In case you missed it, here are my top 5 things women should do to freshen up their makeup routines in the New Year:
#1: Clean out your makeup bag
Throw away old makeup, especially:
Mascara after 3 months
Lipstick/lip gloss after a year
If there is a color in your makeup bag
that you haven’t worn for over 6 months or you know you will never wear
again, considering tossing it.
If any powders or shadows are cracked, toss them.
Keep two bags—one for your day-to-day
makeup routine, and one with other colors or formulas you wear from time
to time, but not every day.
#2: Clean your brushes
Start the New Year with a fresh set of
brushes. They harbor bacteria, so you should get in the habit of
cleaning regularly, at least every 2 weeks to once a month.
That doesn’t mean new ones, just clean
ones, and you can clean them with a professional brush cleaner, or some
mild facial soap and water.
Make sure they dry completely so they
don’t trap bacteria. Hang the brush head over the counter so it gets its
original shape back.
#3: Start washing your face before bed
This may seem obvious, but a lot of women
don’t, and it is important to wash all of the makeup, dirt, and
pollutants off your skin at night and again in the morning, as the skin
detoxes overnight.
Use a mild cleanser and eye makeup remover daily and exfoliate twice a week.
#4: Start wearing eye cream
A lot of women skip this step, but a good eye cream will keep you looking young and refreshed.
Use under eye only, not on lid.
It can depuff the undereye area and also help with dark circles.
And eye cream is a great primer before
putting on corrector/concealer—which you should also start using if
nothing else in the New Year to brighten the eyes and conceal darkness.
#5: Try something new
Maybe you want to consider having more fun
with color, experimenting with a bright lip, or learning how to line
your eyes for more drama.
Or if you wear a lot of makeup, find your
perfect nudes and tone it down to let your natural beauty come through.
Nude doesn’t mean beige—it means the colors that are right for your skin
tone.
It is nice to get out of your makeup rut
by experimenting, and if something doesn’t work, it’s okay. You now know
it is not for you.
Great
