Most people have cotton swabs in their pharmacy or in one of their bathroom drawers. This is not surprising: these products are very practical when it comes to taking care of the hygiene of his ears. These products are however very useful also for your beauty routine. Here are 10 beauty tips to try with cotton swabs.
1. To apply cream around the eye.
Your eye contour is very delicate. Take a cotton swab, put a little cream on it and lightly tap your ring and your eyelids.
2. Makeup Removers for eyelashes.
Add make-up remover to your cotton swab and remove make-up from your eyes. You can easily remove the residue of mascara on your eyelashes.
3. Blur the pencil strokes of your eyebrows.
After drawing your eyebrows with a pencil, blend them with a cotton swab for a natural result.
4. Makeup touch up
If you missed a line of eyeliner or your contour of lipstick, correct it with a cotton swab.
5. Always have your concealer handy.
If you can not bring your concealer with all you need to apply it. Grab a cotton swab impregnated with this beauty product in a plastic bag. You can travel with your plastic bag and retouch your makeup at anytime.
6. Curve your eyelashes.
If you have forgotten your lash curler, put some mascara on your lashes and keep them open with a cotton swab held horizontally.
7. Embellish your lipstick
Apply to the center of your lips after you have put your lipstick either a gloss or eye shadow and spread on your lips without erasing your first lipstick coat.
8. Apply your makeup with precise touch
Forget your brush! Use a cotton swab to apply your eyeshadow and make color gradations.
9. Retouch your lipstick
Touch up your lipstick during the day with a cotton swab. It’s much faster than completely reapplying your lipstick whenever a part of it started to fade.
10. Dry a small pimple.
In case you have a small pimple, soak a cotton swab of facial disinfectant and put the product on your imperfection. Then you can also use the cotton swab to apply your foundation. Don’t use your brush over a pimple, it will infect it.
Source: Fourchette et Bikini
