These Are The 12 Makeup Mistakes That Can Actually Age You

The Makeup Mistakes Everyone Makes

Even when you want your cosmetics to help you along the way, you wear your wrinkles with pride. These common makeup mistakes always signal a wrong turn when some women want to look older, and as few make you reconsider your go-to items others show how the most subtle change can make a huge difference. Below are the easy pro tricks making you look and feel the very best. 

The Cartoonish Brows

As Linter says harsh overdone brow is worse than the sparse arch, as the culprit is the wrong tool like the eyeliner pencil that is soft and goes on too strong. Manhattan-based makeup artist Sandy Linter says that the brow pencil comes designed to be hard and go on softly to make your brows look natural. 

Now You Are OD'ing On Foundation

You may reach for a cream foundation as the hormone levels dip and the skin gets drier and doesn’t be so fast on it as the thicker, creamier formulas are thereby usually made to provide the fuller coverage meaning that they are packed with more pigment as Portland-based makeup artist Jessie Powers puts it. Therefore, the pigment is found to be basically powder and in case of the creamy formula’s coverage, try it with the richer face moisturiser or a hydrating primer.  

The Foundation That's Too Pale

It can leave you looking pasty if you are wearing a matchy-matchy foundation as the skin grows more pallid with age and as Linter helps put life back into the skin with a slightly warmer tone, just mix an exact-match shade with the next darkest hue on the back of the hand and then apply with a foundation brush. 

The Caked-On Concealer

Linter here says that you need a concealer as soon as you have reached the years that can let you down by sinking into lines keeping it from drawing attention to wrinkles applying it only on the inner halves of your under-eyes covering up any darkness. As Linter often does, just skip the concealer and use a brush-on highlighter pen 

Have A Streaky Blush

As Powers says forget all about stroking blush from mouth to ear as the technique only emphasises gauntness as you get older. There is an instant trick helping lift cheeks by swirling blush ever so slightly higher on the apples. 

Try The Highlighter Everywhere

Here it is important to remember avoiding a cartoonish look by just brushing the highlighter in specific face-flattering areas as the makeup artist Jami Svay says to wear the highlighter in the wrong place that can give you the opposite of a luminous effect and by using it where the light naturally touches the face like the brow bone, bridge of the nose and along the cheekbones. 

Those Overdone Eyes

While oily lids are sure to spell ruin for eyeshadow, piling on extra will then make the eyes look weighted down. Here your best bet is to apply a thin layer of a clear primer firstly. 

For A Muddy Eyeshadow

Take note when the brown and bone are your go-to eyeshadows as the makeup artist Laura Geller says that Brown has yellow or red pigments in it thereby either of which makes the eyes look tired. As they are often too light to cover discoloration on lids, be careful of these once-safe shadows like bone with your new go-to's are sage and jewel tones. 

The Jagged, Uneven Liner

As Geller says avoid tugging at the outer corners of the eyes as it can cause the skin to crinkle and the line will not be as smooth. Point your chin up and look down instead as the lids are half-closed but you still can see them and so use a liquid liner that won't pull at the skin. 

Those Droopy Lashes

As Powers says there is one common mistake skipping the eyelash curler as lashes can make eyes look more youthful and awake using it to curl each lash at the root holding for 15 seconds. 

Better Wearing The Same Old Lip Colors

To refresh your look, the easiest way is to wear neutrals since the ‘90s, and try red. In case you are loyal to red, then try pink and play with the colour but go easy on texture and Linter comments that anything severe, be it a lipstick or hairdo can age you and so it is better to wear a red but a sheer one. 

Try The Lipstick That Bleeds

As Powers explains, the extra lipstick then migrates especially as the definition of the lip’s border softens with age. Therefore, instead of applying colour straight from the tube, it is better to apply with a lipstick brush dabbing on the center of the lips and then spread it to the corners. 

The Concluding Words

These tips are helping you find the best makeup to wear. Avoid the common mistakes and you can flaunt your style.