Give eye makeup a TLC, kind of appeal
by working in layers and smudging it
along the way. First up, creamy black
pencil—apply onto the lid, way up to the
crease and lower lashes. Soften the lower
lash line by smudging gently. Apply all
over again, this time with a black
shadow, blend towards crease. Blend,
blend and blend. Apply shadow on lower
lash line to enhance. Then sweep brown
shimmery or matte shadow (will
recommend matte) over the crease and
blend not beyond the crease (the more
blended it is with the black, the
better).don’t forget to highlight your
brow bone.
AGLOSSY NUDE LIPS
There’s no simpler way to get a cute-
kittenish pout. Choose a nude that’s
slightly pink or flecked with shimmer
(they’re the most flattering), and
concentrate the gloss on the centre of the
lip or top it up with a nude shimmer.
DEWY SKIN
Fake a glow with powder highlighter: a
champagne shade if you have fair skin, a
golden tone for medium or olive skin, or
copper for dark skin. Dust it over your
cheekbones, and then dab some at the
inner corners of your eyes, on the centre
of your lids, and on the bow of your lips.
This will accentuate those features.
RED LIPS
The trick here is to pick a formula that
works for you. If you want a lipstick that
looks moist, (that’s sexy), but not super
glossy. Look for lipsticks with
“moisturizing,” “creamy,” or “butter” in
their names, and select one that has a
little brown in it. A matte red lipstick
also attracts attention. This power look
gives you total confidence but be sure to
apply it right.dont skip the lining.
GOLD SHADOW
The key to making eyes glisten with gold:
Choose a shimmery shade. Spread a
layer or two of gold over the lid, blend
towards the crease, and don’t forget to
dab some at the inner corners of the
eyes. When it comes to adding liner to
the look, smudge over with a chocolate
brown liner. It looks way better than
your usual black.
FULL LASHES
Create the effect of huge Barbie doll eyes
by gluing on a strip lash before you layer
on the mascara. Grab each cluster at its
base with tweezers, dip the root in glue,
and allow to get tacky, and then place
just at the base of the upper lash .never
underestimate the power of the lashes.
They make a huge difference to your
finished look.
FLUSHED CHEEKS
We all know that a vibrant pink glow
radiates your entire look. What we don’t
all know is how to duplicate one
believably: First, brighten skin all over
with a slightly shimmery foundation—
you can make it yourself by adding a few
drops of liquid or powder bronzer to
your normal base. Then rub rosy cream
blush on the apples of your cheeks and
blend it back along your cheekbones
using a blush brush — the heat of that
skin-on-skin contact will cause the blush
to melt beautifully
KOHL-RIMMED EYES
It’s the signature look of vixens and rock
goddesses, gothic if u says—and all it
takes is black liner and some subtle
blending.
1. Choose a waterproof pencil, so you
can darken even the inner rims. Run the
liner just inside the upper lids, then
close your eyes tightly—this will smudge
just the right amount of liner on the
inner lids on the bottom.
2. Trace the upper and lower lashes with
more black liner, and don’t worry about
it being messy—your mistakes will
disappear once you start blending and
blend well.
3. Smudge the pencil outward with a
dense eye-shadow brush —softening all
that black liner will create the illusion of
larger, deeper-set and power look eyes.
BRONZED SKIN
The first trick to using bronzer: Choose
powder (it’s actually easier to apply than
cream), and be sure the shade is more
golden than brown and without a speck
of shimmer. Second trick: Swirl the
brush not just over your cheeks, but
along your hairline and jaw line and
down the bridge of the nose. Make it
look authentic by topping it with rosy
blush on the apples of the cheeks.
WINGED LINER
Flicking liner just past the corners of
your eyes creates a flirty effect. For a
more dramatic take on the look, extend
the line just a quarter inch past the
corners and give it a soft curve upward.
To add an Arabian touch, double your
winged liner if you dare.
SOFT PEACH MAKEUP
Peach may not spring to mind when you'd
think “sexy,” but consider this: It
combines the warmth of bronzer with all
the innocence and ease of pink. The best
peach shades have hints of pink (when
you’re talking lipstick and blush) or
tones of brown (for eye shadow).it gives
a not so natural look but warm and
subtle appeal.
CONTOURED CHEEKS
If you weren’t born with sculpted cheeks,
you can get them if you so desire (trust
me,. First, sweep a matte powder blush
or contour powder under your
cheekbones. (Suck in your cheeks like a
fish face to find the spot.) If you’re fair,
use a soft beige blush; for medium skin,
try a bronze shade; on dark skin, go with
a brown one. Then, blend a powder
highlighter along your cheekbones—pick
one that nearly matches your natural
skin tone. You now have magnified
sculpted cheeks.
SHIMMERY BROWN SHADOW
Blended along the lids and under the
lower lashes, this spicy shade adds just
enough colours to enhance eyes, without
screaming “I’m wearing makeup.” Stick
with warm shades—think anything in
the toffee, caramel, or tobacco families.
For night, brush the colour over the lids
and up above the creases of the eyes.
Then blend softly.
HIGHLIGHTING
Makeup is all about enhancing our
natural look. In this light, we have
certain areas of our body we will love to
enhance. Our face plays a major part,
and to have that screen goddess look, it’s
important we highlight these certain
areas using preferably a liquid concealer
,a shade or two lighter than our
foundation to achieve this look. Note
importantly to highlight your under eyes,
bridge of your nose, centre of your
forehead, your chin and bow of your
mouth. See diagram to help…
NO MAKEUP, MAKEUP LOOK
This sultry look endows anyone. Start by
using a tinted moisturiser.(this gives you
natural coverage)dab on your
translucent powder, groom your brows,
line your eyes lightly using a brown kohl
pencil or brown gel liner. Top on
mascara (the best way to achieve this
look is to apply a black mascara on your
top lash, then using a brown for therefore
lower lash) lastly apply your nude
lipstick or pull it off by dabbing on your
lips a tinted moisturiser or a foundation
colour same as your skin tone, then top
up with a little gloss at the centre of the
lips.
