When I first started out as a beauty writer, I wasn't a 'beauty gal'. I loved beauty, sure - but I had zero idea what I was doing. Didn't know where to put bronzer. What a concealer did. Why my skin felt tight and red after scrubbing it with apricot shells. It was all a bit confusing.
And then I found out that I was... right. It IS confusing. Even if you're someone who's really, really, obsessed with beauty. But you know what? It made walking through the maze that is the beauty world SO much more interesting.
I started to learn things! Try things! Try not great things!
Watch: While you're here, want to watch me use lube on my face as primer? Go on, treat yourself! Post continues below.
Over the years, I've learned a lot of useful information from the people that know best - from makeup artists to dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons.
Meaning? Like most other beauty editors in the game, I now have a big ol' sack of tips and tricks that I like to inject into my own personal beauty routine.
Wanna hear some of them?
1. There's no magic cure for pimples.
There isn't! Really. And sometimes you can make it a lot worse and end up with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
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