We all need those little problem solvers. You know the problems we’re talking about – nail polish that won’t come off, trying to zip up the back of your dress by yourself and making sure your makeup is REALLY off your face to avoid breakouts.
Those are just a few of the “little problem solvers” that we’ve put together for you. We have a list of items that we’ve found over the years to help solve those little beauty and fashion problems that can become big annoyances! To make it easy to shop, all of these products are available on Amazon.
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Our Favorite Problem Solvers
CUTEX ULTRA-POWERFUL NAIL POLISH REMOVER
Have you ever had that really dark nail polish that is stubborn to get off? You go through five cotton balls and it’s still there (especially on your toes?). This “ultra powerful” remover lives up to its name. Since we found it, its been “one cotton ball and done”.
ALIVER GEL NAIL POLISH REMOVER
While we are talking nails, we love this Aliver Gel Nail Polish Remover that Dianne learned about through her nail technician. If frequently take off gel polish at home, you may have tried the soaking with a cotton ball and wrapping in foil. No more. You just brush this on your nails and wait. It bubbles up and you can lightly “scrape” it off. Sometimes it takes a couple of coats, but in general it’s much easier on your nails.
RACERBACK BRA CLIPS
You know those times when you have a top where you don’t want your bra straps to show and you don’t want to wear an uncomfortable strapless bra. So even if you have a racerback bra, it still might not work exactly how you want. With these bra clips you can turn your favorite fit bra and turn it into a racerback.
e.l.f. COSMETICS CLEANSING BALM
This cleansing balm does such a good job at getting your makeup off, and makes your skin feel super soft! Anything that gets your makeup off without harsh scrubbing is a problem solver in my book! Follow up with your regular cleanser to make sure all the dirt is long gone!
FACE MASK APPLICATORS
Jen loves using face masks, but she knows that digging into a pot with your fingers can get bacteria into the mask. Plus, inevitably you’ll end up with product on your fingers, when you’d rather have it on your face! These face mask applicators are like silicone spatulas, and you can grab product from a pot, or squeezed out of a tube, and apply it mess-free!
MY BEST FRIEND ZIP
Everyone can relate this one. Doing all sorts of gyrations and feeling like you’re breaking your arm by trying to zip up your dress by yourself. Enter the Best Friend Zip – one our perfect problem solvers.
INVISIBELT
This one may seem a little silly (and not very fashionable) but it works great. If you want to wear a belt for fit, not necessarily for style, this is a great product. The reason is because it doesn’t have a buckle, it just lays flat. So no one knows that you have on a belt to keep those jeans that are a little overstretched from slipping down.
EPILATOR
An epilator has been one of Jen’s favorite finds over the past year. She still haven’t gone back to shaving her legs and underarms! And she loves how soft and smooth it leaves her skin, and that it stays smooth for longer!
Not familiar with an epilator? Jen wrote an entire post, “How to Use an Epilator – The Good and The Bad” that you can check out.
DOWNY WRINKLE RELEASER
You know what this like. You take your clothes out of your suitcase and they are a wrinkled mess. Sure, the hotel has an iron, but you don’t know how well it will work or how clean it is. So just a few sprays of this wrinkle releaser is a quick and easy fix. These are the travel sizes but they also have a full size to use at home.
KITSCH TOWEL SCRUNCHIES
Jen is a nighttime shower gal, and would always end up going to bed with wet hair. Her hair in the morning was always flat, and likely damaged from rolling around on it all night. Plus, everything was damp. She started using these towel scrunchies and going to bed after a shower has never been easier! Her hair is still a little damp in the morning making styling a breeze!
SALLY HANSEN AIRBRUSH LEGS
Dianne has probably mentioned this problem solver to everyone she knows, she loves it. Since no one really wears panty hose anymore, this leg makeup makes you look like you do. It gives your legs some color and covers any imperfections. Best of all, it doesn’t come off on your clothes.
TREE HUT SUGAR SCRUB
We all know that sugar scrubs are great for lots of things, but one of the favorite things we’ve discovered is that it is great for getting that onion and garlic smell off your fingers. You know what we mean. You’ve cut onions and garlic the night before and the next day when you take a shower, the minute the water hits your hand, that smell comes right back. Giving your hands a good scrub with this product really helps to eliminate that smell.
Have you used or will you try any of these products? More importantly, do you have some great problem solvers that you’d like to share with us? Let us know in the comments below.
