Beauty pro shares the five things she NEVER does as a makeup artist – and the one rule she swears by for buying the right foundation
- An Australian makeup artist has revealed her five biggest beauty don’ts
- Ellen Malone aka AskEllenBeauty is a TikTok-famous makeup artist from Sydney
- She said to never buy foundation before letting a test patch dry on your skin
- As well as to never test mascara in stores even with a disposable brush
- She said to sanitise brushes and sponges after every use to avoid infections
- Other rules include don’t buy holiday eyeshadows or the wrong foundation tone
An Aussie beauty expert has revealed the five things she would never do as a professional makeup artist from using mascara testers in store to not cleaning brushes and sponges after each use.
Ellen Malone, who goes by AskEllenBeauty online, shared the five tips with her 362,000 TikTok followers in a viral video.
The Sydney hair and makeup artist said she never buys foundation without letting a patch dry on her skin first or test out mascara in the store even when using a disposable brush.
Professional hair and makeup artist Ellen Malone (pictured) has shared the five things she would never do as a beauty expert
The Sydney hair and makeup artist said she never buys foundation without letting a patch dry on her skin first or test out mascara in the store even using a disposable brush
When looking for a foundation, Ellen will smear or ‘swatch’ a small amount on her skin and wait for it to dry before deciding on a shade.
In the clip, she showed the vast difference in colour between a wet and dry ‘swatch’ on the back of her hand.
When in a store, the beauty enthusiast also said she never uses a mascara tester.
‘Not even with a disposable brush. Eye infection – not worth it,’ she said.
Ellen said it’s best to clean your brushes and sponges regularly and always sanitise them in between uses to avoid nasty infections.
‘I once had a client who got a staph infection from using a dirty sponge. Like her own dirty sponge. Sanitise and change these regularly,’ she recommended.
Another rule, Ellen swears by is never buy a holiday or limited edition eye shadow palette without testing the pigment.
‘Limited edition items don’t have economy of scale so brands sometimes use a cheaper pigment in those items to save money,’ she said.
‘That means even with a brand you know and like the holiday palette is often chalky and not very good.’
Finally Ellen said to never use a yellow-based foundation on pink skin which she called a ‘bugbear’ of hers.
Foundations generally come in one of three base undertones, pink, yellow or neutral and Ellen said choosing colour that doesn’t match your skin can make you appear orange.
Ellen said to smear a small amount of foundation on her skin and wait for it to dry before deciding on a shade showing the difference between the product when its wet and when its dry
She explained how to tell whether you need a pink or a yellow base.
‘If you have pink based skin you’ll have pink or red tones everywhere – your chest, your face your ears, everywhere,’ Ellen said.
‘If you’re still not sure, swatch a pink and a yellow foundation on your chin and your chest and see what disappears.’
Ellen’s clip has been viewed more than 2.4million times on the video sharing platform with many users impressed with the handy tips.
Ellen said it’s best to clean your brushes and sponges regularly and always sanitise them in between uses to avoid nasty infections
‘That foundation wet/dry has me shook!!’ one viewers said and another agreed: ‘My jaw dropped at the wet vs dry foundation’.
‘Wait, were supposed to clean out brushes after ONE USE???’ a third asked.
‘I’ve…never once…cleaned my makeup brushes…its been years…send help,’ another joked.
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