Beauty Q&A (Edition Three)

This week I want to focus on a few of my MAKEUP TRICKS & SECRETS! 

Shhh..I'm only telling YOU GUYS!! 

So...without further ado...

Number 1: Trick to a "SLIMMER NOSE"

Take your regular foundation and apply it to your nose. Then take a highlighter 

(I like Benefits High Beam) and swipe it down the center of your nose. You can also apply bronzer (lightly) to the outer edges of your nose--but don't get too crazy, you want it to look natural.

Set w/ translucent powder.

Number 2: Vaseline is your BFF!

 I carry a jar of this wherever I go (don't you love the portable jar?)! My favorite uses for this stuff:

{Dab a small amount to cheekbones for a little glow}

{It REMOVES eye makeup AMAZINGLY!}

{I mix "almost gone" LIPSTICKS in with it and make my own tinted lip balm!}

{Apply it to lips and scrub gently with a toothbrush for a greaaaat LIP EXFOLIATION!}

Number 3: 3 Tricks for longer-lasting EYE MAKEUP

1. PRIME your eye with an eye base (I love Laura Mercier's)!

2. CURL your eyelashes--squeeze and hold for 5 seconds (I love Shu Uemura's)!

3. PRIME your eyelashes with a Mascara Primer before applying mascara!

Number 4: Trick to making your LIPSTICK last longer

{Apply a light layer of lipbalm or vaseline around your lips before applying lipstick/gloss--

it will prevent feathering and bleeding}

{Find a shade of lipliner that MATCHES your lipcolor--then fill in your entire lips with the liner}

Number 5: FOUNDATION Tricks

{PRIME PRIME PRIME (have you noticed a theme here?) Use a primer to even out your skin tone, take down the redness, and smooth the look of your skin. Apply it, let it dry, and THEN apply foundation}
**I like Laura Mercier Hydrating Primer & Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster 
(I have YET to find a drugstore one I like)**

{Apply foundation FIRST, the gently dab concealer on with your ring finger.}

{Set your foundation with a translucent powder, to help with oiliness. I keep these Bobbi Brown blotting papers (bonus-it comes with a mirror!!) in my purse so I can pat off excess oil during the day}

So there you have it! My Top Tricks (for today anyway)! 

Have A Beautiful Monday!

Jenna, The Wife

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