“I know it sounds a bit weird but…” What follows is usually a strange piece of advice – anything from how to dry a zit overnight to getting rid of a hangover – that totally does the trick! It’s word of mouth beauty, little tidbits we pick up here and there, or by accident in desperate situations. One real gem I wish more of my lady friends would use is the powder in your roots trick. Leaving your hair unwashed long enough for it to look oily is gross, but knowingly walking around with an oily scalp and letting people know you skipped the shower is even worse. Maybe you have a good reason for not washing your hair, who am I to judge your nastiness? Maybe you’re trying to extend the life of a blow-dry. Or maybe you don’t have time to wash and dry your hair that particular day. Or maybe it’s against your beliefs to be clean, I don’t know. Point is there is a simple, easy, quick solution to fixing oily hair. First you must dig up a big fluffy makeup brush, and dip it into loose powder. Once you have your brush all powdered up, dust it over your roots and finger comb your hair allowing the powder to absorb any excess oils. Once you see that your roots look dry, brush your hair as you normally would.

I like to keep Johnson & Johnson baby powder handy in case I feel like being a nasty, lazy little bum.