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• 21 Keep a steady hand for perfect lines
  It's a simple trick, but one we often forget when fiddling with liquid eyeliner – keep your elbows on a flat surface while applying. It keeps hands steady for a smooth line. Do the same with nail...

• 22 Skincare tip: A cheap and cheerful way to soft skin
  The simplest way to ensure skin feels super-soft is to pour baby oil into your bath water or smooth it over yourself with a sponge in the shower. Once you get out of your bath or shower, the oil will stay...

• 23 Skincare: Why eye tests could help save your skin
  If the fact that there are many conditions, particularly connected to the brain, that can only be detected in eye exams isn't enough to tempt you down to your local Specsavers for a yearly check-up, at...

• 24 Colour and care: Swimmers beware dangers to hair
  Chlorine from swimming pools is, along with heat damage from the sun and styling tools, one of hair's greatest enemies. So, for your hair's sake, wear a swimming cap with your locks coated in thick, intensive...

• 25 Health: Avoid ulcers if you're asthmatic
  If you're asthmatic, rinse your mouth out after you use your inhaler – particles of the steroid puff left on cheeks and gums can cause ulcers.

• 26 The simple way to get retro curly hair
  Want to know the easiest, cheapest and kindest way to style hair into retro waves? Start by lightly spraying down clean hair with water at night and tying it into plaits – the more plaits, the wavier...

• 27 Complexion perfection: Be careful with home-made exfoliators
  As the credit crunch continues to hit, it's natural to look for ways to save money by skimping on beauty buys. But be careful when it comes to exfoliation. Many women follow the advice that kitchen salt...

• 28 Scent selection: Be sensible with scent to avoid staining
  Most of us apply our favourite fragrance after we've dressed, yet alcohol in perfume can stain our clothes – especially if they're silk – and you may only notice the damage over time. Similarly,...

• 29 Eyes and brows: Take the ouch out of tweezing
  Dab Bonjela ulcer treatment or ice cubes on brows prior to plucking to help numb skin against the pain.

• 30 Complexion perfection: Make expensive cleanser go further
  If you use cleanser and cotton wool to remove your make-up, you'll find that more cleanser goes on teasing off your mascara than anything else – a waste of expensive skincare. To make it go further,...

• 31 Condition and shine: Give new life to a greasy fringe
  If you haven't had time to wash your hair and it's looking a little worse for wear, dampening and blowdrying the fringe or front top sections can do wonders to rejuvenate your whole style. But if you haven't...

• 32 Nails, hands and feet: Cheat your way to slimmer fingers
  Polish isn't just there to decorate your fingertips – you can use it to flatter the shape of your hands, too. If your fingers look a little squidgy or stout, or your nails are short, concentrate...

• 33 Condition and shine: Avoid styling products if you want shiny hair
  If you want your hair to shine, especially after going an expensive new colour, avoid styling products as they work by coating hair with a residue that clouds its natural reflective ability. Instead use...

• 34 Styling advice: Take the oomph out of over-blown hair
  If you've overdone your blowdry and your hair's looking too bouffant, take it down a notch or two by spritzing just once with a fine water spray – though make sure you do it from about four to six...

• 35 Nails, hands and feet tip: Double up to make varnish last
  Don't skimp on polish if you want your manicure to last – you need two layers to prevent wear around the edges. Though make sure you stop there – three is too many and leads to peeling.

• 36 Styling advice: Soft hands to fend off flyaway
  If you're prone to experiencing flyaway hair, moisturise your hands and as the cream's being absorbed into the skin, run them lightly over the surface of your locks. Make sure your hands aren't completely...

• 37 A gorgeous smile: Zap a coldsore in seconds
  It's an old wives' remedy, but it seems to work for us – at least until the pharmacy opens. When you feel the telltale tingling of a coldsore erupting, stick an icecube straight on to the affected...

• 38 Complexion perfection: Take care with concealer to protect skin from lines
  The skin under the eye is the thinnest on the face and therefore the most prone to 'mechanical' lines – those created by repeated actions, such as frowning. Tugging or rubbing the skin can also create...

• 39 Styling advice: Irons can bring life to layers
  Straightening layered hair can flatten sections so they blend into the rest of hair and lose the bounce and separation they're cut in to create. So rather than slide irons straight down the hair, separate...

• 40 Condition and shine: Don't skimp on conditioner if you want shiny hair
  If your hair is fine or prone to oiliness, many beauty experts recommend using conditioner just on the ends of hair, which are driest. This is working on the assumption that conditioner makes the top layers...