8. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil
Perfecting a cat eye is undoubtedly tricky, so opt for a colorful eye pencil over a liquid or gel liner. Urban Decay’s eyeliner is available in dozens of shades, including Deep End, a metallic peacock shimmer, Psychedelic Sister, a vibrant purple and Lucky, a metallic copper. As with all other makeup products from UD’s line, these liners are vegan-friendly and cruelty-free. The creamy eyeliners are also infused with good-for-your-skin ingredients, including vitamin E, plus jojoba and cottonseed oils. You can smoke out your eyeliner using a pencil brush or you can scribble it over your eyelids as a base for your attention-grabbing evening look.
The pros say that if you want to wear eye makeup during the day, you can go for a soft, natural look by enhancing your eyebrows. “At night, really play up the drama of eyes. Bold lips are taking a backseat during masked makeup because of the smudging and transferring. Focus on a natural stained lip and heavy eyes for your nighttime masked makeup routine,” says Reiko Brown.
9. Dominique Cosmetics Berries & Cream Eyeshadow Palette
If you’re an eyeshadow fiend like me, consider trying my go-to palette for the past year from beauty influencer Christen Dominique. These 12 eyeshadows are a mix of warm and cool tones, along with matte and shimmer options including Honey Dipped, a gold foil, Chocolate Mousse, a deep brown, and Warm Pie, a non-intimidating matte red-brown with delicate flecks of gold glitter. The shadows all have high color payoff, minimal fall out, are long-lasting even without a primer and work both wet and dry. The company also sells the Latte palette, which has earth tones and the Celestial Storm palette that has 12 vibrant shadows like Lucid Dream, a hot pink and Electric Amethyst, a fuchsia with teal flecks of glitter.
10. Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick
You have to work quickly with this long-wearing liquid lipstick because once it sets, it’s not going anywhere. Use the stiff, pointed applicator to line your lips carefully and then fill in your lips. Despite the drugstore price-point, the color payoff rivals some of my go-to, high-end lipsticks. Like with all matte lipsticks, it’s going to be a little drying, so either deal with slight discomfort or keep a hydrating lip balm in your purse. Just remember, the balm can cause the lipstick to potentially transfer to your face mask.
After you apply your makeup and face mask, you should avoid touching your face to prevent adding extra oils to your skin, adds Barnes. He suggests that, only “when possible,” take your mask off to prevent dirt and dust from getting “trapped under your skin,” which can lead to breakouts.
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