1. Use dry shampoo on your hair the night BEFORE you know you will not wash it. It soaks up all that stuff and gets that dirty look you kinda want going on.

2. Apply a concealer under your eyes in an upside down triangle shape blend it FIRST with your finger THEN with a brush, and apply powder directly on top if it the second after you are done. It will last.

3. To make eyeshadow more intense, spray your brush with a setting spray or dip the brush into some water

4. Man, you will never get your eyeliner to look perfect, but fuck it life isn’t perfect and your makeup game is still strong.

5. Take a concealer brush with a bit of concealer and run it along the top outline of your eyebrows, then blend it in for a REAL good eyebrow look

6. The lipstick that is most flattering is the lipstick you like

7. When you don’t want a heavy eye look but still want to look put together, try a thin line of eyeliner, matte bronzer in the crease, and flesh-toned eyeliner in the waterline

8. Put moisturizer, a little eye cream, and lip balm ten minutes before you put on your makeup

9. Yes, you are beautiful without makeup, but you are also beautiful with it, and eveyrbody should shut up about it

10. You don’t have to contour if you don’t want to

11. To make cheap eyeshadow look better, start with some primer or a white base, like NYX jumbo eye pencil in milk

12. Wash your brushes at least once a week with some baby shampoo and a touch of olive oil

13. Blend your foundation just a little past your jawline for a natural look

14. If you don’t want to wear makeup but still feel like shit that day and want to leave the house without thinking about it all the time, just do a pump of moisturizer mixed with a pump of foundation and some mascara.

15. SPF SPF SPF

16. Find the nude lip that looks good on you, not Kylie Jenner or something

17. If you want to go from day to night, all you gotta do is smudge a little darker eyeshadow on your lower lashline and add a darker lip color

18. if you’re gonna use a light hand for anything, use a light hand with blush

19. Layering different kinds of mascara that do different things, like a volumizing mascara with a lengthening mascara, is a life changer for those too scared to use fake lashes

20. Nothing feels quite like leaving your lipstick on a bar glass, or looking into a mirror and feeling powerful