Who doesn’t want to wake up with a perfectly sexy pout, dewy skin and tumbled hair akin to a Guess model? We’d even love to be able to skip the concealer and head on to work bare-faced but unfortunately most of us mortals don’t want to face the ensuing "are you okay, you look unwell today," comments that are guaranteed to follow. But just because you had a long night and barely have time to make it out of the door in time doesn’t mean that you have to look less than perfect. We round up the best and easiest beauty hacks to ensure you never have to worry about your dark circles belying what you did last night!

Thicker, Fuller Hair

Does your scalp show through because you have thin hair? Dust an eyeshadow (in the same colour family as your hair) along your parting to shade your scalp slightly, making your hair appear thicker. Not only does this trick work in real life but in pictures your hair will appear super-thick. You can also use this hack along your hairline if you wear it in a ponytail a lot or simply don’t like to part your hair to get the same results. A quick hack for covering up grey roots that have appeared but don’t yet merit a professional touch-up just as yet is to pull out your wand of mascara and do the needful.

Fill Your Brows the Right Way

Overly dark and drawn eyebrows can make you look like Zaqoota jinn, a famed character from a local kids TV program most Pakistani children grew up watching. The key to making your brows look darker but natural is not getting the formula you’re using on your skin. If you have a bald spot you’re trying to fill in, that’s one thing, but if you’re just trying to deepen your brow hair color, your best bet is a brow mascara that you can lightly swipe on for a more dramatic yet believable effect. Check out the new Luscious brow gel for an easy to use and access product.

Out of Sight

Consider yourself extremely fortunate if you’ve been spared pesky under-eye bags or dark circles, thanks to good, solid genes. For those of us who aren’t so lucky, there is a correct way to conceal your poor genes and bad decisions from the night before. The most flattering way to apply concealer is to draw a triangle with the base under your eye and then point toward your cheek. This shape not only conceals dark circles, but it also instantly creates the illusion that your face is lifted. Think of it as holding a flashlight against your cheek, shining the light right underneath your eye, and drawing the focus upward.

Stain Be Gone

Who hasn’t gotten some foundation on their shirt during or post application? Before or after wearing your clothes, a foundation stain is a pain (we worked hard to make this rhyme). Fix foundation stains with a little bit of shaving cream. If you take off your shirt and accidentally smudge your makeup on the collar, just wipe a dollop of shaving cream on the spot to pretreat it before tossing it in the wash. You’d obviously need to have a man around for this hack to work.

Organic Pick Me Up

If you’re an avid reader of our beauty column then you already know that we love turning to the kitchen for a quick beauty fix. Use cold green tea bags to decrease puffiness under your eyes. The quickest way to de-puffing and tightening your under-eye skin is to apply a cold, caffeine-based product, like two cold green-tea bags, under your eyes for five or six minutes.