Whenever I’m working with more than a few colors (which is basically always, let’s be real!), I’ve found that the three biggest takeaways are: cleaner brushes (sometimes just a clean brush solely to diffuse colors together is absolutely necessary), building up more slowly for deeper shades (or...
I think a lot of it is in finding the type of formula that works for your needs and application skills/techniques. If you’re someone who has a very sure hand, a more fluid, one-stroke kind of product might be most suitable, but someone who has shakier hands, something that functions well for...
It’s in the prep and set-up, for sure! One of the easiest ways to get longer-lasting color is to apply a lip liner underneath the lipstick or gloss, which acts as both a primer as well as the last line of defense in actual color. A lip primer can be useful, too, but I do find that lip liner gives...
I find exfoliating regularly (two times a week or so) helps a lot with getting an even application of product and minimizes product getting caught on flaky skin. A cleaner brush or sponge is better at distributing color–I’ve definitely noticed if I re-use a brush, the application is often a...
First and foremost, apply less and build up! It is so much easier to build up than it is to sheer out and diffuse if it’s more product than one wants. I like using flatter, more buffer-style brushes for really diffusing and buffing out a product as opposed to a flatter brush. When in doubt, use...
If it’s not the norm for you, you’ll want to allocate extra time to play, and it’s not a bad idea to practice a bit with color combinations on the back of your hand or choosing one or two colors to add – so a pop of blue rather than going all blue. It is always easiest to blend shimmers...
I haven’t found that I add or remove any type of products by season these days. I definitely haven’t made any moves to adjust my current skincare routine now that we’re officially in spring!
I don’t think so! I’m usually testing new products, so I definitely find that certain trends (e.g. dewy skin, glossier lips) tend to be more prevalent during springtime so I’ll end up wearing more of those types of products.
I don’t do a lot of rotation, but I try to go through my “go-tos” every six months or so and move anything out that I can’t recall thinking about at all–this is often propelled by wanting to put something new in and not having room! Otherwise, the way I use makeup doesn’t really lend...
I have larger plastic bins so I organize by function (moisturizer vs. treatment vs. cleanser) in the “archive” area, and for products that I’m expecting to use sooner, I have them in a repurposed shoe holder organized by function in my bedroom closet.
