Did you know you could be applying your concealer incorrectly? Sometimes we don’t think about the right way of doing things because we didn’t know of another way. Beauty mistakes are common. We all want to look and feel beautiful every day and beauty plays a big role in that. Here are a few beauty mistakes you didn’t know you were making with a few face beauty tips.
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Matching Your Foundation to Your Hand
Matching your foundation to your hand will result in an uneven makeup look. For a more accurate match, use your jawline or your neck to select the right color. Beauty tip: have two foundations, a slightly darker one for winter and a lighter shade for summer.
Over-Bronzing Your Face
We all love to have that effortless sun kissed glow even in the winter months. When applying bronzer, tap the brush to remove any excess and lightly apply to your face. Simply bronze your jawline, top of your forehead (near your hairline), cheek bones, and on the side of your nose. Physicians Formula, Murumuru Butter is a real favorite.
Not Setting Your Concealer
Not setting your concealer will lead to under-eye creases and who wants that? Once the concealer is applied, quickly set with under eye powder to dry the area. IT Cosmetics has a good translucent setting powder that reduces the look of pores.
Using Hot Water on Your Face in The Morning
Cold water on your face in the morning is somewhat of a holy grail in skincare. The cold water is great for your pores and tightens your under-eyes.
Not Using Toner on Your Face
There is more to prepping your skin than just cleansing. Applying toner on your face will remove additional dirt and soften impurities in the skin. We recommend Heritage Store Rosewater Facial Toner w/Hyaluronic Acid.
Not Cleaning Your Makeup Brushes Frequently
Cleaning your makeup brushes is a best practice for clear skin. Plan to clean the brushes once a week. Make it even easier with a brush cleaning mat.
Keeping Makeup Too Long
One of the beauty mistakes we don’t think about. Makeup has expiration dates too. Pay attention to the makeup expiration symbol on your products. It’s a small makeup jar with the products shelf life after opening. Time to throw away that lipstick rolling around the bottom of your purse.
Not Using a Primer on Your Skin
A makeup essential for beauty junkies. Face primer can smooth out pores, manage oily skin, creates a base for long-lasting makeup and prevents excessive shine. Overall is improves your makeup application. NYX Studio Perfect Photo Loving Primer does the trick every time.
Sleeping In Your Makeup
A big no-no for your skin. Sleeping in your makeup is damaging to the skin. Not only will it smear your white sheets, it can cause acne flare-ups, trap dirt in your pores and irritate your skin. Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water gets off all the product from your face.
No Using Primer For Eyeshadow
Having trouble with your eyeshadow lasting throughout the day? Start using an eyeshadow primer. It prepares your lid for the eyeshadow and makes it last 10x longer! Elizabeth Mott Thank Me Later Eye Shadow Base works great and is cruelty-free and paraben free.
Not Applying Sunscreen to Your Face
A beauty mistake we should all know. Sun exposure has been proven to damage our skin if we don’t wear sunscreen. Protect your face with a CC cream that already has SPF. Even if you don’t think it is too sunny, wearing it is best. We highly recommend It Cosmetics CC Cream with SPF.
Wearing Makeup Every Day
If you enjoy wearing make-up everyday, keep doing you! But hear me out. I’m a huge advocate for letting the skin breathe in its natural state. We recommend the Farmacy Beauty Honey Potion a renewing antioxidant face mask that will leave your skin smooth and supple. Simply use a good moisturizer, serum and a refreshing coconut setting spray and you are ready to conquer the day.
Give your skin some love with these face glow tips using aloe vera. After all this, it feels like you need a self care Sunday.
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