I’m a beauty whizz – simple makeup mistake is ruining your look, it could be costing you
A MAKEUP artist has revealed the simple mistake beauty fans make with their foundation – and it could ruin your finished look.
Sarah-Anne Mulder, based at Ego Hair & Design in Inverness, reckons many people are missing out on a flawless base because of one small oversight.
The expert, a Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards winner, loves sharing her top tips to achieve an MUA-worthy look.
And checking the labels on your primer and foundation before you buy could be the key.
Sarah, 22, says: “For your base makeup, your primers and foundations need to have the same base ingredients to have the perfect effect.
“For example, water and oil don’t mix well, so you need to check the ingredients on your primer and foundation to see if they’re water-based or oil-based.
“It usually says either aqua or huile at the top of the ingredients.
“So just make sure you have either water-based or both oil-based so that they sit well together.”
Elsewhere, a Boots employee has lifted the lid on the best makeup setting sprays – and a cheap dupe was the clear winner.
Shannon Heenan, from Denny, Falkirk, works in the store’s beauty department and is also a trained MUA.
In a recent TikTok video (@shannonheenan2), she asked “do setting sprays really work?” before putting them to the smudge test.
The beauty consultant compared drugstore brands including 17, Elf and Milano to Benefit and Urban Decay’s premium versions.
She sprayed each one over a lipstick swatch on her arm and allowed them to dry for a full minute before trying to rub the makeup.
And Elf’s £9 stay-all-night setting mist, £18 cheaper than Urban Decay’s All Nighter spray, was a big hit – keeping the lipstick firmly in place.