Yep. Even with super experienced makeup users, this is what I notice the most often. The rest of the makeup is often flawless, too.

This is general but people assuming how beauty bloggers do their makeup will suit them. I understand it’s easily to fall in the trap but caked on makeup does not look the same without bright lights and special cameras.

Unblended eyeshadow, eyeliner that is nowhere near the lash line.

Enormous untrimmed false lashes. It's not that I see a ton of false lashes in general, but there's a surprising amount of teenagers/young women who wear them as part of their daily look (a lot of times it's just heavy foundation, highlighter, brows, and giant lashes, too, which is...interesting). I'd say a solid 50-75% are too long and end up drooping at the corners. And they're often like full-blown drag lashes, so it's super noticeable.

Also, the thick line of black eyeliner only on the lower lashline. That one's more of a preference and not so much a mistake, but it's really common among slightly older women. I personally find it really unflattering, but I'm sure some people find the bright colored eyeshadow I wear unflattering, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

After I apply I diffuse it with some powder (translucent or your normal face powder or even blush if it's a cheek highlight) which softens it up a lot for me. Even going over it with a clean brush helps too.

I also saw a bunch of girls at prom wearing a dull highlighter, but they packed on a ton. I’m guessing they were trying to make it look more intense, but it ended up looking dusty.

That’s the main reason why I won’t get lash extensions, they look nice in dramatic makeup but tooooo much for everyday wear.

Skin prep before makeup and as a dry-skin, skincare junkie, over-prepping specifically. Starting makeup on dewy, glazed donut skin and then using really glowy cream products, then wondering why my mascara is transferring and my makeup is sliding all over the place lol so dialing down my skin prep for the look I’ll be doing so there isn’t excessive moisture and shine if that makes sense.

Learning how to incorporate powder too in a subtle way because I don’t love the look of it, but it can be used subtly and it helps.

Seeing a lot of people walking around with eyebrows that look taped on. Making the front bit of your eyebrows too thick—this gives a less natural, more uniform caterpillar-like effect! Better to fill in from back to front, starting with thicker lines/more product near the tail and then using a lighter touch as you move closer to the middle of the forehead. It's key after you put your product on to go through the whole brow and brush upward/blend in so everything looks natural and balanced—you don't want a huge tail and no front! We're not talking making it significantly darker, but just that the back can handle a bit more product than the front.

Adding here to clarify that I don't walk around with a massive dark tail, but doing this helps keep everything balanced. I have naturally big thick brows but they are not equally thick all the way across; the part closer to my eyes is slightly less thick, so I go lighter in front than in back. Starting with more at the back rather than the front is more forgiving as you build and shape. To keep it natural it's super key to still do lots of light strokes if you use a pencil, or keep a lighter hand if you're doing a tinted brow gel, and then brush up and build as you go because it's so much easier to add than take away!

Following trends that just don't suit you. Especially when it comes to hair, christ, not every face is made for a middle part, and not every hair is made for a side part. Same goes for trendy colours, there's a true winter type sitting next to me right now wearing a pastel peach top, she'd look gorgeous in jewel tones, whether they're on trend or not.

Foundation not matching skin tone as the seasons change. To prevent it, I buy a couple of shades and then blend together as needed.

Yes! Super key to keep to do lots of light strokes rather than several heavier ones. Also when I say more product in back I just mean not piling it in the front; you want to go through the whole brow and brush it up and slightly out to make sure everything is distributed evenly and looks natural! (Unless you're going for a super angular look! To each their own)

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The heat and pressure from your sunglasses are breaking down the tinted sunscreen in those areas, especially where there's oil, like around your nose. Also, where the product never fully sets like over more hydrated patches or creases.

Since you don’t want a full base, a lightweight primer can really help the sunscreen stay put without adding much to your face.

Look for something silicone-based but gentle which helps blur and grip. Make sure it's fragrance-free, since your skin's sensitive.

LIP OVER-LINING IT DOESNT EVEN LOOK GOOD IN THE PICS (sorry sabrina carpenter i love ya)

I had to look it up after reading your comment; it really is (frequently) extremely unblended. She’s also obviously a beautiful woman and I do love this eye makeup, but I just don’t get this choice to leave those harsh lines on the tip of the nose. It’s so distracting and detracts attention from the eyes/lips.

https://preview.redd.it/sayfmpln0alf1.jpeg?width=428&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1333371d61fe00e63c8eed7753c66646bf9c04b

Or the exclamation point with the line down the middle and the dot on the end of the nose. If you've contoured any part of your face correctly, no one should know.

Not from Korea, but I live here now. What irks me the most are girls using foundations lighter than their skin tones, but applying it ONLY on their face and not bringing it down the neck. Looks like a mask.

The un-blended nose contour.

Overlining cupid's bows. They're doing it on purpose but it's a mistake. Got nothing against overlining in general but trying to cover a cupid's bow looks wrong.

I’ve had this happen once in a while especially before I was certified as a MUA, usually because of the primer and foundation bases not working (like maybe one was silicone based and the other was water based, an oily primer with a water based foundation etc) or maybe I didn’t let the skin prep absorb enough, applied too much sundcreen/primer or something.

I don’t always find that silicone primers and water based foundations clash but depending on the formula it for sure can happen! Plus sometimes things just work weirdly on others so even if you have success with that combo the majority of the time, it’s possible that it’s simply something about their skin chem doesn’t like one of the products.

Anyway, my first step is to immediately take a disposable sponge or cotton pad to absorb extra product and see if I can take away some coverage. I feel like having too much product always makes separation issues way worse if there’s too much going on, then I’ll try to blend the base again and if I have time I’ll reapply the base in a lighter layer. Or I’ll just touch up with concealer before carrying on. I do a similar thing if I get pilling of product and just try to quickly remove some of it then re-attempt to blend things together. Definitely check to see if the ingredients in the primer used might clash with the foundation and vice versa!

If it was because of their skin getting oily or something, then a super mattifying primer like the Milk Makeup Pore Eclipse or One Size Oil Sucker could help a lot. On my dry skin, they’re horrific but on very oily skin types they’re such a godsend! I have a mini of the Milk at the moment for this reason, I don’t get a lot of oily skin where I live but I like to keep something of the sort on hand just in case!

But I’m sure you did great regardless so don’t beat yourself up! I absolutely worry constantly when something like this happens but my advice is, I wouldn’t fret too much - if you tried to fix it and set the base properly then hopefully it holds up alright. you did the best you could. but now you know to do some investigating to see if you can find the issue, maybe try that combo on yourself to see what happens! I bet you still did a great job! ❤️

Oh and I forgot to note, sometimes I find out things have expired on me when I get separation. So I’d also evaluate and see if you may need to replace one of the products. If it works fine on you or the next person, it was probably either because of too much product like you were thinking or something about the client’s skin that didn’t agree with what you used. And of course trust your intuition!! You got this, and remind yourself you are a talented and intelligent MUA who knows their stuff ❤️

Omg I needed this post😭😭 I'm working to become a mua and this is my biggest fear. Such a sweet comment🥹

I’m not sure what products you use for skincare or primer but I went thru a crisis also where my skin just started changing and no product would work, eventually I figured it out for me at least. I stick with a milky toner and use the Cocokind ceramide barrier serum and for primer I always use elf power grip and of course a hydrating foundation ! Good lucky girl !

Do you wear sunscreen? Do you sun bathe or go tanning by any chance? Do you use harsh actives?

I ask because: -Not wearing sunscreen and exposure to the sun may contribute to drier skin and therefore cause peeling which can contribute to this. -Retinoids can cause peeling and drying actives like BHA.

Your skin just looks like there’s skin sitting on the surface layer that just needs to be exfoliated and moisturized. But also, over exfoliating can cause the skin to peel as well. So it’s always best not to overdue it.

I had a similar problem after I turned 30, that my skin was drier and more textured and making base makeup sit strangely on my face.

I added a smoothing and plumping essence and a more occlusive moisturiser to my routine and that helped a lot!

And sometimes when seasons change the skin behaves differently as well.

i think the products you are combining don’t work well together - have you changed any products?

Do you use fake tan?

I had already set my foundation and realized my skin was looking parched despite having prepped first. I guess I was super dehydrated. I had nowhere to be so I just put moisturizer overtop of all my complexion products and by some miracle, got the most beautiful sheer coverage that showed my freckles while still doing all the work I want my foundation to be doing re redness, enlarged pores. It was like looking at my 22 year old face again and I’m nearly 50. I likely won’t do it again because what are the odds it’ll be magical twice but I definitely took selfies!

i added too much color corrector to a blush, had too much product, and applied the excess as eyeshadow. periwinkle looked pretty good on my eyelids!

Years ago I accidentally bought that MUFE slight orange tinted colour corrector primer (forgot name), meant to buy clear version. But it somewhat colour corrected around my mouth and I was amazed at how bright my face looked. I can’t do my makeup without colour correcting now

Using my fingers for application. It was more out of being forgetful and cheap a few years back not ever taking brushes with me while traveling. I was told then not to use fingers because of bacteria but since then it’s been more common to use fingers for foundation application and I continue to do so. I really can’t get the same look with a brush or sponge.

That is my favorite placement because my face is so rounded. I'm getting older, and I know many recommend that for the visual lift, but at 43 I do still have the same rounded cheeks my parents and grandparents would grab.

I totally forgot to wear mascara. Wondered why my eyes looked weird.

Today I just couldn't. COULDN't. get the wing on my left eye to match. At all. I tried three times. The smear of my remover oil still lives in the outer corner. Unable to be removed and a constant reminder of my failures.

Not wearing any at all. I've been wearing makeup to work daily for at least 6 years. I'm not feeling too good so I didn't bother - I figured the eyes/brows would be the most striking without anything but because I wear so little on my face itself anyway it wouldn't be a huge difference.

Nah though. 100% of the people I've interacted with today have said I look A) tired, B) sick, or C) just terrible /"are you ok?" lol

Oddly heart warming to see all of my fellow MUACJers ride the struggle bus together

I rolled up my Colourpop eyeliner too far in my hurry, so when I went to apply it, the pressure snapped off a piece of the tip :(

I forgot I was wearing lipstick and kissed my dog�� he’s normally white, but he’s got a little pinky-mauve stain on his head now

Sometimes this happens- this is because this area is always moving and the skin stretches quite a bit.

Here’s what I suggest Apply less product there- more coverage, less layers. I avoid foundation over there, instead I go in with a very small bit of concealer- and this works even though I have hyperpigmentation and stuff cause I colour correct before

Ensure your base products are compatible with one another and your skincare and also your skin type.

Another thing is that when you’re trying to fix this, don’t just add more powder cause it’ll cause it to be cakey

Use a fixing spray or something to reactivate the products, and a small dense brush to re blend and add more coverage as necessary. Then you can set :)

I apologise for not giving the most coherent advice, I’m quite sleepy :(

You are absolutely gorgeous also!

I've been all over tiktok, and many makeup artists are saying not to use too many products under makeup. you are young. Your skin doesn't look dry. You likely don't need the HA as well as the embryolisse. Cut out the HA and see if that makes a difference. use it at night only/instead.

Adding: most makep artists I follow only use the embryolisse. Nothing else. Not even primer. And this is when they are doing other people's makeup. Embryolisse is a very nourishing moisturiser.

Can I just say you're glowing!! What foundation do you use??

No advice, just wanted to say you look stunning!

Just wanted to say you look beautiful 😍