Dear U of A,
There are two things that really get me while walking to class. Seeing someone in a gorgeous outfit, but their makeup is ridiculous.
You will never meet anyone more obsessed with makeup than me. Even when I am just chilling around the dorm in baggy sweats and ripped up tees, I will have a full face of makeup on. There are many possible reasons for this; personally I blame it on my critical Jewish family. But again, that is another story.
Here are a couple of the things that grind my gears (yes I actually just used that expression) and how to fix them.
1. Raccoon Eyes- this is especially common because we live in the desert and tend to sweat more than the average bear. In case you have no idea what I am talking about when I say Raccoon Eyes, I am referring to when your black eye liner smears about a full inch due south of your eye rims. Yuck. Here is what you need to do before you start your day; After you apply your eyeliner, go over it lightly with a small amount of matte black eye shadow. This will act like a setting powder for your liner and help to keep it in place.
2. Hangover Clown Lips- ok, ok, I just made that name up. Personally, I am not a fan of red lipstick being worn casually during the day in the first place. However, if you insist on wearing it, you could at least make the effort to not have it smudged across your two front teeth or painted past the lines of your lips on only one side. Before applying lipstick use a red lip liner and fill in all of your lips, putting extra definition on the borders of them. This helps keep the color all day long. After this apply your lipstick MAKING SURE TO STAY IN THE LINES, and grab a tissue and get the color off of the inside of your mouth. Nothing grosser then red teeth.
3. Blue and Purple Eye shadow- I know this part is more of an opinion, but still. The only place this is acceptable is on stage for a dance performance and even then it is being washed out by the stage lights. There are no stage lights in real life. It is too bright and loud and it just is not the 80’s anymore, girls. Admittedly, I have seen a few girls pull off this look, but that is only when it is super blended and not the main color being used. Better safe than sorry, ditch the blue.
Love,
Haylie Gabs
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Arizona chapter.