We have all seen them. The girls wearing to much make up, not enough make up, the wrong shade of lipstick and horror of horrors the unblended foundation line on the jaw.
Here I am going to give you my top 10 make up mistakes. The dark lip liner with pink or rubbed off lipstick or the electric blue eyeshadow that matches the girls clothing...this one I have actually been guilty of at my year 12 formal not to mention all through years 16 - 18 and yes, there is photographic evidence...sigh.
Make Up Mistake #1 - Caked on foundation over bad skin.
This not only draws everyone's attention to the bumps on your skin but also this tends to look like a skin coloured mask! Ladies, if you are unlucky and have bad skin, don't cover it with foundation!
It will not only make it look worse but will more than likely do more harm that good. If you have bad skin its best to try and keep it clean. Invest in some facial cleanser or go and see a dermatologist about some treatment. If you absolutly must wear somthing, invest in some powder bronzer or mineral make up. This will give your skin some colour without clogging your pores to much.
Makeup Mistake #2 - Dark lip liner and light lipstick.
Wow, this one is so wrong that it is funny. Do you remember when you were at kindergarten and your teacher told you to colour in the lines? Well that technique applies here as well.
I’m not sure why or how this trend came about I just know that it’s very bad. Pamela Anderson was even sporting this back in the day which is a worry!
If you want to use lip liner find a shade that is very close to your natural lip colour or a colour the same as or very close to the colour of the lipstick you are going to wear.
Line your lips, keeping in the natural lines that are already there and blend into your lip with a lip brush or your finger. Lip liner underneith your lipstick can actually help keep your lipstick on longer.
Next either get your lipstick (in a colour of a similar shade to your lip liner) or your favorite gloss, put this on and you’re done! Lovely full looking lips!
Makeup Mistake #3 - Overly drawn-in eyebrows.
Sometimes women can get a bit over enthusiastic with their eyebrow pencil.
This not only looks very bizarre but is a massive mistake! If your eyebrows are not as full as you would like simply get yourself an eyebrow pencil and a little eye brow brush or smudger.
When you are purchasing your eyebrow pencil, try and find one as close as possible to your natural eyebrow colour. Simply draw a few short feathery lines (keeping with the natural flow of the way your hair grows) until your satisfied with the colour and fullness added by the pencil.
Then grab your eyebrow smudger or a brush and smudge your eyebrows (again keeping in the direction that your hair grows) and there you have it! Nicely penciled eyebrows without looking like they have obviously been drawn on!
Make Up Mistake #4 - The Obvious Blush Line.
The first thing you need to do after you have brought your blush home is throw out that piddely little brush that comes with it! This will help a lot!
This is where you need to have a blush brush, it will make adding blush perfectly much easier.
The trend to have blush in a very red colour in a line along your cheek bone went out with the 80's! These days a more natural look is best.
All you need is your blush brush. Dip the brush into your blush and gently tap on the side of your hand to get rid of excess powder.
Give yourself a big smile in the mirror and figure out where the apples of your cheeks are, in a circular motion add some to the apples of your cheeks then gently up along your cheek bone. If you have put on to much blush just grab a tissue and gently wipe some off.
The best shades are a peachy, pink but this definitely depends on your skin colour. Don't be afraid to ask for help, that is what the cosmetic counter girls in Myer and DJ's are there for!
Make up mistake # 5 - Completely Fluro Coloured Mascara.
Now this is a fantastic tip for an 80's dress up party but definitely not for the sexy, classy and stylish women. This trend pretty much took off in the 80's (along with most of the bad trends here in this list!)
The colours I’m talking about are pink, glitter, purple, electric blue and green.
Navy blue mascara can be great for tired eyes making them open up. Also brown mascara is great for very pale skinned ladies as black can be to dark and harsh for your English Rose skin tone.
If you still want to wear a colour like electric blue in every day life then I would try a base coat of black or brown then just scrape the electric blue along the tips of your eyelashes.
Make up mistake # 6 - The Foundation Line At The Jaw line.
Oh dear, now this is a very common mistake and I have seen it done and done it myself.
Putting foundation so beautifully on your face, doing your smoky eye, adding your gloss stepping out only to find that you have totally not blended your foundation into your jaw!
The way to combat this is when you are putting your foundation on with your sponge, foundation brush or even you're fingers make sure that you never neglect the jaw line, do this and this awful mistake will never happen again.
Maake up mistake # 7 - The Wrong Shade Of Foundation.
This mistake is show prominant that I am going to do a post on it next week. This is again a very easy mistake to make! Picture this.......
You have just come back from a 2 week cruise all through the Caribbean with a fabulous bunch of friends. The ship stopped at various islands along the way; you come home back to a blustery winter beautiful, tanned and relaxed.
You have a close friends wedding coming up the weekend you get back, how fabulous! You will be all nice and tanned!
You put your entire make up on as normal and head out for a nice time. You take some happy snaps and realize that your face is not matching the colour of the rest of you!
This is because you have used the very same foundation that you had been using during the dark and rainy winter before you left, this is NOT going to work with the beautiful tan you got while you were away!
Ladies, if you are prone to go a beautiful olive brown colour (I’m jealous) then you definitely need to invest in 2 types of coloured foundation. One for when you are normal and un-tanned and one for when you have caught some sun, this will help the ghostly white face never ruin your photos again.
Make up mistake # 8 - Try Hard Eyeshadow.
Now just because your new compact came with purple, green, olive and beige doesn’t mean that you have to wear these colours all at the same time.
If you are not experienced in using make up or are new to the make up world don't take off more than you can chew and try to hard.
Sure, it’s important to experiment but it’s also important to know when you look silly and when you don't. Those girls that are getting around wearing about 10 different shades on their eye lids when they go out look lame and this look is usually only reserved for a catwalk fashion show or dress up.
PS. I actually think the above picture is gorgeous but not to wear for everyday and not for ladies to wear on a night out UNLESS they happen to be walking in a fabulous catwalk show!
Make up mistake # 9 - Attempting To Create Contours That Are Not There.
This technique is definitely one that should be left to the professionals. Trying to use darker shades of blush, foundation and bronzer to give the illusion of sharper cheek bones when they are not there doesn’t usually work in the glaring light of day.
If you want to try these techniques I would talk to a professional and in you're day to day make up concentrate on pretty make up that plays out your best features.
Make up mistake #10 - Going To Bed With Your Make Up On.
We have all come home tired and possibly a little tipsy and just thought "Sod it... and slept in you're make up. Whenever I have done this I wake up with lovely little flecks of mascara and eyeshadow all in my eyes causing my eyes to be sore and look so bloodshot, definitely not a classy look
If you have time to out in on, make time to take it off. All you need is some of those facial cleansing wipes to at least get the majority off before your head hits the pillow. They are so easy to use you really don't have any excuse, simply just pull one out of the pack, wipe your face and throw it in the bin!
What are your top make up mistakes? Have I left any off this list? Have you committed a make up crime?
Yours deep in thought and hiding any suspect pictures of me committing any of the above....
Jenn
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