Makeup & Beauty | Blog Category Archives | Meraki Lane

How to Look Better on Zoom and FaceTime | If you're looking for tips and tricks to make you look camera ready on video calls on even your most disheveled days, we've got you covered! From makeup tips and hairstyles to make your face look slimmer, to clothes that compliment your best features and outfits that flatter, to figuring out what colors make your best features pop instead of washing you out, to knowing the best poses and camera angles, these ideas work!

How to Look Better on Zoom and FaceTime: 17 Tips

7 Feathered Eyebrows Tips and Tutorials | If you want to know how to get feathered eyebrows, you're in luck! While microblading and microfeathering can yield beautiful results, you don't need to tattoo your brows to make them look fluffy and full. We're sharing 7 eyebrow hacks for a natural look you'll love. From the best eyebrow and makeup products, to easy application techniques, to step-by-step tutorials, learn how to adopt this trend as your own and keep your eyebrows on fleek!

Eyebrows on Fleek: 7 Feathered Eyebrows Tips and Tutorials

6 Step by Step Colourful Eyeshadow Looks | If you're looking for step-by-step tutorials to teach you how to apply bright eyeshadow, we've got you covered! Perfect for brown eyes, blue eyes, and green eyes, these easy tips and ideas will teach you how to create a subtle daytime pop of color, and how to achieve a bold nighttime look. Grab your Jaclyn Hill Morphe palette and learn the tricks of the trade! #colorfuleyeshadow #brighteyeshadow #howtoapplyeyeshadow

Bold and Beautiful: 6 Step by Step Colorful Eyeshadow Looks

5 Step by Step Natural Eye Shadow Looks | If you're looking for a simple makeup look you can wear on the daily and prefer something a little more subtle and natural, these 'no makeup makeup' tips, products, videos, and tutorials are for you! Learn the best eyeshadow palettes and shades, how to apply eyeshadow to make it look more natural, and more! Perfect for blue, green, and brown eyes, blondes and brunettes, dark and light skin! #naturaleyeshadowlooks #naturaleyeshadow #daytimemakeup

5 Step by Step Natural Eye Shadow Looks for All Eye Colours

How to Look Expensive on a Budget | If you're looking for fashion tips and hair and makeup hacks to make you look rich and classy for cheap, this post is for you! We're sharing 18 simple ideas to help you choose the right clothes and fool the world into thinking you spend thousands of dollars on your outfits. We're also sharing our best beauty hacks to make your hair and makeup look chic using affordable drugstore products that don't break the bank! #lookexpensive #howtolookexpensive

How to Look Expensive on a Budget: 18 Tips Every Girl Needs

15 Eyeliner Hacks for Beginners | Learn how to apply winged eyeliner – and how to apply liquid eyeliner – with this collection of life-changing makeup tricks! You’ve probably already tried the tape, business card, and bobby pin tricks, and we’re excited to share so many other simple yet transformative makeup hacks to help you get the perfect cat eye every single time. Whether you prefer pencil, gel, or liquid liner, these tips are for you! #liquideyeliner #eyelinertutorials #howtoapplyeyeliner

Eyeliner Hacks for Beginners: 15 Makeup Tricks We Love

11 Fall Makeup Trends & Tutorials | I always love seeing the fall makeup looks in Harpers Bazaar, and this year did not disappoint! If you want to know what’s in style in 2019 on the beauty front, we’re sharing the best products, tips, and tutorials to help you look on trend this season. #fallmakeup #fallmakeuptrends #fallmakeuplooks

11 Fall Makeup Trends and Tutorials Every Girl Needs to Know

Makeup Tips for Dark Skin | From selecting the right foundation and contouring products, to learning how to apply bold eyeshadows and filling in your eyebrows, to concealing under eye circles and acne scars, we’re sharing it all - makeup dos and don’ts, step by step tutorials, and the best makeup for dark skin. Whether you prefer a natural glow or a bold look, this post is a great resource for black women and dark-skinned gals! #makeupforblackwomen #makeupfordarkskin

Makeup Tips for Dark Skin: 8 Products and Tutorials

How to Apply Eyeshadow Eyeliner in 8 Easy Steps | Whether you prefer to sport simple or winged eyeliner, opt for natural brown and black eyeliner shades, or gravitate toward bolder looks, these tips and beauty hacks will teach you how to transform your favorite shadows into gorgeous eyeliner that lasts all day. We’re sharing 8 application tips and tricks, and 4 eyeshadow eyeliner tutorials you’ll love. #howtoapplyeyeliner #eyelinerhacks

How to Apply Eyeshadow Eyeliner: 12 Powder Eyeliner Tips and Tutorials

How to Blend Contour: 9 Tips and Products | If you’re looking for step by step tips and tutorials to teach you how to blend contouring like a pro, this post is for you! Whether you prefer to work with brushes or a sponge, a contour stick or powder, have a round or square face, we’ll teach you how to use contour and highlight for a sculpted look you’ll love! #howtocontour #contourmakeup #contour #contouring

Blending 101: How to Blend Contour Correctly for a Sculpted Face

How to Sweat Proof Your Makeup | Sick of your makeup melting off your face at the gym? Need summer makeup hacks to beat humidity? Have an oily face that repels makeup? We’re sharing our best makeup application tips and tutorials to teach you how to sweat proof makeup like a pro. We’ve also included our favorite sweat resistant makeup products to help you beat the heat in style! #sweatproofmakeup #summermakeuphacks

How to Sweat Proof Your Makeup: 9 Tips and Tutorials

14 Eyebrow Hacks Every Girl Should Know | Want to know how to get beautiful brows from the comfort of your home? These step-by-step beauty tricks are for you! We’re sharing growth tips, plucking tricks, shaping hacks, and how to fill in your brows with makeup so they look natural yet full. Click for our fave DIY eyebrow growth tips using basic household products like castor oil as well as the best eyebrow pencil, brushes, and shaping tools! #eyebrows #brows #eyebrowhacks #eyebrowshaping

Brows on Fleek: 14 Eyebrow Hacks Every Girl Should Know

13 Makeup Tips to Teach You How to Get Dewy Skin | If you want to know how to get dewy skin naturally, or you’re looking for ways to fake dewy skin with makeup, this post has it all! From our favorite beauty tips and products, to 3 step-by-step sun-kissed makeup tutorials, we’re sharing 13 beauty hacks to teach you how to get fresh, glowy skin year-round – not just during the summer months! #dewyskin #skincare #beautytips #glowyskin

How to Get Dewy Skin: 13 Sun Kissed Makeup Tips and Tutorials

15 Wedding Makeup Tutorials for All Eye Colors | Whether you want a soft, natural, romantic makeup look for your big day, or want something more dramatic, we’ve curated 5 step-by-step tutorials each for brown eyes, blue eyes, and green eyes! Perfect for blondes, for brunettes, for fair skin, and for darker complexions, these classic makeup looks are perfect for summer, fall, winter, and spring. #weddingmakeup #bridalmakeup #makeuptutorials

15 Classic Wedding Makeup Tutorials for Every Eye Colour

How to Clean Makeup Brushes the Right Way | Want to know how to clean your makeup brushes and sponges at home fast? We’ve got 14 easy tips and ideas to help you up your makeup game! We’re sharing why you should clean your makeup brushes (and how often), our favorite store bought makeup brush cleaners, and 4 DIY ideas to try to clean your brushes naturally with dish soap, with baby shampoo, with coconut oil, with apple cider vinegar, and more! #makeupbrushcleaner #makeuptips #makeupbrushes

How to Clean Makeup Brushes The Right Way: 14 Tips and Tricks

How to Cover a Tattoo with Makeup | While we’re all for sharing your tat (or tats) with pride, there will be times when it’s not appropriate. Whether you need to cover your tattoo for a job interview, for work, for a wedding, or you want to cover a poor decision (LOL), this collection of awesome waterproof makeup products and step-by-step tutorials will teach you how to make your tattoos disappear when you need them to! #tattoo #tattoomakeup #tattootips

How to Cover a Tattoo with Makeup: 7 Products and Techniques That Work

Best Kajal Eyeliner Looks and Products | If you want to know how to apply kajal eyeliner, and the best budget-friendly kajal eyeliner products and brands to invest in, this post is for you! We’re sharing 3 step-by-step tutorials with everyday application techniques, how to create a bold kajal smokey eye, our fave kajal cat eyes look, and 5 must-have kajal products for beginners. #eyelinertips #smokeyeye #eyelinertutorial

8 Best Kajal Eyeliner Application Techniques and Products for Beginners

The Best Makeup for Oily Skin | If you’re looking for the best drugstore foundation, matte powder, concealer, toner, primer and moisturizer for oily skin, as well as tips on how to apply makeup properly to reduce oily and shine, we’re sharing 18 beauty hacks and must-have drugstore products for a flawless look! #oilyskin #oilyskincaretips #makeupforoilyskin

The Best Makeup for Oily Skin: 7 Drugstore Picks for a Flawless Look

How to Get Rid of a Double Chin Fast! | While it’s impossible to banish neck flab overnight, in a day, or even in a week, there are certain neck workouts you can do to tighten and tone the muscles in your neck and jaw line (have you heard of face yoga?!). We’re sharing the most effective double chin exercises as well as our favorite tips to hide a double chin with makeup to help banish the appearance of face fat! #doublechin #doublechinexercises #faceexercises

How to Get Rid of Neck Fat: 7 Double Chin Exercises & Makeup Tutorials

Kylie Jenner Makeup | Whether she’s splashed on the cover of Vogue, sporting red lips or her pink glam look, or wearing something smokey, subtle, and natural, there’s no question Kylie Jenner knows how to apply makeup! Check out this collection of Kylie Jenner makeup tutorials, beauty secrets, products, and our favorites from the Kylie Collection, including eyeshadow palettes, lipsticks, concealers and highlighter (Kylighter). #kylejenner #kyliejennermakeup #kyliejenner #kyliejennerbeauty

14 Kylie Jenner Makeup Tutorials & Secrets Every Girl Needs to Know

Makeup Kit for Beginners | A breakdown of the 17 essential budget friendly drugstore beauty products every girl should have in their make up bag!!! From the basics (foundation, blush, eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss) to the essential add-ons that help give you a professional look (primer, brush sets, bronzer, highlighter, and our fave eyebrow set) we’ll teach you everything you need to know – and where to get it for less! #makeupessentials #makeuptips #makeuphowto #beautytips #makeuphacks

Build Your Own Makeup Kit for Beginners: 17 Must Have Makeup Products