For every teenagers and woman; looking good could be a good business; and an essential part of female well-being. I will be sharing with you make-up tips that will indeed amaze you. Thanks to Always Nigeria on Facebook for its great tips!
• Do you want to learn the face cosmetics tricks and beauty makeup tips used by a professional makeup artist?
• Have you wondered how to accentuate your best features while minimizing your trouble areas?
• Are you "stuck" wearing the same outdated make up style of years past and would love to change it?
• Do you want make your look more romantic?
Then, you are about to be introduced to the beauty and makeup tips you can use, the techniques professional make up artists learned in school, what cosmetics to use and when and about caring of your skin. With this knowledge available to you, you can achieve your own unique stunning look, and do your own makeover!
Please note, at any point of the post, you can share own tips and also comment on posted tips.
Mascara
Mascara does magic for our lashes as long as it is correctly applied, in such a way that there are no globs of the stuff clinging to our lashes and that each strand is separated from the other.
Nothing ruins the effect of mascara than globs and lash strands clumped together.
To avoid dried globs and clumping strands, apply the mascara to the base of the lashes with the mascara wand and then give the wand a wiggle.
Afterwards, carefully brush the mascara to the ends of the lashes with the use of a lash comb. Or if you do not want to use a lash comb, just wipe the excess mascara from your wand with a piece of tissue before touching it to your lashes.
Smudges
Another thing that makes mascara look ugly is if it smudges.
Sometimes, the smudge happens because the eye cream or the concealer used is oil-based and still wet. You can prevent the smudging by applying powder first onto your lower eyelids before putting on the mascara.
Also, try not to blink while putting the mascara on, or else it will definitely stick to your eyelids rather than to your lashes.
Thicker Lashes
Sometimes, a second coat of mascara makes the lashes look thicker.
But if you are thinking of applying a second coat, better do it before the first coat dries, or else you will only end up clumping the lashes.
Also, do use your lash curlers before putting on your mascara, not after. Lash curlers work more effectively if preheated prior to the curling.
Be careful not to heat your curlers too much, though, or else you will singe your eyes.
Applying Mascara
When applying mascara, we tend to miss the lashes at the corners of our eyes.
To make sure that you have your lashes fully covered, it is best that you use a mascara wand that is short and thin. Short and wands let you reach those corner lashes; it also gives you extra control in handling it.
The best mascara results come from using clean wands, so keep your wands clean at all times. Put some makeup remover on your mascara wand to wash off the dried mascara, and then clean it with soap and water. Let the wand dry first before replacing it with your other makeup tools. A clean and dry wand not only maximizes the application and appearance of mascara on the eyes, but also prevents the eyes from getting irritated.
Best Mascara for Your Eyelashes
Sometimes simplicity makes all the difference.
Getting all dolled up doesn't have to become a hassle every time you have somewhere to go. A nice dress or outfit can be complemented with a few jewelry items, a fashionable hairstyle (or hair brushed out straight) and a light smattering of makeup.
Whether you are going for all-out glamor or girl-next-door gorgeous, a coat or two of mascara will work wonders for bringing out your beautiful eyes and long lashes. If you don't regularly wear makeup, you may want to consider these questions before selecting mascara from among countless brands and styles.
1. What type of eyelashes do I have? Are they long, curly, thick, thin, short, just right?
2. What will look best with my complexion? What will complement my outfit and wardrobe in general?
Natural Beauty
You need to visualize the specific changes if you truly want to change your look.
What will any improvements you make look like? See yourself with a streamlined body, healthier hair, clearer skin, majestic posture. These changes are realistic and attainable.
TIPS
1. Stay away from goals you'll never reach.
2. Don't compare yourself with someone you've seen on the TV or movie screen or on the cover of a magazine.
3. Accept your uniqueness and capitalize on it.
Do Everything Better
The way you use your beauty products will make all the difference in results.
For instance, try to duplicate what you see and feel your hair is shampooed at a salon. The product is always handled, never poured directly on hair.
Add a massage to your scalp when washing. While rinsing, lift your hair away from your scalp for about two minutes until it squeaks.
Discover The Virtues of Vanity
Confident women enjoy experimenting as a way of relieving stress and boost morale.
Women who care about how they look are fascinating to watch, and teach us about taste and glamour.
Vanity is a positive virtue, allowing us to fix our heads as well as our looks.
Look Pretty Amazing
Don't worry about looking pretty - look pretty amazing show the world you care about yourself.
Real beauty celebrates individuality.
Rather than running around looking for beauty in pricey external products, discover within yourself. Make the most of what you have. You'll learn to like yourself and that will spark a light within.
Eyeliner
To really define your eyes, apply a thin line of eyeliner in black or brown, khaki, plum or navy.
To properly apply the eyeliner pencil or liquid liner, gently pull the corner of your eye outward, forming a straight line along your lashes. Starting at the inside corner and working toward the outside, delicately trace a line with the pencil angled toward your lashes.
Be careful how much eyeliner you apply, as a little really does go a long way. For a dramatic look, thicker and darker is very acceptable. For a subtle definition, stick with a lighter application.
Eyeliner Application
1. Close-Set Eyes
Line outer third of upper lids with gray,brown, or black liner. Smudge gently. Use a lighter liner on the inner eye to widen the space between eyes.
2. Small Eyes
Draw a dark line gradually thickening at outer edge of the eye. Use a light-colored pencil (gold, silver, white) and draw under lower lash.
3. Deep-Set Eyes
Line upper lash line with pale, shimmery liner. Then line outer edge of lower lash with a soft, neutral shade (gray or taupe). This will create the illusion of a less heavy lid.
4. Drooping Eyes
Line outer third of eye very close to lashes, carefully sweeping the liner up at the corner of the eye.
Is Your Makeup Safe To Use?
Not all of us may be aware of this, but if we are careless with the use and storage of our makeup, our makeup could end up infecting and damaging our skin.
How is this possible?
Most cosmetics available out there have water as one of their main ingredients. Water is a favorite breeding ground for different kinds of germs, and some of these germs can infect the skin and make us sick.
Of course, most makeup products have chemicals in them that are meant to preserve the makeup and prevent the germs from infesting in the product. The thing is, constant exposure to heat, sunlight and humidity can make these preservatives weak.
Suggestions for Use and Storage of Makeup
1. Keep the makeup products and tools stored in a place that is cool and dry. Exposing these products to direct sunlight should also be avoided.
2. Makeup containers should be closed tightly when not in use.
3. Pencils, whether eyebrow pencils, lip-liners or eye-liners, should always be covered tightly when in storage and sharpened after every use.
4. Products that come in stick form, such as stick foundations and blushes, should be wiped off thoroughly with a clean tissue after every application.
5. Avoid using makeup if suffering from any kind of skin infection. Whatever items that are used during an outbreak should be thrown away, or the infection will only keep recurring.
Storage of Makeup
*When putting on makeup, use disposable applicators that are clean and dry rather than our own fingers.
* Never share makeup and makeup tools, even with your mothers, sisters or closest girlfriends.
* If the product changes in color, texture, smell or even taste, dispose of the product and shop for a new one.
* If the product's consistency is no longer the same as it was when it was new, never add water or saliva to makeup. Just throw it away and get a new one.
* We should also remember to wash the makeup tools that we use, the applicators, the brushes and the spongers, at least once a week. There are good cosmetic cleansers out there for this very purpose, but mild soap and dishwashing liquid can also do the trick. We should make sure to dry our makeup tools very carefully before putting them away.
Hand Treatment
Hands are the most visible parts of you, but they also take a lot of abuse.
You use them in everyday activity, and yet, they are the ultimate accessory. You must give them the same attention you give your face.
Subsequent updates will give you tips on how you can take good care of your hands.
A Quick Hand Treatment
Wash hands thoroughly with warm water, then, using a coarse washcloth, rub briskly.
While skin is slightly damp, apply a mixture of one teaspoon honey and one teaspoon olive oil.
Place hands in small plastic bags, then in a pair of cotton gloves for thirty minutes. The heat helps the treatment penetrate.
How to Apply Eyeliner
Liquid eyeliner should only be used above the top lashes.
It is best to use a pencil or eyeshadow under the lower lashes. For a more dramatic look, use a colored kohl pencil above and below lashes and follow with a black liquid liner on the top. It will make your lashes appear darker and will stay on all day.
A dark eye-liner highlights the shape of your eyes and deepens the look. Softly line with eyeliner pencil, draw a thin line along lashes next to roots.
For a dramatic look, lightly dot color along the lower lashes. For softness, line can be smudged with fingertip.
Eyeliner Pencil
The eyeliner pencil should be able to draw a thin, unbroken line along your skin - test it on your hand or arm first. Either sharpen it until the line is thin enough, or if it is too thin, draw a line on a tissue, which will make the tip blunter.
You should hold the eyeliner pencil as you would hold a pencil or pen to write with, usually with your dominant hand. Use your other hand to stretch the eye you are going to line from the outer corner. You can rest your hand holding the pencil against the hand pulling your lid taut.
Don't try to focus on your whole eye lid at one time - just look at the part you are drawing on. The line should be just above your eye lashes on the top lid and just below on the bottom, and should extend just to the outer corner of your eye.
Be wary if your eyeliner pencil tip is quite dry, as this may pull at delicate eye tissue. Draw the line with care if this is the case.
Liquid Eyeliner
Liquid eyeliner comes in a bottle rather like ink, and you must use a separate brush to apply. The best result will come from a point liner brush.
It is natural to close your eye as you draw the line, but if you keep it open, it will actually make it easier to follow the curve of your lid and thus have a straighter line.
You do not need to try and paint a continuous line with liquid eyeliner. It is actually easier to pain a few small dashes onto the lash line, eg. Inner corner, middle and outer corner, then go back and connect them.
If you want a thicker line than this initial thin one, build it up gradually. Start at the middle of the lash line and draw towards the outer corner. You can extend the line slightly past the outer corner of your eyelid if you wish.
More Eyeliner Advice
Rest your elbow on the table with the mirror directly in front of your face to keep your hand steady. Kneel on the floor if you need to.
If u look down into a mirror while drawing your line, it is easier to apply..
If your pencil is too "sticky" and doesn't glide on very easily, hold the point over a flame for a second--the liner will glide on! Let it cool first o...lol.
It also helps to run your pencil under hot water for a couple of seconds...to soften the pencil.
PencilLiner
If you think your pencil color is too light, then you can put it above a lighter for a few seconds, but be careful becuase the pencil could catch on fire or melt the tip off..
Have you been told to only put eyeliner from the outside corner to the middle of the puple?
Put liquid eyeliner on the bottom lid, and it does not go stringy if you just do it right.. you have to put it *NOT* right on the part of the lid thats touching the eye, but right along the bottom lash-line, it makes your eyes look bigger, but it doesnt look good on alot of people.. especially if you dont do your bottom eyelashes :).
Body Odour
You have probably heard of the term Personal Hygiene since kindergarten and reviewed it again in Health class. It consists of your personal body care habits mostly.
Subsequent updates will give personal hygiene tips that will help reduce body odour and a together appearance which will give people the impression that you are a together person.
We will also discuss dress and countenance because this is something that ladies oftentimes take for granted.