Archive for the 'MAKE UP' Category

The use of eyeliner has become very popular again thanks to certain celebrities and models such as Kate Moss.

It can take a bit of mastering to carefully apply it but once you do it can really enhance the eyes and be used to create different looks.

Never use a cheap brand, some make up like nail polish you can get away with spending less but for eye liners it is worth paying a bit extra for a better product. At the very least it will be easier to apply and probably last longer anyway.

The top trend at the moment is the smoky eye, great for an evening look and very popular with younger women. The easiest way to achieve it, is to buy a specific product that has a brush provided to help blend the product.

The key is to layer eye shadow and liner in equal measure, then start with a thin line at the inside making it wider as you work along the lid. [Eye Makeup Tips]

If it is drama that you are looking for then you can be much more, heavy handed as well as using a darker color of liner.

Winter makeup is somewhat different than spring makeup.

You may not want to use all the dark colors that you may have used in the winter such as dark browns and grays.

Spring is a time for rejuvenation and it is a time when you will want to change the way your makeup looks and the colors you use.

You probably think of spring as most people do as light and airy. Spring has a soft feel to it but it also symbolizes the earth coming back to life. Why not put new life into your face with a spring makeup makeover?

Cleanse and Moisturize

You will want to make sure that the skin on your face is a wonderful palette for all of the spring colors of makeup you will want to wear. Starting your spring off right with a cleansing and moisturizing regimen is a good thing to do.

Before you go to bed at night you will want to use a facial cleanser to remove all of the makeup that was worn during the day. After you have removed your makeup you will then want to use best moisturizer on your face that is suited for your type of skin.

Makeup can be a wonderful thing for your face. It is very forgiving and will cover up most facial problems.

Long lasting makeup will stay throughout your day and into the night.

This makeup will give you more confidence in yourself because you will not have to worry that your blemishes and your uneven skin tone are showing.

Makeup will help you to put your best face forward when you meet new people. Whether you are a professional woman who wants your makeup to last from the office into your evening or a housewife that goes all day and into the night taking care of your family you will want a long lasting makeup. There are ways to accomplish this. [Makeup Tips]

Makeup Primer

Primers are a good thing to use underneath your makeup to put a barrier between your makeup and your skin.

A primer will assist your makeup in having a longer staying power. These primers are made up of botanicals and other ingredients and are good for your skin.

A primer will help you to keep your foundation on in humid weather. It will also block unwanted elements from your foundation from absorbing into your skin.

Leaving home every day looking beautiful and gorgeous is every woman’s dream, and cosmetics are the means by which to enhance their facial features and complement their outfit.

Mineral make up

Mineral make up is the latest trend in the beauty world over the past couple of years and many cosmetic companies have added new mineral lines of make up to their shelves.

Prepared with sterilized and pulverized minerals and combined with a variety of natural inorganic coloring, many women choose mineral make up for its natural and skincare properties.

Despite this, many women still hesitate to switch to mineral make up and continue their traditional cosmetics. The benefits and reasons for using mineral make up are manifold:

Reasons to use mineral make up

Reason #1: Mineral make up is healthy

As already mentioned, mineral make up is as natural as it is claimed to be. Apart from the fact that it gives a natural feel and look, mineral cosmetics plainly eliminate use of synthetics like perfumes and other potentially harmful ingredients for skin.

Mineral make up adheres to natural oils in your skin and doesn’t leak into the pores, so it is considered as especially safe for your skin.

Doesn’t it seem that the longer we spend staring at ourselves in the mirror the more imperfections we see?

Trust me; you aren’t the only one who has skin blemishes, scars and redness that you want to cover up and hide from the rest of the world—we’ve all been there at one time or another!

Getting the flawless look you crave is easier than you think and, believe it or not, it can be done on a budget too! Read on my friend…

Tip #1: Always start off with a clean face. You’ll be amazed at how much better your make up will work when you’re using it on clean skin.

Tip #2: Apply a light moisturizer before your make up so that you have an even smoother surface to work with. Use one with an SPF if possible so you can protect your skin from the sun.

Tip #3: Choose a concealer with a yellow base to help tone down and hide redness broken capillaries or even sunburn.

Tip #4: Always apply your concealer before foundation or powder.

Every season we’re bombarded by magazines telling us that we need this and that to achieve the look of the season, but the thing is, if we listen to every mag that we read then we’ll end up with a whole whack of skin and beauty products that we’ll never really use or only use once or twice.

Why buy that electric violet shadow that sparkles like a disco ball just because Glamour says it’s the color you deserve?

Do you even like half of the colors that you see in the magazines anyway?

Yes, there are trends in make up just as there are in clothing, gadgets and everything else, but you don’t need to follow every last trend out there and you certainly don’t need to buy loads of ridiculous colors in order to look ‘now’ when it comes to your eye make up.

And finally, if you are going to buy one or two questionable shadows or pencils to test out a trend; there is no need to go high end when the cheaper department store brands will do just fine.

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to wake up in the morning and not have to put any makeup on?

Your eyeliner is already there, and your lips are nice and red.

No more worrying about your eyeliner running during the day when you have to work or play.

Getting permanent makeup may be just the thing for you. Permanent makeup procedures are very similar to the process of getting a tattoo.

They use a needle to put pigmented granules under the skin. The process is the same, but used for different reasons. You can get just about anything you want done, including blush for your cheeks, and eye shadow for your eyes.

Skilled Professional

When getting permanent makeup you need to make sure that you have a skilled practitioner completing the procedure. You don’t want to trust just anyone because the results are going to be permanent.

The only way you will be able to fix a procedure that didn’t go right is cosmetic surgery.

Just make sure you do research on the practitioner to determine whether they are dermatologists, tattooists, or cosmetologists and you should be fine. Three things to look for when choosing a professional are:

With a huge range of regular and waterproof mascaras available on the market, most women will always stick to their personal preferences for their purchases.

It is unfortunately true that waterproof makeups are often not waterproof and are only “water resistant”.

After a little research, it is not hard to figure out that the main component of best waterproof mascaras is the high content of fats or wax or oils. Since all these are hydro-phobic, (they don’t absorb water) they are waterproof.

Because of this, cosmetic companies never spell out the exact composition and ingredients in their beauty products and hence competitors add to their products, whatever they think works in the best way possible, regardless of it actually makes the product waterproof.

By comparing and contrasting the exact ingredients of a popular brand of mascaras, one that is supposedly waterproof and one that is known to actually be waterproof,  it is easy to work out the effective ingredients.

Just by going through the first four ingredients shown for each of them, it is not difficult to work out the differences.

Before you choose a pencil liner make sure you have found just the right one for you, by carrying out a few tricks beforehand to see how well it works.

Some pencils have the tendency to smear and smudge giving us a rather neglected look.

To make sure you have selected a good eyeliner pencil draw a line between your forefinger and thumb and see if the pencil leaves a smooth line without smudges and does not soften immediately.

Once you have chosen the pencil eyeliner, make sure you keep it sharpened; this will give you even straight lines.

Draw a thin line just above your eyelashes, applying a light pressure, check to make sure if that is indeed what you wanted, then pass over a few more times to achieve the perfect effect.

When applying eye shadow, use the smallest, thin angle brush to apply the makeup, with soft bristles. If you are using dry eye shadow, pick at it lightly and then apply it.

When using wet eye shadow, slightly wet the brush not the eye shadow tray then apply it, making sure to get rid of all the moisture, else it will crack the eye shadow on your eyelids.

Generally no one seems to be happy with the way their face looks, they usually complain their eyes are too close or too wide apart, or that their faces are too round; fortunately nowadays there are many ways to correct any sort of minor imperfections.

Here are some small tricks to change the way your eyes look:

Most people love big romantic eyes, the best way to achieve this look is by applying lighter shades on your eyelid, for darker ones will make your eyes smaller.

If you trace the liner on the outer side and corner of the lower lids, it will enhance the effect of bigger eyes.

If you have a problem with wide set eyes you will need to accentuate the outer corner of your eyes by applying eye makeup on all the eyelid, then add more colour to the inner part for a more natural finish and finally apply eyeliner in the inside corner of your eyes.

For close-set eyes you can try to make them appear wider than they actually are by enhancing the outer side of your eye edges using darker colours, at the same time lightening the inner edge.