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1.
How Do I Apply Make-Up For Everyday Wear?
Concealer:
First, apply your concealer to the innermost parts of your
eyes, blending it with your index finger into the
surrounding skin. Then use it to cover any blemishes that
you have.
Foundation:
Second, apply your foundation over your entire face. Smooth
the foundation to create as natural a look as possible.
Powder:
Third, brush on loose powder over your foundation. This will
set your make-up.
Eyebrow Colour:
Fourth, define your eyebrows by applying a powder eye shadow
to them. Then brush the eye shadow through your eyebrows
with an eyebrow groomer, taking care to maintain a natural
appearance.
Eyeliner:
Fifth, apply eyeliner that compliments your eye colour.
Eye Shadow:
Sixth, apply a natural coloured eye shadow throughout your
upper eyelids. Then apply a deeper coloured eye shadow in
the upper eyelid creases, and over the "brow bones" just
above your eye creases.
Mascara:
Seventh, brush on your mascara to lengthen and/or thicken
your eyelashes, depending on your needs.
Blush:
Eighth, apply blush on your cheekbones using upward strokes.
Lipstick and Lip liner:
Ninth, apply your lipstick. Then outline your lips with a
with a complementary shade lip liner. Blend your lip liner
into your lipstick with a lip brush to create a natural
look.
2. How Do I Apply My Make-Up So That It Will Last All Day?
For Long Lasting Lipstick:
First apply a lip liner, completely filling in your lips,
rather than merely outlining them. Apply your lipstick, and
then redefine your lips by outlining them again. Use "matte"
formula lipsticks for longest wear.
For Long Lasting Eye Shadow:
Apply concealer to your eyelids, before applying your eye
shadow.
For Long Lasting Eyeliner:
Apply pencil eyeliner to your eyes. Then brush the same
colour powder eye shadow over the eyeliner. It should last
all day.
For Long Lasting Foundation:
First apply a moisturizer throughout your face. Then apply a
liquid foundation, making sure to cover your entire face.
Apply a concealer under your eyes, and to blemishes. Then
apply
generous quantities of pressed or loose powder to lock in
the foundation, making sure to brush away the excess. If you
have oily skin, use an oil-free foundation. If your skin is
dry, use a moisturizing foundation.
If your foundation still isn't lasting all day, your
moisturizer may not be optimal for your skin. If your skin
is oily, your make-up may be travelling, and you may need an
oil-free moisturizer. If your skin is dry, it may be soaking
up your foundation. In this case, you may need a creme
moisturizer in addition to a moisturizing foundation.
3. What is the Purpose of Foundation and Concealer?
Foundation
The purpose of foundation is to mask minor skin
discolorations and imperfections, while maintaining a
natural look. The goal is to create flawless appearing skin.
Foundation can also moisturize your skin, and protect it
from environmental pollutants.
Concealer
Concealer is applied beneath your foundation. It is thicker
than foundation. Consequently, it provides greater coverage.
Concealer is used to hide particularly problematic skin
areas such as
blemishes, dark under eye circles, and broken capillaries,
for which coverage with foundation alone is insufficient.
4. Which Make-Up Colours Will Look Best On Me?
Like other fashion decisions, your choice of make-up colours
depends on the look that you want to achieve, your mood, and
your lifestyle.
Consider Your Skin Tone
Yellow or golden undertones
If your skin displays primarily yellow or golden undertones,
and you prefer a natural look, you should select lip, eye,
blush, and clothing colours that have warm undertones (e.g.,
browns and corals). If you want to create a high
profile appearance, choose colours that have cool, i.e.
blue, undertones. Examples of such colour categories are
pinks and wines.
Blue or pink undertones
If your skin has predominantly blue or pink undertones, and
you want to wear a natural look, select lip, eye, blush, and
clothing colours that have cool undertones. To achieve
a high profile look, wear warm colours like browns and
corals.
Final Tips
Remember that your foundation should always match your skin
colour as nearly as possible. Also, be aware that reds can
project either warm or cool undertones depending upon the
specific red shade. Finally, black is considered a
neutral colour. Since black apparel tends to de-emphasize
the appearance of your make-up, you may need to consider
applying your make-up more prominently when you wear black
clothing.
5. How do I conceal dark circles under my eyes?
First, apply eye shadow throughout your upper eyelids.
(Don't forget to include your inner eye corners, where your
nose meets your eyelids!) The eye shadow colour should match
your skin tone as nearly as possible.
Next, apply a concealer over the dark circles under your
eyes, using a patting motion.
Finally, if you wear foundation, apply your foundation over
the concealer.
When worn with foundation, your concealer should be a shade
lighter than your skin colour. If your concealer is too
dark, it can actually make your under eye circles appear
darker.
Remember to avoid brown eye shadow and eyeliner, because
browns can accentuate the appearance of dark under eye
circles. To achieve the best results, line only your upper
eyelids, since eyeliner on your lower lids can make dark
under eye circles more prominent. Use light, bright colours
to create the appearance of fresh, open, tireless eyes!
6. How do I prevent my eye make-up from smudging or running?
The oils produced by the skin of your eyelids and the
surrounding areas often cause your eye make-up to smear or
run. To manage this problem, apply an eye shadow base (a
special eye foundation) over your entire eyelids.
Next, gently apply a powder eye shadow wet (lightly moisten
your brush with water prior to applying the shadow). Dust
your eyelids with a translucent loose powder to lock in and
set your eye shadow application. If you wear crayon
eyeliner, fix your eyeliner in place by applying a
similarly coloured powder eye shadow over the eyeliner with
an eyeliner brush. Finally, remember not to overuse your eye
moisturizer. Your eye make-up will look terrific all
day!
7. How do I prevent summer heat wreaking havoc with my
lipstick?
To prevent your favourite lipsticks from melting, store them
in your refrigerator when you are not using them. Your
lipsticks will remain firm and wearable all summer!
8. What make-up tricks can I use to enhance my features and
hide imperfections?
Make your nose appear narrow and sculpted:
Lightly apply a warm brown blush to both sides of your nose,
and immediately above and below your nostrils, with an eye
shadow brush. Blend the blush into your skin well with a
sponge.
Create a "high cheekbone" look:
Apply a brown blush or powder just below your cheekbones
with a contour brush. Then brush on either a pink (for blue
undertones) or peach (for yellow undertones) blush with a
blush brush using upward strokes. Blend with a sponge.
Almond shaped eyes:
Neatly groom your eyebrows with tweezers, arching them over
the far sides of your pupils. Fill
in your eye brows with an eye pencil or brow powder. Apply
an earth tone shadow throughout your upper eyelids. Add a
very light eye shadow shade to your upper eyelid creases.
Apply brown or black eyeliner from the outer corners of your
eyes to the centres, on both your upper and lower eyelids.
Soften the eyeliner with an eyeliner brush.
Give your skin a youthful appearance:
Minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles by
applying a moisturizing foundation that matches your skin
colour. Hide drooping skin (contour) with foundation 3
shades deeper than your skin colour. Apply this contouring
foundation immediately below your hairline, to forehead
wrinkles, and from your voice box to your chin, blending
with a moist sponge to create a natural look. To
conceal darkness caused by wrinkles, apply foundation 1 to 2
tones lighter than your skin colour on your upper eyelids,
below your eyes, along your laugh lines, and beneath your
lower lip. Then blend in the foundation with a moist sponge.
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