Fresh in pink
A subtle glow on the cheeks with raspberry-pink lips and a slight shimmer on the eyes is just perfect for a day out with family and friends.
Apply foundation - as described in the "Natural & Glowing". Apply a cream-based light-pink or peach eye shadow on your upper lids and an ivory eye shadow just below the eyebrows to highlight; finally coat your lashes with a mascara (try a brown).
Apply a rosy-pink blush on your cheekbones; blend the shade with a powder brush in small, gentle, downwards strokes directed towards the ears. Moisten your lips with a generous quantity of lip balm. Wait for a few minutes to let absorb, line the lips with a pink lipliner and fill in with a creamy, raspberry-pink lip colour. Finish off with a candy-coloured lip gloss.
(Tip: If you have a wheatish to dusky skin tone, instead of candy and raspberry pinks, opt for peachy pinks or brownish pinks - these are earthier and warmer.)
NATURAL AND GLOWING
You needn't turn up like a Christmas tree for a festive lunch. Master the art of the "no-makeup look" to create the perfect palette.
The trick is to create a perfect base - get a facial done, eyebrows shaped and unwanted facial hair removed a couple of days before the party. On a slightly damp face, massage in a hydrating moisturiser.
Dot your face with an illuminating foundation and blend it with a wet sponge in quick strokes - don't let the foundation sit on a spot for long, it'll get absorbed; and look patchy. Cover blemishes with a concealer (don't blend the concealer, set it by gently patting it over the blemish with your fingertips).
Apply lipgloss on your lids and "finish" with a coat of transparent mascara on your lashes. Add a hint of peach blush on your cheekbones. Touch up lips with balm and fill in with a creamy beige lipstick. Gel or hair serum on damp hair completes the picture.
EYE DRAMA
Let your eyes do the talking. Try experimenting with darker hues and keep the rest of the face neutral. This look is a guaranteed eye-catcher.
Use a tinted foundation. Apply a creamy, bronze eye shadow on your upper lids, and line the inner rims of your eye with kohl (pull the stroke upwards to make you eyes look bigger). Ivory eye shadow goes on to the inner corner of your eye.
Line the upper eyelid with a black eyeliner (start from the middle of the lid and move to the outer corner, then begin from the inner corner and move to the centre). Smudge the line with an eye shadow brush and a dark eye shadow. Finally try a touch of creamy, brown shadow on the corner of the eye, and "pull" it slightly upward to give the eyes an elongated look. Blend in with a bronze eye shadow.
Apply a bronzer on the cheekbones. Outline your lips with a winecoloured lipliner and fill in with a lipstick of the same shade. Dust in some illuminating powder to finish the look.
[via wonderwoman.intoday]
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