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7-Beautiful Uses for Vaseline









7-beautiful uses for Vaseline
Okay, do me a favor and run in your bathroom and tell me if you have a tub of Vaseline on hand. Oh, you do? Yeah, I thought you might. Now do me a favor and tell me what you use it for. Like, everything? Hey, me too!

I was just running through a list in my head of all of the surprising things Vaseline can accomplish in a pinch. Such as, Vaseline has always been my go-to cold sore cure, and it's also pretty handy for clearing up mild diaper rash. (I promise I do not use the same tub for these two applications!) But have you ever tried to use Vaseline as a supplement to your make up and beauty routine?

I am always on the lookout for inexpensive drugstore products that simplify my life and make my big splurges work better, and Vaseline (along with a good set of Q-Tips and probably also baby powder) is one of those drugstore purchases that fulfill so many needs it's almost comical. (If you find drugstore purchases funny? Which, I don't know, just go with it.)

Check out these 7 ways you can use Vaseline in your beauty routine that you may not have thought of!


Make your perfume last longer
Make your perfume last longer

1. Make Your Perfume Last Longer
Rub a small amount of Vaseline on pressure points and other areas where you typically apply perfume to give your scents extra staying power.

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Make any blush a cream blush
Make any blush a cream blush

2. Make Any Blush A Cream Blush
Mix your favorite powder brush (or a bit of your favorite lip stick) in some Vaseline for an instant cream blush. Bonus: You control the color potency!


Create your own lip gloss
Create your own lip gloss

3. Make Your Own Lip Gloss
Skip a trip to Sephora and make your own lip gloss with a tub of Vaseline and some Kool-Aid packets!


Salvage old lip sticks
Salvage old lip sticks

4. Salvage Old Lip Sticks
It's often heart breaking when we get to the last stubs of our favorite lip sticks. If you can't bear to be parted from your best color, mix the ends with Vaseline to get a few extra uses out of it.

Related: 10 easy hairstyles that take 10 minutes or less

Create a cleaner manicure
Create a cleaner manicure

5. Get a Cleaner Manicure
Apply Vaseline to the cuticle area before a manicure to keep the nail polish on your nail beds where it belongs!

Moisturize Your Legs Post-Shave
Moisturize Your Legs Post-Shave

6. Moisturize Your Legs Post-Shave
Know what's fun? Silky smooth legs. Know what's not? Razor burn. Vaseline to the rescue!


Cure your dry, cracked feet
Cure your dry, cracked feet

7. Cure Your Dry, Cracked Feet

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