ADRIANNA MAKEUP STUDIO: 7 Makeup tips and tricks for dry weather

1.       Go easy with the toners and cleansers, because of how dry the weather is they seem to further strip the skin of essential oil.

2.       To take off your makeup at the end of the day, use a ball of cotton wool dip into any baby oil to take off your makeup then wash your face. Don’t forget to use a face sponge, the usual soft small thingies or face towels, to help you get rid of makeup. Pat dry with a towel and apply your moisturizer.

3.       Avoiding peeling off dry chapped skin on your lip instead apply Vaseline liberally on your lips before your go to bed. After brushing in the morning, run your tooth brush lightly on your lips to take off any dry patches or exfoliate with honey and sugar. Always apply a lip moisturizer (e.g. EOS, Burt’s Bees beeswax lip balm and Maybelline baby lips are good lip moisturizers) before your lipsticks especially if you like the matte liquid lipstick.

4.       Never wear your makeup without a face primer. Primers are very important. They help create a barrier between your skin and your makeup, they make makeup last (primers like Smashbox photo finish, No 7 boots face primer, Mac prep+ prime fix +, Urban decay face primer)

5.       Exfoliate/scrub your face one or twice a week; this is necessary to rid the surface of the skin of dry skin cells, impurities and buildup of dead skin cells, which result in excess oil, clogged pores and easy breakout.

6.       Always color correct, then conceal before foundation application and blend, blend and blend. This is why makeup brushes are very important to apply makeup products.

7.       Eyebrows define the face, groom them once or twice a month by either tweezing them or grooming them with razor blades.

*** Makeup products are available for purchase at Adrianna Makeup Studio, Jameela plaza, Phase 3, Kubwa, Abuja