Shine your shoes. Press your collar. Check for errant threads. Rub the lipstick
off your teeth. Tuck in the tag. Clean under your fingernails. Sniff for excessive
aftershave or perfume. Unstuff your purse. Freshen your breath. Match
your socks. Check out the rearview in a full-length mirror (don’t forget the
back of your hairdo). In short, pretend you’re going to Sunday school and
grandma’s watching and not as if you are going to meet some guy you met at
free online dating site.
Department store dressing rooms are notoriously overlit. If you look
good in there, you’ll look good anywhere.
Bathroom mirrors are typically underlit for bright, daylight makeup. If
you can, apply daylight makeup close to a window flooded with natural
light. If you can’t, recheck your makeup once you get outside and blend
in any areas that look a little thick.
Unless you’re covering surgical scars or other major skin care challenges,
you should always be able to see your skin through your makeup.
Foundation is designed to improve Mother Nature, not replace her.