Does Makeup Invalidate Wudu?

Does makeup break invalidate your Wudu?

It Depends.

We have discussed previously that makeup with Haram ingredients will invalidate your wudu. But apart from this, even makeup that is halal can get in the way of a proper wudu.

Wudu, or ablution, is the act of washing oneself according to Islamic procedure and is often completed prior to performing prayers, or touching the Qur'an.

In order for your wudu to be valid the water you use must reach your skin. If the makeup you are wearing is causing a barrier then your wudu is not complete.

Nail Polish is a well-known cosmetic product that invalidates the wudu, but there are many other types of cosmetics that may or may not be affecting the validity of your wudu.

It is always beneficial to educate yourself in this because generally there are three types of women you will meet. One who is completely oblivious to the fact that her makeup may be invalidating her wudu, the second who knows but doesn't care, and the third who blatantly tells any women that her prayer is not accepted because of her makeup.You don't want to be any of these women. You want to be the educated woman, who is completely comfortable in her makeup and knows very well if her makeup is halal or haram.

MASCARA
-whether waterproof or not you need to properly get rid of your mascara in order for your wudu to be valid.
-your eye lashes are part of the face, and thus each lash must be touched with water. Mascara generally forms a barrier.
-Advice: Wear mascara after Magrib prayer, and do Isha once you come home (if you can't hold your wudu). Or only wear mascara during your special time of the month.

LIPSTICK/LIPGLOSS
-If you can see your lipstick is creating a barrier between the skin and the water then  it's invalidating your wudu. How do you know if it's creating a barrier? If water forms little circular balls all over your lips, it means that the water can't get past the lip-product to your lips.
-Advice: wear a lipstain instead

FOUNDATION/CONCEALER
-Once again, you have to make the decision here. If you can tell the foundation is too heavy and is creating a barrier, it has to come off.

EYELINER
-Touch your eyeliner. Do you feel a heavy coat of eyeliner. Generally the long-lasting eyeliner, or the gel-liners appear to cause a barrier. The cheap eyeliners, or the one that easily smudge tend not to be a problem
-Advice: You can always put eyeliner on your top and bottom waterline. This won't invalidate your wudu.

EYESHADOW
-This is a personal decision. Some sisters feel the need to remove their eyeshadow, I personally don't.
I think any sort of powder product does not invalidate the wudu . The only "if" factor here is whether the primer causes a barrier.

The information above gives you a basic outline of what is going to invalidate your wudu and what is not. However, the general rule for any makeup product is your personal investigation of it. Everyone is using a different product on their face, so it's not fair to state that someones makeup is invalidating their wudu if you have no idea what that specific product is like.

If you're a makeup lover this may bum you out. How do you wear makeup then if you have to take it off?
1. Most parties are in the evening. Do your wudu right before you put on your makeup. Most of the time you'll get Asar and Zhur at home, and it's only Magrib you have to worry about.
2. Carry makeup removing wipes, and extra makeup so you can re-do your makeup after wudu.
3. Skip the mascara, and wear eyeliner on your water line.
4. Carry your lipstick shade with you
5. Go all-out when it's your time-of-the-month
6. Remember your wudu is only benefiting you, and that you should be honest with yourself.


MOST IMPORTANT!
Don't judge each other. If you see a woman who doesn't want to take off her makeup, then leave her alone.After you've said your part, your job is finish. Remember that these rules are not easy for everyone, and some sisters need more time to take the rule to heart. Your job is just to inform them, what they choose to do with that information is up to them.

Pink/Purple with shimmer liner

Sometimes I go through days when I just like to put on makeup simply because I love makeup. On these days I'll have heavy makeup on random hours in the night, and odd hours in the day. This makeup look was done on one of these days.

It's incorporate lots of pretty pink and purple tones, and also shows you how to make use of your loose glitter as a liner.

EYES
1. Place primer all over the eye lids and brow bone.
2. Place shimmery cream color all over lids, and on brow bone. I used Mary Kay Crystalline
3. Take a dark pink color and place on outer crease and blend from the outer part of the eye to the inner.
4. Add a dark purple color to the inner crease and blend in.
5. Use a small amount of dark black shadow on outer v. Concentrate on this area only.
6. Go in with a lighter pink to blend any harsh lines caused by the dark colors.
7. Take a light blue eyeshadow or liner and line your lower lash line from the outer lash line to the center. 
8. Take some loose silver glitter and mix it with Pari Transforming Eye Gel. This gel can turn any loose shadow or glitter into a liner. Now take a liner brush and line the glitter on the top lash line.
9. Line with a black liquid liner. I used Urban Decay 24/7 liquid liner.
10. Use Mascara if needed.

CHEEKS
1. Use a light berry color on the cheeks. I used Revlon Blushing Berry.
2. Highlight cheeks. I used Nars Albatross

LIPS
1. Gosh lip liner in Wild Cherry all over the lips. (lightly)
2. Clear lip gloss (optional)

Gold/Olive Eye Makeup

Here is a look I created a month ago. It's a little arabesque with the double winged liner, but real Arabic makeup would generally be more dramatic than this: with heavy black liner on both top and bottom lash line.

You can always play this look up and make it look more Arab if you want, but if you like your makeup light than this look alone may be too much.

Enjoy!

To get the look:
EYES
1. Place an Antique Gold color all over the inner and middle lid. The gold I used is from L.A Colors Shimmering Loose Pigment in Sunshine.
2. Place a shimmery olive color all over the outer lid, and blend into the gold. The color I used was Sumptuous Olive from MAC.
3. Add a dark brown color to the outer v and blend into the outer crease and the olive shadow.
4. Use the same olive color on the outer crease and blend into the dark brown.
5. Use any matte light cream shadow as a highlight color.
6. Use black gel liner on the top lid and wing out.
7. Use same gel liner on the bottom lid. Begin at the outer corner and wing out. Fill in the water line. (To make your eye makeup more arabesque you want to make the liner heavier under the lower lashes)

CHEEKS
1. Contour with Hoola Bronzer
2. Add Nyx Terra Cotta to the apples of the cheeks

LIPS
1. NYX lip liner in chocolate
2. Shell Lipstick from Mary Kay.

NEWS!

So this past month has been extremely hectic for me, and for good reason.
First, I think it's finally okay to announce that I'm expecting my 2nd child and am currently 14 weeks pregnant. Apart from the nausea and back pain, me and my husband are pretty excited and welcome this baby with open arms. Yay!

Second, exams have kind of drained me this month. Especially with the pregnancy, and the two babes I got to take care of: the little baby babes, and the big daddy babes. But thankfully that rough patch is gone and now It's time to get excited for the third news:

I'm going to India in two days! Yay! Family vacation for three weeks right when the freezing rain and snow is hitting Toronto. Wonderful! Can't wait for the heat in India!

COSMETIC BRUSHES AND FAKE LASHES

If you wear makeup, even occasionally, you probably have at least one makeup brush inside your cosmetic bag. 

And if you love makeup, and do it frequently, maybe you even have a couple false lashes in your kit.

But are these products Halal?

HUMAN HAIR

Most makeup brushes are either synthetic or made of animal hair. It’s pretty rare to find yourself a makeup brush with human hair. The opposite can be said for false lashes however. Majority of the false lashes you’ll see in the market today are made of human hair. More than half of the false lashes you see in the beauty department of your local Wal-Mart is made of 100% human hair. 

It is forbidden for a woman or man to wear the hairs of another human being, or even enjoining them to one’s own:

    “Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Allah has cursed the woman who joins (her or someone else’s) hair (with the hair of another man or a woman) and the woman who asks for her hair to be joined (with the hair of another person) and the one who tattoos (herself or someone else) and the one asks to get tattooed.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 5589)

If you wear false lashes or are a makeup artist who does makeup on others, please take this information into account and verify whether your falsies are made of human hair. 

SYNTHETIC HAIR

You will find both makeup brushes and false lashes that are made of synthetic hair. Luckily synthetic hair is permissible to use! 

Majority of the Ardell false lashes are made of human hair, the only lashes that are made of synthetic hair from this brand are the individual lashes, not the strip lashes. 

ANIMAL HAIR

The hair, bones, claws, and horns are considered pure (i.e. tahir) in the hanafi fiqgh for all animals other than pig. 

This makes false lashes and brushes made of animal hair (with the exception of pig) permissible to use. 

Velour lashes, are an amazing brand of false lashes that use minx hair. Although they can are a bit pricey compared to synthetic lashes, they offer a more natural look than synthetic lashes can. 

REFERENCES

Here are some links to gain more information on the use of human and animal hair in your products.

1.      1.IS IT PERMISSIBLE TO USE BRUSHES FROM ANIMAL HAIR, OTHER THAN PIG?

2.WIGS AND FALSE HAIR.