Tag Archives: Cosmetics

The Eyebrows

November 5, 2014 By in Beauty Tags: , , , 7 Comments

Eyebrows

It is almost impossible to achieve the perfect eyebrows, but we must aim to keep our eyebrows as close to perfection as possible. The eyebrows can make or break any face, achieving well-defined eyebrows is a major make-up step. You can use eyebrow pencils or shadows to achieve this. Here are some handy tips:

  1. Brush the brows to get rid of any dirt or makeup.
  2. Apply light short stokes to gently fill in the brows.
  3. Only apply pencil to the hairs and not the skin.
  4. Make use of a short flat angled brush when applying eye shadows on the brows.
  5. Use an eyebrow gel to keep eyebrows in place.
  6. Brush the eyebrows again once you are done to achieve a natural finish.

 

Eyeshadow Shades

October 22, 2014 By in Beauty Tags: , , , , , , , 1 Comment

I keep talking about various eyeshadow shades and it occurred to me that most of my readers may not quite understand what I mean by highlighter shades, accent shades, contour shades and blender shades so am breaking it down right here.

HIGHLIGHTER SHADES

Highlighter shades are generally applied all over the eye area to begin with. This is usually the first step when applying eye makeup. Highlighter shades can also be applied in inner corners and brow area of the eyes. Here is an example of a highlighter shade:

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow for £17.50

Bobbi Brown

ACCENT SHADES

Accent eye shadow shades are simply contrasting shades. For instance, if you have brown eyes, you can accent beautifully with green or blue eye shadows. You cannot accent with brown because you have brown eyes already, you need eye shadow colours to not blend with the colour of your eyes. The same rule applies for the blue-eyed, hazel-eyed and so on.

Here is an example of an accent shade for the brown-eyed girl:

MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow for £17

Green

BLENDER SHADES

An eye shadow blender shade is used to blend all the eye colours together. This M&S Diego Dalla Palma Duo Eyeshadow for £18 is a good example of a blender shade:

m&s

CONTOUR SHADES

Contour eye shadows give eyes definition and the ‘pop-out’ look. This is usually the darkest shade in your eye shadow palette. Here is an example of a contour shade:

Moondust Eyeshadow for £14 by Urban Decay

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Face Shapes: How To Enhance An Inverted Triangle Face

August 15, 2014 By in Beauty Tags: , , , 3 Comments

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Beauty products exist to help correct nature’s imperfections. They enhance our God-given features when used correctly. To make the most of your make-up/beauty products, you need to know your face shape, its proportions and features. To determine your face shape and proportions, sweep your hair back from your face and look straight into the mirror. You can take a lip or eye pencil and draw around your reflection on a mirror to help determine your face shape.

An Inverted Triangle/ Heart Shaped Face

Inverted Triangle Face

 

An inverted triangle face or a heart-shaped face is longer than it is wide, has a narrow jaw line and a pointy chin. To enhance the inverted triangle face, beauty products should be used to shade the outer edges of the cheekbones and highlight the jaw line. To achieve this, foundation or bronzer should be used to shade the outer edges of the cheekbones and chin and use an iridescent highlighter along the jaw line.

Apply blush to the apples of the cheek, go for bright coloured lipsticks and lipgloss to draw attention to the lower half of your face. Try not to extend your eye shadow beyond the outer edge of the eyes so you don’t draw attention to this part of your face.

Go for hairstyles that draw attention to the jaw line and minimize the width of the face. Hair styles that finish at the jaw line, like a short bob will enhance the inverted triangle face.

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