Applying Makeup The RIGHT Way
You own the best makeup money can buy. You thumb through fashion
magazines to study the faces of those stick-thin, runway models.
You spend two hours each morning putting on your face. And, you
still don't look right. What's a girl got to do to look good
around here?
Lights, camera, action...consider three things:
What's the lighting in your make-up area? Adjust it, and you may
find that you're better able to cover your flaws and accentuate
your attributes.
Picture yourself. Is the look you're struggling to attain
realistic for you? The supermodel-look you're using to create
your own makeup style may not be at all like you.
Look for famous faces with features similar to your own.
What colors and products do your look-alikes use with success
Try modeling yourself after realistic ideals.
Are you using the right colors and products?
Learn from the pros...take a lesson. Spend a half hour with a
professional makeup stylist. Visit a department store beauty
counter. Ask a well-put together friend for a tutorial. Take
notes. Here are a few basic guidelines to keep in mind.
Foundation Careful selection of color is essential. Remember,
what looks good in January, may not in August.
Reevaluate color often.
Apply with sponge or fingertips. Dot foundation in the shape of
a 'T' from forehead to chin. Then blend outward. Don't apply
pressure to skin. Be sure you don't leave a 'defining line'
along your jaw line.
Blend any line with a tissue.
Eyes Eye shadow is available in complementing multi-tone color
combinations. It's a good idea to buy these sets, rather than
individual colors, if you don't trust your own beauty know-how.
Swipe applicator across lightest color, tap off excess powder,
and sweep across lid to brow bone working from the inside out.
Accent with medium tone from middle of lash to outer edge of
eyes. For a smoky, night time look, use a third color as an
accent. Blend colors with your pinky.
Cheeks Using a full-sized blush brush, apply blush to brush, tap
off the excess, smile and sweep color gently from apple of cheek
to temple. Soften color with a tissue, if needed.
Powder Loose powder sets make-up and extends its wear. Gently
dust your made-up face.
Lips Last Liner and lipstick are your last step. Apply and blot
with a tissue.
Less is more...really! Avoid looking overly made up. Too much
make-up can look worse than the flaws it's intended to hide.
Practice, practice, practice. Do you remember how much fun it
was to play with make-up as a child? Recapture that fun. Play
around with different looks.
You don't know how something will look until you try it. But,
save the experiments for a slow day. Your sister's Wedding day
is no day for a new you.