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Foundation & powders
1.To avoid looking dated
(especially on photos), keep your makeup simple & natural. (Hint:
use colors belonging to the same family).
2. Make sure your foundation (base) is sheer & light to prevent
caking. Apply it on a clean & moisturised face. Use a little bit at
a time & blend it well either using your fingers or cosmetic
sponge, whichever you prefer. A damp sponge would be of some help too.
3. (Note: 1 way to prevent bacteria on your hand from getting into that
bottle of foundation & contaminating it is to pour the foundation
onto a clean sponge first, & then let your fingers pick it up from
there.)
4. The foundation shade that is right for you is one that should disappear into your skin.
5. Forget-not to blend foundation around hairline, ears, jawline, upper neck, eyelids & lips.
6. Powdering after foundation helps set the foundation, absorbs oil & serves as a boost for a flawless look.
7. Never add translucent face powder when your face starts to "oil".
This would make instant cakes! Use a face mist spray instead,
afterwhich blot with tissue before applying face powder. Another easy
way to control oil is to blot using oil-absobing papers. They are
certainly a good alternative to putting more powder.
8. Foundations with ingredients that reflect light make skin radiant & blemish free.
9. Thick foundation can be mixed with some light moisturiser to give a sheer finish.
10. If you are dark-skinned, put on some shimmery loose powder for a radiant look.
11. When there is a pimple or any inflamed patch on the face, apply a
soothing natural ointment (containing ingredients like noni or aloe
vera) over it before covering with foundation. Or simply leave that
area makeup-free until it has healed.
Quick fixes with concealers 1. Use a green concealer
if you think you over-blush above acceptable levels. It also hides
pimples, blemishes, scars, birthmarks & broken capillaries.
2. Use a yellow concealer to cover up dark colored bruises & dark under-eye circles.
3. Blend some pink/mauve concealer with your regular foundation to help
camouflage yellowish bruises & even out uneven yellow-colored skin
tone.
4. To hide freckles, choose a foundation that is just slightly darker than the non-freckled area.
5. To cover up dark circles beneath eyes or eye bags, apply some light
liquid foundation on the dark areas followed by a concealer that is
lighter than your foundation. Blend well.
6. It will also be beneficial to apply some gentle eye cream onto the dark circles before you put on foundation.
7. Birthmark : if it's getting in your way, especially when its on the
neck, shoulder or arm, look for creams that are specially formulated to
camouflage birthmarks. Select the shade closest to your neck's color.
After application, blend together with foundation & loose powder
extending beyond the birthmark area for a less obvious look.
8. 1 quick fix for a pimple : dab a suitable concealer that is one
shade lighter than your skin color before putting on foundation.
9. Concealer can be applied either before or after foundation, just
make sure that it is not wiped away while you are blending with
foundation. Always start with a small amount of concealer & apply
gently in a dabbing motion. Do not rub or exert pressure. After you
have completed applying foundation & concealer, set with loose
powder.
Cheeks & blusher 1. When applying blusher, use sparingly & spread it slightly beyond the cheek area diagonally upwards & blend.
2. To make face look rounder, apply blush straight back on the
cheekbone whereas to achieve a more oval face, apply blush diagonally
on the cheekbone, towards the temple.
Eye, brows & lashes 1.Always draw or powder the eyebrow along the direction of the hair.
2. Eyebrow color should match hair color.
3. For a more lasting look, apply a lighter shade or even white
eyeshadow over your eyelids before applying the actual color you intend
to wear.
4. Eye shadow simply darkens when you are feeling hot & sweaty so
to lighten it, apply a lighter eye shadow or loose powder over it
before re-applying the actual color
5. Eye shadow now comes in various forms; powder, gel & even cream. Powder is most probably the one that lasts the longest.
6. In it's powder form, eyeshadow can double up as an eyeliner: wet a
brush with some water (not saliva) before dipping into the eye shadow
(dark shade).
7. Lining your eyes with an eye pencil, liner or brush helps shape the eyes as much as open them up instantly!
8. Make sure the lining is thick enough to be seen.
9. If your eyeliner tends to smudge at the bottom of your eye (lower
lash line), you can opt not to line that area. Just line near the upper
lash is good enough.
10. For lashes that are sparse, use a volume-adding mascara with thick
bristles while for short lashes, use mascara that is suppose to help
lengthen.
11. Did you know that lashes can also be tinted? Check with your beautician!
12. For night makeup, darken the brows & thicken the lashes.
Lips & lipsticks 1. Try mixing different shades
of lipstick because you might just discover a totally unqiue color that
makes people stop & ask you for the name of that color! So even
when you have bought the wrong shade, mixing it around can give the
lipstick a new lease of life.
2. Color your lips fully with a lip liner before applying lipstick so that you will not be caught with the "border-lined" look.
3. Use a lip liner that is lighter or close to the lipstick color.
4. To make lipstick stick longer to your lips, blot with a piece of
tissue in between coats of lip lining & lipstick. Then cover your
lips with an used side of the same tissue & brush a thin layer of
loose powder. Remove tissue & press lips together to set powder.
5. To make thin lips look fuller, line outer lips with a darker shade
of lipstick or liner before filling it with a complementary color. Top
it off with lip gloss.
6. Matt lipstick tends to be cakey.
7. Lipsticks can be used as eye shadows too!
8. Many fashion & beauty magazine editors seem to agree that lip
color should not match nail color; it makes you look dated. What say
you?
9. To repair a broken lipstick, place the 2 ends together gently but
firmly, then cap the lipstick & put it in the freezer for 15-20
minutes.
10. Create a signature shade by slicing or scraping off a portion of a
lipstick onto a metal spoon. Hold the spoon over a candle flame until
it starts to melt (do not let it boil) then add on another shade &
let it mix. Leave it to cool when done & store in a clean small
container.
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