Beauty & Style
The 4 beauty rules you’re allowed to break
The world of beauty can be filled with tightly honoured rules and regulations. The problem is, half of these so called “non-negotiables” are actually a little bit of nonsense. Here are four beauty rules you can safely say sayonara to right now.
- Avoid applying make-up with your fingers – While grubby fingers are always going to be a no no, clean fingers can be the perfect tools for applying your makeup. This is especially true for products like tinted moisturiser or cream blush. If you prefer using your fingers, look for products with an air proof “nozzle” that “squirts” product onto your fingers/face and prevents the need to stick your fingers into a pot or tube. You’ll spread far less bacteria this way.
- Apply blush to the apples of your cheeks – While this works for some people, others don’t flush naturally at the apple and hence, look a bit strange. The best place to apply blush is wherever you naturally flush. Try slightly below the apples and around for a light ‘sweep’ of colour.
- Coloured eye shadowis only for teenagers – While glittery, fluro shades may be best left to the under 20 crowd, shades like navy, khaki, bronze and even a deep purple look fantastic on women of all ages. It’s all about finding a shade that suits your eye colour and that you feel comfortable in.
- Always line your lips with lip liner – Nothing ages a face more than a heavily defined lip line with slightly worn out lip colour beneath. Lip liner, while useful for some occasions, doesn’t need to be an everyday essential. Try applying your chosen lip colour, blotting, then applying another coat for long lasting colour. If you really can’t part with your liner, try finding a shade that matches your natural lip colour. Use it to outline and colour in your lips then apply your lippie over the top.
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