Random Common Mistakes in Beauty Routine (19 items)

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  (#18) Mistake: Your Mascara Is Clumpy

  Solution:
  Gently clamp your lashes with a baby wipe between your forefinger and thumb, and pull lashes all the way through to remove any excess formula. Then put a little Vaseline on your fingertips and lightly run them across the tips of your lashes to separate, darken, and define them. Also, toss that mascara because it's probably too old to use.
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  (#17) Mistake: You Got Deodorant Marks on Your Clothes

  Solution: 
  Gently buff the affected area with a dryer sheet to remove the white residue. Also, consider switching to a clear dry formula.
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  (#9) Mistake: Smudged Manicure

  Solution:
  Take a buffing block, and even out the wrinkles, smoothing out the nail to an even plane. You'll probably have to put another coat of color on toward the tip wherever there's bare nail showing. Don't glop it on! Then put one more coat of topcoat to seal the deal.
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  (#7) Mistake: Too Much Face Powder

  Solution:
  Throw some moisture back on your skin by lightly misting with some warm water, or dampening a towel and lightly pressing it onto your skin. Don't try this with a paper towel or tissue, though, both will make your face wetter than it needs to be, causing your makeup to run.
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  (#14) Mistake: Waxing Mishaps

  Solution:
  Use an antiseptic or an antibacterial soap to cleanse the area pre- and post-waxing. Should you get ingrown hairs anyway, slough with an AHA-based exfoliant, a gentle scrub, or an ingrown-specific product (like Tend Skin Lotion or Poetic Cosmetic's Ingrown Eliminator).
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  (#13) Mistake: Too Much or Poorly Blended Eyeshadow

  Solution: 
  For pressed-powder eyeshadows, wipe off the excess eyeshadow or blend hard edges with a soft, full eyeshadow brush that doesn't have any product on it. After that, you can improve the look by using an eyeshadow brush to apply a lighter shade of eyeshadow on top of the area you want to soften.

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