Bookends . Your Tips from Simply Her / September 2005

wrapping paper holder
Cut open a cardboard toilet roll or kitchen towel roll to form a "cuff" that will easily slip around rolls of loose sheets of wrapping paper, keeping them neat and wrinkle free. To pretty them up, you could wrap each "cuff" with leftover wrapping paper. - Lynn Lee, 34, stay-home mum

clot-free mascara
Hate the clots you get when applying mascara> The clots are often a result of excessive coating on the wand. Wrap the wand with tissue and gently compress it to remove excess coating before applying it to the lashes... viola! - Kris Lee, 32, sales executive

speedy iron
Line aluminum foil on the ironing board under the cover - it reflects the heat and speeds up ironing time. - Joanne Ong, 30, marketing executive

nail whitener
Soak nails, stained yellow by nail polish, in a solution of denture cleaning tablet and warm water - your yellowish nails will turn white. - Angelyn Tan, 27, director