There are so many things we do to take special care of our skin in hopes of stalling the aging process: We’ll happily cake on the sunscreen before any outdoor activity, don the widest brim hats we can find, spend a pretty penny on highly-raved about skin creams and masks, and may even invest in a pricey laser treatment or chemical peel. But what if our biggest skin-aging worries could be fixed simply by changing up our makeup application? News Flash: If you haven’t updated your beauty routine since your teens or early 20s, chances are it’s your makeup that’s aging you more than time itself.
Ahead, we’ve rounded up ten of the most common makeup mistakes that can totally age you, and are recommending the best products to ensure you put your freshest, most radiant face forward.
![Mistake #1: Applying too much foundation Mistake #1: Applying too much foundation](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #1: Applying too much foundation
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The Fix
![Mistake #2: Wearing thewrong shade of foundation Mistake #2: Wearing thewrong shade of foundation](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #2: Wearing thewrong shade of foundation
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The Fix
![Mistake #3: Caking on the finishing powder Mistake #3: Caking on the finishing powder](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #3: Caking on the finishing powder
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The Fix
![Mistake #4: Not filling in and defining your brows Mistake #4: Not filling in and defining your brows](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #4: Not filling in and defining your brows
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The Fix
![Mistake #5: Using too much concealer under your eyes Mistake #5: Using too much concealer under your eyes](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #5: Using too much concealer under your eyes
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The Fix
![Mistake #6: Only lining your bottom lashes Mistake #6: Only lining your bottom lashes](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #6: Only lining your bottom lashes
![The Fix The Fix](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
The Fix
![Mistake #7: Wearing the wrong shade of lip liner Mistake #7: Wearing the wrong shade of lip liner](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #7: Wearing the wrong shade of lip liner
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The Fix
![Mistake #8: Wearing lip colour in a shade that’s too dark for you Mistake #8: Wearing lip colour in a shade that’s too dark for you](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #8: Wearing lip colour in a shade that’s too dark for you
![The Fix The Fix](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
The Fix
![Mistake #9: Applying lipstick straight from the stick Mistake #9: Applying lipstick straight from the stick](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #9: Applying lipstick straight from the stick
![Mistake #10: Skipping the blush Mistake #10: Skipping the blush](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mistake #10: Skipping the blush
![The Fix The Fix](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)