Tips for Reviving Your Makeup Routine Inspired by Nature

If you’re anything like me, you like to apply your skincare products and makeup using the same routine every day. It’s great for sluggish mornings or time-strapped situations where you don’t want to spend the time or effort really thinking about your makeup. However, this often results in a makeup routine slump—the same techniques and products every day may leave you feeling less than enthused about your makeup. To spice up your routine, consider these tips I used, inspired by nature: 

Prepare Your Skin

Before you even apply makeup, it’s important to have a smooth and even surface to work with. You can always use a primer to help prepare your palette, but oftentimes this isn’t enough, especially for those with more advanced issues like mature acne scars or fine lines and wrinkles. For scarring and other discoloration, perhaps look to essential oils or raw ingredients to help fade these old blemishes, such as lavender essential oil (sparingly—essential oil is potent, so too much can be drying) or argan oil. 

To improve the look of fine lines and wrinkles, you can not only look to nature but an ancient herbal tradition that has been around for centuries. Revolutionary night cream NeriumAD, using a patented Nerium oleander extract, can help improve the appearance of wrinkles by adding just a simple application step to your routine. A big pet peeve of mine is when my crow’s feet cause dried makeup to crack, only drawing more attention to them. With a smoother surface, you won’t need as much makeup, and you won’t have as much of a problem with the makeup you do use only accentuating wrinkles. 

Use Products that Skin Craves

To get that glowing complexion, it’s time to think about makeup differently. Rather than using makeup just to cover up and smother your skin, try using products that are actually good for your skin and improve the way skin looks by feeding it products containing nutrient rich ingredients. Mineral makeup and similar products have exploded in popularity for their ability to not only cover imperfections, but also to make skin look better even after the makeup comes off.

Set Your Makeup 

So you’ve prepared your skin for makeup, followed with a flawless application, and go on with your day feeling fabulous. But unless you help your makeup set, you may be disappointed with your next look in the mirror. Even makeup that boasts long-lasting powers may have trouble staying in place during activity as sweat, contact with materials, and other movement can wear down your makeup, smudging and rubbing off all your hard work. For a DIY makeup setting spray, mix two parts water to one part glycerin and one part witch hazel. Spritz your face quickly before heading out, keeping your makeup in place for longer.