Never Sleep in Make-up

Never sleep in makeup. You will look horrid when you wake up. It will build up on your pillow, transferring dirty make-up back on your face. And it ruins your skin.

Shelf Life

This is a general rule for cosmetics: once you open it and start using it, try to use it up in 6 months or less.

At-home Facial

You can give yourself a facial at home in an hour or less. Start with your favorite cleanser, then steam your face, either with a bowl of hot water and a towel over your head, or you can take a hot shower. Pat dry. Then use your favorite masque and follow instructions.

Starting to Use Make-up

Before using make-up, you must have a good skincare routine. Cleanse, tone if needed, and moisturize, using a product for your skin type. Pick a neutral shade of lipstick to start. Then maybe a little blush, in a natural shade. Next, try some earth tone eye shadow. After you have had practice, start experimenting with base, eyeliner and mascara.

Lipstick

To keep lipstick from bleeding, apply lip liner first. It holds the lipstick within the lines. Apply lipstick, powder, then reapply. Different products are available for this purpose.

Q-tips for Softening Lines

Q-tips are great to use after you have applied eye liner. You usually have a sharp-looking line, so take the Q-tip and rub it lightly over the line to soften the look. You can also use a Q-tip swirled in a dark eye shadow instead of an eyeliner.

Glam Make-up

Glam, short for glamorous, is usually wild colors, probably lots of glitter, possibly eyes in pink and lips in blue. Many lines of street make-up now carry glam colors.