10 makeup mistakes you make often
Stylist Marianna Dovbysh and photographer Anna Kuznetsova showed the most common mistakes in makeup that can ruin any appearance, and made a visual photo project “Victims of Beauty”.
“As a make-up artist, I always pay attention to makeup,” says Marianna, “and noticed that the girls repeat the same mistakes: they make too bright a tattoo, eyebrows that are not suitable in shape, paint them over with a pencil to the state of a“ fat caterpillar ”. Or everyone, without exception, began to make huge fans of eyelashes – without measure, when they literally do not allow you to open your eyes, and on a face without a make-up it looks at least strange. In general, if some kind of fashion appears, then our girls pick it up without a doubt, whether it suits them or not.
Therefore, I wanted to do a lesson on the analysis of mistakes, but show it intelligently, so that the photos and images are naturalistic. Together with the photographer, we chose a style: on a perfectly beautiful face with nude makeup, we show only one wrong detail. We hope that the girls will take note and will be able to heed our advice: it is better not to use makeup at all than to spoil your face with inept fashion imitation. And older women, on the contrary, do not want to change old habits. It may be more difficult for them to navigate the huge selection of cosmetics that are now on sale.
I hope that after seeing our work, someone will think about how it looks from the outside, and will want to change their image, remove extended eyelashes, reduce the tattoo and correct the shape of the eyebrows. “
Incorrectly selected foundation
Excessive enthusiasm for tonal means, very dense or inappropriate shade, inability to put the tone exactly without bald spots and streaks is a cosmetic failure. In order to pick up the tone, try it on the neck or on the collarbone, then the complexion will not differ from the body, when applied, blend a little down, under the chin and slightly on the neck so that the boundaries of application are not visible. For daytime make-up, it is better not to use very dense tones, it is better to point-correcting imperfections with a concealer for a lighter tone.
The Internet is full of videos showing how a face can radically change under a makeup artist’s brush. But the makeup is done there by a specialist; for contouring, certain skill and knowledge are required. And inept use of tonal means leads to unnatural streaks and spots on the face, completely inappropriate in real life. It is better to use light dry sculptors and know when to stop, as well as be able to shade so that no clear lines remain from the makeup.
The biggest number of make-up mistakes are made when applying blush. As soon as the ladies do not paint themselves, trying to give expressive forms to the face due to the cheekbones. But excessive use of blush under the cheekbones looks very unnatural. According to the rules, they should be on the apples of the cheeks, imitating a natural blush. Only a sculptor can be placed under the cheekbone, who makes a kind of small shadow. Another mistake is choosing a shade of blush. Do not experiment with ginger or pink, ask a professional to match your skin and makeup type.
Eyelash extension can turn into a violation of proportion, if you do not know when to stop. Such huge eyelashes on a practically unpainted face look especially hard, they make the look languid, sad, visually lower the corners of the eyes.
Arrows are out of fashion – they can correct the shape of the eyes, give solemnity to the makeup, but if they are applied perfectly evenly. Sloppy, curved arrows, on the other hand, can disfigure any face. It’s best not to experiment with eyeliner unless you’re sure you can paint your eyes neatly.
Excessive passion for tattooing and very thin eyebrows can disfigure any face. Eyebrows are important for the proportion of the face, they are literally a frame that can emphasize the advantages or, conversely, sharpen the disadvantages as much as possible. But thin eyebrows always give the face an age, an angry or surprised expression.
And this is the flip side of the coin: following the fashion for wide eyebrows. But overdoing it can ruin everything. Very thick, unnaturally dense, pencil-colored eyebrows give the face an ugly, heavy look. For tinting, it is better to use shadows and paint over only the voids, remembering to comb through the eyebrows for a softer line.
The hobby for plump lips for some girls goes beyond all boundaries. Young beauties, following the new fashion, go to beauticians to add even more volume to their lips. But in everything you need to know when to stop – not everyone suits such “artificial” plump heavy lips, especially made up with bright and dark lipsticks.
Smokey is a very beautiful makeup that does not tolerate sloppiness, so it should not be done by girls who do not have the necessary skills. Otherwise, you can learn a very sloppy, too evening make-up, which will reduce the eyes and visually highlight the bruises under the eyes.
With the makeup figured out, but blindly following the fashion for thinness is also not good. Everyone who strives for standards 90-60-90 sacrifices their individuality and health. And this does not bring happiness. And everyone’s figures are different, and you just need to competently treat her, be able to emphasize the merits and hide the flaws.