Saturday, 17 January 2015

6 Remedies to Help Make Your Beauty Routine Flawless

It’s Awards season and quite a number of us will be looking out for step-by-step guides to recreating the makeup looks celebs will be rocking. And let’s be honest; there will be some mistakes here and there because as much as we follow those guides there are no specifics.

At one point or the other we too have committed these mistakes so we won’t be laughing at you; instead we aim to help. Mistakes in beauty can be quite embarrassing, especially when you’re trying to do the best you can.

So today, I am going to help you tackle these seemingly inevitable mistakes because as the song goes - “Don’t let nobody take your pride, don’t let nobody hold you down, oh no, you gotta keep on moving”.

1. The Geisha Blush: Have you ever taken up too much blush
, and before you know it, ‘plop‘ – it’s on your cheeks; or applied blush and realized it’s way too much in the sunlight. Well, you;re not the only one.

All you need to do to fix it is take your foundation brush or sponge, without applying more product on it, and use it right on the already applied blush, mimicking the blush application method. This will correct your mistake and ensure you’re good to go.

2. Foundation Fever: After applying my makeup, I want to look perfect. We all do right? Sometimes though we take it a bit too far especially when applying foundation and concealer. Then when you step outside and check your mirror one last time, you think huh! Is that me? Yes it is gurrl. You laid on too much foundation, too quick.

I have 2 unorthodox remedies for this . They both work though so don’t get scared;

Rub your palms together vigorously until they are warm. Gently, but firmly place them on your face, one spot at a time, leaving them for a few seconds in each area. If you need to, get them warm again by rubbing together.
Get yourself worked up! When the skin is warmed up, it absorbs products faster and better. I usually sit in a car without the air conditioning or purposely do a short physical activity like jogging on the spot.
These tips will help your foundation look more seamless