8 makeup mistakes to avoid a perfect fake face

We often use the word "fake face" to describe the faces of female celebrities in magazines that have been retouched to look like meticulous paintings, with flawless skin, lifeless pores, unnatural eyelashes and an obviously unrealistic V-face effect. In fact, the "truth" and "falsehood" of anything comes from very intuitive and subjective judgment, just like a horizontal line in the middle, which is the general recognition of beauty by "human beings". The closer you are to it, the more beautiful it is, but if you accidentally cross it, you will be judged as "fake".

Makeup Mistake 1: Wearing Color All Over Your Face

The best makeup goal for a face is to have a natural base makeup with one key point that is unforgettable. If you are overly obsessed with modification and make every part of it strong and exaggerated, it will make people dizzy. It may be okay on the stage, but once it is in front of people, it will only make people feel that you are overdoing it, as if you are deliberately hiding something, or making you look old or out of place.

The correct way is to choose the part of your facial features that you are most satisfied or least satisfied with as the focus of your makeup. That is to say, either strengthen the satisfactory part so that people visually ignore some of your facial flaws; or work hard to modify your weaknesses and pursue a natural and harmonious style overall. For example, Christy Chung loves to wear red lipstick, which is the former, while most office workers like to wear eye makeup to look radiant and cover up possible tiredness.

Makeup Mistake 2: The powder is too thick and looks like a mask

We always want to pursue the flawless skin texture of the female stars on the covers of fashion magazines or in blockbuster movies, and then think that we can just apply a thicker layer of foundation. Let us clarify this, female celebrities do wear thick foundation when they appear on camera, but the lighting must be coordinated to soften the powder particles on their faces to make them look natural. But in the natural light of the day, thick foundation will only make people look like they are wearing a mask.

In daily life or at work, foundation makeup must be natural. It should not be applied evenly all over the face, but should be thin and thick. For example, the T-zone for yellowish skin can be slightly thicker, while the cheeks, which have a "large area" of skin and best reflect the skin texture, should be thin. It's okay to leave pores and lines, because that's what a real person looks like.

Makeup Mistake 3: I Cover Up My Imperfections

Some girls may ask, "What if I have blemishes on my face?" We must first understand that "natural" does not mean flawless, but a feeling that makes people feel close and respected. If the blemishes on your face are freckles or sun spots that show a healthy lifestyle, you don't have to worry about them. On the contrary, those with redness and swelling, or acne scars, are worth dealing with.

When covering such blemishes, you must choose the right concealer product with a high moisture content, which can fit closely to the skin and has a harmonizing color. This will avoid the situation where the product becomes thicker and more obvious as you apply it, and ends up looking like putty.

Makeup Mistake 4: Applying Blush in a Rustic Way

Blush is actually a good thing. If the base makeup has made your cheeks pale, then it is a great tool to restore your radiance. But it would be terrible if you don’t know how to use it, as it would easily look as rustic as plateau red.

Generally speaking, in order to avoid being too cute or looking like a country kid, girls with round faces should never apply the massage on the cheekbones. Instead, they should start from the outside of the cheekbones and apply the massage diagonally towards the corners of the mouth to visually reduce the face shape. But if the girl has a thin face, it will look too "dry" and "old" if done this way. Instead, she should apply blush in a circular shape on the cheekbones to increase the cuteness and roundness.

Makeup Mistake 5: Eyelashes that Lengthen to the Sky

It is true that the curlier the eyelashes are, the bigger the eyes appear, and the more charming and lovely they are. However, if they are straight and stretching towards the sky without any curve, it will look unkind and even a little scary, like "angry hair standing on end". In fact, this is not intentional on the part of girls, they just don’t know the correct way to curl their eyelashes. To ensure a natural curvature, start from the root and gradually move upwards by tightening and loosening. You can stay in the middle for a few seconds and repeat several times. This will make it both natural and lasting. Remember, curvature is the subtext of softness. Only when it is curly, it will look feminine like curly hair.

Makeup Mistake 6: Eyelashes without hair tips look like fly legs

In order to make their eyelashes look black and long, many girls will repeatedly apply mascara. In the end, the tips of the eyelashes do not gradually become lighter and thinner, but look like a fly's leg - with a small black patch, which looks tiring and of course fake. In fact, this is a problem of how to apply mascara.

Solution: After unscrewing the mascara from the tube, be sure to wipe off the excess cream at the mouth of the tube to avoid excessive cream and fibers gathering at the ends of the hair. Especially when touching up your makeup, you should pay attention to starting from the middle of the eyelashes, or even just the tips of the hair. Moreover, different mascaras have different application orders to achieve the normal effect. For example, the lengthening type should be applied first, because the fibers in it need to attach to the eyelashes first, while the thick type should be applied later, and just lightly apply it on the hair tips.

Makeup Mistake 7: Weird Eyebrow Shape and Color

How important are eyebrows? Someone once removed the eyebrows of female stars and posted a set of photos. Everyone exclaimed, "It turns out that eyebrows are the key to beauty!" Of course, every part is the key, but because eyebrows are at the top of the face, they determine the overall temperament and adjustment of the face shape. So those women who are not satisfied with their eyebrows can choose not to wear any makeup, but they must draw their eyebrows, which is actually not easy. First of all, the color. If it is in sharp contrast with the hair color, it will look stiff. And the shape should be both natural and symmetrical, which is quite difficult. Finally, if the brow peak is too sharp or becomes a broom eyebrow like Crayon Shin-chan, it will suddenly change the temperament and look weird.

It is recommended to seek professional eyebrow design consultation and trimming at least every two months. After getting the eyebrow shape you like, you only need to slightly blend the color and slightly deepen the eyebrow shape according to different base makeup. For example, the professional "Eyebrow Bar" of BENEFIT that we introduced before.

Makeup Mistake 8: Lipstick is too strong

The "heavy" here does not refer to bright red or other highly saturated colors, but rather to the overall effect being too "stunning", such as lip gloss that is too shiny and oily, or a color that does not match the overall look. It looks OK, but don't forget that our mouth is used for eating, drinking and talking. Once it moves, it will make people feel like their face is full of "mouth", which is scary. As mentioned before, you can focus on any part of your face, including the mouth. But think about it, if you don't have the aura of Christy Chung, it's better not to try it. You may think you are a famous actress in Hollywood's prime time, but in fact you exude an air of worldliness. Not only is it fake, it's also hypocritical.