8 beauty tips that will change everything you know about makeup

Applying makeup is an excellent way to de-stress for most women. Regardless of your age or what you do, it is important to have at least five minutes a day for yourself, to feel better, and prepare your mind for all the challenges coming your way each day. This is a win-win situation; you enhance your beauty, boost confidence, and get to relieve stress at the same time. With the rise of beauty bloggers and makeup tutorials, the beauty rules that we followed religiously before have vanished. Nothing is off limits now! You can use different products, techniques, or do things that were considered a major NO-NO just a few years ago. Throughout this post, we bring you eight beauty tips that will change the way you think about makeup. Are you ready? Let’s go!

Use white eyeliner to brighten your eyes

Some girls and women have big round eyes, while some of us don’t. Nothing is stopping you from achieving that effect with makeup or more precisely with white or skin-tone eyeliner. God bless eyeliners! If you’ve ever wondered about the purpose of eyeliners in different colours, now you know at least one way of using these them.

So, take the eyeliner and apply it to your lower waterline (the inner rim of your eyelid). This simple trick makes your eyes look larger by extending the whites of your eyes. Besides making your eyes look a little bit bigger, you can use this trick for the morning after a heavy night out. In this case, white or skin-tone eyeliner will make you look alert and awake. Pretty cool, huh?

Easy way to get dewy skin

Don’t you love it when your skin has that pretty glow to it? Dewy or radiant skin looks more feminine, natural, hydrated, and youthful. Unfortunately, a wide array of factors ranging from sun exposure to unhealthy lifestyle replaces that radiance with a dull complexion. Lifeless skin can easily make us feel low and affect our self-esteem.

Dull skin is often caused when skin becomes dehydrated but there’s an easy fix. You can easily achieve super dewy skin by mixing a very little amount of night cream into your foundation before applying it to your face. Not only will it help you get your glow back, but it is also ideal for drier climates and ladies who struggle with dry skin.

Use an eyeshadow to get a custom nail polish

You don’t have to be a celebrity to have your own custom made polish, all you need is an eyeshadow of your choice, clear nail polish, and a love for DIY projects. Just mix 1 teaspoon of eyeshadow with about 20 drops of polish in a small plastic bowl, and that’s it. No mess, no fuss! Keep adding polish into the bowl until you get the desired opacity or consistency. This trick can be particularly useful for ladies who love polishes with shimmery shades. Now, you can have that glitter-like manicure, without fussy removal.

Fill in your eyebrows, regardless how thick they are

Whilst some people say you only need to fill in your eyebrows if they are thin or scarce, that’s not strictly true. Even if you have thicker eyebrows you can still fill them to polish your look and frame your face perfectly. For this purpose, getting an eyebrow pencil is just fine. Do it today, and you’ll notice the difference. You’re welcome.

No need to contour to create depth

When you combine anti-aging products and proper makeup techniques, the result is a youthful appearance that every woman wants. For example, you can create more depth and get instantly younger-looking skin without wasting time contouring. Take a blush brush and blend a golden highlighter or any shade that suits your complexion, onto your skin in soft and circular motions. This way, you’ll blend the highlighter in a subtle, triangular way without awkward highlighter strips on your cheekbones.

Contour cream for a tanned, radiant look

You’ll definitely like this tip if you’re into contouring, you can easily create a natural and sexy tanned look with a little help from a contouring cream. Apply a reasonable amount of cream onto your face and top it with a small amount of translucent powder. Then, apply bronzer onto your cheekbones and nose. This will not only give your skin more glow, but you’ll also get a lovely, natural looking tan.

Use a translucent powder to make lipstick last longer

Reapplying lipstick over and over again is a pain, especially when you have better thing to do. To help make your lipstick last longer; all you have to do is to apply your lipstick and lay a tissue over your mouth. Then, dust with translucent powder. This sets your lipstick, mattifies it and makes it last longer.

Take care of your skin

One of the beauty tips that will never go out of style is taking care of your skin. To look youthful and enhance your natural beauty, you should stick to a regular skincare routine. Treat your face with cleanser and nourish your skin with the best wrinkle creams, this will help deliver various nutrients your skin needs to stay healthy.

Feel free to experiment with these beauty tips, use different techniques and products to look younger and make your makeup match the lively and vibrant personality you have.

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Guest post by Sophie Addison