10 Makeup Tips That’ll Make Your Life 100 Times Easier

Hot tip: The easiest way to level up your makeup routine is to try applying your foundation before concealer.

1. Apply your foundation before concealer

There are days when I'm too busy to fill in my eyebrows. Instead, I like to do the next best thing, which is to quickly comb them up with a spoolie brush, which is another name for those little mascara sticks.

2. Maintain your eyebrows with a spoolie brush

The physical exfoliation will help get rid of any dry skin that's on top of your lips. This will make the surface smoother and softer for your products to stick to.

3. Exfoliate your lips before applying lipstick

A couple sweeps of cream or powder blush along the high points of your cheeks will give your entire look a brighter, warmer finish with pure ease. “

4. Don't sleep on blush

The better you can blend creamy makeups, the warmer they get. If your kohl eyeliner pencil skips or pulls on your eyelid, or if you need to use more than one coat to get a good color, melt it down a bit before you start drawing.

5. Melt your pencil liner to help it glide

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If you want a sheer or light eyeshadow to look more vivid on your eyelid, first blend a white makeup pencil over your whole eyelid. After that, put your eyeshadow on top.

6. Make your eyeshadow pop with white eyeliner

If you're having trouble getting the winged eyeliner look right (also, hi, I feel you), try drawing the shape's outline first and then filling it in.

7. Outline your cat eye

If you're having trouble getting the winged eyeliner look right (also, hi, I feel you), try drawing the shape's outline first and then filling it in.

8. Use a spoon as a stencil for winged liner

To keep things easy, draw a slanted hashtag on the outside third of your eyelid with a creamy eyeliner. Then, use the sponge or smudging brush to blend it out.

9. Hack a smoky eye with a hashtag

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