We could talk about beauty and skincare all day long. Hour long discussions about a new eyeshadow palette? Happening. A 30-minute phone call about which nail colour to choose at your next manicure? Guilty. But despite the number of hours we could dedicate to deciphering whether Sephora is indeed coming to the UK, there are some beauty secrets we all keep quiet about.

From waxing your unexpected body hair to using the oil in your hair as some kind of styling product, here are nine things we pretty much all do – but never talk about…

1. Painting over chipped nails

Who can really be bothered to take off their nail varnish completely and start again? We're guilty of painting over chipped nails with a darker colour until we start to look like the 100 Layers Of Nail Varnish challenge.

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2. Waxing your stomach hair

Body hair pops up everywhere, from nipples to stomachs and toes. As soon as crop top season rolls around, you start to make your Veet Easy-Gelwax™ Strips go the extra mile by waxing off sneaky stomach hairs as you do your legs. Leaving your skin silky smooth for up to 28 days thanks to their gel texture, the strips remove even the shortest hairs on your body, face or bikini line.

3. Using roll-on anti-perspirant to stop chafing

Thighs rubbing together while you walk in this hot weather? All sneaky people know that one solution is just to rub some roll-on anti-perspirant on your inner thighs.

4. Using the oil in your hair as a styling tool

Who can really be bothered to wash their hair unless it's actually, properly necessary? If second day hair holds a style better than freshly-washed locks, imagine the possibilities with third and even fourth day dirty tresses. Your bun doesn’t even need a hairband at this point.

5. Obsessing over blackheads

Over 2 million of us watched this guy pop all of his blackheads at the same time (this video is not for the faint-hearted) so it's safe to say that everyone has a secret obsession with 'cleaning up' spots. Apparently it's like a cerebral orgasm. If you're hooked on face maintenance, use a skincare tool to de-blackhead hygienically and use a good face scrub.

6. Picking ingrown hairs

See above. There's something so satisfying about seeing that little guy break free from the confines of your own skin. We know it's not clever and can leave scarring, but we just. Can't. Stop. To avoid ingrown hairs after shaving or waxing, exfoliate regularly to get rid of dead skin cells that clog up your follicle.

7. Smearing toothpaste on spots

Is it recommended? No. Does it work? We think so. Will our flatmates be freaked out by emerging from the bathroom with bright blue toothpaste all over our face? Yes, but no shame. It might not be a long-term solution, but reducing the size of the spot and toning down redness is a quick win.

8. Multitasking your summer prep

One day it's pouring with rain, the next there's an unexpected heatwave and you have a week's worth of beauty prep to do in one night. Instead of swanning around from salon to salon, we just about have time to whack a hair mask in, put a sheet mask on, do a DIY pedi and wax our legs with Veet Easy-Gelwax™ Strips. At least with the gel texture legs stay smooth for up to 28 days.

9. Having special fake tan sheets

Fake tan and white sheets do not mix, so having special dark sheets and hair-dye splattered towels to sleep on is essential.

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