Do you have a regular skin are and makeup routine? Would it benefit from a few changes? We take a look at ten beauty hacks to save time, money and make you glow!
Apply Lotion to Wet Skin
If you suffer with dry skin, your skin will just absorb the lotion without it really do what you hope. You see these moisturisers can only be really effective if they have moisture to pull from. Instead of frying yourself off after a shower, take the lotion into the shower with you and apply while you are still wet. You can buy “after shower” lotions which are applied to slightly towel dried skin.
Apply Your foundation Before Concealer
While many of us start the other way round, applying your foundation first gives you the perfect base for your foundation evening out redness and dark circles before applying the concealer. It also helps to prevent caking too.
Using Eye Cream on Your Lips
After you’ve applied your eye cream, dab the left overs on your lips for a firm, plump and defined look. Especially good when you are waiting for your next lip filler top up!
Use Setting Spray as a Makeup Base
For additional glow, and as a great base for your make up, try using your setting base first, before you apply your foundation. Then use again once you have applied your makeup. You will look radiant!
Applying Mascara
Ever torn between whether or not to apply mascara to your top and bottom lashes? For some, it looks too heavy and clumpy whereas without you feel like something is missing. Well, try this! Apply to your top lashes, close your eyes while still wet and allow a little to transfer from the top to the bottom.
Apply Concealer in a Triangle Shape
If you tend to apply your concealer with a line of dots under the eye, instead try applying as a triangle to the under eye. This will brighten dark circles and make your eyes pop.
Use Eyeshadow as Eyeliner
Save on product and room in your makeup bag using a wet angle brush to apply eyeshadow as you would apply eyeliner. Avoid lining the entire eye with dark colours. This will make your eyes look smaller. Applying a nude or white liner to the water line under your eye will widen your eyes.
Use White Liner on Your Brows
To dramatically highlight your brows, use a white liner under the brows. Just draw and blend a thin line under your eyebrows to add definition. There are lots of little tips, tricks and beauty hacks like this that will add that extra pizazz to your makeup.
Shed Some Light on Your Makeup
Often we don’t apply makeup in the best light. If you are going out somewhere, just double check your makeup when you get in the car – that way you will spot any unblended lines or discrepancies.
Apply Your Perfume Properly
When you spray your perfume, do you just aimlessly point and spray around your neck and wrists? Perfume should be applied to the following areas:
– Behind ear
– Base of throat
– Inside wrist
– Inside elbow
– Behind the knee
Use the Whole Tube
Save money on makeup and skin care products by cutting open the tubes once they are almost empty and decanting the contents into plastic containers. You will be amazed at how much products is actually still inside the tubes.
Do you haver any top tips for skincare and makeup? We’d love to hear your beauty hacks.
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