BEAUTY & HEALTH
Apply your foundation with a damp sponge. Small spray bottles are very inexpensive and are an easy way to dampen your sponge. You will find you use far less and it will glide onto your face. As long as you have chosen a perfect match to your natural skin tone, you will look as though you have a naturally smooth face.
Use a tiny amount of eye base on your eyelids before applying eye shadow. Not only will use less eye shadow but the delicate area around your eyes will be protected and the color will be purer.
If your eye pencil is too hard during the winter, hold it under a hairdryer for about three seconds. This will soften it sufficiently to give you a good line without pulling at the skin around your eyes.
Mascara should only be kept for six months, after this time you may find it has "gone off". Twist the wand in the tube rather than pulling it up and down. This will ensure that less air gets in contact with the mascara and will help to keep it in a good condition.
When applying lipstick, use a lip base first. You will only need a tiny amount and it will moisturize your lips, give a truer color so you won’t have to use as much lipstick.
Make use of the cosmetics have for now but when it is time to replace them, it might be worth getting some professional advice about colors to use, it will save you time and be more cost efficient. Don't have a dressing table covered in bottles, pencils and lipsticks you will never wear because the colors don't suit you.
Use a tiny amount of eye base on your eyelids before applying eye shadow. Not only will use less eye shadow but the delicate area around your eyes will be protected and the color will be purer.
If your eye pencil is too hard during the winter, hold it under a hairdryer for about three seconds. This will soften it sufficiently to give you a good line without pulling at the skin around your eyes.
Mascara should only be kept for six months, after this time you may find it has "gone off". Twist the wand in the tube rather than pulling it up and down. This will ensure that less air gets in contact with the mascara and will help to keep it in a good condition.
When applying lipstick, use a lip base first. You will only need a tiny amount and it will moisturize your lips, give a truer color so you won’t have to use as much lipstick.
Make use of the cosmetics have for now but when it is time to replace them, it might be worth getting some professional advice about colors to use, it will save you time and be more cost efficient. Don't have a dressing table covered in bottles, pencils and lipsticks you will never wear because the colors don't suit you.
Get the best out of your Cosmetics
By: Joanna Steele-perkins
By: Joanna Steele-perkins
As the Credit Crunch tightens its grip, we all need to find ways of saving money without compromising our life style. Not many women would like to completely relinquish their make-up but cosmetics can be expensive. It is better to use them carefully and avoid waste. If you follow so of the advice below, you will find you have a better finish and use less, there by saving money.
It is important to have a good base to work on so cleanse, tone and moisturize at least half an hour before application. This will ensure the make-up doesn’t slide off your recently moisturized face! Prepare your face before applying foundation with a primer to even skin tone. Use your primer very sparingly so it doesn’t show through the foundation.