Looking less than perfect hours before a big party? Try these quick cannot miss rescues.

The perfect facial
The problem - Want a quick fix to boost lackluster skin?
Speedy solution - Try a home facial.
1.             Start by thoroughly cleansing your skin. Then massage in an exfoliator.
2.             Then steam the face. Using a blackhead remover, press around and get the impurities out.
3.             Follow this with a deep cleansing or moisturising mask.
Dry Skin: To hydrate dry skin. Mix one tablespoon of honey with one whisked egg yolk.

Oily Skin: Beat one egg white until frothy then add three teaspoons of finely ground oatmeal.

Acne: Cut up a fresh coconut and grind it into a chunky paste. Apply to your skin and let set. You can also use tea tree oil to the spot. For best results, remove the mask with a hot muslin cloth.

1. Next, it is time to moisturise. An enriching day cream gives your skin a real moisture boost.
2. For a really fresh, glowing complexion, try to follow this routine every week.

Miss perfect nails
The problem - Brittle nails
Speedy solution – Apply nail oil regularly.  The oil will strengthen the cuticles and nails, encouraging them to grow, plus it will hydrate and nourish brittle or dry nails. 

The problem – Tired of the old French manicure
Speedy solution – Try a new trend.  For example, mettalics are very big right now. A subtle shade will elongate the nail and add a hint of glamour.    If you like the two-colour effect of a French manicure, try ditching the normal white tips and go for gold.
The problem – No time for a salon manicure
Speedy solution- Try a DIY home manicure
First remove all polish with a treated acetone-free remover.  Next, file nails with a soft-grade natural nail file. File nails from the outer edge to the centre into a ‘squoval’ .  Buff your nails to bring out natural shine, Do this once a month – any more will strip natural oils and thin the nail bed.  Massage in a drop of nail oil and some hand cream, and your nails will look salon-perfect.

Put your best foot forward
The problem - Cracked heels.
Speedy solution – Treat yourself to a pedicure
Soften
•               Take off old nail polish.
•               Fill a bowl with warm water and add a foot soak containing peppermint.  Soak for 5-10 minutes, and then apply a foot scrub.
•               You could also use some sea salts which will energise and soften.
Smooth
•               Rinse your feet.
•               Rub the hard skin on your heels and soles with foot file.  Or use a pumice stone.
Groom
•               Massage in a dab of cuticle cream or oil around your nail beds and gently push back the skin with a wood stick. 
•               Clip your nails straight across and gently file the sharp sides.  Then apply a moisturising foot lotion.
•               Wet two towels in hot water. Wrap the towels around your feet and leave them on for 3 to 5 minutes
Polish
•               Next wipe nails with a cotton pad.  Use an alcohol-based remover to kill germs and dry the nail.
•               Apply the base coat (transparent nail polish) wait for a minute and apply one coat of you colour, wait for three minutes and apply second coat. 
Before going to bed, cover your feet with a thick layer of moisturising cream, and put on socks. 

Groom your brows
The problem - Bad eyebrows.
Speedy solution - Two of the greatest beauty crimes are overplucked or neglected eyebrows.  By rethinking your eyebrow regime, eyes can appear bigger, brighter and more awake and youthful.  
Arch in style
•               Use the natural shape of your brow as a guide to shaping and maintaining them.
•               The eyebrow should rise by two thirds and fall by one third.  The outside corner must not be lower than the inside corner. 
•               Length is also important.

•               Pluck one hair at a time.The aim is elevation, so try not to pluck from above.
Visit a good beautician or brow bar for an initial eyebrow – shaping, which you can then maintain at home between visits.
Colour magic
Choosing the right hair colour for your brows can be tricky.  Gurlz advises you choose a shade or two darker than your natural colour. 

Party perfect lips and eyes
The problem – Overdone eyes and mouth?
Speedy solution - Pick your eyes or your mouth. The biggest mistake gurlz make when putting on make-up is that they highlight both the eye and the mouth. You need to pick one or the other and downplay what you rejected.

A lick of paint
As to choosing lipsticks, the five basic formulas are sheer, shimmer, cream, matte and long-lasting. If you choose to focus on your lips, you will want to go bright. Red is hot for parties, as are dark pinks. Just stay away from brown.
Smokey eyes

• Smokey eyes are a great look for a party.  The key to the perfect smoky eye is proper blending. Start with an eye shadow base.
• Then apply eyeliner. If you are going for a typical black, brown or gray smoky eye, apply liner in one of those colours above the upper lash line, drawing line thicker in the middle of eye.
• Blend in colour on bottom lashes. For colour on the bottom (a key smokey eye look) you will want a lighter eyeliner and the key is to smudge it.
• Using an eyeshadow brush blend in colour starting at your lash line and blending up.
• Finish with several coats of volumising mascara.

Lustrous finish
The problem - Uneven skin tone
Speedy solution - Foundations can give you a perfect, flawless finish!
1. Good brands of skin foundations add protection especially with the use of your daily moisturiser.
2. With skin foundations you will have to use a cream, powder or liquid foundation. When applying foundation the make-up should be applied and spread on with a sponge for minimal coverage.
3. Tap the foundation on with sponge or finger.
4. To give the skin a dewy finish, moisten a gauze pad or wash cloth in astringent and gently pat your already made up face.
5. Open your mouth when applying foundation to expose the neck area.
6. Keep two shades of foundation on hand. They will match perfectly if mixed together.

Dos
1. Make-up should only go on a freshly washed and moisturised face.
2. Have bright, even light in front of your mirror.
3. Blend. Blend. Blend. Whether it is foundation, blush, or eye colour: no hard, drawn lines.
Don'ts
Pink complexions should not wear pinkish foundations. No way. Not ever!
Do not wear dark lipliner and a lighter lip colour.
Maybes
When it comes to colour, take direction from you hair, rather than from your eyes or your clothes. Or not!