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About This Quiz
It happens - the clumping of your lashes, the uneven foundation, the purple eyeshadow on the brow that looks like a bruise. Whatever the reason (usually you're in a rush), this quiz will remind you of makeup mishaps so you can banish them from your beauty routine. ÂÂ
Ever wonder when makeup started ruling our world? It began with the Ancient Egyptians, who wore the first recorded eyeliner-like substance called "mesdemet," which was a mixture of copper and lead ore, to trace their eyes. It was worn by both men and women. Methods to accentuate our best facial features were created back then and continue to evolve.ÂÂ
In America, the mass production of makeup occurred in 1915 when Maurice Levy invented the metal container for lipstick. By the 1920s, dark, sultry eyes, red lipstick, red nail polish and a suntan glow became the style when Coco Chanel and flappers were the fashionistas of the time. Decade after decade added more color, gloss and shimmer, until the years when, as fashion always does, the style changed to become natural with a glow. Yet throughout the decades, along with the makeup, there have been lapses in loveliness. See how many of these makeup mistakes you can identify. Get more than 20 correct and you're a makeup maven! Start the quiz now.ÂÂ
Which of these makeup mistakes can happen with foundation?
You can see where the foundation stops.
If there is a clear makeup border between your face and your neck, you have not blended your foundation properly. The color chosen for your foundation may change with the fashionistas' advice of the day, but anywhere between an exact match or a tone lighter or darker is fine.
You have dotted the foundation and blended.
You have chosen a foundation that matches perfectly with your skin.
You have chosen a foundation that is one tone lighter or darker than your skin.
Which of these makeup mistakes happens if you use the same tube of mascara for too long?
"Spider leg" lashes
Clumping lashes
You'll get the clumping lashes or uneven mascara before you use up the tube. That means it's time to buy new mascara.
Uneven mascara on your lashes
No mascara on your lashes
Where should you apply rouge if you want today's fashionable look?
On the apples of your cheeks
On the upper cheekbones, blending to the brow
To have a pink, healthy glow as you contour your cheeks, apply rouge on the upper cheekbones, blending to the brow. "Rouge" is French for "red."
Dot rouge on the forehead, chin, nose and cheekbones.
No rouge is needed.
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Which of these mistakes can be solved with a primer?
Running eye shadow
There is a specific primer to use for your eyes that will help keep your eye shadow fresh all evening and into the wee hours of the morning. Also use it if the weather is hot and/or humid.
Running mascara
Running eye liner
Unblended foundation
Which of these mistakes is too matchy-matchy?
Matching your lip color to your nails
Matching your eye color to your eye shadow
Matching your eye color to your purse
Matching your eye color to your eye shadow, eye liner, mascara and outfit
You want to accent your eyes, but you want your entire appearance to be eye-catching. Too much matchy-matchy is simply too much. It's best to match your eye color with your eye shadow and/or your nails with your lip color.
Don't make this fashion faux pas. When should you ditch face powder?
As a teenager
In your 20s
In your 30s
When you start having wrinkles
Face powder can show up your wrinkles, so once you get to that point, lose the powder. At a minimum, switch to a translucent powder or mineral-based powder.
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Your foundation is cakey. What cardinal rule of makeup did you forget?
You didn't blend it properly.
You applied the makeup on dry skin.
Nourish that skin - it's the only skin you've got! And, your makeup will go on smoothly and give you a finished look when you moisturize your skin before applying.
You have old foundation.
You have the wrong color foundation.
It's hard to put on makeup with your dry and flaky skin. How did this happen?
You're using powder makeup, not liquid makeup.
You slept in your makeup.
You're over-washing your face.
You're overwashing your face if you find your skin is dry and flaky. Moisturizer is good, but over-washing is stripping the oils from your face. Twice daily is enough, with a mild cleanser.
You're washing your skin but not drying it properly.
You look fine in your bathroom mirror, but you don't when you're looking in your car mirror. What happened?
Your foundation is the wrong color.
You are putting your makeup on in the wrong light.
It's amazing how the wrong light can hinder our makeup judgment. If you put your makeup on under fluorescent light, then once you're in natural light your look will be off and lifeless. Warm white LED lights are the best option.
You forgot to use hairspray.
You forgot to put on blush.
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You put on concealer and you still have dark circles under your eyes. What common mistake is this?
You put too much concealer on your dark circles.
If you put to much concealer on the targeted area, you'll look worse for wear. To apply it properly, dot a few drops of concealer on the bone below your eyes and blend it up.
You didn't put enough concealer on your dark circles.
You didn't blend the concealer properly.
You should have used foundation instead.
If your foundation looks heavy, which of these mistakes was made?
Using too much blush
Using a thick coat of foundation on the entire face
In fact, unless you are wearing light and sheer makeup, you don't need to use foundation all over the face. You can just dot it on your cheeks, nose, and under the eyes to create a light, smooth effect.
Over-powdering
Using the wrong color foundation
Everyone can tell you're wearing makeup - what boo-boo is this?
Your eye makeup is a darker shade than your lids.
Your eyebrows are appropriately filled in.
You have used a lip pencil to fill in your lips.
You have different face and neck colors.
Make sure to apply foundation not only on your face but also to your neck and ears. Otherwise, with a slightly different face and neck color, everyone can figure out that you are wearing makeup.
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Your eyebrows look drawn and unnatural. What makeup mistake happened?
You drew your eyebrows unevenly with a brow pencil.
If you don't have a steady hand to fill in your eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil, use an angled brush and dark shadow to fill in your brows. You'll avoid a drawn and unnatural look to your eyebrows.
Your eyebrows are bushy.
You overplucked your brows.
You used the wrong type of false eyelashes.
Which of these lapses in loveliness happens when you put too much mascara on your lower lashes?
Your lashes stick together.
You get mascara marks on your brow.
You get "spider leg" lashes.
If you're applying mascara to your lower lashes, be sure to hold the brush vertically. Otherwise, your mascara will clump together and look like spider legs.
You get mascara marks under your eyes.
You're looking "over-the-top" with eye shadow - what beauty mistake is this?
You've filled your lips with lip liner.
You've patted your lips dry.
You've used shimmery eye shadow on the entire lid, extending to the brow.
Shimmery eye shadows are great in moderation, but use too much and you border on looking like a clown. The best placement of the shimmer is on the inner eye area, with eye shadow covering the rest.
You've used lip gloss.
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You have light skin and blue eyes. Which of these is a beauty blunder?
Black mascara and black eye liner
If you have a lighter skin tone, it is best to use brown mascara and eye liners. Otherwise, you'll have a very harsh, unnatural look.
Brown mascara and brown eye liner
Blue mascara and blue eye liner
Green mascara and brown eye liner
Your concealer isn't concealing the blemish. Which beauty blunder is this?
A) You're using a peach-toned concealer.
B) You're using a green-toned concealer.
C) You're using a yellow-toned concealer.
D) Either A) or C)
Use the right tone to conceal the blemish. A green-toned concealer cancels out the red of the blemish and is the correct concealer to choose.
If you want to widen your narrow eyes, which of these is a mistake?
Using a pencil liner and not a liquid liner
Applying liner to only three-fourths of the upper eyelid
Using a nude pencil on your waterline
Using a black liner on your waterline
This lapse in loveliness comes from using eye liner improperly. Dark eye liner on the lower waterline makes eyes look smaller.
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Which of these is a no-no when it comes to mascara?
Using a mascara that is two shades darker than your eyebrow color
Applying a second coat before the first coat is dry
Wearing waterproof mascara year-round.
Waterproof mascara is much harder to remove, and its application and removal could seriously affect your lashes. They may break off prematurely or wither away.
Buying a new mascara every three to four months.
Which of these is a beauty blunder when using a bronzer?
Draw the number 3 on each side of your face with the bronzer, then blend.
Use it on your entire face.
The idea behind using a bronzer is to apply it exactly where the sun would naturally hit your face, to have that extra sun-kissed glow. Apply it to your forehead, cheekbone, and jawline.
Use it on cheekbones, the top of your forehead, and the jawline.
None of the above
Lip liner can be a friend or a foe. When is it a foe?
A) When you draw a thin sharp line on your lips to outline them.
B) When the lip liner color is much darker than your lipstick.
C) When you draw the lip outline and then fill in your lips with a lipstick of a similar color to your lip liner.
D) Both A) and B)
Option C is the correct way to line your lips with a lip liner. Follow this advice for the perfect pucker.
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What's the incorrect way to wear very dark lipstick?
Make sure the rest of your makeup is dark.
Too much dark makeup can make you look older than you want to be. You can match the dark lip color with anything you want, but be sure you wear light makeup to counteract the dark lip color.
Make sure the rest of your makeup is light.
Make sure your purse matches your lipstick.
Make sure your nails match your lipstick.
What makeup malady gives you "clown cheeks"?
A) Too much rouge on your cheekbones.
B) Too much rouge on the apples of your cheeks.
Put too much blush on the apples of your cheeks and it looks like the circus is in town. Ditch the clown look by making sure you apply blush with a light touch.
C) Too much bronzer on your cheeks.
D) Both A) and C)
Your eyelids lack depth. What makeup mistake is this?
Covering the entire lid with one color.
Accent your eyes with a two- or three-color eye shadow palette. Go from dark (closest to lashes) to light (under the brow) to give more dimension to your glamourous glance. Add mascara and liner for further definition.
Applying different tones of eye shadow, with the lightest one under the brow.
Applying two coats of mascara.
Applying eye liner to the top eyelid only.
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Your nails look witchy and clawlike. What's wrong?
You have a French manicure.
You have a gel manicure with a dark color.
You have a manicure with full glitter on each nail.
Too much glitter and shine will ruin any elegant impression you want to make - your nails will look witchy and clawlike. Sometimes, less is more.
You have an acrylic manicure with a light color.
Your pores are clogged. What makeup malady is this?
You washed your face with a gentle cleanser.
You used makeup remover wipes.
You washed your face with a harsh cleanser.
You slept in your makeup.
After a late night out it happens to us all - you fall into bed without removing your makeup. Be aware, though, that if you do that too often you'll have clogged pores and pimples.
You've slept on your side. What glamour gaffe will result?
You'll have bags under your eyes.
You'll have a stuffy nose.
You'll have face wrinkles from the pillowcase.
How can you put on makeup properly with pillowcase wrinkles on your face? Try to sleep on your back to avoid this wake-up slip-up.
Your face will look puffy.
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Full makeup on your eyes, plus going all out on your lips - what faux pas is this?
You forgot to up the color on your cheeks.
You forgot to whiten your teeth.
Your eyes are competing with your lips.
Your face shouldn't compete with itself for attention. Call interest to your eyes OR your lips. When you do both, you can look unattractive and overdone.
Your foundation isn't matched to your eye makeup or lip color.
What style snafu can make you look tacky?
When you apply both eye shadow and eye liner
When your makeup is the same bright color as your clothes
You can overdo the color coordination when your clothes are especially bright, if you match your eye shadow, mascara and eye liner with your clothes. Tone it down a bit.
When you put your hair in a soft bun
When you put a little translucent powder on your face
Too many touch-ups can take a toll. Which of these makeup mishaps might happen?
Your skin can get oily.
Your lip color can bleed.
Keep touching up your lip color and it will start to look messy. It'll be hard to tell where your lip line begins and ends.
Your nose can look dull.
Your nails can get dirty.
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Your blush is streaky. What fashion fumble is this?
A) The hair bristles of your brush have separated.
B) The hair bristles of your brush have become damp.
C) You're breaking in a new brush for your blush.
D) Either A) or B)
If you're having streaking problems when applying your blush, either your brush is damp or it's time for a new brush. Remember that when you replace your makeup you should also replace your makeup brushes.
You've got a goopy and melting look on your lips. What beauty blooper is this?
Too much lip gloss
You've got the lipliner just right. The lipstick is the perfect shade. However, too much lip gloss can ruin the entire look. You don't want to have gloppy or melting lips, so don't overdo it.
Too much lip liner
Too much lipstick
Not enough lipstick
Now you have flaky lipstick. How come?
Your lipstick is under two months old.
You have dry and flaky lips.
It's pretty simple - dry and flaky lipstick is caused by dry and flaky lips. To fix this, apply a generous coat of petroleum jelly or lip balm to the lips before applying lipstick.
You have over-moisturized lips.
You have lip lines from aging.
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You can see peach fuzz on your face. What is the beauty blunder?
Applying foundation using downward strokes
Applying foundation using upward strokes
If you apply foundation with an upward stroke, you will make the hairs or the peach fuzz stand out on your face. You'll want to avoid that!
Applying a foundation a tone lighter than your skin
Applying a foundation a tone darker than your skin
Lipstick on your teeth! What additional step did you forget?
The thumb rule
In order to avoid lipstick on your teeth, pucker up and put your thumb between your lips immediately after applying lipstick. Then pull your thumb out. Any excess lipstick will be on your thumb, not your teeth. It's called the thumb rule.
Asking your spouse to look at you before you left
Smiling in the mirror.
Not eating anything after you put on lipstick
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