1. Lip liner- Until recently (read- this past week), I’d never even tried to use lip liner. I had pictures in my mind of dark red lip liner with lighter red lipstick and I shuddered. I didn’t need a pencil to draw on a lip shape! My lipstick was awesome enough on it’s own. Then, I bought a value pack of lip products that came with a light pink lip liner and, never one to back down from a beauty product challenge, I tried it on. Although I would never put it on under lipstick, under lip gloss it definitely solidifies the color just right. For the past few days, I’ve been experimenting left and right and love it more every day.
2. Primers- Again, the behind the scenes make up has proven essential. I should point out, I have pale skin that breaks out every couple weeks. This means most of the time light powder is all I use. By 5 o’clock, though, I find myself looking in the mirror wondering why I even bother with makeup in the first place. Enter my primers. All of the major make up lines have them, but until I used one, I rolled my eyes. Now, every time I need that extra coverage to stick, I dab some of the lovely clear stuff onto my chin and voila! My makeup sticks (and even looks natural. Plus it feels like silk against your face, and when I have a little too much make up on, something clean feeling keeps me from messing with my face all day...
3. Mascara- This product shouldn’t really make the list, as plenty of people in the world understand the importance of mascara, but it’s my blog entry so here you go. I am an eyeliner girl, and to keep my eyes from looking unnaturally dark, I usually skip the mascara. Dark, fairly long lashes grant me that luxury. But really, ladies, think of the time we could all be saving by skipping the eyeliner and going straight for the lashes! No more minutes spent evening out our eyes! No more bottom lid, top lid, inner lid debates! Just slash on a hint of purple mascara (DARK purple) and those hazel eyes are transformed to green without anyone knowing it’s not natural.
4. Sleep- This “product” is underestimated by others, but treasured by me. In high school, I had a bedtime. I could have ignored it and stayed up in my room awake all night studying or texting, but I usually stuck pretty close to it in order to get my 8 hours of shuteye. In college, especially I always gave myself the chunk of time I needed to feel well rested the next day. This translated to very few mornings and even fewer nights where I skipped my skincare routine. I am not a morning person (just ask my mom), and my 9 o’clock classes last year might as well have been set for 6 the way I acted getting out of bed, but I was never too tired to skip brushing my teeth (ew) or washing my face). I’m sure sleep also does something to how your skin works, but to me it means the energy to treat it how it should be treated.
5. Blush- Be honest, if you’re one of those people who likes to keep their beauty routine short, sweet, and to the point- you skip the blush, don’t you? You think- it’s not that important. Maybe you run on a little for special occasions, but what’s the point? Blush is awesome. Done the wrong way, sure, it can look faker than one of those creepy porcelain dolls, but done the right way, you’ll probably look more natural than if you only had on foundation. Do yourself a favor and try it for a week.
Bonus material: Five Overrated Beauty Products (That I Still Use)
1. Cover up- Nothing makes a pimple more noticeable than coating it with 8 layers of makeup. Give your skin a break! Maybe your skin will thank you by getting rid of the nasty blemish. Or maybe it will continue to be angry and red. Why risk it?
2. Gel- Unless you use it perfectly, it looks crunchy and oily. And yet I still have at least 2 kinds in my bathroom. They have such promise!
3. Under Eye fixers- I have one of these in my purse, and yet I still don’t know if I believe they actually do anything. Even if they don’t, the little bit of massage my dark circles get at least make me feel better.
4. Those Evil Pore Strips- Ouch. I’ve heard these are actually bad for your skin, but ever since I saw them on TV, I’ve been absolutely addicted.
5. Bronzer- Okay, I’m biased. I don’t tan. But I feel like bronzers run such a fine line of making your tan look unnatural, I’m sticking it on the list. Feel free to prove me wrong.
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