Make Your Makeup Last Longer
29 NovemberEveryone is
obsessed with recycling these days and the importance of making things last
longer. The majority of us are guilty to spending more than we should on our
favourite makeup. We are all aware that it’s costly, however it’s a necessity
and to some of us, it’s our best friend and something we can’t live without. Do you ever
find yourself squeezing your foundation bottle, in hope to cover up a final
blemish? Or frantically using your makeup brush in hope of some leftover
traces? Well, there are more practical methods out there to help delay your
trip to the shops to top up. We’ve made up a list of some smart, and in some
ways odd tricks of the trade to help your makeup last longer and in turn, save
you some money!
Cotton wool buds
We love
these little balls of magic as they have multiple purposes, one being to help
you extract the last tiny bit of your favourite lipstick from the bottom of the
container, ready to apply.
The pain of the powder crack
Don’t you hate
it when your favourite powder or eye shadow breaks into pieces? And from then
on it’s a pain to use, so we end up buying a new one. Luckily there’s a simple
way to fix this, just add a few drops of alcohol and press the pieces back together
and it will reset back to normal.
Cool it
During the
summer, a great idea is to keep your eyeliner in the fridge, not to eat later
as a snack but to prevent it from becoming too soft and unusable.
Face cream
Most of us
can admit to using too much foundation throughout the day via touching up our
makeup. One way to prevent this and help your foundation last longer, is to
dilute it with your favourite face cream which also helps to hydrate your skin.
Perfume
Perfume
lasts longer on skin that is oily, so to maximise this just simply apply a
little baby oil onto your skin before spraying, so you’ll be able to smell
beautiful throughout the day.
Vaseline
Buy products
that have more than one purpose, helping you save money. Vaseline is a prime example
of this! Another use of Vaseline is to spread over it to your eyelids before
applying eye shadow; which helps your eye shadow last all day.
Olive oil
Olive oil is
also fairly handy, just add a tiny bit to your mascara to get another weeks use
out of it.
Primer
Applying
primer onto your face before you apply your makeup is one way to help makeup
last longer, as you don’t need to keep retouching up your makeup throughout the
day as primer is a great way to keep your makeup looking flawless and intact.
Remember waste not,
want not even when it comes to your makeup
*This post
was contributed by Gail Newland on behalf of Salons Direct
22 comments
Some really good ideas - I've been hearing a lot about olive olive for beauty recently so I think a purchase needs to be made :)
ReplyDeleteThanks - Leanne x
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We always have Olive Oil in the house as I use it for salads and cooking :) xo
DeleteGreat tips!! xx
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Great bunch of tips aren't they :) xo
DeleteSome great tips! I would never have thought to add Olive Oil to my mascara to make it last longer!
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It's a fab little tip! :) xo
DeleteI love this post, theres some great tips!:)
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Glad you liked it Lauren! xo
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Thank you xo
Deletei have oily skin and i prime my face with milk of magnesia to make my foundation last longer and shine free! thank you for sharing. please do another post with multipurpose products!!!
ReplyDeleteI've never even heard of milk of magnesia so thanks for sharing! xo
DeleteI dropped my powder this morning actually so this is perfect timing - will definitely be trying to recover it with alcohol!
ReplyDeleteDid it work? :) xo
DeleteThat's a really amazing trick for the cracked powders that happens to me all the time!
ReplyDeleteLuckily, I haven't had that disaster myself yet xo
DeleteI find it interesting that people use vaseline for their make up. I used to use it to wipe off my make up. O_o I still use vaseline to remove mascara and eyeliner residues that didn't come off after make up remover and washing my face.
ReplyDeleteI don't use Vaseline myself but it was a great tip! xo
DeleteGreat post - I didn't know about alcohol being able to set cracked powder! Will have to make sure I remember this one xx
ReplyDeleteHopefully you will never need to fix broken powders but if you do, now you know how :) xo
Deletewoo hoo! Brill tips thank you for those. xxx Rose
ReplyDeleteYour welcome Rose :) xo
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