Your makeup arsenal was chosen to match your bare skin, so when you get a tan, you need to reconsider your makeup. Now that your face has that different glow, you want items that will enhance the effect and not obliterate it. While one option is to go makeup-free for the days that the tan lasts, you can also try a few changes.
Your Foundation Color and Usage Might Change
You're changing your skin to look more tanned, so that means the shade of foundation you usually use may suddenly seem a lot paler than you'd prefer. You have a couple of options. One is to try changing the color of the foundation you use, but don't choose a new shade on your own. Talk to a makeup artist or a makeup employee at a department store. The wrong shade of foundation can make your face look oddly over-made.
The other option is adding liquid (specifically liquid and not powder) bronzer to the foundation. Adding the liquid bronzer lets the bronzer and foundation blend a little more easily, and it gradually changes the shade of the foundation. Using powdered bronzer over your tan and foundation just makes you look like you've caked on the makeup.
Don't Draw Attention Away From the Tan
Now is not the time to wear that killer dark-red lipstick you thought was really cute. Anything you do with makeup should accentuate the tan and not draw attention away from it. While you want the tan to seem like a natural part of your skin, you are getting the tan for a reason: to look tan, and that means making sure people know what your skin looks like now.
Go for more neutral colors. The concept of wearing makeup to make yourself look like you're not wearing makeup sounds odd, but what it means is that you apply the makeup with a light touch and use colors that are closer to what your (tanned) skin and lips look like.
Try Using Less
No matter what you do, try using less makeup overall while you have the tan. Earlier it was suggested you try not wearing makeup for a bit, but if you prefer to keep your eyeliner and other items, just try using less each day that you have the tan. That prevents your face from looking overly made up.
Eventually, the airbrushed tan will fade, and you'll go back to your usual makeup routine. But now you know, when you get another airbrush tan, which options for makeup will emphasize the tan and not the fact that you're wearing makeup. And feel free to experiment as you may find even more options in the future.
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