonderfully it works. No more dryness or Rudolf’s nose. I promise.
I’ve been using it for YEARS and I still have a lot left as it’s so thick and you need such a small amount. It doesn’t have a scent and it’s quite affordable. It’s homoeopathic, antiseptic and made with natural plants extracts.
You can find it in pharmacies.
Do you have any pro tips/beauty secrets to share with me? Let me know in the comments, I’d love to hear from you!
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Mimi
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these are such good recommendations. i like the tip about tea tree oil. such a great product!
Thank you! It’s amazing on blemishes 😀
Great tips. I especially like the homeopathic remedy. Hadn’t heard of that one. Will definitely be looking for it now.
Thank you for reading it! That Homeoplasmine is amazing! 😀 Let me know if you like it <3
Wow, this is clever! I love the lip liner idea, I’ve tried that myself and it works soo well.
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It’s amazing right? Way easier than a lip brush ??
Haha and saves me washing lip brushes too!
Most annoying task!! #thestruggle ???
I love this! such cool tips ?? my skin loves tea tree oil, it’s SO good!
Same! The whole line from the body shop is awesome??
Oh, I want to try that spot trick out – anything to rid me of spots quicker ?
Let me know how it works on you babe! ?
Nice tips!! Thanks for sharing xx
Sure! I’m glad you liked it ???
These are all nice tips! I love when other bloggers share their little beauty secrets, it always helps me out 😀
Thanks! Totally love all of them!
I use the acne dots as well, but I’ll need to get tea tree oil for the double whammy!
It’s the bomb! ????
Thanks for sharing these, they will definitely come in useful! x
Thank you for your comment! I’m happy you like the post ? let me know if you end up trying some of these ?
Nice tips! Really need to try tea tree.
It’s amazing! Let me know how you like it!
Tea tree oil*
I didn’t even noticed that ahahha ??
Hahah ???
great tips… will def. try out the lipstick one…!
Thank you! Let me know what you think ???
Love this and great tips! Trying to find something to get rid of acne and prob will try the tea tree oil. Thanks for sharing this with us 🙂
You are welcome! This trick helped me a lot, let me know how you like it ???
These are such great tips!
Thank you ♥️♥️♥️
Thanks for the helpful post. Dry nose is actually a common issue
You are welcome! Maybe homeoplasmine will help with that ?♥️♥️
you queen! I will definitely be using the pimple trick. Can I also suggest Mario Badescu drying cream? Works like magic x
? I’d love to check it out I’ve heard amazing things about it but the brand is not that easy to get here in Italy ? but you can try and let me know if it works!!! ?♥️♥️♥️
Thank you for even more good advices?
You are welcome honey! ???
Great tips! I can actually confirm the first 2 beauty secrets. They work each time!
Awww that makes me so happy! You need to try the third one then, not that I wish you to get a cold XD but you know, just in case XD xxx
This is the second time this week I’ve heard about the benefits of tea tree oil for breakouts, I’m definitely going to have to try your trick!
It works wonderfully but you have to be careful because it can be really drying and for reaction create more blemishes! But if you are careful is amazing ???
I am obsessed with tea tree oil for pimples! Works wonders! Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome! I know it’s amazing ??
Great tips. I wish those ache dots were available when I was a teen. Makeup just seem to make pimples worse.
OMG I wish teenager me knew these tips too. She would have loved the acne one! Ahahah instead of piling on an inch thick layer of foundation ??
Need to try the spot treatment trick soon! I get little random zits here and there and never know how to combat them.
It will work wonderfully! I promise. Let me know how it goes
Thanks for sharing, these tips are so useful!
You are welcome! Glad they help you ??
Very useful remedies. I always struggle with these kinds of things.
Glad it helps! Let me know if it goes better ?
These were brilliant! I especially love the lip one. Thanks so much!
Thank you! That one is really helpful if you are as lazy as myself ahahah ??
It’s a great post! All the tips are cool and helpful. Btw you’d be happy to know that I just nominated you for recognition award! Check out my blog for more informations! xx
Thank you so much! I’ll check it out asap <3
You are welcome! And sure! xx
These are great beauty tips! Tea tree oil is great for skincare 🙂 And I never thought about using lip liner last, I usually do it first. I’ll have to try this next time 🙂 xx
I’ve always used first too but expecially with darker colours using it after is so helpful! ?? thank you for your kind words
I’ll definitely have to give it a shot with darker shades because those can look messy if not done right (has happened to me a lot when I’m in a hurry lol)
Same! This way is so much easier ? let me know how it goes ??
Lovely tricks! I’m on the lookout for a good lip liner after getting some tougher-to-put-on lipsticks lately. Suggestions for a brand to try?
I like mac’s or if you prefer affordable options essence’s ones are bomb. Also really nice and affordable are the, I think they are called, on the go by Sephora, they are tinier than a regular pencil but I like them a lot, I’m pretty sure I used one of them in this look https://blushydarling.com/2017/09/25/vampylips/ you can get the link here! ??? let me know which one you end up getting ???
Okay, fabulous! Thanks so much (: I’ll let you know- maybe I’ll add it to my reviews post about the lipsticks
You are welcome! Can’t wait to read it! ??
Wow! Funny, I am jut recovering from a cold and I have never heard of homeoplasmine but I will definitely check it out, especially as it’s good for your lips as well!
http://epiphanylikewhite.com
It works wonders! I promise you won’t regret it 😀
Great tips I’ll have to try them out.
Thank you! Let me know your thoughts ?♥️
I never heard of the tea tree oil tip before, I’ll have to give it a try!
It’s amazing for blemishes
These are great tips especially the pimple one. I never thought of that.
I hope it helps x
I’ve been wondering about acne dots, so I’m glad to know they work for you! I finally found a skincare routine that cleared up my face but sometimes those little buggers pop up anyway.
This will definitely help
My sister does the pimple thing and I love the lipstick tip because I am so lousy in doing my lipsticks!
I’m glad you love it x
These are great tips. Especially the tea tree oil, must try it next time.
I hope it helps x
Wow I love these tricks and I will have to steal the pimple trick sure it works.
Let me know how you like it
Loving your tips actually I’m struggle to put lip liner on my lips HAHAHA! so I use ordinary lipstick I will try to apply these! such a great tips!
Thank you for reading x
Well I’m definitely going to try the acne dots. I’m having a break out now. I can definitely say that tea tree oil works wonders!
Let me know how the combo goes ?
I’ve been very curious with The Body Shop’s Tea Tree Oil because I have hear a lot of good things about it but I just haven’t had the chance to visit a store yet. I have the Cosrx Acne Patch and so far, it had been very helpful for me.
Let me know how the combo goes ?
The lipstick secret is my favorite! I’m always looking for good lipstick hacks to help me get mine looking perfect !
I hope it helps x
With three teenagers in our family that acne trick is right on time! My grandchildren don’t have a lot of acne but it seems that Mt Everest shows up at the worst time. Like just before a dance.
Yay I’m glad this helps!
This is so helpful and useful for whenever a pimple pops up out of nowhere! Thanks for sharing -Sondra Barker @cuisineandtravel.com
Thank you for stopping by x
Tea Tree Oil have been so helpful for me. The Scalp Cure is one of my favorite brand. My face is now an acne free without any marks
That’s amazing! X
You’ve convinced me to buy lip liner. I haven’t purchased any for years, and I do miss it. It does make a much cleaner look.
That’s awesome!
I have a friend who is an acolyte when it comes to the use of tea tree oil for all kinds of skin issues. I never had a huge problem but I know my daughter is starting to have some issues with acne. I will have to show this to her.
Hope it helps her ?
Not that I use lipstick but I love the tip regarding the lip liner pencil. A great one to pass onto my customers who are mainly women.
I’m happy it was helpful ☺️