Tips for Applying Mascara

When applying mascara, start at the base of the lid, as close to the eye as possible - this will give you the effect of eye liner without the effort! Wiggle the brush through the lashes and don’t be afraid to use a few coats for your desired length and thickness.

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Powder Tips

Powder can help you get an all-day flawless finish

A light, even dusting of loose powder sets your foundation and concealer giving your face a velvety, more natural finish.

It provides smooth blending for any eye makeup or blush you add.

Dip a puff or powder brush into your loose powder.

Shake off excess to avoid uneven distribution, then apply powder over entire face and neck.

To maintain a flawless finish throughout the day, apply pressed powder using a sponge or clean powder brush.

Face powder can be used alone, over foundation or over your moisturizer for a natural, sheer, no-shine look.

For the closest color match, choose a powder shade that is 3 shades lighter than your foundation.

If you are over the age of 30, avoid powdering under the eyes as it can make fine lines and wrinkles appear more obvious.

Facial oil-blotting sheets help to remove excess oil and shine without disturbing your makeup. Carry them with you everywhere you go!

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How to Apply Concealer

Concealer is meant to hide your faces imperfections. Your concealer should match your skin tone or be one shade lighter

• Concealer is more dense than foundation, allowing fuller coverage for your trouble spots and red areas (hyper-pigmentation).
• Concealer can be used over foundation or on its own, and has greater staying power because a little goes a long way!
• The skin under your eyes is more transparent so it tends to look dark, especially at the inner corner near the bridge of the nose. If you wish to even out the tone, put concealer here.
• With your liquid concealer, pat under your eye gently (do not sweep it across the entire area), then blend with your ring finger.
• If you wish to cover other trouble spots and imperfections, apply a thicker cream concealer onto the blemish or flaw. Then lightly press with a makeup sponge.

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How to Apply Foundation

• Begin by applying a small amount of foundation then increase amount to achieve the degree of coverage that suits your skin.
• Foundation should be applied to your cheeks, forehead, and chin using a foundation brush, sponge, or clean fingertips.
• Blend your foundation along your natural hairline with long, light strokes.
• Keep blending over your jawline and onto your neck to achieve a natural, seamless look.
• Check your face and neck in natural light to make sure the foundation is completely blended in all areas.
• If you still have circles under your eye(s) or red spots instead of adding more foundation try adding a concealer.

Tips:

When choosing your foundation shade remember it should match the tone of your jawline exactly. It helps to use a mirror outdoors to see how shades look in natural light.

For daytime make-up, mix your foundation with a light SPF moisturizer before applying for a smoother, more sheer application.

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Transform Those Smackers

Liptricks

Use lip pencils, gloss and concealer to transform lips.

1. TO MAKE COLOR LAST LONGER
Apply lip liner to entire lip area, use a lip brush to gently blend any hard lines around the edges and then apply a gloss or a lipstick.

2. TO TRANSFORM A LIPSTICK SHADE
Use a lip pencil as a base for lipstick to make it look browner, deeper or redder, depending on the shade of the pencil. For a shinier finish, use lipstick as a base for gloss.

3. TO MAKE LIPS LOOK FULLER
Apply a highlighter slightly above the natural contour of the Cupid's bow. Apply desired shade of lipcolor. Using a lip liner in a shade that matches lipcolor, follow the outer dimensions of the lips and trace around the lip line. Dab gloss on the center of lower lip.

4. TO MAKE LIPS LOOK THINNER
Blend foundation or concealer lightly over the edges of your lips. Dust translucent powder over the area. Using a nude lip liner, outline lips within the natural lip line. Fill lips with a pale shade of lipstick.

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Change the Look of Your Eyes

Optical Illusions
Play with light and dark shades of eyeshadow to enhance the size of eyes or to bring eyes further or closer apart.

1. BRING WIDE-SET EYES CLOSER TOGETHER
Apply darker colors at the inner half of your lids, closest to the nose.

2. MAKE CLOSE-SET EYES APPEAR WIDER APART
Highlight inner corners with a light flesh-tone liner and shimmery pearl shadow.

3. MAKE SMALL EYES LOOK BIGGER
Line lower lids with a nude or very light color liner to make the whites of your eyes brighter.

4. MAKE EYES REALLY POP
Add a pale iridescent shadow in the center of lids and line lower inner lids with a white liner.

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How to Shape Your Face

Face Shaping:
You can use foundation or pressed powder to accentuate your best features and minimize the others. All you need are 3 different shades: Base a shade that matches your skin exactly. Highlight a shade lighter. Contour a shade darker. The Highlight shade brings features forward. The Contour shade makes them recede.

NARROW YOUR NOSE Highlight down the center of your nose to the width that you want to appear, then place contour on either side of the nose. Blend well. SOFTEN A HEAVY JAW LINE Shade around square jawline to make that area recede and create a more oval shape. Blend borders with a base shade. GET HIGH CHEEKBONES Shade round cheeks to make them recede, then highlight top of cheekbones to make them more prominent and lifted like those of a model. Blend base to borders beautiful! http://www.aishasbeauties.com

Apply Pencil Eyeliner Like A Pro

1. Choose an eyeliner appropriate for your eye color . Browns, gilded bronzes, and plums are great for lighter eyes and dark eyes can pull off a more drastic black backdrop. Silvers and charcoals look best on green and blue eyes; rich red browns for blue eyes and golds for green eyes. *Note: Red tints make eyes look redder and blues make them whiter. Make sure your liner complements the color of your shadow.

2. Prepare to apply the eyeliner. Sharpen your pencil. Warm and soften the very tip of the pencil by heating it with a hot zap from a hair dryer. This will help it write smoother.

3. Holding your pencil as you would hold a pen, rest the elbow of your dominant arm on a hard surface , and rest your wrist on your face.

4. Tilt your head back slightly and bring your eyes to a half-open state. This creates a good angle for application, while allowing you to see what you're doing.

5. Use your left index finger (if you are right handed) or your right index finger (if you are left handed) and pull your eyelid gently to the side and slightly up, towards the far end of your eyebrow. This step is optional, because some people find it easier to draw accurately on a relaxed eye; also, stretching the eye may encourage wrinkling. To prevent the eyelid from shaking if you do not pull it, focus gently but intently on your eyes in the mirror. If you are applying eyeliner to someone else's eyes, ask them to choose one spot on the wall to look at.

6. Draw a line across the upper lid on the lash line (as close to your lashes as possible while still on the lid). This creates the desired illusion of having thicker lashes.

7. Soften the look by gently smudging the line with your brush, a cotton swab or your finger. If you desire a crisp, straight line, as is the case with liquid eyeliner, do not alter unless it's messy. Any cleaning touch ups should be done with a cotton swab dipped in eye makeup remover.

8. Line the lower lids . Trace the outside of your eye (close to the lower lashes). NEVER put eyeliner on the inner rims because it gives you earlier, more dramatic wrinkles and can give you an eye infection especially if you use un-quality brands. Moving from the outside edge inward, draw a line lightly, but don't go for perfection, you can go back over the faint line and darken after the stroke. Your line should be slightly thicker at the outside corner, becoming thinner as it moves in toward your nose. Follow the shape of your eye! It looks more natural.

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How to Pick the Right Color Concealer

Choosing the right shade of concealer can be daunting. Do you go lighter or darker? What about those undereye circles or rosacea on the cheeks. Here, we show you how to pick the right shades of concealer for your skin tone.

When choosing a concealer, you should consider both consistency and color. If you are covering major undereye circles, you're going to want a concealer that provides major coverage. Test the concealers constancy by dabbing it on the blue veins on the inside of your wrist.

Yellow-toned products are your best bet for covering up undereye circles. Orange-based tones blend best into dark skin. You want a shade or two lighter than your foundation (remember, your foundation should match your skin almost exactly). Avoid greasy or chalky formulas that are too pink or white.

Test the color on the area of your neck below your ear. The color should be slightly lighter than your foundation. If you go too light, you risk looking like a raccoon. Just like you will foundation, you may need a lighter concealer shade in winter than you would in summer.

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How to Apply Concealer

Concealer is one of the most important products in any woman's beauty arsenal. In fact, many beauty editors use concealer primarily and skip the foundation completely. Yet many women are afraid of concealers because they don't know how to find the right shade or apply it properly. Here we show you how to apply concealer.

The secret to properly applying concealer is to find the right shade and the blend it in so it looks flawless, not obvious. Concealer looks most natural when you work in sheer layers and build it up gradually.

To properly apply concealer, apply several dots of concealer under the eyes, then use the pad of your middle finger to tap it in (always tap, never rub). Apply concealer on other uneven spots on the face -- including the chin, and around the nose and mouth if need be,just tap in.

Dust fine, loose powder over your face to set your makeup. Loose powder applied with a fluffy brush is said to be the secret to good concealer.

Don't scrimp on your concealer, find the right product and shade for your skin color. If your skin is darker in summer, you will need a darker shade for summer months and a lighter one for other months.

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Blush Tips and Advice

Cream Blush Cream blush is especially good for mature women with dryer skin. This makeup blush adds another layer of protection, nourishment and beauty to your face. To apply blush color, dot the cream blush on your cheek bone. Use a sponge or makeup brush to blend up and out in circular motion into the apple and cheekbone area. Blend the cream blush into your hairline.

Makeup Blush Cosmetic blush doesn´t always have to go on last. Applying blush after your moisturizer but before your foundation will give you a natural, subtle glow. Makeup blush comes in different forms. Cream blush works well on mature women with dryer skin. Teens who want a sheer touch of color like gel blush. The popular powder blush has long staying power.

A fresh and natural look in makeup would be wearing a tinted moisturizing cream, a light blush or bronzer for your cheeks, a light coating of mascara and lipgloss. Let your natural beauty show through!

~~~~~~~~~~~Blush Application~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Many women are uncertain about where to apply cosmetic blush. Blush should be applied to the fullest part of your cheek. Take your blush brush and sweep the color back toward the temple. Once your blush is in place, take a cotton ball and blend until you have just a hint of natural looking blush color. Subtle is the key word with makeup blush. No strips of color please.

Your Blush Stroke When you apply your blush, use sweeping upward strokes for flawless application.

Finding Your Cheek: If you are unsure of where to place your blush, smile big and you will find your natural cheek. Then simply brush on your blush while you are smiling. You will have perfect application each time!

Natural Blush Wondering what color of makeup blush to use? You want natural color from cosmetic blush. Check out your face when you come in from the cold. You will see your natural color and where you blush naturally as well.

~~~~~~~~~Always match your lipstick to your blush~~~~~~~~~~

Red lipstick and apricot blush don't work. Stick to these matches: Red lipstick: reddish or pink blush. Rose lipstick: rose blush. Pink lipstick: pink blush. Coral or apricot lipstick: peachy toned blush. Brown toned lipstick: bronze shades of blush with the same undertones as the lipstick.

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