Make-up maintenance for your camera shows

Makeup is one of the most used tools for a model to look radiant, different looks from beautiful black-eyed vampires and red lips, to those with nude make up, full of soft and natural tones, these tools as well as their applicators have an expiration date.

All the makeup products you use for your shows, depending on their consistency and brand, have to be renewed in order to avoid applying those that are not in good condition or that could compromise the health of the skin. Even though the tendency is to use them until they are finished, knowing its expiration date allows you to know, as if it were food, which are in good conditions and which are not.

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Like beauty products, tools for applying cosmetics also need to be replaced to make way for new tools that fulfill the function in order to protect you from any skin allergy or skin infection. That’s why we explain today the useful life of your makeup and applicators so you always achieve the look you want in front of the camera:

Bases makeup: liquid bases can last up to a year if they are from a recognized quality brand. They are products less likely to expire “early”, however when using your fingers or sponges to apply them you can contaminate the content with bacteria and microbes, so consider to discard it within a year of using them.

Loose powders and tanning powders: these have the lowest shelf life, because being a powdered product does not contain water and can last up to 3 years and remain perfect for you to look in the room. However, to know if they are overdue you should notice if they formed a hard layer above, which makes it difficult to use.

Shadows: If you can take care of them, they can be almost eternal, but if you want to have a using margin for them, it would be appropriate to replace them after 3 or 4 years of use. You can also tell if they are already damaged when they “do not paint” or have difficulty adhering to the skin.

Eyelashes Mascara: this is one of the most web models used products, and they are also the most delicate and faster caducity, they usually last between 3 and 6 months, then becomes dry and present a foul smell. To prevent this you should avoid pumping the product with the applicator before using it.

Eyelashes Mascara: this is one of the most used web models products, and they are also the most delicate and faster in caducity, they usually last between 3 and 6 months, then becomes dry and present a bad smell. To prevent this you should avoid pumping the product with the applicator before using it.

Lipstick: Lipsticks are perfect for coloring your face to receive your fans. It is believed that this product is used until it is finished, however you should consider discard them after 2 years, if you have lent the lips or suffered from some infection on the lips.

Correctors: the correctors should last around 1 year or 2 at most. You can know if it has been damaged, because its smell will change to an unpleasant one.

The life of the sponges: this type of applicator can have a shelf life of only 3 months.

Brushes: Brushes last longer than sponges if given appropriate use and if they are made of natural hair. It is estimated they can be used up to 3 years, and it is recommended to wash them at least every 15 days to remove residues from other applications, as well as bacteria if they were used in another person.

Makeup should always be stored in a cool, dry place, avoiding the bathroom to store your cosmetics because it is full of moisture that speeds up the products deterioration.

As a model it is important tray not to share your makeup to ensure the health of your skin. Although acne is not transmitted, bacteria are able to stay in products and applicators, which can cause skin lesions, allergies or unwanted reactions. Remember that your face is always your introduction card.