Posts Tagged ‘beauty tips’

No need to thank me: Beauty tricks from Aunty Selina

March 27th, 2012

So you know how it goes: your top lip’s looking a wee bit fluffy on it so you’ve whacked on a couple of facial wax strips and sure they’ve done the bizzo and gotten rid of the hair, but you’re left with sticky wax residue on your skin and none of your cleansers will remove it so you’re stuck with it and by the end of the day every single piece of dust and fluff and hair and small animal that you’ve come into contact with is stuck to your top lip and your moustache is looking even more impressive than before you waxed it?

Surely I can’t be the only person this happens to?

And don’t even get me started on those wee wipes that come with the wax strips. Yes they work, but they work because they’re loaded with mineral oil and I don’t know about you but the last thing my face needs is MOAR OILZ!

Well never fear my pretties, Aunty Selina is here to help. Once you’ve finished with the wax strip, simply use the wax-free area around the edge of the strip to pick up the wax stuck to your skin. Trust me, it works. I mean that’s exactly what the paper those wax strips are made of is designed for – the wax to stick to!

True story for you: years ago I had a friend whose elderly aunty had a moustache of such impressiveness that everyone referred to her as “Aunty Hairy”.Not within her ear shot, obviously. Thing is, I never actually learned Aunty Hairy’s real name, so every time I saw her I was all “Hello Aunty Haa…ow are you?”. Alway learn names, people. Always. Learn. Names.

Home remedies

October 16th, 2009

There are some great tips for home-made remedies over at (my favourite blog) pursebuzz like: sealing make-up with hairspray:fruit jell-o (jelly) for foot odour; and eyedrops to reduce blemishes. Check out the rest here: Eve Pearl’s Home Remedies

Beauty tips from 1907

July 22nd, 2009


The NZ National Library archives articles from old newspapers. Here’s one that touts ‘warm oil and a vaccuum cleaner’ to spring-clean your beauty.

And remember:

“The society lady who dances five nights out of seven will find her spring cleaning of the greatest benefit to her health and beauty.”

Beauty tips from a pretty lady

June 18th, 2008

I love these tips - thanks for the beauty round-up Megan!! (hope you don’t mind me linking to ya!) And you have some smart friends. I’ll have to check out this elizabeth arden 8 hour cream…

And while we’re sharing – I don’t actually cleanse, scrub or tone my skin either. I’ve got a foaming face wash in the shower and other than that it’s just moisturiser. Not that my skin’s great, but i don’t notice the difference from when i used to cleanse, scrub and tone.

But I do use a warm wet flannel (facecloth) on my face every day – that’s the best exfoliant I reckon.  The heat opens the pores and water is the best solvent. Just go easy on the eye area.