Common Makeup Mistakes

You should always begin your makeup with your eyes before applying foundation in case you should get fallout. Fallout is when the dusty pigments from your eyeshadow falls beneath your eyes. Fallout is very difficult to remove and usually requires makeup remover hence the reason you do not want to have your foundation and concealor on when this happens. There is a trick you can do if you must apply foundation first and that is to apply a good amount of loose loose powder beneath your eyes and over your concealor before you apply eyeshadows. Once you have finished with your eye makeup, sweep away the loose powder along with the fallout.

One of my makeup Holy Grails is an eye primer. Eye primers prevent eyeshadow from creasing while making the colors vibrant and last all day. Two of my favorite eye primers are the cult classic Urban Decay Primer Potion $17 and Laura Mercier Eye Basics in Linen $24.

You can keep eyeliner from smudging by setting it with loose powder or powder eyeshadow. This can also amplify any smokey eye look.

Face

There are also primers for your face. Face primers prevent your makeup from "melting off" as well as filling in pores and lines, creating a smooth canvas for your foundation. I suggest any primer from Smashbox $36-42 or Shu Uemura UV Under Base Mousse $35.

Ideally, you have the perfect shade of foundation and don't have to deal with foundation lines, but then again, it's not a perfect world. Many foundations oxidize which turns them orange. Also, the seasons change our tan, or lack of tan. The rule is to apply foundation to your face, neck, AND ears. When your encounter lines, take a small amount of your face moisturizer on a cosmetic sponge and blend outwards.

If you have a problem with over-applying blush or bronzer you may want to try this. Take your blush brush and dip it into your blush. Then tap the brush bristles onto your hand and then apply it to your face. It is a simple trick to make sure your have the perfect amount of product on your brush. Simply tapping the brush handle will not get off the access blush off the brush.

Lips

Besides lining your lips, you can further prevent your lip color from bleeding by applying concealor around the outside of your lip line. This also cleans up any mistakes and makes your lips look fuller.

This is an age old trick to ensure your lipstick doesn't get on your teeth. Stick a CLEAN finger into your mouth, wrap your lips around your finger and then pull your finger out.