Why Your Makeup Looks Great Indoors but Bad Outside

You know how it goes…you do your makeup, you check it in your bathroom mirror, it looks smooth, even and polished. Then you step outside into natural light and…it looks heavier, more textured, and kind of patchy.

It’s frustrating, but it’s not random, or just happening to you.

As a professional makeup artist I understanding lighting just as much as I understand skin and makeup. Indoor lighting hides things. Natural light exposes everything. And if your makeup only looks good in artificial light, it usually means something in the base isn’t sitting right.

Here’s what’s actually happening….