tips of the day.

have you ever opened your mascara and it is sorta dry? or your favorite nail polish is getting a little to thick to go on smoothly? here are a couple really useful tips that i find myself turning to now and again to help me out with those two little irritating facts of life.

the other day i bought a new mascara. it was fine for a few days and then it started going on really clumpy and would dry all crumbly and wouldn't look good. stupid right? i had JUST bought it. well i remembered haylie, my cute former roomie {who knows her makeup}, telling me that you can add a couple drops of water and it will thin it right out. who knew!? i tried it out yesterday and it was pure magic i tell you.

you know how when you're really excited to paint your nails your favorite polish color? and then you open it and it is super thick and gooey? a little trick i learned is to put a few drops of your nail polish remover into the nail polish and shake it up really well. this will break down the polish and make it go on smoothly. ask my old roomies, we did it all the time and it works.

*these may not be the most orthodox solutions, but they work for me in real life. also, i have been reading up on adding water to mascara and some say it's not such a great idea for everyday, but if you are in need of "like-new" mascara right away and you don't have the time or money to go grab a new one, you should be fine with this method. it works for me & i'm still alive. {all images are from google}