The 1940′s vintage look mode of make up is still basically in style and is making a big come back in Hollywood. Women during this period (like Veronica Lake, Bette Davis) were perfectly coiffed and made up.
It is not difficult to put together a vintage make up look as the colors focus on the lips, eyebrow shape and eye shadow.
The face must be clean when starting (wash and moisturize to ensure your face is smooth). At night, after removing the make up and washing your face prior to moisturizing, use a toner.
Certain make up artists mix moisturizer and pressed base as it goes on smoothly while also staying on much longer. Cr
27 FebVintage Look Make Up
11 FebBeauty Tips for Women Working Long Hours
If you are a married with kids, hardworking lady then you know you only got little time and energy to focus on looking sexy and applying that eye make up. So you have to wake up in the morning and transform to that professional looking female before you go to work. Here are some quick tips to refresh your look when there’s little time left.
[ Beauty Tip ] Make those blemishes and dark spots disappear. Those dark circles under your eyes and those blemishes must be covered either with some cover up, make-up powder or concealer stick. It should take you about two minutes (2′) to treat all problem areas on your face.
[ Beauty Tip ] Use of eye make-up. You can quickly apply mascara to your lashes to bring out your eyes in just one minute. If you have a few spare seconds you can also apply some eye shadow to further improve your look.
[ Beauty Tip ] Lip-gloss on your lips. Lip-gloss works wonders. Quickly apply some flavored lip gloss and stay assured that it will make the difference. You can always apply lipstick instead of lip-gloss or you can apply them both but generally lip-gloss can be applied quicker.
[ Beauty Tip ] Use of magic pins. Always have a few pins and clips handy. You could transform your hair and the way you look in 30 seconds, top. For example you could twist your hair up and pin it back.
[ Beauty Tip ] Hairspray and gel. Sometimes you need chemical intervention over your hair in order to avoid fly aways. Spray gels or hairsprays may become handy in such situations and can be applied in just seconds.
[ Beauty Tip ] Smell good. Use your favorite perfume or a body spray. Just a few sprays and you are finished in no time.
I know that when you are a hardworking woman who has a family to look after and husband to take care of, the last thing on your mind is make-up. But if you decide to go for all of the tips above then you only need 5-10 minutes. You could be looking fresh and sexy in no time. Good Luck!
20 JanMakeup Mistakes Women of Color Make-beauty
Here’s more advice from makeup artists regarding some common cosmetic blunders.
Don’t: Line lips with black eyeliner.
This look, based on a trend set by Naomi Campbell back in the nineties, is no longer in fashion and is not as flattering as some women believe. Lip liner should never look like a dark ring encircling the mouth.
Do: Match lip liner with lipstick and blend.
Your makeup will look more natural if there is no clear line between liner and lipstick. Try colors like plums and burgundies. Or you can blend a neutral tone liner (chestnut, chocolate) with matching lipstick and gloss just in the center. Whatever you do, don’t forget to blend.
Don’t: Draw in your eyebrows.
To frame the face some women mistakenly use pencil to create an artificial looking arch.
Do: Take time to create a natural-looking brow.
Pluck or wax only excess hairs. Enhance thin brows with a combination of light eye pencil strokes the strokes should look like individual eyebrow hairs. For more definition, add eye shadow matching your brow color.
Don’t: Buy foundation a shade lighter or darker than your skin tone.
Many women of color do this consciously to alter their complexion. But it looks obvious.
Do: Select a foundation that blends with your natural tone.
The purpose of foundation is to bring out your natural beauty by evening skin tone. Ask a cosmetics consultant for help in finding the right match and applying it with powder. Once you’ve learned how to use these products to enhance your beauty, you’ll feel better about the skin you’re in.
Don’t: Forget to blend eye shadow.
Though you may use three different shades of shadow, you should not be able to see the lines between those shades.
Do: Blend, blend, blend.
After you’ve applied your shadow colors, use a shadow brush, or your fingers, to blend the lines between the colors. The effect will be more flattering and natural.
Don’t: Wear too much makeup or too little.
Some women of color apply too much foundation and powder because they are imitating celebrities or they believe that’s how makeup is supposed to look thick and cakey. Others, turned off by a “made up” face, wear no makeup at all, or only lipstick.
Do: Wear just enough makeup to bring out your natural beauty.
If you apply concealer and one layer each of foundation and powder, coverage should be complete and even. There’s no need for multiple makeup layers. To complete your look, add some complementary eye shadow, mascara, and lipstick. If you’ve selected the appropriate shades, you will not look too made up you’ll just look like a better you. Consult the experts at a makeup counter for guidance, and take notes.
12 MayEyeshadow Application Tips
Eye Shadow’s primary purpose is to enhance the eye’s shape. Apply eyeshadow to add simple definition or to make a strong impact, depending on your choice of colour. There are two basic ways to apply eye shadow in shape shading, “rounded” and “winged. Use a small, more pointed eyeshadow brush to run the slightly darker shade of the main color in a thin line along the socket line, working from the inside corner outward. Eye shadows come in in several textures, powders (compacts), pencils, and creams. Powder can be used either dry or wet and it’s really easy to control. Pencils are fairly easy to use and Creams tend to be hard to control. A dark tone makes an area recede, while a light or bright shade will bring an area forward. This is why eyeshadow is often sold in containers with two color shades: a dark and light.
Three coordinating eye shadow shades that define, highlight and accentuate any eye color. Always apply a lighter shade under the brow bone to highlight the eyes and darker shades on the lid and the crease of the eye. Using a large, flat eyeshadow brush, apply a light shadow color over your entire eyelid from lash line to brow. Choose a fine brush for the eyeshadow application. the base colour to the entire lid from the inside to the outside corner and from the base of the lashes to the eyelid crease. Eyeshadow is applied to draw attention to the eye which accounts for many shades of purple, blue, green, yellow and orange color that comes in and out of fashion. Choose an eyeshadow color that matches your dress, eye color and face makeup.
Eyeshadow Application Tips
1. Before using eye-shadow, use a little powder on the eyelid as a base.
2. Eye-shadow is available in many shades. On black eyes, chocolate, green or mauve shades are preferred.
3. Eyeshadow is commonly found in powder form but it is also available in cream with a sponge-tip wand and in crayons.
4. Eyeshadow should be used for night make-up.
5. Eye shadows with cream-coloured, soft and silky texture are posed in two blows of brushes and are based on the eyelid naturally.
6. Apply the darkest shade to the outer corners of the eyes from lash line to the crease.
7. Use the light shade to cover the entire eyelid that is from the lash line to the brow.
8. Apply the medium shade on the lower lid.
9. Never share the eye makeup tools because by doing so you may unknowingly transfer eye infections to one another such as the conjunctivitis.
10. Cheer up now, as there is a way to make it stick for little longer.