26 Sep, 2021
It’s no secret that women of all ages love wearing makeup and enjoy spending time choosing their favorite products and colors that would accentuate their features and highlight their unique beauty.
Just as makeup can help hide your ‘imperfections’, it
might also highlight them if applied incorrectly, which is why The Avenues
Insider team sat with makeup expert Hanan Al-Dashti for some tips where she
shared the following mistakes she sees all-too-often that could ruin one’s
makeup look, and of course, how to fix them:
1. Using Poor-Quality Products
Al-Dashti stresses on the importance of investing in products of high quality
not only to achieve a professional makeup look, but to also keep your skin
healthy.
2. Not Prepping your Skin Before Makeup
Preparing your skin properly and correctly is the key to a radiant look, so
make sure to have a proper skin care along with applying a primer before your
foundation.
3. Applying Excessive Amounts of Foundation and Concealer
Applying a large amount of foundation and concealer on your skin and undereye area
will not only harm and increase the appearance of wrinkles as well as make your
skin appear older, but also will result in a ‘cakey’ makeup look.
4. Highlighting Your Skin Imperfections
Hanan recommends using the contouring
technique to your less-than-favorite skin imperfections.
5. Choosing Colors That Don’t Match Your Skin Tone
You need to choose the
right colors that compliment your skin tone, and that can be achieved by
knowing your skin tone and understanding the color-wheel.
At the end of the day, beautiful makeup looks best on a healthy canvas, so take care of your skin, and remember
that you’re beautiful, with or without makeup.
