Alt Girl Beauty Problems, Solved

If you’re an alt girl, you already know how much work you have to put into getting gorgeous every day. While most women can just breeze through life with a little bit of foundation and lip gloss, being alt means that you have to deal with a whole slew of different products just to get the look you want. And, with every little routine, problems will arise. Want those beauty problems to go away? Rebel Circus has tips that can help you pull an alt look together with minimal issue.What’s your worst alt girl fashion crisis? Tell us your tips, complaints, and tricks in the comments below. 

Your lipstick never quite looks right. Most of the time, when you’re trying to do lipstick in a goth or alternative way, you need lip liner. Are you using it? If so, you may want to make sure it matches your look.

Your teeth always look yellow when you wear black lipstick. We’ve all been there - and it happens with blue and purple lipstick, too. Your best bet is to invest in a tooth whitening system, then make a switch to red in the meanwhile. Red lipstick tends to minimize yellowness. Oh, and if you like lighter lips, a neutral beige with sparkle can be a better option to look into as well.

You want to have wild hair, but can’t do it due to work. Yes, not everyone can work at a place that offers that kind of freedom, but there are ways to get around it. Styling your hair, adding clip in colored extensions, and even wearing a wig can allow you to keep your self expression without losing your paycheck.

You want to put together a corporate goth look but tend to be worried about looking to severe. The best way to sneak goth past the boss is to stick to more pinup-y looks. Red lipstick or pink lipstick and a cat eye is the quickest way to an edgy-yet-adulty look.

Your hair color fades too fast. Back in the day, keeping your hair neon, bright, and perfect took a ton of effort. Redying, rebleaching, and just keeping the brightness still takes effort, but there’s now shampoo that allows you to brighten your hair using hair color depositing technology. So, when you wash your hair, your hair ends up getting lightly dyed through your shampoo. This lengthens the amount of time you get between colorings - or eliminates it altogether!

You never could quite get your lower lids to be lined just right. If you’re really shaky on eyeliner, then do not use it. Instead, go for dark eyeshadow, and just dot the lower lids with it. This gives a lined look without the potential of it looking gross. Or, opt for smokey eyeliner pens, which give a smokey look - even with a little bit of mishaps.

Your eyes look all squinty and stuff when you do dark eyeshadow. Never fear, there’s a really old school way to fix this. The best way to do it is to line your eyes’ waterlines with white eyeliner. The white color lifts your eyes and gives it a more open, alert look.

You want to make your face seem paler, but it tends to look mask-like. If you want a slightly lighter hue, the best way to do it is to just select a foundation that’s 1-2 shades lighter. Then, smooth some foundation on your neck, and dab a little on your ears. Finish it off with a light, transparent powder. Ta da! Goth and gorgeous!

You want to go for a baby doll look, but have really small eyes. Ever wonder how girls get that gorgeous large-eyed look? Well, it’s actually a Korean invention called circle lenses. These are colored contact lenses that make your eyes look larger than they really are. And, they also change your eye color, too!

You want to pull together a cybergoth look, but can’t do perfectly straight eyeliner on your face. There are a number of ways to get a good cybery look to your visage, but the easiest way to do it is via temporary tattoos. They come out looking sharp, and can even be glittery. Best of all, they can be taken off immediately. Or, you can also do some amazing stuff by focusing in on color rather than lines.

You want to have wild hair, but can’t do it due to work. Yes, not everyone can work at a place that offers that kind of freedom, but there are ways to get around it. Styling your hair, adding clip-in colored extensions, and even wearing a wig can allow you to keep your self expression without losing your paycheck.

Your eyeliner wings aren’t straight. Oh, this is the worst! Thankfully, you can actually buy eyeliner guides that make it possible to get a perfect flick every single time. Or, you can make your own using a business card!

You have a breakout. Breakouts are way worse on pale skin, because the redness tends to come out way more. If you’re breaking out in majorly bad ways, you may want to go to the dermatologist. Smaller breakouts, though, can be fixed by chilling your pimple with ice to reduce redness and swelling.

The alt makeup makes your under eye circles stand out. Under eye circles are the worst. If you have bagginess underneath your eyes, use a spoon to soothe the puffiness. Then, top it off with white makeup - or pink makeup, depending on your skin color. Make sure to use the right strokes, too.

Matte or metallic lipstick got your lips drier than the Sahara. Dry lips are no joke. Add some lip balm on top, then finish with another coat of your favorite metallic. It helps more than you’d imagine!