Quick Fixes When You're in a Rush

Your already running late for work. You fix your hair, pick up your hairspray and realize it's empty. After your scold yourself for not remembering to pick more up the day before, you ponder an alternative to hold your hair in place until lunchtime.

The solution: Dissolve a spoonful of sugar in a cup of hot tap water. Shake well and spray onto your hair for a quick homemade hairspray.

It's a muggy day and your unruly hair is already starting to twist and snarl with frizz. You have no serum on hand, so you can either let the mugginess turn your hair into a wilderness or come up with something to calm your locks.

The solution: Make your own quick and easy serum to weigh down your frizzy strands. A little moisturizer or hand cream mixed with water applied lightly to your hair, will calm it down.

You wake up in the morning with a new batch of open pores and a couple blemishes. Your skin is in rough shape your best concealer certainly won't hide it. What can you do?

The solution: Draw attention elsewhere. Focus on your lips by choosing a bright coloured lipstick and some super shiny gloss. The more your lips stand out, the less your blemishes will.

Your have an important work meeting in half an hour. Your hair is showing oily roots and you don't have time to wash it. You don't have any dry shampoo on hand to absorb the oil either. You can't go to work looking like you never shower. How do you hide the oil in your hair?

The solution: Sprinkle your hair with a little baby powder or talcum powder, just as you would with dry shampoo. You can also use any kind of translucent powder. Remember to use just a bit and brush it through your hair thoroughly.

Everyone has those days where you just don't have the time or tools to do things right. However, these quick fixes can get you through those beauty emergencies, so you always look your best.

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