This common makeup mistake is making you look 10 years older

These days, thanks to the internet & social media, we’re all experts at something. For many beauty lovers, this happens to be makeup. Some of us didn’t even know how to do blend our eyeshadow or do a proper winged eyeliner before Youtube was a thing.

Many trends gain popularity and go viral on social media, but the problem is, sometimes we don’t know which ones will actually work for our skin type.

Baking is a trend that went wild on social media. If you don’t know, baking is setting concealer with powder, specifically under the eyes. This technique that many swear by for helping reduce oil and creating a smooth, poreless canvas.

Even Kim Kardashian praises this technique! So…what could possibly be the problem with such a highly-praised, Insta-popular trend?!

If you bake the wrong way, you could end up looking a good 10-15 years older. This happens when you use pressed powder, instead of loose powder, to set your concealer. That’s because pressed powder is super heavy and dry. It will end up weighing down your skin.

The worst part about this all? The likelihood of it getting into your fine lines and making them even more pronounced. That’s a huge no-no!!

No! You can definitely still bake your concealer, just be sure you’re using loose powder and aren’t leaving it on for too long. You don’t want to give the powder the opportunity to get into your fine lines and weigh your skin down.

Apply the loose powder, apply your bronzer and blush, then dust the powder off shortly after with a fluffy brush!