iVillagers share their beauty secrets

Make-up musts from grace83

1. Mineral water and lots of it.
2. Johnson's baby moisturiser - it's the best moisturiser I have ever used and it's so cheap, and great for sensitive skin, as it's formulated for babies.
3. Well-groomed eyebrows frame your face so if you own nothing else, own an eyebrow kit.
4. Only ever make one feature stand out on your face - i.e. eyes OR lips - to do both will make a mish-mash on your face and will be way too dramatic for 99 percent (one word) of situations.
5. Confidence. If you believe you look good, you will look good. Confidence makes you glow!

Beauty know-how by mannysbird

1. Always wash make-up off at night, preferably with a medicated face wash, then apply a good moisturiser.
2. Don't be afraid to try new looks with your make-up - you may find one look that suits you better than your previous one, so experiment.
3. Invest in good-quality make-up, you'll get more use and it's better for your skin.
4. Have a different look for day and night. People won't notice that you look any different if you do the same thing with your make-up, all day, every day.
5. Take advice from other people. If your mate says that a colour doesn't suit you, it more than likely doesn't!
6. Only scrub your face once a week - skin is sensitive and doesn't like to be scrubbed too often.
7. When you take a face mask off, splash your face with cold water as this closes your pores. Don't put make-up on straight after you've removed a mask because this just fill your pores with rubbish again.
8. Put concealer over the top of foundation and not underneath.
9. Don't wear make-up everyday - let your skin breath from time to time.
10. Use Benefit 'Benetint' on your cheeks - this product gives you the best natural rosy-cheeked look ever.

kristi_37's beauty solutions

1. White eyeliner worn on the lower inside rims of lids really opens up small eyes.
2. If you're having a really bad face day, don't wear normal make-up, it will just emphasise spots and won't help them clear up. Use tinted moisturiser, concealer and a little mascara or lippy.
3. In winter, face self-tanners are great for pasty skin. I use one by Clinique and put it on at night. In the morning, I have more of a glow to my skin. It doesn't go dark or orangey either and there are no streaks!
4. No shaving gel? Use hair conditioner, it stops skin drying out.
5. For coarse, dry, parched hair, use a tiny blob of Brylcreem (yes you read that right). It works as a great hair moisturiser - just rub some through the ends, not near roots.