Over usage of makeup is not difficult to spot, a tad too much foundation, cakey and overly pink cheeks and too much kohl. Most of us women tend to overdo makeup to look pretty. Overdone makeup can wreak the skin as with Charu Sharma, a self confirmed makeup junkie, says, “I am a concealer and kohl addict. I hate to see imperfections around my eyes and have been applying kohl for the past 10 years. I get worried when I would reach for my kohl as soon as I wash my face. The over application of kohl combined with liberal dose of concealer on my under eyes has given me fine lines already!” Charu is 25-years-old.
Do you also think that you are like Charu who can’t live without makeup? Looking for an answer? Well here are few signs which will help you find an ansnwer
People do not recognize you without makeup: Neha Misra went on a trip with her friends and she went barefaced to the airport as the flight was at a ghastly hour. When her friends came to the airport, one of them did not recognize her! “It was an awkward moment when a friend’s boyfriend said ohh hi is it you? You look ill,” I was embarrassed and all I wanted was my makeup kit to infuse some life into my look.
If friends do not recognize you barefaced chances are you use too much makeup and hardly step out without it.
You can’t stay barefaced: How many times do you plan to step out without makeup and start applying some concealer to hide your blemishes and then go on to do the whole natural look makeup?
You cannot relate to your no makeup face: Do you freak out when you see your face without your favourite product (like kohl, lipstick, bronzer)? When I decided to stop using concealer all I could notice was the blemishes on my face, says Ridhima Sharma, a 28 year old working professional.
You love retouching: Do you retouch your makeup (compact, lippy) at regular intervals? If you carry more than three retouch products chances are you are overdoing your makeup. The maximum you need to carry is compact, lip balm and kohl.
Your products end too quickly: With normal usage makeup should last you a few months, unless you are reusing a particular lipstick 3-4 times a day. But do your mascaras, foundations, eyeliners finish within a month? You are using way too much makeup for your face.
You can feel your makeup: After doing makeup touch your skin, do you feel the foundation? It will be a silky dust feeling. This means you are over using makeup and need to tone down. You could also be not blending your makeup properly.
Natural healthy skin can never be achieved by covering it in layers of makeup.
