BEAUTY ADVICE
The most important thing about choosing a foundation is being
able to test
it on your skin to see how it looks. Sometimes you waste alot of
money
buying inexpensive foundations at a drugstore that you cannot actually
test.
You can purchase foundations at a drugstore if there are testers.
Just make
sure you look for yellow toned foundation. I believe that it's the
most natural tone that works with everybody's skin.
A good cream concealer is worth its weight in gold. If it is good quality and
does not crease then it can usually double as a shadow base. And on the days
you don't wear eyeshadow, wear it on your lids anyway. It will help you look
more awake and bright eyed. Make-up
Sponges are essential for flawless foundation application. They are used
to press the color pigment
into the skin and seal
in the product. I use these latex triangle sponges to blend in
pretty much every product I use including eyebrows and lipliner.
Brush and fill in eyebrows if needed with a shade that's one or
two shades lighter than your eyebrow hairs. Too dark and you can
start looking harsh.
Applying your makeup is nothing more
than manipulating the shadows and highlight on the face. This
is a great reason to use a highlighter. The highlighter is used
to bring an area forward that creates a shadow you do not want
(i.e. dark circles under the eyes or laugh lines and wrinkles).
Also, by adding shadows at strategic places on your face you can
enhance the dimensionality of your face (i.e. alleviating puffy
lids).
INSTANT FACELIFT
A common
problem that ladies have (and gets worse as we mature) is the dreaded
sagging and/or "hooded" eye.
This is so easy to fix with proper makeup that it makes me want
to set up a table in the plastic surgeon's office. Here is a trick
for you to try at home with your own products. Contact me for personal
instruction on how to perfect this technique and advice on buying
the proper products and tools. Here is how to
Take Ten Years Off Your Face:
1) Sweep a white shadow on lids and brow bone.
2) Pull eyebrow up from arch to apply a taupe shadow in the crease;
when you let go of the brow, the crease falls in a higher place
and acts like a mini eyelid lift.
A tip on buying products. Anything
that is a powder and has a pigment(color) should NOT be purchased
at a drugstore. I know
it looks nice and the price is so good but truth is that stuff
is a rip-off when it comes to proper product to paint your face.
The reason is pigment. Color pigment is expensive, so massly produced
products/drugstore products will use the lowest amount of pigment
possible to save on costs. Worse, they fill the product up with
fillers so it makes it look like you are getting more for your
dollar. Wearing these cosmetics that consist of mostly fillers
causes allergic reactions and acne. On the other hand, professional
products have a high color pigment load, some companies (like the
ones I recommend and sell) will max out the pigment level so that
the color is very strong and that means that you don't need to
use as much and you won't require touch ups.
Most Important Beauty Tip: Beauty
is a light in the heart.
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