Top Makeup Tricks Every Girl Should Know!

Makeup can be a tricky, trust me it wasn't always my forte but these next couple of tricks definitely helped me on my way. 

Foundation match - we've all been there, the dodgey foundation shade that just isn't the same colour as the rest of your body. When testing out foundation shades always match to the colour of your neck rather than your face. This gives a more realistic colour match and will make it easier to seemlessly blend your foundation in.

Eyemakeup for hooded eyes - hooded eyes are the most difficult to work with purely because you don't have a lot of lid space to work, eyeliner is particularly a common problem. When applying eyeliner to hooded eyes felt tip eyeliner pens will be your best friend, they will help you keep your liner thin and as close to the lash line as possible. When working with eyeshadow, matte eyeshadow will be best to work with. If you work with shimmers you are drawing attention to the hooded eye whereas if you work with matte shades you can create a fake crease and hide the hooded look.

Smaller eyes - when trying to enhance smaller eyes apply lots of mascara on top lashes and minimal mascara on the bottom. Add a nude/white eyeliner in water line to open and brighten the eyes making them appear bigger. 

Overdrawn lips - this has been a big craze lately but if you can't commit to injections like me here's what I do. Start by over drawing the Cupid's bow and middle of the bottom lip then create an ombré lip effect by using a lighter colour in the centre of the lip enhancing  your lips to give that desired fuller look. Below I used Limecrime Velvetines in Riot & Bleached to create a fuller lip. 

Dried out mascara - Soaking your mascara tube in a cup of hot water will heat up the product and allow you get more use out of your mascara. Remember to dispose of your mascara every 6 months. The guide below will help you choose the best mascara want for your desired look. 

Inglot duraline - multi use product, once you start using it you'll wonder how you did your makeup without it ! 

1. Mix with eyeshadow to turn into a liquid liner. 

2. Use to apply pigments/glitters to prevent fallout and make them stick to your lid. 

3. Add a drop to dried up mascara, gel liners or cream eyeshadows to bring them back to life. 

(left : eyeshadow without Duraline / right : eyeshadow with Duraline) 

Heat up your eyelash curler - Use your hairdryer to heat your eyelash curler for better, longer lasting curled eyelashes. Be careful not to burn yourself, it only takes a couple of seconds to heat the curler enough for this to work. 

DIY Lip Scrub - there's no need for expensive, fancy lip scrubs when you have the ingredients to make your own right in your kitchen. Combine salt, sugar, olive oil, Vaseline and your favourite flavoured lipbalm in a small container to create the perfect lip exfoliator. 

Long Lasting Lipstick : when applying your lipliner, outliner your lips then fill in the entire lip and apply your lipstick over the top. The lipliner will act as a base and prevent obvious colour fading. You can also take a tissue, place it over your lips and apply a loose translucent powder with a large fluffy brush over the lips to mattify and lock that colour in place. 

I hope this helped, may your brows be on fleek and you highlight bright like a diamond. 

Love, A x