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7 DIY beauty buys for easy at-home grooming

Just do it yourself doll

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / November 29 2023

We’re at a pivotal time in history where beauty has had to become increasingly more DIY-friendly than ever before; heck, we’re our own brow techs, nail artists, facialists and everything in between at this point.

Lucky for us, we don’t have to slog it for months or even years to actually become accredited in any of these skills though, because there are a slew of beauty products to help us achieve pro-level results from the comfort of our own homes.

Here are seven DIY beauty buys that’ll make at-home grooming a cinch.

The DIY Blow Dry: Silver Bullet Limitless Volumizing Hot Brush

Look, we’ll be the first to admit that nothing will ever replace the feeling of freshly blow-dried hair, but with this smoothing and volumising hot brush in tow you’ll at least be able to imitate the art that your hairdresser makes. Enhance shine with smoother styles or create voluminous curls and waves with this frizz-reducing pick.

$169.95 at Oz Hair & Beauty

DIY Manicure: Coscelia Quick Building UV Poly Builder Nail Gel Polish Extension Acrylic Kit

Achieving the perfect manicure is all about patience and practice, but having a literal hoard of nail tech tools to help you out certainly doesn’t hurt your chances for achieving salon-level results either. This set is equipped with everything you need to create a full set of gel and acrylic nails, including a UV light and several pinky-nude nail shades.

$32.99 at eBay

DIY Hair Colour: evo fabuloso colour boosting treatment

There’s nothing more soul-wrenching than realising you’re in need of a colour top-up but there’s no way you’re going to be able to reunite with your colourist for a quick gloss. These coloured conditioners from evo make great additions to your usual hair washing routine, depositing and reinvigorating colour as needed and nourishing strands too.

$39.95 at Adore Beauty in Platinum Blonde, Light Beige, Caramel, Chestnut, Cool Brown, Mahogany, Purple Red and Copper

DIY Facial: Foreo UFO 2

Your facialist may be out of reach but we think you’ll find this pick fits easily in your hand and does almost just as good of a job as your aesthetician. Sync your UFO to the FOREO app to optimise and customise your facial routine, then simply clip in any of the compatible UFO 2 masks to enjoy the skin care benefits of the mask formula, T-Sonic pulsations, cryo-technology and thermo-technology.

$395 at Adore Beauty

DIY Chemical Peel: Dermalogica Rapid Reveal Peel

AHA extracts, lactic acid and fermented plant enzymes are to thank for the baby soft, uber-fresh skin you’re going to have after you introduce his peel to your skin care routine. Skin will appear firmer, while fine lines and wrinkles will be minimised in appearance and surface debris and dead skin cells are sloughed away.

$116.10 at Adore Beauty

Marzena Sensitive Body Wax Strips

We’d do anything to save the embarrassment of quietly whimpering while a nice lady yanks the last of our leg hairs out. So, luckily we can turn to the TV (to hide the sniffles) as we rip away at our body hair ourselves. This sensitive Marzena formula means less skin-sticking and more hair-pulling (a win we assure you). You’ll be on your way to hairless cat territory in no time!

$9.99 at Priceline

DIY Brow Lamination: Brow Code Lustre Advanced Lamination

Want brows that speak for themselves? Then you can’t go past a brow lamination. The fluffy, natural look is now achievable at home with easy-to-use kits like this 5-step system. It utilises keratin to transform your eyebrows into the kinds of furry caterpillars that could rival even Cara Delevingne’s impressive arches.

$239 at Mecca

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Main image credit: @realbarbarapalvin

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).