5 Hacks for Flawless Zoom Makeup
Love them or hate them, Zoom meetings are here to stay.
Which begs the question, how can you balance looking professional along-side the obvious reality that you’re working at your kitchen table and your toddlers playing underneath? A full-face of makeup just seems odd but at the same time you don’t want to look like you’ve spent your day rocking a scrunchie and an unwashed pair of trackies.
To help you get the balance right we have 5 easy hacks to ensure you Zoom makeup always looks flawless.
Hack 1 – Turn On Your Webcam
While you don’t want to look over done, it’s important to remember that on Zoom more can seem like less. Which is why the number one thing you should do before applying your makeup is turn on your webcam!
After-all this is where you will be having your meeting so you’ll want to see what your makeup looks like on camera, especially since computers cameras have a tendency to wash out and flatten your face.
Hack 2 – Base is Key
Getting your base right is key. It’s all about achieving an effortless, fresh and healthy glow. Just don’t go too heavy on the illuminator, as on Zoom dewy can easily read as greasy!
If you’ve been suffering from dull lockdown skin, we recommend starting an illuminating base such Erborian’s CC Dull Corrector SPF25 £39 which can be used on its own or as a primer under a foundation for those days when you need something a little heavier. While Kevyn Acoin’s The Etherealist Skin Illuminating Foundation £46 provides a light weight medium coverage and a luminous finish.
Kids been keeping you up all night? Use your fingertips to apply a dab of RMS Beauty Uncover Up Concealer £34 or Chantecaille’s Le Camouflage Stylo £42, a liquid pen style concealer with ingredients designed to fight the signs of fatigue and boost the brightness of the skin.
For an extra boost, finish with a swipe of By Terry’s Brightening CC Pallette £42. Ideal for lacklustre complexions, the palette helps to neutralise redness and intensify radiance for a flawless finish.
Hack 3 – Go For Colour
As mentioned earlier, Zoom has a knack for making you look washed out. Applying a blush such as Dolce & Gabbana’s Solar Glow Illuminating Powder Duo £53 or Westman Atelier’s Baby Cheeks Blush Stick £46, is an easy way to add warm to the cheeks and give your face more life. Top tip; Don’t be afraid to go stronger than you’re use to, you can always use a BeautyBlender to blend if out a bit if you feel like you’ve gone overboard.
Blush not for you? No worries, a good bronzer like Iconic’s Ultimate Bronzing Powder £25 can do wonders for a pale complexion. Simply sweep across you forehead, nose, cheeks bones and chin (any where you would naturally catch the sun) for a beautifully natural sun kissed glow.
But one of our favourite ways to brighten our complexion has to be a standout lip. Totally effortless a good lip can transform your look in seconds, taking you from crazed mum to profession cool. Shiseido’s Modernmatte Powder Lipstick £25 have a range of statement popping colours while Lipstick Queen‘s Saint Lipstick £22 works with your lips natural colour for an everyday wearable looking lip. Love a nude lip? Citizen Nudiversal Lip Duo £21 has a matt lipstick on one end and gloss on the other, allowing you to switch it up according to your mood.
Hack 4 – It’s All In The Eyes
A good Zoom meeting is about the eye contact. It tells others involved you are present, listening and ready to engage, making bright, wide-awake eyes a beauty essential. Of course that’s easier said than done, especially when you have a couple of kids who think sleep’s for loosers. Which is why a good set of eye lash curlers (try Charlotte Tilbury’s Life Changing Lashes £18) and mascara (we love Climax Mascara £22 by Nars), to lift the lashes and open the eyes are key.
For a quick wash of colour look no further than Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour £25. Available in 44 different shades these creamy, easier to use eyeshadow stick provide 12-hour wear that is crease and transfer-resistant.
While curlers and mascara help to open the eye, a well-groomed brow will help to frame it. SURRATT Expressioniste Brow Pencil Rechargeable Holder and Refill £38 is not works to smooth, fill and define brows but it is also kinder on the planet, while Glossier’s cult Brow Boy £14 gives thick, fluffy and instantly groomed brows in one easy swipe.
Hack 5 – Don’t Forget The Hands
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that just because Zoom meetings are from the shoulders up, you can skip the manicure. Research shows that the average person touches their face up to 23 times an hour, which means there are a potential 23 times you could be flashing your unkempt talons to your collogues and clients!
PEACĆI Nail polish £10 was created by nail experts at The GelBottle Inc and provides high quality, seriously pigmented colour in just one coat. So even if your meeting has been booked in last minute you can flash those nails with confidence.
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