Beauty Queen

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As you may have picked up these last few weeks, one concealer does not fit all. There's formulas good for spot covering, formulas good for brightening, and then there's the palette—which we'll discuss in depth today—that's helpful for correcting any scars or hyperpigmentation as you see fit. This is the one I like to call the tragic palette, full of life's correctors. Sun-burnt skin, bruising, scars, hangover under-eye circles, allergy redness, and any other of life's run-ins that we have and will experience sometime in our lives.

CONCEALER
Under eye Concealer woes
Like foundation, the use of concealer is really going to depend again on your skin type, the formula of the foundation you are working with, and your coverage preference.
YouTubers and online makeup artists can get away with heavier makeup (and applying liberal amounts of concealer to their faces) because they are on air and are being filmed in studio lighting. Should you see what they look like in natural lighting, I guarantee you it’s going to look pretty cakey.
I use concealer without foundation only when I want to cover up small blemishes or dark spots. I always set my concealer with a setting powder and an appropriately size setting brush. Here’s my fave setting brush of all time >
Because I like my foundation to do the heavy lifting in terms of coverage, I’ll use concealer on top of my foundation only to really polish my look or extend the life of my makeup for that day.

Shampooing daily isn’t the end of the world.

Topping the list of FAQs for dermatologists is how often we should wash our hair with shampoo. Dr Andrea Suarez says it’s OK to shampoo as frequently as your hair type can tolerate. For example, people with oilier scalps may need to wash more often than others to deal with excess sebum and product build-up that can lead to dandruff and scalp issues.

Regarding the frequency of shampooing, Suarez says, “For some hair types, that may be once a week, whereas others need to shampoo daily. Suffice it to say, everyone’s hair is different, and we need to stop making blanket statements that ‘daily shampooing is bad for you.'”

Don’t save products for special occasions

There’s always one luxurious lipstick or expensive face cream that you splurge on and then feel guilty about, so you use it dar-dar ke. But saving products to use once in a while will be counterproductive because everything comes with an expiry date.

The packaging will sport a ‘best before’ date or have a small graphic of a round tub and open lid with a number and the initial M. This symbol denotes how many months a product is useable from the time that you open it. A little plus-minus here or there won’t hurt your skin, but products are formulated to last for a specific period. The best-case scenario is that they’ll stop being effective or start disintegrating. The worst-case is growing mould or fungus that you then slather across your face, causing infections and skin problems.

You can’t change your pores

After years of poking, prodding, and drying out my skin with toners and face masks, I learnt you can’t get rid of pores or ‘close’ them.

“Pore size is predetermined by genetics. Studies show that fairer and dry skin tend to have smaller pores whereas darker and oily skin tend to have large pores,” says Dr Madhuri Agarwal, dermatologist and founder of Yavana Aesthetics Clinic. “You can’t change the size of your pores, just like you can’t change your height.”

Medical dermatology assistant and content creator Shivani, AKA skinbyshiv, says you can only minimise their appearance using an exfoliant like salicylic acid or retinol.

The makeup products you’re layering should match

By match, I mean they should be the same base to prevent product pilling and patchy application. Content creator Sabrina Molu figured out this gem and shared it with the rest of us.

If you’re using a water-based primer, then using a water-based foundation or BB cream will make the application much smoother. Match silicone-based products with other silicone-based products, and oil with oil-based. Mind blown.