‘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:
1. 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 damage your skin.
2. ‘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.
3. 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.
4. Cleanliness is an important part of make up and skin care
process. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Use a mild make up remover (instead of just washing it
away).
9. Another important ‘make up and skin care’ procedure is
the following golden rule: “Never sleep with your make up on”
10. While applying a deodorant, make sure that you maintain
the suggested 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.
