The art of beauty is so much more than just simply “putting your face on.” It takes a great deal of skill, attention to detail, and accuracy to really make those products work for your body the way they should. The tips below can help you improve your beauty skills.
Always keep your eye and lip liners freshly sharpened. This will ensure they are clean to use. Place the pencils in the freezer or the refrigerator to harden them, and then sharpen.
Take care not to over tweeze your eyebrows. Repeated over-plucking can result in areas where hair refuses to grow back, resulting in bald spots. If you have already developed bare spots in your brows, fill in the areas with a brow pencil temporarily while applying a product to regrow the hair.
Eyeshadow and eyeliner can make your eyes look stunning. Make sure the whites of your eyes are not red and irritated. Keep your purse stocked with eye drops. Drops come in handy for those situations that lend themselves to red eyes, such as prolonged exposure to sunlight or long periods of staring a computer screen.
Always remove your makeup before you go to bed. After a long, stressful day, it can be tempting to just slip into bed without taking the time to remove your makeup. However, sleeping with your makeup on can cause numerous problems including acne, blackheads and dry skin. By taking just a few minutes before bed to remove your makeup, you can keep your skin clear, healthy and moisturized.
For shiny, colorful, rich, beautiful hair, it’s important to wash your hair regularly with a good, low-oil shampoo. This is the only way to effectively prevent dandruff and other hair-related ailments. Make sure to also rinse your hair out weekly with apple cider vinegar to wash away chemicals from shampoo.
Keep your makeup light and simple. If you put on too much makeup you can stress your skin, and make yourself look older than you are. The best beauty is often the least complicated. Keep your routine to a quality moisturizer, followed with lip gloss and a good mascara.
Include honey in your beauty regimen. Honey has many benefits for your skin. Try adding a little honey to some sugar for a handy exfoliating solution. Dropping some into a moisturizer helps your skin retain moisture for longer. Adding honey in with your regular shampoo will leave it shiny, manageable and touchably soft.
Pat moisturizer into your skin instead of rubbing it. Most people rub their moisturizer into their skin. This can actually disperse the moisturizer to different parts of your skin or even remove most of it entirely. Try patting it over your skin instead. Your skin will absorb it more evenly.
Petroleum jelly will make your feet soft and smooth, as a long as you apply it regularly. Coconut oil is a reasonably priced, all natural oil that soaks in clean and softens skin deeply. Rubbing it on your feet every other day will keep them soft and smooth.
Using concealer is only half the battle when looking your best and fixing flaws. To have a perfect complexion, try using a lipstick in a warm pink. According to leading makeup artists, no matter what your skin type or tone, warm pink will distract people’s eyes from any imperfections and blemishes and keep you looking your best.
If you want your makeup to look the way it was intended, clean your brushes thoroughly. Run warm water into your bathroom sank, and put in some gentle baby shampoo. Use soap to wash the bristles. Rinse the brushes completely, blot with a towel, and set on a clean surface to air dry. Doing so will minimize the chance that any makeup buildup or bacteria will collect in the brush and cause acne breakouts.
When painting your nails, always use a good base coat. Not only does a base coat allow polish to better adhere to your nails, but it prevents your nails from becoming discolored, which is common when using darker colors. For maximum staying power, look for adhesive base coats, which dry to a somewhat tacky finish.
Add a good, smooth top coat to your manicure to make it last longer. Touching up your manicure every other day will keep it looking good; free from peeling or chipping. Your manicure can look good for several extra days with a high-quality top coat.
When going to the beach, use this trick to make your waist look narrower. With a white pencil liner, dot the shape of an egg on both sides, starting just below the rib cage. Then fill the egg area with a little self-tanner just one shade darker than your natural skin tone and blend it in.
When applying makeup before a photo shoot, school pictures or any other photography session, favor matte finishes over shimmery ones and make sure that you apply your makeup under natural light. Shimmery shadows, blushes, lipsticks and powders will look too shiny in a camera flash. Applying your makeup under natural light gives you the best idea of how your makeup will actually look in the photos.
The art of beauty is one that can be enjoyed by everyone, but only those very serious into it will try to perfect their perfect beauty techniques every chance that they get. Now with more beauty knowledge to add to your “bag of tricks,” you can easily become great at it too.
