This spring/summer there are a few make-up looks being talked about and we’re going to discuss about our favourites. Latest Look: No make-up makeup!
This look is created by working with the natural tones of your skin and subtly enhancing your features. Your goal is to achieve a natural, flawless finish that doesn’t look ‘done’
Firstly: Create your base
Preparing your skin is the first step. After cleansing and moisturising your skin, use a primer to smooth out the skins texture. Select a light reflecting concealer pen to cover any areas of pigmentation or blemishes and blend. This may be enough if you have good skin.
If using a foundation, use a brush to blend it smoothly over your face including lips and eyes. Use a shade as close to your natural skin tone as possible or a little lighter.
Pro Tip – When going for a natural look, avoid shimmering products.
Next: Cheeks and Lips
Select a subtle toned blush (rosy hues for pink toned skin, peach/coral hues for yellow toned skin) and dot along the cheeks where you naturally blush. If using a cream product, blend with your fingers or with a brush if using powder. Avoid creating a contoured line as the cheeks should look naturally flushed. If you’ve used a cream blush, you can use this on the lips too. Match your lips to the subtle colour on your cheeks. A tinted gloss is fine but avoid a liner as this appears too ‘done’.
Lastly: Eyes
Some eye shadow primers are perfect for this look but don’t use any that are too pearly. Use a grey or brown liner at the base of your outer top lashes to give a thicker look but doesn’t look like a line. For hooded eyes you could use a matt shadow to contour your brow bone and make the eyes appear bolder. Apply a coating of mascara that’s one shade darker than your natural lashes and comb through to prevent the clogged look.
Enhance sparse brows by brushing a brow powder through but avoid creating a defined line.
Finally use a matt, translucent powder to ‘set’ the look.
Season Trend: Orange lips
This look can actually be tailored to suit anyone. For those who shy away from statement lips, lip sheen in a tangerine hue is a good way of introducing the shade. For skins with strong pink/red tones, opt for shades that contain red pigments, so the brighter, deeper oranges. For yellow/olive tones, you should find that most shades suit your skin. Keep the eyes fairly subtle in the daytime with the emphasis on your lips. A slick of liner and some mascara is all you need. You then have the option to add a more dramatic look for the evening.
Blush is a must with orange lips and we like a coral shade to pick up the pigments in the lip colour. Too much bronzer with an orange lip can be too ‘muddy’ looking so keep it fresh!
Pro Tip – Brush your foundation over your lips before applying your lipstick/liner. Blot after one coat and reapply to improve the longevity of your lip colour.
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With prom and wedding season in full swing, it’s all about getting camera ready when it comes to make-up.
There are several tricks when it comes to highlighting your best features and we’ve all seen examples of them on our favourite celebs. Want a slimmer nose, a rounder face and fuller lips? Using a highlighter in the correct areas can make it happen.
Adding a highlighter to the cupids bow can give the illusion of a fuller top lip. Blending it down the centre of the nose can make it appear longer and narrower. Applying a highlighter below the brows can help open up the eye socket and make the eyes pop. For a professional flawless finish for special occasions, having your make up airbrushed onto the skin is a great choice. Airbase HD Make-up is waterproof and long lasting. Highlighting and contouring can be achieved along with the covering of scars and blemishes.