We’ve all seen bold, exciting makeup combinations on stars that defied convention and look spectacular exactly because of that. However, it’s one thing for pros with years of experience to push the boundaries of makeup artistry, and quite another when we try to imitate these makeup moves at home: the danger crossing the line from captivating to clownface is highly imminent. You can still be bold and not boring by avoid some of these basic beauty blunders:
#1 Wrong Concealer Choices
Under the eye, you’re trying to hide, not draw attention, so be careful to choose the right shade. In most cases, orange concealer works best to hide those dark circles. Be sure to test the concealer on your hand first: if it’s too light there, it will be too light under your eyes. Also, with a pimple, make sure you go dark, not light, otherwise you highlight that blemish for the world to see.
#2 Foundation Flaws
Your foundation has to match your skin tone, otherwise your head becomes a different color than the rest of your body and you go from wow to weird pretty quickly. Try the foundation on your jawline to see if it matches up right. And if you’re going with the bare shoulders and plunging neckline, extend that foundation to your exposed chest with a damp makeup sponge.
#3 Blush Boo-Boos
Raisin, brick or bright tangerine look best with darker skin, peach and baby pink are a fit with fair skin and warmer tones like bronze, rose and orangey peach best complement olive skin.
#4 Either Smoky Eyes or Red Lips but Not Both
Put the two together and the overall effect takes a turn into Weirdville. You have to pick. If you go smoky eyes, use nude lipstick. If you go with bright lips, go easy around the eyes.
#5 Bronzer Basics
A beige base makes sense if you’re fair-skinned, but redheads should look for a peachy tint for their bronzers. Dark-skinned lovelies should go for a red or orange tone. If you happen to be a happy medium in terms of complexion, you can use pretty much any type of bronzer: lucky you! That said, everyone should be careful with those orangey bronzers, which can quickly move you from ravishing to radiation victim.
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