Millennials, take a deep breath: TikTok isn’t going anywhere. After months of news circulating about the President’s potential ban, the social media app has been saved. Byte Dance has adopted Oracle as a technology partner, and with Trump’s approval, creators of all genres still stand across the platform. Now that your feeds are no longer flooded with pleas to follow one’s Instagram, consider another force taking over the “For You” page: beauty hacks. Users have been sharing tips that save time, money and frustration over skincare and makeup obstacles. See below for some of the top trends dominating TikTok’s beauty sphere. 


Perfect Skin Base

Struggling to reduce the appearance of dry, cakey skin? Perhaps you’ve been applying products in the wrong order. This hack turns a conventional beauty routine on its head (powder before foundation?!) in pursuit of a flawless complexion.

Pimple Coverup

If your breakout is too big to be seen in public, packing on makeup may be your only (temporary!) solution. Follow this video’s guide to carefully applying foundation and concealer to your acne, but make sure to thoroughly remove all product afterwards—going to sleep with makeup stuck to your skin will only further aggravate the pimple. 

Voluminous Lashes

Short, thin lashes are finally being given the volume they deserve. Adopt a hair dryer, eyelash curler, primer and mascara for maximum length and thickness. 

Smudge-Free Eyeliner

Transform your Scotch Tape from an art class tool into a makeup essential. This tip features perfect tape placement so that your eyeliner glides on sans smudges. 

Crusted Lip Gloss Savior

Before trashing an expired solution, give your gloss a hot water bath. The treatment will revitalize your product in under an hour so that you can hold onto it a bit longer.

Additional reporting by Antonia Zivcic.