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10 Beauty Hacks That Would Make MacGyver Proud

We sifted through hundreds of hacks to find the ones you haven't heard before (and that really work!)

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For sweaty pits The hack: Rub a nice-smelling hand sanitizer onto your underarms if you start to sweat through your deodorant.

Does it work? It was a no-brainer that this hack would go to our Executive Editor Jill for testing. "Let's just say my husband doesn't even have to ask how my day was, because my armpits tell him everything he needs to know," she says.

It felt gooey going on, but once the gel absorbed, I did feel drier and fresher -- for about 30 minutes. After which, my armpits returned to their usual soggy state, and I had to reach for my emergency stick of extra-strength antiperspirant. Still, if I needed a quick-fix to get me through, say, a round of hugs at a cocktail party -- you would definitely find me sneaking this stuff on in the bathroom beforehand.

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What do hand sanitizer, dryer sheets and baby powder all have in common? Aside from their conventional uses, they moonlight as quick fixes to many of your beauty-related issues. We pored over hundreds of so-called "life-changing" beauty tips and makeup tricks to find the most bizarre ones -- and then, of course, we had to test them to see which ones actually worked. Here, find the 10 beauty hacks that made the cut. (You can thank us later.)

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