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Top 10 Most Common Makeup Mistakes

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By Mimi Bullock - Mon, Nov 15, 2010 6:52 PM PST

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Ever spot a serious makeup mistake and think, "I wonder if she knows?" Chances are she doesn't, and she'll walk in to her next corporate meeting or parent/teacher conference totally oblivious to her makeup faux pas. Don't let that blurred vision of beauty become you! Review the top ten ugliest and goofiest makeup mistakes women make and give yourself an honest grade. Then share your new found information and make the world a prettier place.

Concealer/Foundation Confusion

Cruise the Internet long enough and you will come across all sorts of advice on this subject; concealer and foundation application. Never before have so many women got such bad advice and it shows. The real key to good concealer and foundation coverage is to start with a moisturized face. Then dab yellow concealer sparingly on brown or red spots. Don't worry about blending it in; it's concealer. Then apply your foundation. Do not put concealer over mineral powder or cream to powder makeup—it won't blend! You'll end up with an obvious patch job. Ugh!

Wrong Foundation Shade

Okay "summer girl" let go of the dark foundation. Your tan is gone and there is no sense in pretending. Let go of your summer foundation shade and embrace a paler, prettier you. Something to remember when shopping for foundation shades—color match to your jawbone, not your hand. Your hand skin is always darker than your facial skin.

Excessive Concealer

I hate watching my favorite all chick talk shows and seeing the show host wearing obvious white circles under her eyes. Girlfriend! Lay off the excessive under eye concealer or at least invest in one that does a little better job matching your skin tone. White is alright but too much of it will give you the reverse raccoon look.

Heavy Handed Eyeliner

I (sadly) am old enough to remember burning the tip of kohl black eyeliner before applying it to the inner rim of my eyelid. In the eighties, we liked our hair big and our eyeliner dark. Fortunately, style-wise, those days are over. Don't ring your eyes excessively, instead focus on using attractive colors in a flattering way.

Over Frosted Eye Shadow

Some may disagree with me but too much frosted eye shadow looks well... cheap. A bit of shimmer under the brows, a touch on the lid, these are pretty effects. However covering your eyelid from top to bottom with unblended, globbed on eyeshadow is unattractive. Go easy on the frosting!

Dry Face

No matter how much makeup you apply, you can't hide a dry face. After your morning cleanse, moisturize your skin. This will make your makeup application smooth and silky looking. Without moisture, makeup looks cracked and unflattering.

Wacky Eyebrows

Your eyebrows matter! Over penciled or super thin eyebrows are a mistake. At the opposite end of the spectrum, you'll find the gal who has never used a tweezer in her life. I hope you fall in neither category. Visit a professional stylist who can give you a good base waxing. He or she will shape those brows and give you a great template to maintain.

Dark Lip Liner

For a brief time in the nineties dark lip liner over light lipstick may have been fashionable. If it was, the fad is now over. Please toss away the black lip liner and use a more flattering color.

Blending Your Makeup

Sometimes we get a flawless finish but forget to blend. This common mistake will leave you looking like you are wearing a mask. Buy a cosmetic sponge and blend, blend, blend!

Mascara Marks

Occasional mascara marks are expected, we all get in a hurry. However, chronic mascara prints may have your friends and coworkers snickering. The problem may result from trying to apply mascara without your glasses. If that's you, the solution is simple. Buy a tabletop magnification mirror. You won't need your glasses to get perfect mascara.

Lipstick Tips

TIP #1: A great trick to have that very clean looking lip line and to prevent any color from bleeding or feathering, apply a concealer around the lips after you’ve applied lip liner and lip stick.

Tip #2: If your lipstick looks like a little much try blotting. Blot your lips on a clean tissue. Once you do this if it just looks too dull now, apply a thin layer of gloss to bring back some shine!

Tip #3: To prevent lipstick from getting on your teeth try this trick! My mother taught me this when I was young and it works like a charm! Put your clean finger in your mouth, let your lips hug your finger and pull your finger out. You will get all the excess lipstick on your finger and not on your pearly whites!

Tip #4: To get a plumper lip apply lip gloss to the center of your lower and upper lips. The light will shine off the lip gloss giving an illusion of plumper lips!

Tip #5: Lip liner not only for the lip line but the whole lip! Applying your lip liner down on to the lips will act as a base for your lipstick and will also help prevent your lip color from bleeding or giving you that ugly feathered look.


Tip #6: Heavy eye makeup means go light or nude on the lips. Light eye makeup means you can have a bold lip! Too much on the eyes matched with too much on the lips can look circus clownish or like something right off the runway, which we all know can look odd at times!

Tip #7: Experiment with color, not all colors look good on everyone. Find lipstick that suits your skin color, for example pale skin can pull off, most times, bright reds, however if you have red hair this may or may not work for you. Dark skin and bright red lipstick may be too harsh. It’s all about experimenting with color and seeing what works best for you. Often times a nude lip fits everyone! Just don’t have a too dark lip liner if you want to go nude!

Tip #8: Once you get down to the base of your lip stick and think you are out, try cleaning out the tube. Usually you have another half a stick of lip stick in there! Then use the next tip…

Tip #9: Smash your lipsticks for a better color pay off and a creamier application. Apply with a disposable lip brush you can find in bulk at most beauty supply stores. Store your smashed lipstick in small containers such as a pill box or small bead container. Get creative, go to a craft store and see what small storage containers you can find!


Tip #10: And for Lip gloss, if you think the tube is empty think again! Place your so called “empty lip gloss” tubes in a microwavable safe cup full of water. Place it in the microwave for about 20 seconds to warm up any lip gloss in the tube, which will then settle at the bottom of the lip gloss container. Often times your lip gloss tube will be half full of product again! Gee it’s like magic!

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