What are some good tips for applying makeup? Ne good brands?

FIrst thing people need to know about appling make-up is that the purpose is actually not to look like you have any on. The goal is cover blemishes not the cake it on. You want to even out you face tones before you apply any eye-liner or shadow. I would recommend practicing maybe before hand and checking to see which styles match your facial structure.





A couple of nice brands that are actually good for your face is Bare Essentials


and


Bare Minerals





They are actually made from different companies but are the same purpose. They make base, lip color, eyeliner, different kinds of brushes, and even mascara. They both have websites, but since I'm at work I cannot currently provide a true link. Sorry.What are some good tips for applying makeup? Ne good brands?
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I prefer Beauti Control makeup and skin care. I prefer Cover Girl Mascara but the rest Beauti Control. http://www.beautipage.com/Catalog/produc鈥?/a>
I love Origins. You get a free mini-facial (they cleanse your face, do their microdermabrasion, then moisturize), and then make over. So far I've never had a bad makeover they must really train them to know good colors for you. You always always always get free samples when you purchase stuff. I go to the free standing boutique, I'm not sure if department stores have quite the same standard of service if you just walk in- but they DO if you call ahead and make an appointment. You can bring friends along for this, too. Apparently there is no limit, they do this for me and they know me by name there.


They have a ton of organic, plant based products, they are cruelty free and the products really work.





They can teach you some great make up tips. Obviously right now, natural during the day, smokey eyes during the evening.





Always start out by looking at your face. Determine what you want to play UP and if there is anything that you want to play DOWN. Ask yourself what kind of event this is... dramatic makeup or natural look? Think about your age, nothing is worse than a 15 year old who looks 25 or a 48 year old who is trying to look 15... lol.


FOUNDATION: needs to match your facial tone NOT change it. Those awful tan faces with bleached white necks that women walk around with when they don't have properly matched Foundation is just horrid! We SEE beneath your face, girls! Go ahead and take your foundation down onto your neck until completely blended. (No foundation line of demarcation at the jaw, please.) Always set foundation with powder, then again more powder after you apply the blush.


For BLEMISHES: Scars can be covered with yellow scar concealing or blue- depending on the tone of the scar. Clever use of eye shadow or blush can also minimize really prominent scars. Pimples, if they are raised, you may want to toss some dark eyeliner on them and pretend it's a beauty mark. If they are flat, you can use blemish concealer. For every day- use the type that has blemish fighter in it. For a night out- use one that does NOT (they can be drying to your skin and cause flakiness.) and apply it with a cosmetic sponge... dotting it and dabbing it until it's covered. Set with powder.


BLUSH: really depends on the shape of your face.... I've included a link so you can determine the shape of your face and what you need to accomplish with blush. (Coloring to your face, healthy glow, maximize cheekbones, minimize jawline, etc.)


EYES:


Measure your eyes- are they close set, far set, or just right. (you should be able to place a third eye between your eyes for optimal placement.) If they are close set (think Jared Leto who looks like a cyclops when he puts eyeliner on) you want to go with soft, subtle eyeliner- perhaps even a dark thin line of a light shade of eyeshadow instead of eyeliner- and stop just less than halfway under and over the eye. Make the bottom very subtle or don't use liner at all if your eyes are narrow. Wide eyes can handle liner on the inner lid of any shade, narrow eyes look great with white on the inner, lower lid. Very light colors around the inside of your eyes- where your nose starts if you have deepset eyes. Protuding eyes look nice smokey, no liner or mascara on lower lids. To ';open eyes';... curl your lashes with a curling brush.


EYESHADOW- it depends again on what you need to accomplish...the lighter colors OPEN your eyes up... darker colors are more sexy and dramatic. (Freshfaced= light colors, Glamorous= dark colors.) You can use dark color, following your brow line, (indentation below eyebrows) to make your upper lids have more depth. Light, somewhat glittery shadow applied to corners of eyes, both upper and lower lid, then allowed to drift softly back towards the center of your eyes can also open them up a bit and make you look more alert.


Clear mascara will tame wild eyebrows. Brush eyebrows down, pluck or cut any eyebrow hairs that drift too low below the curve of your eyebrow line. Try not to overpluck- thicker is in right now. (Unless you are Pamela Anderson.)


The 80's will ALWAYS be okay for her, apparently. LOL.





If you think of make up as an ENHANCER to your own beauty, and don't hide behind it- use it to show off what you have- as naturally as possible- that is a classic look. It never goes out.
I know this great foundation called individualist by estee lauder and it come in all the colors!!! It is easy to apply with a brush!!!it


But it is not a powder. it is liquid