While America is in the middle of its winter, in
Australia we are literally melting in the hot sun. But regardless of
where we are, we are all interested in stretching our beauty budget.
What is the best way to do this? By purchasing products that can be
used in a whole host of ways. Thankfully these days the 2-in-1 products
are more and more common. However following are a few tips that will
make your cosmetics purchases more economical. This week we learn beauty tips from down under from Australian Beauty Expert Livia Mercer.

Tinted Moisturizer
If
there was one product that I would consider a bare essential, it would
be a Tinted Moisturizer. Not only does this product cut down on makeup
application time but is great to give you a very natural and healthy
glow without a heavy made-up look. For winter use this over your
regular moisturiser and it will prolong the hydration of your skin. For
summer use this on its own and it will cut down on the shine factor.

Lip Pencils
Invest
in a Lip-Coloured Lip Pencil. There is no need to buy a lip pencil to
match each of your lipsticks, just buy one good quality pencil that
matches your lip colour. Trust me; this will become the most versatile
product you will own. Use it all over your lips when you are out of
your favourite nude matt lipstick or apply clear gloss over the top of
it for that killer shiny pout. Line your lips with it under any colour
lipstick and it will never change the colour, or use it as a barrier to
stop gloss from bleeding.
Lip Balm
Have
on hand a clear Lip Balm at all times. Not only is this great when you
have chapped lips, but it’s also great to double as an illuminator on
your cheeks. After a glossy eye shadow? Simply mix your favourite
powder shadow with a bit of lip balm and you’ve got an easy to apply
gloss formula. Don’t have a blush on hand? Apply a bit of lipstick to
the back of your hand, mix it with a bit of lip balm and apply it to
your cheeks as a cream blush. And of course it is fabulous over the top
of your favourite matt lipstick to give it a subtle shine. Carmex, one
of TBF’s four Great Budget Lip Products is a great lip balm that heals dry chapped winter lips.
Mascara
It
is worth the outlay for a good quality Mascara that is a do-it-all. The
most important thing you want your mascara to accomplish is to open up
and highlight the eyes by lengthening and thickening your lashes.
Choose a dark brown shade unless you have black hair. Dark brown suits
all complexions and it won’t overwhelm your makeup. It will also go
from day to night easily and also doubles as an eyebrow fixer.

To
add extra drama to your lashes grab a disposable mascara wand and after
you have applied mascara to it, run it along a shimmery eye shadow
powder. Apply this to the tips of your lashes for an amazing evening
look.
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