Beauty TipBeauty TipFor everyday life, I probably would only use these once a while, since these are tricks that I do to create a certain look that will last maybe a few hours at best for the duration of a shoot, not all day wear and tear. Here are a few of my favs that Articles
Don't spend $$$ on that Expensive Eye Makeup Remover
2007-07-04 07:09:00 Just find a pretty glass bottle and fill with virgin olive oil, or in a pinch, baby shampoo. There's a reason they say 'no tears'. More About: Makeup
Need to Buy a New Lipstick Pencil to Match that New Lipstick?
2007-06-26 15:50:00 Don't. Just look for a beige or nude eyebrow pencil. Need to match your favorite blush with a new lipstick? You already have it in your blush. Just apply your blush on your lips with a eye shadow sponge applicator, and then use your favorite clear lip gloss or lip balm over it. More About: Lipstick , Match , Pencil
Dying to get that latest eye shadow base?
2007-06-22 13:14:00 Use your concealer and loose powder. Because that's exactly what eye shadow base is.. use your foundation to evenly apply over your eyelids and set with a touch of loose powder pressed on with a makeup sponge. Then apply your colored eye shadow. More About: Shadow , Dying , Late , Base
Need a new bronzer?
2007-06-20 13:13:00 Use that foundation that's 2-3 shades darker than you are instead.Just touch apply where you would use your bronzer. In a pinch?Dig out that warm brown eye shadow.
Used to misting your makeup with a final spray of Evian water?
2007-06-18 06:18:00 Make your own. Find a mini plant mister bottle, or travel size spray water and fill with water. Chill in the refrigerator overnight for a cooling effect. More About: Makeup , Water , Final , Evian , Spray
Need a new foundation?
2007-06-13 06:51:00 Look at your loose powders instead. Just apply in sheer layers with a damp sponge, or a sponge lightly layered in your favorite facial moisturizer. Lightly layer on and blend for a custom made foundation. More About: Foundation , Dati
Makeup does Double Duty:
2007-06-09 06:46:00 One of the best ways to get a new makeup item is to go through the stuff you already have. Just what are you looking for? Items that can live double lives... More About: Makeup , Double , Duty
Beauty On A Budget
2007-06-06 05:56:00 Is your budget on overload? Do you have more beauty wishes than beauty dollars? Don't worry. Your bathroom just may already have that beauty item that you're wanting. Here's how to get that sophisticated look on a slim budget. More About: Beauty , Budget , Beau
Lasting Lip Gloss
2007-05-30 05:55:00 I'm a hugh fan of lip gloss. But I"m not a hugh fan of the tacky, sticky variety. And those are usually the ones that stay on the longest, but feel the worst on. So I put a dot of loose powder on my lips first, and then apply my lip gloss on top. Stays on a few hours longer without the tackiness. Also, I use lipgloss a lot as eye gloss on the eyes. Just keep it underneath the eyebrow bone. More About: Lip Gloss , Gloss
Mix up the mascara
2007-05-28 12:23:00 To get the greatest lashes on a shot, usually I find that there's not one perfect mascara out there that gives great all over results. There's always that one that darkens the most, another that thickens the greatest, etc. So I tend to use 2 different mascaras on a model. First, the one that darkens, and then the one that thickens or lengthens after that. You get amazing lashes. It's only two More About: Mascara , Masca , Cara
Blush Stain
2007-05-24 06:52:00 Use blush stain first, then powder later I tend to do this trick on myself..if I have a long day ahead of me and I know I won't have much time to look into the mirror, I apply my favorite stain blush (Benefit Benetint shown) first on 'clean' skin, apply my foundation and concealer as normal, and then apply my powder blush after. As the blush wears off, the stain blush remains. And I find that More About: Blush
Use Eye Pencils as Lip Pencil
2007-05-23 06:49:00 I rarely, if ever, use lip pencils when I do someone's makeup. Why? Because I feel that the color really doesn't matter. So I use a light brown or sand colored eye pencil instead for any and all lipsticks and use only as a guideline when I"m applying lip color. More About: Pencil
Use Mascara as Eyeliner
2007-05-22 06:33:00 When you run out of liquid eyeliner, or you just can't tackle the liquid one more day, just apply your regular (or waterproof) mascara with a fine eyeliner brush. It lasts all day long and looks exactly like the liquid. You can even put your eye shadow on top fora different color. Stays on just as long. More About: Mascara , Line , Masca , Cara , Eyeliner
Pink Foundation/Concealer
2007-05-21 07:48:00 We all have those sitting around our makeup table. Those foundations that sounded great, but once on, just toooo pink. Don't toss them. Instead, mix a dusting of a dark tan loose powder into your foundation or concealer in a small container. Mix and you have an instant eye shadow/lip color (depending on the final version!) The powder mixed in creates a 'stiffer' texture that will dry a bit and go More About: Foundation , Pink , Once , Dati
Shimmering Gold/Silver Eye Shadows
2007-05-11 10:46:00 They looked great over the holidays..now? A bit too much. Instead of tossing them, try this new evening look. Apply a brown shadow over the eyelid and then with a large eye shadow brush, apply a light dusting of the silver/gold over it. You should get a soft shimmer/see through effect. Try it also over a bright colored eye shadow like blue or green. Looks really pretty! More About: Gold , Silver , Shadows , Erin
Blush stains
2007-05-07 13:48:00 Tired of staining your fingertips? Use a makeup sponge to apply and blend. Also use to stain lips under your favorite lipstick/lipgloss. You'll find the color lasts a lot longer. More About: Blush
Shimmer highlighter sticks
2007-05-07 13:46:00 Sooooo big last summer, and you'll see them a little bit again in the upcoming warm season. In the meantime, use them on the eyebone to brighten, and over dark, tired lipsticks that could use some cheering up. Apply a gloss over and you have a new color. More About: Sticks , Highlighter
Brown Eye/Lip Pencil
2007-04-26 09:37:00 Remember when outlining lips were big with that brown lip pencil? Well, first off, if you're still doing that, STOP. Nothing looks more outdated and harsh. If you haven't seen your brown pencil in a while, try this. Apply a moisturizer or gel/vaseline to the eyelid. Apply your eye pencil over it and blend with your fingertip. Apply a light dusting of loose powder to set. For dark eyes, try it More About: Brown , Pencil
The wrong shade foundation / concealer
2007-04-26 09:35:00 A hot look you're seeing on celebrities is the faded into the skin lip color. Have a too light foundation or concealer that's ready to go? Don't. Use it on lips with a glossy clear gloss on top.....viola. A brand new look. More About: Foundation , Wrong
Bronzer Tint
2007-04-25 07:14:00 Itching to use that bronzer stain before summer? Use instead as 'eye shadow'. Apply a light shimmer eye shadow to highlight the bone and eyelid, and apply your bronzer in the crease with a fingertip or a small eye shadow brush...it's a great new contoured look!
Outdated Lipstick
2007-04-25 07:13:00 Use as a cream blush stick instead. Or go through your old lippencils that haven't been used in years and see which lip pencil/lipstick combination looks updated and hip and use it up!Rubber band them together so you'll remember which one worked with what color. More About: Lipstick , Stick , Tick
Crumbled Eye Shadow
2007-04-25 07:12:00 Put in a little tin or plastic container and mix in a dab of your favorite lipgloss. Mix together for a cool lipgloss (if the color works) or a glossy eye shadow/highlight. More About: Shadow , Bled
Blush Sticks
2007-04-19 07:13:00 too dark? don't stay on? don't stain? Don't toss them... If it's a bronzer stick, use on shoulders or legs to add contour, add color and depth. If it's a burgundy stain and it's not working for you, use instead as a really big lipstick. It does work. More About: Blush , Stick , Ticks , Tick , Sticks
Cream Blush
2007-04-18 08:01:00 Is your favorite cream blush doing a fading number on you? Ah, it's not the blush, but your skin that's the culprit. If your skin type is on the dry side, or it's a cold day outside, you skin grabs moisture where ever it can: i.e. your cream blush. Just a few hours later and you're left with just a hint of the color that you applied. Fix it by applying a good facial moisturizer in your morning More About: Blush , Cream
Long Lasting Foundation
2007-04-18 08:00:00 Tired of your foundation disappearing on you? Had it with shiny breakthroughs just minutes into your day? Don't blame your skin, blame the foundation. The culprit just might be a tad too much oil in your base. But don't toss it. Apply your foundation as always, and maybe just a tad bit more. Then with a clean kleenex folded into squares, lightly press into your skin. You'll see oil on your More About: Foundation , Long , Dati
Eye gloss
2007-04-11 12:46:00 All the rage right now, but why spend bucks on a special gloss just for the eyes? Make your own with the clear lip gloss that you already have. Just apply on the eyebrows, my personal favorite or right underneath the eyebrows on the eye bone. Mac's LipGlass, Lancome's lipgloss, Wet&Wild lipgloss are all great super shiny lip glosses that look great on the eyes as well. Just make sure it's the More About: Gloss
Custom lipgloss
2007-04-11 08:23:00 Tired, bored of the lip gloss colors you have? Make your own like we do. Grab that super cool multi fauceted eye shadow powder, apply on lips, apply your clear lip gloss on top. Viola. It's a brand new shade (and day!) More About: Gloss , Custom , Lipgloss
Use Vaseline for a Glow
2007-04-06 12:45:00 I know, sounds awful, but on camera it looks really good. Just check out some recent music videos. For the camera, we apply a light foundation/concealer as needed, and then a light layer of vaseline over the whole face. For us regular folk? Try spot applying. Like just on the eye bones, or eyebrows, tops of cheekbones, or across forehead, down the nose and across chin....you know, for that I've More About: Glow , Line , Vaseline
Favorite Makeup Tips
2007-04-06 12:44:00 Someone recently asked me what my all-time favorite makeup tips were that I used on models for photo shoots. For everyday life, I probably would only use these once a while, since these are tricks that I do to create a certain look that will last maybe a few hours at best for the duration of a shoot, not all day wear and tear. Here are a few of my favs that I picked up or discovered on my own More About: Makeup , Tips , Favorite , Favor
Use mascara as liquid eyeliner
2007-04-06 12:44:00 Using a fine eyeliner brush or a small angle eyebrow brush, apply mascara along the top lashes. It's easier to apply, dries and lasts all day long. And if you make a mistake while applying, easy. Just let it dry, and then with a dry Q-tip, rub off your mistake easily and try again. Also, if you're going to cry anytime soon, use the waterproof mascara! More About: Mascara , Liquid , Line , Masca , Cara |
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