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WOMENS MAKEUP TIPS

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MAKEUP TIPS
Welcome to these pages giving ideas on Basic Makeup application. Being a female one cannot help, but being a woman is an achievement. Various makeup "artists" have their own formula for makeup application. Listed below are basics easy enough for anyone to follow.

Clean skin is a must before using makeup and having the correct "tools" is a necessity. Invest in good quality brushes for your application and use a good skincare range everyday. Using makeup is fun - practice with color, balance, blending, light and shade, and you should look beautiful.

Makeup is applied to the face to improve appearance - to emphasize the good features and make defects less noticeable. Foundation creates a good contour to the face and gives a base for color harmony, conceals blemishes and protects the skin from weather, wind and the environment. The smoothest way to apply a foundation is with fingertips - blending one section at a time. Then evenly blend around the jaw and hairline with a small dry sponge.

Translucent Powder lightly applied gives a refined velvety finish. Blusher adds color and contours the face. Pick the right color in either cool or warm tones. Apply under the cheekbone structure brushing gentle slanting strokes up towards the temple. Be careful not to use too much. Start light and build up color as needed.

Eyes can be made to appear larger or smaller through eye shading. Light brings out, dark conceals. Keep eyeliner thicker at outside end of eye graduating to middle of eye with a thinner line. Apply Mascara and eyebrow pencil with a steady hand. The finishing touch is Lipstick. This will last longer if foundation and powder is applied to lips. Outline lips with a soft lip pencil and define the shape and prevent "bleeding" into tiny lines around mouth. Fill mouth with chosen color, using a lip brush for application.

With all applications use light strokes and lots of blending with correct brushes or flusks. Apply Blusher with a little color on brush and use soft circular movement of brush from cheekbone to ear. Check face shapes following for correct position.

Make the right choices for your makeup application based on mood and look for the day. Bend a little and do not be the same every time you make up. The appearance of our skin and face changes season to season and even day to day, depending on our health, the weather, our mood, and many reasons. WHILE MAKEUP TRENDS COME AND GO, STYLE REMAINS. Keep it simple.

TIPS FOR PERFECT MAKEUP

Following are great tips for perfect makeup, enjoy the experimentation.

Use toner on your face first and apply moisturizer, to enable better blending of foundation/concealer.

Work your foundation onto the face with fingers in circular motions, working one area at a time, say from forehead down one side of face, then down the other side with quick motion. Blend downwards and outwards with a dry sea or makeup sponge.

Concealor is best applied after foundation - apply small dots where needed and gently pat into the skin, then wipe with a sponge to remove excess. Concealer can be applied with a sponge flusk or lip brush using the tips. If you feel a little more color is needed add to the spots and blend again with sponge.
Use Translucent Loose Powder to set the makeup using a large soft brush and dusting over the face quickly in a downward motion. If the skin is more mature just use powder in the T-Zone of forehead, nose and chin.
To work out where to apply blusher, place finger along bottom of cheekbone and apply blusher in soft circular motions above that area. Never apply below the bottom of cheekbones, nor past a line from the center of your eyes.

For a lighter much more natural look, after loading blush onto brush, tap end of brush lightly against your hand to remove excess and then apply.

Foundation over the eye lids provides a smooth matt base and it helps stop creasing.

Go for a "no-color" eye shadow as a base, like a soft creamy shade "highlighter" and place this on lids up to brow bone. For most eye shapes the dark colors needs to be used on outer eye area and/or in crease. If you use too much, add a little "no color" or translucent powder.

Do not use colors to match your clothes, go for colors that suit you. Using neutral, smudgy colors will flatter your face and try to avoid mauve, and real pinky shades.

Eyeliner should be applied close to base of eyelashes to make them look thicker. A soft pencil is easier to manage.

Keep the thicker look to outer edge and with elbow on table for stability, draw the line towards inner corner of eye, thinning as you go. On lower lids, after application, smudge slightly with sponge tip of shadow applicator for a softer more natural look.

To determine the correct length of eyebrows hold a pencil at the base of the nose, align it to inside corner of eye, then angle it from the base or your nose to outer corner of eye. This shows where brows should start and finish. To keep tidy, brush with eyebrow brush. Define with light strokes of a pencil or add a little eyeshadow power on the brush.

As with eyelids, lightly applied foundation provides a wonderful base for lipstick and helps the color last longer. Color has the power to transform your face - and your mood - completely. Palettes of color in pure pastel shades and vibrant true colors offer choices for every woman to celebrate all her many facets of a very definite femininity.

The right lip color can make all the difference. If there is one cosmetic you should have in a wide range of shades, its lipstick. For color that clings to your lips, in radiant warm earthy tones and classic natural cool shades, both matte and gloss.

Make sure your lips have been moisturized and foundation/powder applied. Outline your shape with a lip pencil in natural or a toning shade to the chosen lip color. Apply lipstick with a lipbrush. Then blot by "kissing" a tissue held between the lips, then reapply more color. Choose color tones in either warm or cool tones to suit your complexion.

If you have had your "Colors" done, you will know what shades to go for, but as an example if wearing a Red outfit, do not wear Pink or Orange lipstick because it is your favorite. Look for something in browny red, pinky red, or red red - depending on your skintone and age.

MISCELLANEOUS TIPS
For hygiene it is best not to keep product beyond certain dates.

Foundation 1 year

Lipstick 1 to 2 years

Powder 2 years

Mascara 3 to 4 months

Shadow/blush 2 years

ALWAYS keep brushes clean - wash very regularly in mild natural shampoo and let dry naturally.

Sponges should be washed weekly and thrown out every 4 to 5 weeks.

For ladies over 40 to 50 years of age, simplify your style - in clothes and makeup. Blend more carefully and make sure foundation is a good match for your skin.

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