10 Instant Beauty Boosters

Look gorgeous in 10 minutes or less with our fast beauty fixes to all-over gorgeousness. Whether you've overslept or have a last-minute party to attend, we’ve got the tips and tricks for clearer skin, shinier hair and softer skin in double quick time.

Waky Waky!

Splash your face with cold water fifteen times after you wash in the morning as this tightens pores, freshens you up and helps your makeup go on smoothly.

Fresh Peepers.

Late night? Here’s how to have beautiful eyes in an instant and keep your peepers looking brighter and more gorgeous.

1. You can lift your whole face and look fresher in an instant with quick tweezer session. Not the most pampering grooming experience, you can diminish the pain by plucking after your morning shower when the pores are open. To get the best shape, align a pencil vertically along the side of your nose up to your brows, and remove any hairs that grow on the wrong side of the pencil towards the bridge.

Now hold the pencil from the side of your nose to the outer corner of your eye. Any hair beyond this point should be plucked as it leaves your eyes looking droopy. Best to get your brows plucked professionally first and then you can just clean up the strays.

2. For an instant pick me up add a touch of glimmer and sparkle on your eyes. Eyeliners with a touch of sparkle in blue or silver are terrific at making your eyes look brighter. Glam shimmering eyes are a hot trend this Autumn

3. Curl your eyelashes for an immediate eye-opening effect. (For best results, clamp down on lashes for at least 15 seconds.). Next apply mascara for gorgeous lashes and maximum effect.

Red Hot Nails

Put the beauty focus on your fingertips and get beautiful nails in an instant with these steps to perfect nails.

Remove your old chipped polish and dip your fingers into a bowl of soothing warm water. Add a few drops of lemon juice to banish stains. After two minutes, remove your hands and gently dry them on a towel.

Use an orange stick to gently push back your cuticles - this instantly makes your nails look longer.

Now use a nail file to carefully shape your nails. Remember to file in one direction only, otherwise your nail will weaken.

Apply a hand cream to moisturise your nails and hands. Using a nail buff for just one minute will make your nails look healthy and shiny - and ready for action.

This autumn, brown is the new black for nails (although the Goth ‘black’ look is still very big). It doesn't matter if you choose a beige tone or a mocha ... just as long as it's brown. Also, go bold with some jewel tones, like purple and blue.

Cool Eyes

Celebrity bad girls Nicole, Paris and Lindsey are hardly spotted these days without a signature pair of amazing big sunglasses, which are marvellous at disguising puffy eyes. A fab pair of sunglasses can help boost your confidence immediately and hide a multitude of sins. But unless you want to look like a total idiot (which at times is a preferable option than revealing all your sins) then it’s really best that you remove them whilst indoors. So best to get your eyes puff free and feeling radiant with No Puffery cooling mask from Origins (€25.50). This cooling, bag-banishing eye treatment helps to reduce puffiness, signs of fatigue and even dark circles. Skin around the eye area is instantly refreshed, brightened and soothed. Suddenly, in about 5 minutes relief is in sight.

The Blowout

There’s never a desperate hair day for Eva Longoria who keeps her long luscious locks in top condition with regular visits to her celebrity Hollywood hairstylist Ken Paves. But when we wake up to a desperate hair day there’s no stylist to the stars at hand to work their magical fingers on our hair. Humph! So we need to have a few fail safe solutions to get our locks looking luscious and shiny in no time. You keep your locks feeling soft and luxurious with a special intensive conditioner treatment and bring back the shine in no time. Try Aveda Deep Penetrating Hair Revitalizer (€35) with organic peppermint, lavender, aloe and rosemary which penetrate chemically treated, dry or brittle hair and restores strength and elasticity. Simply wet your hair and then towel dry to get rid of most of the excess moisture. Then apply your intensive treatment to the hair from root to tip.

For a really deep moisturising treat, pin your hair up and then wrap your head in cling film (wear the shades if you think you look daft). This helps keep the warmth your head loses near your hair, and allows the intensive treatment to penetrate into the hair shaft.

After about 5 minutes, rinse your hair in warm water and then, for added shine, give it a quick blast of cold water. This closes the pores on your head and smoothes your hair shaft, helping your hair to look shiny and stay cleaner for longer.

Restore health and nourishment to your locks with a quick spritz. Aveda’s Sap Moss spray (€22.50) eliminates frizz, while adding shine and a glossy, healthy finish to your hair.

Smooth Operator.

There's nothing like a smooth body to make you feel good - and it doesn't have to mean hours at the salon. You can banish excess hair in a jiffy at home and whether you wax, shave or use hair removal creams, there are lots of DIY products that give smooth results in minutes. Don’t you just feel 10 times better when you’ve defuzzed!

Purrfect Pout

Even sizzling Gwen Stephanie will be updating her trademark red hot lips this season and embracing the colour purple. The new season is all about 1940’s sex siren glamour from top to toe. So it’s time to ditch the summer pink lipsticks and ooze sophistication with purple lippy for a purrfect pout. Make sure you choose your purples wisely and remember it’s still summertime so keep the deeper tones till later in the year. Keep the look pretty and glossy with MAC Tendertone Lipbalm SPF 12 in Softnote and your lips will be smooth and kissable all season long.

Get the Glow.

J-Lo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyonce, Kate Hudson and Terri Hatcher have all got the glow! That’s fresh glowing skin and a flawless complexion. They’re all big fans of Pout the UK based cosmetic brand so they’ve probably been dipping into Pout’s fab illuminators which freshen up even the dullest of complexions. Pout’s illuminators can be mixed with your daily moisturiser for an instant bright radiant look. There are two illuminators the ‘Love glow’ which instantly brightens the skin and the ‘After glow’ which is ideal if you want to enhance an existing tan.

Feel good instantly.

Peace of Mind from Origins (€15.50) is a stress busting cream which helps relieve pressure, tension and anxiety. It’s a real pick-me-up and is a blend of essential oils which give a light tingly sensation and smell divine. Girls Aloud love it, so no doubt Nadine dabs it on to stay stress free and calm on her regular transatlantic trips over to see hunky on-off boyfriend Jesse Metcalfe.

TONE IN TIME

In just 10 minutes you can do a few exercises to keep you in shape and help you look better.

BOTTOM:

Tightly clench your bottom together, then release. Repeat this at least 10 times so you can really feel the pull. Do this as you brush your teeth in the morning!

ARMS:

Using a can of beans, as a weight, keep your arms tucked in at your sides and curl the lower part of your arms upwards. Repeat at least 15 times to strengthen your arms.

LEGS:

Stand up straight and gently bend your legs, keeping your feet flat on the floor. See how near you can get your bottom to your feet. Hold on to the back of a chair if you need balance. Repeat 10 times. This will really help tone your legs and feel great instantly!