Picture this: Your parents already think you’re a mess at college because of the late night “I quit school” texts, your no-sleep game is strong and your bad stress eating habits are out of control. They want you to come home for Thanksgiving break but you have depleted your makeup supply on trying to keep your face from looking like how you actually feel: overwhelmed.

The lapse from school is here, but you have had zero time to replenish your makeup. You have no time for your usual makeup ritual before going home. Your makeup decided to rebel against your face and cause havoc in a cruel prank by the makeup gods: MAC, Kat Von D and Nars.

So what do you do when your makeup seems to be working against you?

Your unruly makeup will not stand a chance if you MacGyver your way around it. MacGyver knew how to fix any problem by using what he had around him, as well as creating something he needed with what seemed like everyday useless objects. You can be just as creative as MacGyver when trying to tame your makeup.

It may seem hopeless to even try to put in that extra effort to make your makeup cooperate, but in the end, you will be happy you did.

It won’t take much of your time to make these adjustments so you can put on your makeup seamlessly and be ready to counteract your family’s suspicion that school has eaten you alive.

Face: If you run out of foundation, do not stress it; dropping a chunk of cash on a new one at Sephora is unnecessary. Just combine your favorite facial moisturizer with a bit of concealer and it will create perfect coverage on the spot. Remember to apply it with downward strokes and not upward ones.

Eyes: Anyone can get wings on fleek despite the exhaustion. To get a perfect cat eye look, use Scotch Tape as a guideline to get that wing clean and fierce. Sometimes your mascara can become dry or clumpy, even if it is relatively new. You do not need to panic and run to the store to buy a new one, just add two to three droplets of eye drops into the tube. Then use the wand to stir it around.

Lips: What if you are all out of the good lipstick so your lips are no longer on point? This leads to you leaving a lipstick mark on your cup, which is very annoying. To make your lip color last longer, just put a tissue over your lips and apply powder. It will create a more matte appearance and keep your lips looking wonderful for hours.

Now you are looking great and you’re ready to conquer the family dinner.