Beauty Quickie: Beauty experts agree that by applying your makeup right the first time you can encourage your cosmetics to stay in place. For instance, when it comes to foundation you want to apply it as evenly as possible. While some women use their fingers to accomplish this, MUA’s recommend using a sponge or beauty blender in order to yield amazing results.
Beauty Quickie: There is a very good reason your mother told you to keep you hands off your face. By constantly touching your face you will possibly not only smudge your makeup but the dirt and oils from your hands will transfer to your face causing your makeup not to last as long. Remember, oil breaks down cosmetics so it is best to try to keep oil at bay as much as possible.
We came across a cute set of lip balms and just had to share! If you are on any social media platform it is safe to say that most likely you have seen memes and captions stating that you should,”Keep Calm,” for one reason or another. Rimmel has gotten in on the popular catchphrase by developing a line of affordable lip balms. The balms cases say to Keep Calm and: Kiss, Shop, Rock, Play and Party.
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Nude lips are basically a makeup look where the lip shade matches your skin tone. The key is to find a tint that makes lips appear nude or blends seamlessly with your skin color without having the lips go missing from the face. You still want your lips to look like they are there, it is just a more toned down or muted lip look.
There are some who believe darker skin tones cannot wear a nude lip, but regardless of your skin shade always remember that nude lips will not look right if you do not find the right color. In my own beauty escapades it took quite a few attempts in order to find a shade that I liked. For me, mixing browns also helped me to achieve the look that I felt came across “nude.” Here is how I achieve this look:
1. Exfoliation: Dry, flaky lips will be VERY visible with this look so be sure to use a toothbrush to gently massage away any dead skin.
2. Lip Liner: I like to line my lips with a brown pencil that is a shade or two darker than than the lip color I plan to use. The liner not only keeps my lip color from running away, but the contrast of light and dark makes my lips really pop.
3. Fill Em’ In: I use a brown lip pencil or even brown eye liner to fill my lips in so that the lipstick will have a good base to adhere to and stay put. Yes, I have many brown eyeliner pencils that I use for my lips, cheeks or you name it. I find some products work in a multi-purpose way so why reinvent the wheel especially if the color looks great on you?
4. Color: Apply the lipstick or lip color you feel matches your skin tone best making sure the color extends even to the corners of the mouth. The nude effect will only look natural if all areas are matching your skin.
5. Shine Like a Diamond: If your lip shade is not specially formulated to add lustrous shine a simple swipe of lip gloss will do the trick.
Beauty Quickie: Beauty experts agree that mascara should just be left to the top lashes. Nevertheless, if you want to give your eyes the appearance of being wider then apply mascara to the bottom lashes as well. Always seem to get mascara everywhere when applying product to the bottom eyelashes? Try placing a tissue under the lower lashes before application to cut down on any beauty messes.
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As ladies we are always trying out new lipsticks, lip-glosses and balms to give us that perfect pout. Well why not try Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar. This could very well be the best long lasting lipstick out there. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics claim that “It’s a lip formula that combines the longevity of a lipstick with the breezy application of a gloss. Believe us that is know lie.
This lipstick comes in at least 30 different shades. We’ve have tried: Black Dahlia – blackest blackened red, Pagan – matte blackened purple and Anita – browned burgundy and we love them all. It literally stays on all day!! This is a must try lipstick.
Like fashion, sometimes us girls can find ourselves in a bit of a beauty rut. The same colors, techniques and products are applied day after day till you look in the mirror contemplating if what you really need is a new fashion style or haircut. Therefore, we say mix things up a little and live life on the beauty edge here and there!
Giambattista Valli’s Giamba Spring 2015 Fashion Show highlighted a very daring eyeliner look. The eyeliner literally floated above the models’ eyes. To pull off this look in the real world it is important to keep the rest of the face quite natural.
The eyeliner is really the focal point and should be left to stand out alone. During the show makeup artist Val Garland used a creme liner by M.A.C. to achieve this beauty look but cremes are not always long-lasting which could cause your eyeliner look to do a disappearing act as the day rolls by. Prevent this by using an eyeliner pencil so that the design will stay all day.
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Beauty Quickie: Jojoba oil is great for your hair and can also be used to remove eye makeup which is perfect if you ever find that you are out of your regular remover. Some may shy away from using it, feeling as though it will not thoroughly remove tougher cosmetics such as hardened mascara. You will be surprised upon using this product to watch it gently break apart and abstract any eye makeup. To use, massage the jojoba oil with a cotton ball over the eye area then wash face as normal.
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Beauty Quickie: Get brighter, dazzling looking eyes by applying gold eyeshadow right above the lash line as well as the inner corner of the eyes. By applying a light eyeshadow you help open up your eyes bringing them center stage.
Beauty Quickie: Ever wake up in the morning and realize the little corner of product inside your tube of makeup was actually gone days ago? Running out of a beauty product can happen to the best of us but should not cause you anxiety. If you need to prime lids for eye makeup first apply moisturizer followed by foundation. These steps will help lock your makeup in place just like primer.
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