​Celeb Beauty Hacks

Who doesn’t have a professional hair and make-up artist at their disposal 24 hours a day? OK,98% of us! However gone are the days of scouring through magazines looking for nifty beauty hacks to steal, when the ever inspired Instagram is available to give you immediate access to your favourite celebs and their beauty and hair inspo tricks of the trade.

With access to professionals, it’s safe to assume that your favourite celeb has absorbed an ingenious trick or two, and by pillaging both their candid snaps and professional shots you’ll find a beauty lesson to inspire your look. So seeking some inspiration, I became all Instagram obsessed and unearthed a few lesson’s that everyone can put into practice. Check them out!

Lupita Nyong’o

The hack: Bold lipstick that doesn’t smear.

The pro tip: Maintaining a bright red lip can be difficult, prone to feathering and fading, follow this pro tip for the perfect pout.

Prep the area around the lips with a waterproof concealer like Amazing Cosmetics, Amazing Concealer . Next apply the lipstick directly to the lip, in recreating Lupita’s bold lip try Clarins Joli Rouge Lipstick, using a lip brush to apply to those hard to reach crevice like corners. Complete your lip look with a lip liner in a slightly darker shade to give a professional finish.

Reese Witherspoon

The hack: Layer blush and then seal it in with your hands

The pro tip: Make-up artist's worldwide will tell you that the face has great dimension, and by using multiple colour's to create the perfect flush of blush we are complimenting our features as we have a lot of different shades and tones in our complexions.

To recreate Reese’s beautiful bone structure, first apply a deeper blush such as Clarins - Blush Prodige Illuminating Cheek Colour in Spiced Mocha and brush it all over the apples of the cheeks, blending it into the hollows every so slightly. Then layer with a brighter shade like Sheercover Pressed Mineral Blush – Pinched , right at the apples. In doing this you are getting depth from deeper colour and a pop from the brighter colour. Then to complete your flush seal the deal by pressing the palms of your hands and fingertips to your cheeks. This will equalise the oils in the skin, bringing your personal chemistry together.

Emily Blunt

The hack: Backcomb the end of your braid to hold it in place

The pro tip: No celebrity in her right mind would allow a hairband or bobby pin to take away from the elegance of a designer wardrobe and perfectly applied make-up. The gorgeous Emily Blunt at the SAG Awards 2015 reinvented the braid with a touch of artful teasing that secures the braid in place.

Carefully braid your hair right to the very end, so that you can’t fit any more hair into it and then pinch the ends and backcomb to hold it. By allowing the end of your braid to be a little fuzzy it adds texture and stops it from unravelling. Use Moroccanoil Molding Cream to add texture and seal it with a spritz of Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray . Finish by pinning the plaits across the nape of your neck like the milkmaids of old and for added grip why not use a dab of wax on your fingertips to give more hold while your doing the weave!

Share your beauty hacks, what shortcuts work for you? Have you tried any of these?