BEAUTY TIP #2: PREP IT!

Many, many, many people out there wear makeup.  That's obvious.  But, probably half of those women or more are making one of the biggest beauty blunders out there:  they aren't prepping their face, eyes, or lips first!

If you aren't using a primer, you are setting yourself (your makeup, mainly) up for failure!  Primer not only helps your skin look more flawless but it also helps your makeup work better.  Regardless of the eyes, face, or lips, it helps to create a smooth and adherent base for eyeshadow/liner, foundation, and lipstick.  It will help your makeup wear longer and look better and you will even use LESS which saves you money!

So, if you are finding yourself unhappy with your current products and you aren't using the corresponding primer with it, try this before tossing those brands:  buy a quality primer, like Motives Face Perfecting Primer (contact me to order!).  Use this before applying your usual product.  If you are still unhappy with the results then it's time to try a new brand.  But, if you are happy then you have saved yourself a lot of time and frustration!

If nothing else, I highly recommend you using an eye base/primer.  It's worth its weight in gold (eyeshadow, that is!) and you will thank yourself and wonder how you ever achieved a nicely blended smokey eye without it.  I personally love the Motives brand of this (it's so silky and lightweight!) but anything will be better than nothing!  It's such an amazing difference.  I will be posting some proof shots later!

Update 5.18.2011:

The left colors are with-out eye base and the right colors are with.  You can see a pretty remarkable difference in both color and adhesion- between the right two colors there is a very clear line and the colors are richer and smoother looking than on the left.  And, I used the same amount of product, same application technique, and same colors!  Only difference was the base!  The results are even more impressive in person with natural light and a variety of colors.  Try it for yourself and let me know what base you used and if you were as blown away as I was!

By the way, the colors pictured here are: Motives Pressed Eye Shadow Compacts in Sweet Plum & Red Earth ($12 each) and our Eye Base comes in one formula and is $14.