What are your solutions to these makeup oops moments?

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Aug 22, 2014

Annie D.

- cakey foundation
- lipstick fading & leaving a lip liner look
- strong overpowering blush/contour
- under eye concealer being way too light or very obvious.
- fading eyeliners/shadows
- foundation smearing onto your partner's shirt/collar
- covering up a sunburn with makeup
- attempting to have a matte finish on a very hot & dry Summer day
-Red noses (either from being outside or the sniffling) in Winter
- wind burn chapped lips
- uneven blush (one too low compare to the other)
- that one pimple that don't stay covered
- obvious highlight powder


And I think that should keep you busy, ;D

Aug 22, 2014

Rissa G.

Cakey foundation -
• don't apply to much product
• let's product set before layering
• using a foundation for my skin type

overpowering blush -
• go over it with a TINY but of foundation on a sponge/brush in STIPPLING/BOUNCING motion

lighter concealer -
• use it before foundation

fading eyeliner/shadows -
• use a primer

Red noses -
• green primer

pimple that don't stay covered -
• concealer, SET IT with powder


foundation smearing (I've ne'er had this problem but) -
• ALWAYS set it

obvious highlight powder -
• same as overpowering blush

Aug 22, 2014

Rissa G.

Sorry for all my typos haha.

Aug 23, 2014

Emily W.

Cakey foundation: exfoliate first, moisturize, prime, and apply in thin layers. Soak sponge in moisturizer or rosewater first then pick up product and apply. Skip powder and use setting spray.

Lipstick fading: reapply? Or smudge the liner with my fingers then apply balm for a stained look.

Overpowering blush/contour: blend the bejeezes out of it, and if it is still too much go back in with foundation and buff it out gently. Stipple it in.

Reverse Raccoon concealer: Use it under foundation. Avoid reflective powder.

Fading shadows: primer first, then sticky base. I use e.l.f. Eyelid Primer followed by NYX Jumbo Pencil in "Milk".

Foundation Smearing: Blot it off of shirt then treat it with SHOUT or similar before washing. Prevent transfer by setting with spray and wiping away excess powder with a clean puff when finished.

Sunburn: Shouldn't be covered but when desperate: green corrector followed by full coverage concealer or foundation. I've used Hard Candy Glamouflage on my entire face and chest before. Set with spray and avoid powder. If the burn is already peeling, do not wear makeup, it will damage the delicate new skin and invites infection.

Matte finish in humidity and heat: Embryolisse matte moisturizer, a matte foundation, powder on oily spots, heavy duty antiperspirant setting spray

Red nose: moisturizer, primer, green corrector, full coverage foundation or concealer under foundation

Chapped lips: Carmex.

Uneven blush: blend it out and stipple a thin layer of foundation to even it.

Pesky zit: spot treatment, moisturizer, green corrector, concealer same color as surrounding skin. No powder, use setting spray

Obvious highlight: same as the rest, blend away, use a puff to remove excess, then light layer of foundation.

Aug 23, 2014

Jane C.

To help even out blush a little foundation added to the over blushed side will help fade it.
To prevent the lipstick ring around the lips, start with moisturized lips, lipliner all over lip, lipstick, blend in with finger to really get color in there, blot, apply lipstick again, and lastly just blot the lip line.