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Here are some trendy yet stylish make up tips to suit your style. Pick the one that you like and rock the season.
Circus Chic
This look is not for the shrinking violet - its bold, bright and dazzling! Pick four contrasting colours for your eyes and apply with a wet eyeshadow brush to increase the intensity of the colours. To add volume to your hair backcomb it and tong the ends.
Smokin Hot
Add some sparkle to your make-up with this edgy look. For eyes create a smoky effect with hues of grey. …
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Your skin tone can carry off burnished browns, warm reds and earthy shades beautifully. They will complement your complexion and emphasize your features. Here are some tips on how to apply makeup for Warm Skin and dark Hair.
How to Apply Makeup
1. Applying Foundation - Dot liquid foundation onto your skin and blend the colour into your neckline for a natural effect. Then apply concealer to any blamishes.
2. Applying Powder - Pay your face with translucent loose powder, then fluff off the excess with a large, soft brush.
3. Use a sponge-tipped …
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Make-up can cleverly be used to achieve near perfect features, without making it apparent that you actually have a layer of foundation, powder, lipstick , eye shadow and blush on your face. Invisible make-up is the latest trick that experts are using to highlight the facial features (un)naturally.
Guidelines and Tips for shopping makeup products
Before getting started, it’s essential that you have the right products in the correct shade. Though this make-up type goes very well with an even-toned, smooth skin , other skin types can also go for the invisible …
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You Don’t Know Me At All…
Blackheads. Another aggravating type of acne, right? Wrong. (Well, right about the aggravating part!)
Most people mistakenly think that blackheads are related to acne, but this is simply not true. Acne is strictly a bacterial issue. While blackheads can become infected/inflamed with bacteria, they do not begin as a bacteria issue. They have everything to do with your skin not functioning properly.
Skin has several layers, going from newest cells below, to old/dead cells on top. Its natural process is to push the newer cells to the …
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In order to get the beautiful smoky cat eyes, you do not need to be a fully armoured beautician. This sexy look can be as subtle or dramatic as you wish. The tips below will create a more powerful look in black, but to achieve a more understated look simply select light grey, burgundy or dark khakis instead. Remember, a lot depends on your skin tone and hair color, so why not try a few different tones to see which suits you best?
Your tools for powerfully sexy eye makeup:
* Eye …
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Keep a piece of paper handy to hold the lashes, and a magnifying mirror, which makes the job a lot easier.
Using a tweezer, dip the base end of the lashes into the glue, then place the lashes as close to the baseline of your own as you can, filling in wherever you want the greatest impact (generally, the mid to outer lashes look fabulous in false lashes).
Press gently, but firmly with something blunt. Hold the lash in place for about 5 seconds until the glue has a chance to hold.
Let …
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After several years a tattoo might lose its luster. And the wearer finds the once treasured tattoo no longer suits their lifestyle. Funny how time and circumstances change people. Many of us never think ahead about the ramifications associated with getting a scandalous tattoo design. That macho skull and cross bones tattoo on an arm will not look so fabulous when applying for a job with a conservative law firm. Or that “Hello Kitty” design on the ankle draws stares from job interviewers who are looking for one good reason …
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When you are blessed with clear blue eyes – did you know that the Aztecs called this color ‘azul’ and that only Gods had this eye color? – you will find it pretty straight forward to see which colors match best with your eyes and then branch out to colors which especially appeal to you.
You should always look for colors that will enhance the depth of the color in your eyes.
When your eyes are a deep dark blue (the color of sapphire) you can wear almost any color of eye-shadow, …
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You know the story…it happens to you all the time, especially when you have to prepare yourself for a special occasion. Your make up doesn’t look the way you want to or, worse, you do the make up and feel very proud of yourself…and when you get out, everybody is looking strangely at you. Why is that? Oh, well…It happened again: your make up mirror wasn’t big enough, clear enough or you didn’t find any light to see better any imperfections that may have appeared. It is time for you …
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Eyes are the windows of the soul. They reveal your confidence and lend individuality to your face. The right eye make up can help in creating magic and getting attention to your eyes. Whether it is the right shade of eye shadow or skillfully applied mascara, the application of eye makeup is critical to your overall makeup routine. Use skillful techniques to hide flaws and play up the best part of your eyes. Eye make up should be applied after washing the eyes so that the makeup does not clump. …
