Beauty Make-up Tips - Part 2

By Super Admin

Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 11:30

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Certain tips

APPLYING AN EYE MAKE-UP

Options for building an eye design are almost too numerous to list. The basic concept is to shade the eye to accent its shape, or to change its shape by using a progression of light to dark colors across the eye, blending one over the other so that you can't see where one stops and another starts. Here you can follow, step by step, how to use one eye shadow or several different eye shadows to create a well-blended, classic eye-makeup design. Even for the most formal eye-makeup design, four different colors should be plenty. Whether you use one, two, three, or four different eye shadows, they become a full design when worn with eyeliner, temple contour, and mascara.

APPLYING EYELINER

Assuming you have a steady hand position your brush, pencil, or applicator so it is as close to the lash-line along the eyelid as possible. Then draw a line from the inner to outer corner using one fluid stroke, following the curvature of the eyelid. Do not extend the line past the outer corner of the eye or hug the teardrop area of the eye. Making the line along the eyelid a solid, even one, starting thin at the front third of the lid and becoming slightly thicker at the back third of the lid can be an attractive classic look. You can line all the way across the eyelid if you like, from the inside corner to the outer edge, or you can stop the line where the lashes stop and start. Along the lower lashes, line only the outer two-thirds of the eye. Be sure the lower liner is a less-intense color than the upper liner. Also make sure that the two lines meet at the back corner of the eye

DAY INTO NIGHT:

How do you change your makeup from an office or daytime look to a knockout evening visage?

Here are some ideas to consider:

Add a dark shade of eye shadow to the back corner of the lid or in the crease. Use the same shade of dark or black eye shadow to create a more dramatic line around the eye and you can smudge this to create a sultry appearance.

Use a wedge or angle brush to add extra definition to the arch of your eyebrows, or add a bit more brow powder to the ends of your brows (but don't overdo it, and don't extend your brows more than ¼ inch past the eye's outer corner).

Add some shimmering highlights to the cheekbones, center of the forehead, chin, neck, shoulders, or decolletage. Use a shimmery powder (applied with a brush), such as select Crushed Diamonds Sparkling Loose Powder, or a shimmery liquid.

A vivid red coloured lipstick always makes a dramatic evening look, especially if you are wearing black.

Deepen your daytime lipstick by mixing it with a darker lip liner from the same tonal family. Be sure to blend the edges well-this is not the "light lipstick, dark lipliner" look. Then apply an ultra-shiny lip-gloss.

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Article Published On: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 11:30 [IST]

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