Tips for make up and skin care
Make up and skin care is generally regarded as women’s
forte. Men seldom indulge in ‘Make up and skin care’.
Many men do care for their skin but make up is really alien
to most men. Treating make up and skin care as different topics
wouldn’t make sense; after all, make up will work only
if the skin is healthy. So how do you exercise make up and
skin care, together? Here are some tips for make up and skin
care:
* Always have skin care on mind, whether you are buying products
for make up or actually applying them onto your skin after
you have bought them. So what you are buying is a ‘make
up and skin care’ product, not just a make up product.
Check the ingredients to see if it contains things that you
might be allergic to. Also check if it contains high concentration
chemicals that can harm your skin.
* ‘Make up and skin care’ is also about testing
the products before using them. So, apply the make up on a
small patch of skin e.g. earlobes and check how your skin
reacts to it.
* Keep track of expiry date on your make up products and
never use them beyond the expiry date. In fact some products
(e.g. vitamin C based products), if not stored properly, get
spoilt much earlier than the expiry date.
* Cleanliness is an important part of make up and skin care
procedure. Sharpen your eye-liners regularly and keep all
your makeup equipment clean at all times. You might fix a
date, each month, for overhauling of your equipment. As part
of cleanliness, your make up and skin care procedure should
also include keeping your hair clean at all times.
* Nail care is another important aspect of make up and skin
care. Use a good quality nail polish and always keep your
nails clean. Once you are done with cleaning and polishing
your nails, you should rub in cuticle oil at the edges of
the nail.
* If you have deep-set eyes, you should use a liquid eye
liner instead of a pencil one. This will prevent smudging
at the deep edges of your eye-lid.
* If you have a skin disorder e.g. acne, you should not apply
heavy or chemical based make up. Consult your dermatologist
if you are not sure about the make up products that you can
use while you have acne or other skin disorder. Never try
to squeeze pimples/ acne. Remember that make up and skin care
should not conflict each other.
* Use a mild make up remover (instead of just washing it
away).
* Another important ‘make up and skin care’ procedure
is the following golden rule: “Never sleep with your
make up on”
* While applying a deodorant, make sure that you maintain
the recommended distance between the nozzle and your skin
(as mentioned on the deodorant pack).
So, make up and skin care should always go hand in hand.
Do not try to treat make up and skin care differently.
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