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Open Your Eyes to the Magic of Eyeliner

Today's Guest Author is Janet Martin.

If you are going to put on makeup, you have to make sure that what you are applying is complimenting your looks and making you more beautiful. There is really no point in spending time to apply makeup if it will just ruin your pretty face.

One makeup that a lot of women don't know how to handle is the eyeliner. Just look around you and you will see that many women look fiercer, out of style, or simply untidy whenever they use eyeliner. Do not commit the same mistakes that these women are guilty of; read on and learn how to use this makeup accessory more effectively.


Types of Eyeliner

Pencil-

The most popular type of eyeliner is the pencil. You probably have seen and used this one. The pencil eyeliner is very easy to use and quite versatile. You can use this practically for any occasion. Just be sure to choose a soft eye pencil, especially if you are just starting to learn how to apply a liner, because you don't want to hurt your eyes with hard-tipped pencil eyeliner.


Liquid-

Of all the eyeliner types, the liquid eyeliner is the most difficult to control because of its fluid consistency. You need to have a steady hand in order to achieve a flawless finish when using the liquid type because it can smudge easily. Once you have mastered its use, however, the lines created by liquid eyeliners are brighter, more pronounced and a whole lot clearer.


Felt-tip-

This is another type that is easy to use. A felt-tip liner is sort of a fusion between a liquid and pencil eyeliner. It's got the ease of application of a pencil liner and the consistency of the liquid type.


Cake-

Before, only master artists know about cake eyeliners. Fortunately for women of today, the popularity of cake eyeliners has increased so there are many manufacturers who make them now. This is the best type to use if you want to have smoky eyes. If you don't want to invest in an expensive cake eyeliner, you can always use your eyeshadow to do the trick. Just make sure that you use a small brush to make things easier for you when applying lines on your eyelids.


Eyeliner Application Tips

Dozens of women apply eyeliner by pulling the outer area of their eyes. This is one mistake that you have to avoid. Not only will this practice contribute to eye wrinkles, you will also end up with jagged lines on your eyes when your skin goes back to the right position. The best way to put eyeliner is by gently pulling up the center part of your eyelid. This will give you a good view of the area and will also help in drawing a straighter line.

If you are just starting to experiment with using eyeliner, it would be best to choose a shade that is on the light side like brown for a more natural look. Leave the darker shades and kohl to makeup professionals.

Remember not to use liquid eyeliner for lining your lower eyelids. If you have to line your lower lids, it would be better to use a cake or pencil liner. If you don't want to look like you've stepped out of a 60's magazine, do not create thick lines. Not only will these make your eyes look fierce, but they will also highlight your flaws and make you look tired.

Lastly, you should remember to take care of the skin around your eyes. No amount of eyeliner or makeup tricks can conceal dark circles, fine lines and puffy eyes. To protect the health of your eye area, always remember to remove eye makeup before going to sleep. Lastly, use eye cream regularly. This will help protect this sensitive area and correct eye problems, such as eye bags, fine lines and skin discoloration. One eye cream that you can try is Eyevive. Know more about this product by visiting http://www.eyevive.com/

About the Author
Janet Martin is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and published author. Many of her insightful articles can be found at the premier online news magazine. http://www.thearticleinsiders.com./

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Eye Makeup Tips

Eye makeup is one of the last few steps involved in the makeup application routine. It is a step that completes the makeup preparation, for often a little foundation and eye makeup is all you would need to pull of a glamorous and exciting look. It is the eye makeup routine of the entire makeup application process that really brings out the beauty of the makeup, also could make the difference between a natural look, an exotic look, or a demure but sexy look. Eye makeup comprises of all the makeup and makeup accessories that you would use to decorate or highlight your eyes.

Eye Makeup Tips

Before you learn how to apply makeup, you need to know what kind of makeup you're applying. There's makeup for the face, eyes, eyebrows and lips. You certainly don't have to use makeup on all of your facial features, but you can. If you decide to use facial makeup, or concealer, make sure to get a concealer shade that matches your face. If you're concealer is too dark or too pale, it will stand out. If you have nice skin, you can bypass concealer or, you can apply it to areas that contain blemishes.

Formal eye makeup tips will allow you to look glamorous. You need to know just how to apply makeup correctly, to achieve the desired, finished look. Learning how to put on eye makeup does not have to be a difficult process either. Here are several key steps to make your wedding or prom pictures truly amazing.

Use your fingers for working the foundation on one area of your face. It is better if you are moving your fingers in circular motion, and after you have finished this finger-walk, you can use sponge for the final working of the foundation.

Techniques of Eye Makeup

It doesn't matter the size or shape your eyes, with the proper makeup techniques you can change the shape of your eyes. You can make your eyes appear bigger, wider and even more dramatic with these simple easy tips. Do you have small eyes? Use pale color up to the crease, contour crease with a dark, smoky color, smudging often.

Apply your foundation first over your entire face before you start on your eye makeup. You need a good canvas to work with.

Choose an eyelid sparkler in soft, metallic cream and dab a smidgen of it on your lids. Then sweep a pressed powder eye shadow in metallic copper also on your lids to add a dark, sexy glaze. Use a clear mascara to lengthen your lashes. You want to keep the attention to your eyes, so a touch of champagne gold lipstick will be enough to complete the look.

Apply an eye shadow primer from lash to brow to make your eye makeup last. You can skip this step if you prefer. Using a makeup brush or eye shadow sponge, apply the medium shade from lashes to the crease of your eyelid.

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Is your Foundation Coverage Cakey? No way!

Powder foundation can look just as great as liquid - if you apply it properly.

To prevent that layered-on look, mark makeup artist Anthea King says to, 

"Lay on a moisturizer and let it sink in - completely! - before reaching for your powder foundation. This will ensure a smooth application that looks flawless, not cakey."

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How to Apply Eyeshadow

How to apply eyeshadow is potentially a problematic area for many women as part of their daily makeup routine.

Perhaps the biggest problem is the learning curve involved to understand how to apply eyeshadow to best enhance your eyes and make them a feature of your desired look. 

The key is applying your eyeshadow to make your eyes the focal point not the area around them. For a better understanding on what eyeshadow is best to suit the individual needs you should pop down to a makeup counter. Most of these make up counters in department stores offer a free makeup consultation on the products you're a looking for.

It is best to stick to the eyeshadow shades that compliment your skin tone and eye shade, and remember the time of day you are shopping for and the venue you will be at will greatly influence your eyeshadow color choice.

Day Time: It is best to target the lighter and neutral shades.

Evening: This is the time suited for experimenting as you can typically get away with stronger shades and bolder colors.

Time spent early on practicing how to apply eyeshadow to create your perfect results for both the day and night looks will make your application quicker for your daily routine.

Eyeshadow now comes in many styles and finishes. It is available in creams, powders, liquid and pencils.

It can be frosted; matte, glitter, shimmer and some are specifically designed for drier or older skin. Many manufactures now produce eyeshadow compacts with coordinated shades of eyeshadow, typically including a light, medium and dark shade. 

The ever-changing trends and fashion statements have lead us to see a rise in the use of intense eyeshadow colors. Experimenting with these intense colors on your eyes can be fun. You can test eye shadow colors on the back of your hand or your inner wrist, but do keep in mind that the way a color looks in the store may not be the way it looks on your eyes or in natural light due to the shop lighting effecting colors.

Eyeshadow application will vary greatly from person to person due to eye shape, skin types and the effect you are after, although there are a few principle points on applying eyeshadow. Light shades will generally open and highlight the eyes, giving the eyes a larger look. Dark shades will add depth and dimension, while making the eyes look smaller

Learning how to apply eyeshadow is going to be down to trial and error to start, while you learn what works and does not. 

To start you should grab the following items of make up.

Eyeshadow (light, medium, and dark shades that suit your complexion)
Mirror
Makeup Brushes
Eyeliner
Mascara
Makeup remover

It is best if you start this process as you would with your normal makeup application, by applying your usual foundation and face

 powder
Begin by applying a light color from lash line to brows. Shades of ivory, beige, peach or pink are common, but other light tones can work well. Then apply a medium shade from lash line to crease. Finally, accent the crease of the eyelid with the darkest shade. Blend with a soft brush to avoid removing your eye shadow or smudging. You can apply eyeliner along the lash line and use mascara to accent your eye lashes if you like. Eye makeup remover or a damp cloth can remove smudges. Some people opt to do their eye shadow and other eye makeup before applying foundation and other makeup to allow mistakes to be tidied up more easily.

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Your First Makeup Tools Kit

Your First Makeup Tools Kit
Our guest writer for today is: Rachel Broune

Achieving a flawless face isn't just about the makeup, but how it's applied. The right tools can help you achieve your makeup goals more precisely and easily. Every makeup brush, like other makeup tools, has its own function. But you don't need them all. Choose the tools that make sense for you. Makeup tools may include cosmetic Brushes, Cosmetic Containers, Makeup Mirror, Tweezers, Cosmetic Bags, Eyelash Curler, Cosmetic Case and Makeup Kits.

One should take right tools for wearing makeup as they are very important like makeup. Makeup tools have a tendency to be underrated aspect and overlooked for large numbers of women. Makeup accessories for most of women contain lip brush, powder puff or little makeup brushes. If one who is cared for makeup brushes in the right manner, makeup tools can be last for numbers of years. Before buying makeup brushes, one should examine that brushes should be full and soft and feel easy in the hand. If bristles of brushes come out, do not buy the brushes as it can make worse for the skin.

Good quality brushes are essential if you want professional looking makeup. In my opinion, they are the most important tools a girl can have in her bag. The two main brushes that you need are for powder and blush, both of which should have soft, natural bristles.

Some Makeup Tools


Makeup sponge - For applying foundation. You can also apply foundation with your fingers, if you find this easier. However, dabbing on foundation with a makeup sponge will give you better coverage. A triangle-shaped makeup sponge is the best tool for applying foundation as it reaches areas such as the sides of the nose and the corners of the eyes. Any excess blusher and flaky eye makeup can be wiped away with a makeup sponge.

Eye liner brush - Powdery eyeshadow can also be used as an eyeliner by applying eyeshadow with a damp, narrow brush. A narrow brush gets right to the base of the lashes. You can also apply liquid liner with an eye liner brush.








Sponge applicator - Use a sponge applicator to apply eyeshadow to the eyelid. Starting from the outer corner of the eye, blend the eyeshadow using a shading brush.


Concealer brush - The concealer brush is slightly flat. It helps hide circles under the eyes, patches around the nose, and any small flaws and blemishes neatly and naturally. The bristles should be fairly firm as a soft-bristled brush may create an uneven finish.

Powder puff - Use a powder puff to apply loose powder over foundation and touch up makeup throughout the day. For an even matt result, apply powder by pressing, not dragging the powder puff over the skin. Tap any excess powder from the puff onto the back of your hand for a light result.


Lumene - Facial powders always include a powder puff.

Mac Cosmetics

Author: Eric J Ken

Few would argue that MAC Cosmetics has become the most popular makeup brand in the world today. Since their launch in Canada in 1985, they have grown in leaps and bounds to become the iconic fashion label they are today. This has certainly been helped by the glowing praise they’ve received from a variety of celebrities, including Dita von Teese, Pamela Anderson, Debbie Harry, Alexander McQueen, Fergie, and many others. They made the unusual decision of declaring the famous drag queen, RuPaul, the first ever “Face of MAC” when they had their “Who is the MAC girl?” campaign in 1994.

MAC Cosmetics has a wide range of products. Some of their flagship products include MAC Blush (including their MAC Barbie Blush range), MAC Lipstick, their legendary MAC Brushes, MAC eye liners and eye palettes, and for the hardcore fashionistas and makeup artists, the raw MAC pigments are perennially popular.

The range of MAC can be overwhelming for someone new to the brand, especially via their limited edition collections. They are constantly releasing new products lines and new colours. The downside of this is they are also constantly discontinuing products. Your favourite MAC blush might be here now, but gone tomorrow. Some of their limited edition collections in 2008 include Dazzleglass, Skinsheen, Naughty Nauticals, Studio Moisture, Heatherette, Strobe, Fafi and Slimshine. With each of them potentially having dozens of products, you can imagine the variety in the MAC line!


MAC maintain very strong links with their roots, the professional makeup artist, via the MAC Pro program. Paying members of the MAC Pro program, including models, makeup artists, photographers, and celebrities, receive a number of benefits including significant discounts on MAC products, professional support and discount MAC Cosmetics only available to pro members.

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When To Throw Out Old Makeup

Author: Debrah Dragon

Every woman on earth buys and uses makeup to look beautiful. Makeup prices can range from the ultra cheap to the very expensive branded products that only the elite can afford. However not many women realize that makeup can also and does expire and when that happens no matter how expensive that makeup is you are supposed to dispose of it immediately. Bad or expired makeup can cause a lot of trouble on your skin, so you need to be careful to read the expiration label on your makeup box.

What women should know, but many do not know is that their makeup can literally become too old. Some women never have to worry about their makeup becoming too old because they wear it so often that they replace it regularly. However, some people who have a large load of makeup or only wear it every so often tend to hoard their face makeup for far too long.

Many women will keep the same lipstick, the same eyeliner, the same blush, the same eye shadow, lip liner, and mascara for years and never even realizing that it could be dangerous. What you may not realize is that face makeup that is old tends to hold dangerous bacteria that can be harmful to both your health and your skin.

Therefore it is essential to know when face makeup becomes too old to use and when it is time to throw away, and then replace with new. Use this guide to help you sort through your makeup bag and determine what to keep and what to throw away.

Not many of us know when we purchased our makeup, particularly if we don't purchase it very often. A good tip for that is to take a marker and mark in an area of the makeup the month and year that it was purchased. This can be a great way to remember when it is time to throw away. An alternative is to mark the month and year that it should be thrown away, this saves you from having to figure it out later.

Eye Shadow and Eye Liners - The general rule with eye shadow and liners is that if it is liquid, it should be replaced a maximum of six months after purchase. For liner pencils and powder eye shadows, these should be replaced within a year.

If you have gotten an infection of the eye, you should make sure you immediately throw all eye makeup away and purchase new.

• Lipstick - Your lipstick should be thrown away two years after purchase. If the smell or color changes, or you happen to noticed beads of oil building up on the bullet of the lipstick it is time to throw it away.

• Loose Powder - Loose powders should be thrown away a year after purchase.

• Concealer and Foundation - Both foundation and concealers should be thrown out six months after purchase. However, if you notice a funny smell or separation of the liquid you should throw it out immediately.

Powder Blush- Powder blush should be discarded a year after purchase. If you happen to know clumping or flaking of the blush, then you should throw it out and replace it.

• Mascara - Mascara has the least amount of shelf life. It should without a doubt be thrown out three months after purchase.

Your overall health and skin health depends on your makeup and sorting through it routinely. So the next time you go over to the store to buy your makeup make sure to look for the expiration date on the box or bottle of the product. This will ensure that the makeup you buy has a long enough expiration period that will allow you to finish the product before it expires.

Become a Make Up Artist

Author: Cathie Alizah

Imagine that you work with a high salary while meeting celebrities and other famous people, make others look presentable and get paid by doing something you are passionate on? These are just some of the benefits of a makeup artist! If you have the talent for making other people look good and you have a good eye and good hands when it comes to makeup, then you may consider becoming a good makeup artist.

Work Options

Once you get a chance to enter into the business, you can have a chance to succeed being a makeup artist in salons and spas – to someone who does the makeup of movie and television stars! In the entertainment scene, you can have a job as a makeup artist for modeling agencies, print ad agencies, magazines, television commercials, music videos, runway shows, weddings, photo shoots and theater. Of these many choices, witness that there is an entire world of known people who are on the look out for makeup artists to groom them – or bad, if needed, which is true in the case of costume makeup or special effects makeup.

Do Research and Sell Yourself

Now you know what career awaits you, here are the steps that you need to note on how to be a makeup artist. First, see if there’s any competition in your place. Are there already a lot of makeup artists? Is there a wedding coordinator, a film outfit or an advertising company that you can work for? For the next step, see if the salary is just right for the number of clients that you can possibly get while working as a makeup artist. Now, there are two paths to go when looking for employment as a makeup artist. If your current contacts can refer you to people they know, you can get a career as a freelance makeup artist. Another thing that you need to remember when you choose to work as a freelance makeup artist is that you need to continuously market yourself and work doubly hard to build a regular clientele. On the other hand, if you want to have the stability of getting a regular paycheck, you can work for employment agencies, like wedding services, salons, and movie outfit establishments.

Don’t Stop Learning

When you are already working as a makeup artist, keep yourself up-to-date with the latest trends in beauty and fashion. Make sure to avail of nature friendly cosmetic products, since this is what some of your clients may be looking for.

Constantly keeping your clients happy, improving your skills and loving your job are the steps to succeed as a makeup artist.

Tips for Teenagers

The 12 top makeup tips for teenagers
Author: Vivian Timson


When children reach a certain age, they are likely to experiment with cosmetics and wish to be more beautiful just like the adults in their families. So, for their benefit, here are some make up tips for teenagers that they would surely learn from.


Most of today's teens get the thrill and excitement out of their experiments especially in line with beautifying themselves, they can typically be misled to use the incorrect makeup.


Little do they know that without the proper knowledge, they can be led into a serious trouble. Below are the significant makeup tips for teenagers to follow.



The first makeup tip for teenagers is meant to let them realize that the more natural and lighter their cosmetic is, the better it is going to be for them. They should not rush into making themselves look older than their real ages. They are young so their skin's natural glow must be maintained. Hence, the subtle, gentle, and safe cosmetic products ought to be utilized.The natural skin tone needs to be considered when selecting the color to be used. Among the hues that can commonly boost up their beauty include brown, pink, coral, and gray.The skin flaws can be covered up through the use of the concealing cream or concealing pencil. However, it should perfectly match the skin tone. The skin's dark circles, scars, acnes, and other imperfections can be made invisible with the natural looking concealer.



Another important make up tip for teenagers is the employment of the black or brown mascara to further emphasize the black eyelashes. The soft pink shade of blush is best for the cool skin undertone whereas the peach shade of blush works better for the warm skin undertone. Using a cotton ball can blend them well. The eyes must be applied with the right eye makeup that would make them glow and shine. There are a lot of light eye shadow or eye pencil shades that can enliven the eyes.



When in doubt or at a loss, it is going to be best to consult and seek the help of the beauty experts from the salon or read fashion magazines for more makeup tips for teenagers. Apply it like a ProAs neophytes, they don't know much about the use of the cosmetic products. Hence, these makeup tips for teenagers are going to work and help them out apply the product like a professional.



Step 1. Use a cleansing and hydrating cream or lotion that is free from oil components onto the face and neck. Its role is to better hydrate the area so that the makeup would stick on really well.



Step 2. Using the forefinger, apply a small quantity of foundation on the forehead, the nose, the cheeks, the hairline, jaw line, and the neck.



Step 3. Apply little concealer around the area of the eyes and then smudge it carefully.



Step 4. Using a bigger brush, apply a little amount of powder under the eyes to smudge the concealer. Leave it for a while and do some retouching after the application of the eye shadow.