Beauty Tips

How to Make Your Foundation Last – Tips and Tricks

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

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Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Make Your Foundation Last

Share your best tips and tricks for making your foundation last all day long!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

My Tips

  1. Primer goes a long way!
  2. Set your makeup with a setting or finishing powder (the former should work better, but depending on your skin type, finishing might be enough).
  3. Carry blot powder or a pressed setting/finishing powder with you to touch up and prevent your foundation from degrading throughout the day.

How to Apply Liquid Eyeliner – Tips & Tricks

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

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Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Apply Liquid Eyeliner

Share your best tips and tricks for applying liquid eyeliner!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

Temptalia’s Tips

  1. Try resting your elbow on a flat, stable surface
  2. Apply in short, quick lines, connecting them rather than doing one fluid line until you’ve gotten the hang of it
  3. Try applying before you apply any other makeup – either to practice or to get the majority of the outline ready and then just go over it at the end to darken/redefine. This lets you have more freedom and flexibility to clean up if you make any mistakes without ruining your eyeshadow!

How to Wear Makeup When It’s Humid – Tips & Tricks

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

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Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Wear Makeup When It’s Humid

Share your best tips and tricks for getting your makeup to last through humidity!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

Temptalia’s Tips

  1. I live in a dry climate, so I have only had to deal with humidity on a few occasions, so these are the things I’ve done to help but I’m no expert on humidity!  Waterproof mascara/eyeliner is very, very helpful.
  2. Tinted moisturizer and liquid foundation tended to hold up better for me, because if there was any “melting” they could be blended/smoothed out a bit more without turning caky.
  3. Primer became more and more necessary!

How to Apply Nail Polish – Tips & Tricks

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

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Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Apply Nail Polish

Share your best tips and tricks for applying nail polish!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

Temptalia’s Tips

  1. I prefer to place the first initial bit of polish just below the center of the nail and pull it down to the bottom and then back to the top.
  2. I use one thin-medium coat for my first coat, then a medium to medium-thick coat on the second one. This is especially true with any streakier polish.
  3. Quick-drying top coat or speed drying top coat is a must to minimize sit-and-do-nothing time!

How to Dye Your Hair At Home – Tips & Tricks

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

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Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Dye Your Hair at Home

Share your best tips and tricks for dying your own hair at home!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

Temptalia’s Tips

  1. Wear ratty clothes, make sure to cover your working space with newspaper/drop cloth to avoid staining anything in the area.
  2. Make sure to invest in shampoos/conditioners that are safe for colored hair so you help to reinforce your color.
  3. Consider using semi-permanent dye the first few times!

How to Layer Lipgloss over Lipstick – Tips & Tricks

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

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Makeup & Beauty Tips on How to Layer Lipgloss over Lipstick

Share your best tips and tricks for layering gloss over lipsticks!  Feel free to share your experiences, how you mastered techniques, or what you struggle with.

Temptalia’s Tips

  1. Try using a more opaque lipgloss (in a similar color) to help even out a sheer lipstick.
  2. Use a sheer but pearly gloss to add sparkle, glossiness, and an illusion of fuller lips over a more opaque, matte lipstick.
  3. When applying the gloss, wipe the applicator either on a lip brush, disposable lip wand, sponge tip applicator, etc. and then apply using the outside applicator (whatever you choose!).  Otherwise, you’ll be getting your favorite lipstick into your favorite lipgloss!  It’s not as big of a deal with lighter lipsticks, but with reds and the like, it can tint the lipgloss base!