Have you ever found yourself on a date and feeling the tiny bump that was on your cheek at the start of the night turn into a big, honkin' pimple? Ask your server for a glass of ice water with lemon. When your date excuses himself to go to the little boy's room, grab an ice cube and gently rub it over the zit. Makeup artist Carmindy Bowyer, author of "Crazy, Busy, Beautiful," says doing this "will minimize the swelling." Then squeeze the slice of lemon into your napkin and dab it on the blemish. "A touch of lemon juice will dry out a zit in a flash," says Bowyer.
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When you get frizzy hair ...
Find some hand lotion.
If you didn't check the humidity levels before opting for a curly hairstyle and your style starts to resemble a pouf ball by midday, use your hand lotion as a makeshift smoothing cream. Edward Tricomi, co-owner of Warren-Tricomi Salon explains that a dab of hand lotion gives flyaways weight. In addition, the lotion's moisture helps fight frizz by filling hollow hair follicles, preventing them from soaking up any frizz-inducing moisture in the air. Make sure you only use a dab so that it doesn't make your hair look greasy.
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When you have a shiny t-zone ...
Head to the bathroom.
How often do you find yourself out of oil blotters and with a t-zone so shiny it could be used as a mirror? The quick solution: Excuse yourself and go to the restroom. You can use a disposable toilet seat cover or even toilet paper to gently dab away any excess oil. The material is thin and can effectively soak up excess sebum. A tip that all of you germaphobes will especially love: Use the side of the toilet paper that's facing inward (towards the roll), so that any leftover particle matter from the previous toilet flush isn't clinging onto it.
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When your hair starts getting greasy ...
Ask for a hand wipe.
If your bangs are starting to stick to your forehead and your roots are feeling oily come dessert time, grab a hand wipe (an alcohol-based mini antibacterial hand gel will also do the trick) and rub a small amount through your hair. The alcohol in these wipes will help absorb oil by drying out the hair follicles.
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When you have a gnarly piece of pepper stuck between your teeth ...
Whip out your wallet.
If you're not the type to carry around floss or individually wrapped toothpicks in your purse, a business or credit card will do the same dirty work. The end point is thin enough to slide in between your teeth to get that sucker out.
After all the time you spend primping in front of your bathroom mirror, it can be frustrating when you realize your perfectly powdered nose has become an oily t-zone that could use its own road sign (Warning, slippery nose ahead!). Or your expertly curled "beachy" waves have turned into a frizzy beehive. Or your freshly manicured nails start to chip and break.
You get the drift.
Drooping eyelashes, greasy roots, a random bug bite on your face -- we've all been caught with a beauty emergency when we don't have our go-to hair care and makeup kits by our side.
And while beauty catastrophes like these may not be avoidable, you can be prepared. We're not suggesting you try to shove the contents of your vanity table into your cute little clutch. Instead, we're going to give you crafty beauty tips that show you how to use everyday objects -- ones you can find on the fly -- to fix even your biggest beauty emergencies.
You'll never look at a matchbox the same way again.
