Let us face it! We probably mess up our makeup once a day, at least. Whether you have smudged mascara onto your nose or attempted, not one, but two perfectly matching cat eye liners and failed, we make mistakes with makeup often. Because of that, we have learned how to quickly erase mistakes without removing all the makeup. In this article, we share what to do when you mess up your makeup.

When you mess up your mascara:

It is a beautiful spring day outside and while you apply your mascara, the sun peeps out from behind the clouds in all its glory. Reflexively, you shut your eyes tight against the blinding rays and suddenly your mascara is no longer limited to the surface area of your lashes, but has since migrated onto your under eyes and eyelids.

It is a beautiful spring day outside and while you apply your mascara, the sun peeps out from behind the clouds in all its glory. Reflexively, you shut your eyes tight against the blinding rays and suddenly your mascara is no longeWhatever you do, don’t panic and try to wipe it off right away. Instead, I advise you to resist the urge and let the mascara dry where it lays. After a minute or two, go in with a dry q-tip and roll the swab between your fingers as it picks up the dried mascara and leaves everything else behind. Rolling the swab is important in this process as it keeps the q-tip that’s touching the rest of your face clean. Once your q-tip is dirty on all sides, use a different one until all the mascara is off your skin.r limited to the surface area of your lashes, but has since migrated onto your under eyes and eyelids.

When you mess up your eyeliner:

Steady-Steady-Steady, your mantra runs through your mind as you glide your eyeliner close to your upper lashes and swipe it out towards your eyebrow for an added flair. Perfect, satisfaction flushes through your body until you realize you are only halfway to perfect. Honestly, one eye always seems to be easier than the other.

After applying your second winged-liner, you realize you brought it just a tad lower than you meant to next to your outer eye corner. No worries! Just wet a q-tip and using that same rolling method, wipe up the eyeliner product. If there’s still some light remnants of the liner after that, take a small concealer brush and tightline your eyeliner to conceal any gray.