7 Steps to Great Makeup

Makeup is meant to enhance features not bring negative attention to you. That’s what wearing too much makeup will do; it will bring you unwanted attention. Don’t wear too much of anything such as:

i) Eyeliner: dark, thick eyeliner will make you look overdone and will ruin the rest of your makeup.

ii) Mascara: too much mascara looks fake and will flake. It looks especially bad if worn with thick eyeliner or dark blue eye eye shadow.

iii) Foundation: Make sure your foundation is the same color as your skin. Foundation is meant to protect and give the face a smooth look. The magic word is blend.

iv) Powder:The same holds true for powder – not too much. Also, be sure to blend your makeup so there are no obvious lineS

2. Lips

Apply lip liner to completely cover the lips, add color and your lipstick will stay on much longer. Make sure your lip liner doesn’t show. Also, your lip color should match your skin tone; wear cool colors if you have cool coloring and warm colors if you have warm coloring. If you want to make your lips look smaller, keep your liner on the inside of your lips. However, if you decide to make your lips look larger, going outside the natural outline of you lips is a mistake. This can look quite messy and unnatural.

3. Appropriate makeup
Wear makeup that is appropriate for the occasion. If you are going to the beach you shouldn’t wear the same or as much makeup as you would if you were going dancing. Also, when you are in daylight your makeup should be a lighter than when you are out for the evening.

4. Too little or no makeup

Some women don’t wear makeup because they are not sure how to use it and are afraid of being overdone. If you are unsure, start will light colours in your shade. Start slowly and add one product at a time. Maybe start with foundation, add mascara, blush or lipstick. If you are not used to wearing makeup, using a lot a first may be a little too much for you, so start slowly. The bottom line is a little is better than none. If you are still unsure seek professional advice.

5. Overall look

When your makeup is completed it should look natural. That means avoiding colours that clash. If you have dark skin and hair you will look better in darker shades; light colours will make you look washed out. If your hair and skin tone are light, light colours will look better on you. Dark makeup will make you look older and harsh. If you have oily skin, first use oil control moisturizer and foundation. Then be sure to wear loose powder, keeping pressed powder with you for touch ups.

6. Hair color

Your hair color should also be in harmony with your skin. If you have dark hair and you want to add color, keep it close to the same shade. If you have light hair, use light colors. As you age your skin will lighten, so should your hair color. One last thing about hair color – if you do color you hair be sure you keep it up, don’t let your roots show.

7. One last thing

Keep makeup looking fresh all day by doing regular touch ups. Don’t let your makeup fade or crease. Smile!!!

12 Winter Makeup Tips

Winter makeup requires extremely different approach than makeup for other season. Why? Because cold weather might be devastating for looks you work on for several hours. In this article we share some interesting tips for winter makeup, explaining what you should avoid in makeup and best alternatives for things that work in summer time but do not work in winter season.

Make Up Tips for Winter:

1. Choose good face cream to apply under your makeup, so it will last long.
2. If you are going to be exposed to cold weather for longer than 20 minutes, do not use creams that may leave a moisture level just under your makeup, it may destroy your makeup. If you use moisturizer, make sure you choose light consistency moisturizer so skin of your face will absorb it fully before makeup application.
3. You can use silicone based foundations in winter’s cold days, they are good to work with.
4. To party in winter, choose powder make up foundation, it’s more resistant for temperature changes.
5. If it’s really cold outside, avoid liquid foundations, they do not like temperature changes. Read about makeup foundations.
6. Mascara, eyeliners or lipliners should be waterproof – you will be sure that your makeup will stay on.
7. Loose powder may cause skin dryness and give effect of cracked skin.
8. Avoid cream blush in cold days – they contain vaseline derivatives substances, not recommended during cold days.
9. When you choose blush or eyeshadows, pick mousse one and avoid eyeshadows that contain vaseline.
10. Choose lipstick that contains beeswax instead of lip gloss.
11. Avoid pink and red makeup colors in winter if you don’t want skin redness effect.
12. In winter time make up is not as much sensitive to cold as to drastic temperature changes. If you change environments from very cold to very hot (from outdoor to indoor), your makeup is in danger – thanks to intensified blood flow to the skin’s surface.

We hope you enjoyed our 12 Makeup Tips for Winter article and do not forget to share it if you like it with your friends on facebook or twitter. Enjoy winter!

Sexy Halloween Makeup

Normally, we wear makeup to enhance our looks, but Halloween brings out the wild in many people who seem to be trying to look ugly. Yes, ugly is scary, but you don’t have to be ugly to dress up for Halloween. If you’re going to an adult party, you need special Halloween makeup that you can still feel beautiful in. Here are some makeup tips for your favorite Halloween celebrations.

Cat Eyes. Lots of women like to be catty, and for good reason. Cat costumes are sexy, and your makeup can be too. Since you’re a grown-up kitty, you don’t have to completely mimic a cat’s face. Regular foundation color is fine because your eyes are the big focus here. Use a black liquid eyeliner, and paint a graduating line, start thin at the inner corner and go thicker from about the mid-point of your lid, going up dramatically at the end, extending about a half inch past your outer corner. You can add a little sparkle on your lids and below. Draw a fine black line on your lower lid. Try false eyelashes and pink lips. Skip the whiskers. You can use this look for almost any other animal costume.

Witch. Who says all witches are ugly? If I were a witch, I’d use my magic spells to make myself a beautiful one, so I think the ugly ones must not be very good. But witches are busy indoors working on potions, so you want a pale face. Find a white foundation, which you may have to go to a specialty shop for. Black liner just on the top lids, mascara on both, and sparkly gold lips. You want your lips to look like magic. Use very dark nail polish and draw attention to it with rings. A long black wig or clip-on ponytail is best (sorry, there aren’t many blonde witches).

Vampiress. You do have to look a bit scary to be a vampire, but only scary in the possibility of what you could do to your victim, not scary ugly. The two main features here are a white face and blood red lips. Black and silver eye shadow work well for this look, and paint on a beauty mark near your lips. Don’t forget the red nails, and you’ll be most convincing if you drink red wine at night.

Make sure you pack extra makeup in your purse and check the mirror frequently. Extravagant makeup is great for fantasy wear only if it’s not running off your face, and you may need to touch up more than normal. This is one night you can’t even think about going to bed without washing your face well with a good cleanser, removing all makeup traces with toner and finishing with a night cream. Otherwise, you’re going to scare yourself when you wake up. Don’t forget to visit our cosmetics site for your everyday makeup tips. Happy Halloween.