5 Makeup Mistake Women Commonly Make.
1. Wearing the Wrong Shade of Foundation
Sometimes it can be hard to know which shade of foundation is best for you. The lighting in stores is usually horrible for testing makeup, and without seeing your entire face, or large portions of it, wearing foundation, it’s hard to make a good judgment call on which shade to go with. Asking a beauty professional who works at the store for assistance can help, but that isn’t always an option.
What you can try doing is choosing two shades that look closest to your skin tone, and applying a little of each to your jaw line. Then go outside where there is natural light, and look in a mirror at each option. Go with the one that looks the most natural.
2. Sleeping In Your Makeup
One of the absolute worst things you can do to your skin is to not take off your makeup before going to sleep. Not only will it lead to breakouts, it can age you sooner. When makeup settles in your pores, it stretches them out, and that becomes permanent over time. Larger pores means skin that looks aged and rough. Even if you don’t have the time or energy to give your face a full wash, it takes mere seconds to take a makeup removing wipe and strip away the bulk of what’s on your face. You’ll definitely be glad you did when in ten years, all your friends who didn’t remove their makeup at night look ten years older than you.
3. Not Cleaning Your Makeup Brushes
Yes, it takes time and it’s not the most fun you have when it comes to doing makeup. But it’s so important to clean your brushes each and every time you use them. If you don’t, it can affect your makeup application. The different colors that you use on the brushes will mesh together, and the bristles will not be as precise when applying makeup. Not to mention, using dirty makeup brushes can cause breakouts.
4. Wearing The Wrong Colours
It isn’t just the color of your foundation that you need to worry about. Wearing the wrong color blush or eye makeup can also affect your look. When it comes to eye shadow, you want to wear colors that are opposite of your eye color. This makes your eyes pop and draw more attention to them. So if you have baby blues, go with a shade in the brown family, like copper, bronze or terra cotta. If your eyes are brown or hazel, wear shadow shades that are blue, green or purple.
When it comes to blush, you want to reference skin tone makeup guides to be sure you aren’t wearing a color that is too pink or too orange for your skin tone.
5. Curling Lashes After Applying Mascara
Part of the reason for curling your lashes prior to applying your mascara is so that you don’t rip any out (ouch!). If you don’t let your mascara dry and you curl your lashes, they are likely to stick together. The purpose of mascara is to create a fuller eye look, and when your eyelashes clump together, you don’t achieve that look. It is fine to re-curl your lashes once the first coat of mascara has completely dried, but you don’t want to apply the first coat until after you’ve curled your lashes.