Clear mascara, 3 ways!

Since we've all got more than enough to haul around (I will fill any bag to the max, even if I’m just running out to get a coffee), a great rule to follow is to make sure everything in your makeup bag has more than one purpose. A lipstick can double as a poppy pink blush, and a shimmery powder can add shine to cheekbones as well as eyelids.

Here’s an idea that a makeup artist at the “Today” show told me about. Clear mascara can be used to lightly elongate lashes (obviously), tame and set eyebrows and also… keep flyaway strands of hair in place. Even if you’ve straightened your hair with a flat iron, inevitably a few pieces will refuse to stay down. Instead of overloading yourself with hairspray, which does not fit so easily into a compact makeup bag, use the mascara wand to streamline the strays.  

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