Make-up tips and warnings!
- For the best results, apply your makeup with good, natural lighting.
- Eyeshadow sometimes falls onto your eyelashes and on oily skin, and it can smudge underneath your eye. To avoid this, use a make-up wipe or a cotton bud with a little make-up remover on it, and gently sweep it over your eyelashes from root to tip to pick up any leftover eyeshadow.
- To prolong your eyeshadow staying power use an eyeshadow base. Or you can use a good vitamin E cream (this also moisturizes your skin).
- Wearing lighter colors makes it easier to avoid over-application.
- Don't copy some other person's makeup, switch it up. Be yourself. Do what you want. But, if you like it, take parts.
- Make sure your eyeliner is in a straight line, because if it's not-it will make you look sloppy.
- The amount and type of makeup that you wear is completely up to you. You know your face better than anyone - take the time to experiment. Makeup is, quite literally, the art of painting faces. Experimenting allows you to find what works best for you.
- Make sure you use makeup and mascara remover before going to sleep. You can use cotton balls, or makeup remover pads. You can usually find makeup remover at your local grocery store and drug store. Taking off your makeup before going to sleep is very important, it's bad for your skin if you don't remove it before going to sleep. Make sure you wash your face after too, it gets off the rest of the foundation and powder. Baby wipes work well, too. Another way is to apply olive oil (or any other kind of oil) to your entire face, rubbing it to make sure that all the makeup is covered. Then, wipe it off and rinse. It will take the makeup off and help your skin too.
- When you apply eyeshadow, it's common for specks of color to fall onto your face. This is a pain to get rid of after you've already perfected your foundation. If this happens frequently, apply your eyeshadow first, clean up the mess and then apply foundation. Alternatively, if there are only a few specks, you can just very carefully pick them up off your skin with tweezers.
- Keep in mind the difference between day makeup, night makeup, and special occasions. Day makeup is light and tinted with neutral colors. Night makeup is more strongly tinted but never very heavy or caked on - use stronger colors. Special occasions take special items like false eyelashes, liquid liners, and highlighting under the eyes - look at the magazines around awards season.
- Focus on one part, or two at most, of your face. Don't use a bold hue of lipstick with stand-out eyeliner and a bright shade of blush. Instead, zero in on the eyes and lips, or blush/skin. Keep it simple; don't over-do your makeup applications.
- Know your style and work it. Show off your inner beauty with your eye makeup.
- Always remember little goes a long way. You don't want to end up looking like a clown!
- Make sure all of these colors go with your skin, eyes, and hair colors.
- If you don't have eye makeup remover, you can use baby shampoo, that way if it gets in your eyes it won't sting.
- Drugstore makeup works really well if you choose the right things. Check reviews online, and don't waste money on high-end products.
- If your skin doesn't look smooth, put foundation on before the other makeup, making it look smooth.
- Lipstick and lip gloss are very different - keep this in mind when you apply them. Lipstick adds color to your lips while lip gloss just makes your lips shiny and sometimes sparkly.
- Petroleum jelly takes off eye makeup really well. Put it over the eyeshadow and over any eye makeup, and get a towel to wipe it off.
- Younger people should go for a sheer coverage unless you have serious blemishes that need coverage.
- Don't apply harsh colors to cheeks especially if you have larger pores, this will help with the invisibility of your pores. If you don't have visible pores still use this tip because it will look fake and you will get the stripe that is mentioned a few tips down.
- Have waterproof makeup remover available, and make it part of your daily routine to clean any and all make up before going to bed.
- Always apply a foundation that contains at least an SPF of 15. If your foundation does not contain sunscreen, apply a separate sunscreen before starting your makeup routine. Wearing sunscreen will keep your skin looking healthy and decrease the likelihood of wrinkles. Look for something that is oil-free to reduce the chance of getting acne. It will also smell less strong. Your make-up might also turn a different (darker) color that will not blend with your skin tone as well.
- Avoid applying too often , it will block your pores causing blemishes and pimples.
- If your lashes don't stay curled well, or you need to keep them curled for a long period of time, try blow drying your eyelash curler before using it. Just make sure it isn't too hot. It's like a hot roller for your eyelashes and keeps them curled even when you have a lot of heavy mascara on.
- Never over do it and remember a little goes a long way.
- Try using tinted moisturizer instead of foundation. It looks more natural and it's much easier to match to your skin tone.
- When choosing eye makeup, take the occasion into consideration. For everyday makeup, just use a pencil. Black or dark brown will do. Liquid eyeliners are best for special occasions. Your eyeliner should be more natural looking for day makeup, and can be a bit heavier for evening looks. If you want a more dramatic look, dot the eyeliner under the lash line, then use the angle brush to blend. Your mascara will bring the eyes out more.
- Take as much time as you need. It allows you to figure out what looks best on your face. If you try to rush, you might do some damage to your skin by dragging.
- In the 50's and 60's, women wore a green pancake base under their makeup to minimise redness. Apply a green tinted primer or a green corrector under your foundation to balance out your skin tone and reduce red areas!
- Make sure that your lips do not look chapped or cracked before you put on lipstick. If your lips are chapped, lightly brush off the dead skin cells with a toothbrush or towel. Next, apply chapstick with an SPF of 15 so your lips will look great all day. This way you have a nice, smooth, clean canvas to work with.
- Clean your makeup brushes at least once a month with a makeup brush cleaner. Also, try not to share brushes.
- Sometimes they have free makeovers scheduled at the mall on a walk-in basis. It's fun, and you learn a lot about your skin without spending a ton of money.
- Try to buy non-comedogenic makeup (it won't clog your pores). Read the packaging for more information.
- All makeup is different so make sure you get the closest color to your natural skin tone.If you want your makeup to stand out wear really colorful eye shadow in combination with red lipstick. If you want to cover up pimples, only go with liquid spot remover then put brown blush over it. This makes it look more natural.
- Switch up your makeup routine- do something different every once in a while, but keep it consistant.
- It's best to start light and add more as you need it.
- If applying both lip color and eye makeup, emphasize one, or the other, never both.
- Take into consideration your eye color, hair color, and skin tone when choosing makeup colors.
- Keep your makeup in a small bag in your purse.
- If you are an active person who needs to wear makeup to the gym, make it waterproof.
- Don't apply harsh colors to cheeks especially if you have larger pores, this will help with the invisibility of your pores. If you don't have visible pores still use this tip.
- Allow yourself to purchase different mascaras to enhance length, durability, and volume to your lashes. This could a have an impact on what look you would like to achieve.
- If you want a natural shine to your skin,try applying cold cream before you apply and makeup.Cold cream makes your face shine,but don't apply to much,or else you face will look like a mirror.Another trick to make skin glow is cocoa butter,it helps you look youthful and makes your skin glow.
- Know what and how much make-up is appropriate for your face depending on what time an occasion is held. If it is night time, use heavy make-ups but for daytime, you can keep it simple.
- With eyeshadow make sure it compliments your eye color.
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