Shay Mitchell's beauty routine usually consists of one quirky hack to keep her lips tinted all day long.
The actress likes to use beets to give her pucker a natural color.
Mitchell claims the color stays on all day.
The trick was a standard practice in 19th-century beauty routines.
Shay Mitchell is known for her role in "Pretty Little Liars" as tomboy Emily Fields. While Mitchell enjoys her fair share of fitness, she also invests some time into her beauty routine — which includes a super creative hack.
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The 30-year-old actress spoke with INSIDER about her number one beauty trick. And it proves Mitchell doesn't miss a beat when it comes to health or beauty.
"I actually do like to cut up beets," Mitchell says. She eats them raw or roasted, but whenever she has a few extra cubes around, she'll use them for another purpose.
"I'll rub them on my lips if I want to have a natural rosy tint for the whole day, because it does really last," she says. "So yeah, you're almost tinting your lips using a raw beet."
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The color comes from antioxidants called betalains. Mitchell's trick was actually a common practice for women in the 19th century, according to PBS Food.
Emily is a writer and reporter living in New York. She was a Health Writing Intern at INSIDER and is now a freelance writer covering all things health, food, and fitness.She joined INSIDER from the Food Network, where she was a Snapchat Discover intern covering everything food. Before the Food Network, she worked and wrote for HerCampus Media, Spoon University, and Westchester Magazine among other publications.Emily holds a BA from Pace University in Communications.
