Make-up Tips Blog

Your guide to make-up and cosmetics

Loose the Load of Your Eyebags

Working too much, sleeping late at night or simply just tired can give a heavy load to those eye bags. You’ll see them either darker or bigger or both when you wake up, and that just won’t do. Here are some tips to hide those dark circles that just ruin your face. Applying a little more of your concealer under your eye can hide them, as well as make you look fresh. Don’t apply too much though, for you don’t want it cake-like. You can also find eye creams that can stimulate the skin’s suppleness and can protect with SPF 15. It should also have light diffusers to hide the dark circles. Several eye gel masks are also sold in the market to keep away those puffy-eyes.

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Make-up clean-up

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Make-up removers come in different forms and formula. The choice is up to you of course, whichever is suitable for your type of skin or the kind of make-up you use. But whatever make-up remover you have, the best way of using it is to shake a few drops on a cotton ball or cotton pads and dab gently on your skin to avoid unnecessary damages. If you wear water-resistant make-up such as mascara and eyeliner, try using just a little bit of baby oil (not too much if your skin is oily). Wash your skin with plain water and pat gently with a soft clean towel to dry. Don’t forget to apply mild moisturizer afterwards.

Blush On For A Slimmer Face

If you want a tinier or slimmer face, using make up the right way can do that for you. Brush up on the apple of your cheeks a lighter, pink blush. It should blend outwards towards your cheekbones. After this, try to pout or suck up your lips like a fish and you will discover the hollows of your cheeks. You can bring out them out with either a matte bronzing powder or taupe blush. To top it all of, blend everything by using a large make up brush. In an instant, your face looked slimmer with just simple make up application

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Matching colors

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Sometimes matching colors is not as difficult as it seems. When it comes to make-up, the rule is quite simple. No matter what color of clothes you are wearing, always try to match the colors of your make-up with your skin tone and the occasion. If you are a bit confused, settle for colors in neutral shades such as soft pink, peach, and brown as they will complement most skin colors while giving off a natural look. Also remember that light make-up should be worn during the day heavy and more dramatic colors in the evening.

Blush-on

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The perfect way of handling blush-ons is to make sure it looks natural on the skin. Instead of adding garish red spots on your cheeks, why not opt for colors that would suggest a warm glow to your skin? Blush is like foundation, it is meant as base make-up so apply it before you do your eye make-up and your lipstick. Apply make-up in a well-lit room so you will be able to see how much blush you are putting on. But to be on the safe side, about three to four brush strokes per cheek ought to do it.

Natural make-up for dusky skin

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Having a dark complexion is no reason to stop you from experimenting with colors. But if you really want to go for a more natural yet classy look, warm and earthy colors such as gold, bronze and maroon are the right tones for you.

Matte-finished lipsticks in medium shades are a better choice than frosted ones. If you have dark lips, put foundation or powder first before applying color. It not only makes your lips lighter, it also makes the lipstick stay longer!

For blush-ons, try hues of peach as they complement dusky complexion better by giving it warm glow.

Eyeliner Tips

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I used to dread applying eyeliner. No, really. It�s not a joke when your hand tends to shake and trust me when I say I never wanted to have my eye poked even accidentally. Good thing I was able to scrounge up these tips so I don�t have to be scared of blinding myself:

Try placing a mirror flat on the table since it�s a lot easier to apply eyeliner looking down.

Try eyeliner pencil instead of liquid eyeliner if you�re not that confident with the latter.

Instead of drawing one line over your eye line, you can draw a few dots first and connect them afterwards. Smudge a bit with a brush to smoothen the more jagged edges.

Sharpen your eyeliner pencil before application to make sure it�s clean. Then rub the tip on the skin of your hand first so it won�t be too sharp when you finally apply it.

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