You know that moment when you get in the car and do a quick double-check of your makeup in the mirror and slightly freak because it actually looks awful? I mean, it looked near perfection in the bathroom, but now that you have landed in natural light, it looks like your toddler gave you your makeover. That’s an awesome feeling (sarcasm-sarcasm). It’s time to find the best in-door lighting for makeup.
Makeup lighting is super important when it comes to applying cosmetics, and if you are like me and live where the sun don’t (usually) shine, you have to improvise. Recently GE Lighting came out with a new light bulb that will help all of us avoid those makeup blunders; check out the new halogen Light Bulb and my “mini” bathroom makeover.
About : GE reveal® bulbs offer clean, full spectrum light which enhance colors and patterns while filtering out the dull yellow rays of most bulbs, turning your room from ordinary to extraordinary. With reveal® the whites appear whiter, and the reds appear redder.
The new reveal® LED light also offers big energy and cost savings, lasting more than a decade based on three hours of use each day. It is engineered to have the same familiar size and shape of an incandescent bulb as traditional incandescents will no longer be manufactured in the United States as of January 2014 due to their energy inefficiency and changing energy regulations. The new reveal LEDs will come in 40- and 60-watt replacements, as well as a popular BR-30 shape for recessed fixture down-lighting.
The reveal® line also includes energy-efficient halogen which use 28% less energy than regular incandescent reveal® bulbs, compact fluorescents (CFL), decorative bulbs, and more.
GE Reveal Bulbs for at-home Makeup Lighting
I was pretty impressed with the makeover these lights gave my bathroom. You can clearly see how the new lights cut out all of the warm, nasty yellow hues that can basically kill a makeup. It’s also nice that I don’t have to do my makeup near my window anymore, my bathroom lighting is totally makeup-application-worthy now.
Now back to putting on my makeup, but this time with confidence that I will actually look good when I do that double check in the car mirror.
GE Reveal Bulbs for at-home Makeup Lighting
Best Lighting for Makeup Videos
If you on the hunt for the best lighting for your makeup videos or Vlog posts, you need to check out my very favorite lighting system to own. It’s easy to use with simple set up and gives you fabulous results. You can also see the two softboxes I use as well that I found for under $60! Both of these lighting sets for makeup will make your skin look gorgeous.
If you want the inside scoop on the Best Light Bulbs for Makeup Artists, you will find everything you need to know right here.
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xo,
Kendra
Kendra, great post! I will be trying out my new bulbs soon 🙂
Curious though, what is the beautiful gold eye shadow you are wearing?
Why thank you for thinking it looks good! My eyeshadow was actually in a Urban Decay palette that is no longer around…but, here is one from them that is really similar! http://www.urbandecay.com/eye-makeup/eyeshadow (check this one out).
Lighting is really important! These bulbs look awesome.
Thanks girl! They actually are really awesome! My husband even likes them and actually noticed a major difference!
Jealous! I have to use a makeup mirror. I’m basically blind.
This is so helpful, buying them right now….
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I’m not sure if these are what I was thinking of buy neodymium light bulbs work really well for applying makeup. For makeup, vertical sconces and pendant fixtures are your best bet. Up lighting and down lighting is okay just for general visibility but you really need to spotlight your facial features.
Bar lighting is horrible, there really needs to be a change in the way standard bathrooms are designed or maybe they just need a gal to advise them on more of these projects 😉