| Cosmetic Application Techniques How to Apply Cosmetics to Enhance Your Features to the Max |
Applying Cosmetics - Why Technique is so Important There are several cosmetic application techniques, tips and tricks that are used by the top Hollywood makeup artists and stylists on runways models and movie actresses, both on movie sets and for special events across the world. These techniques, some of which you see to the right on the blond and brunette woman, apply to women of all ages. The tricks of the trade really bring out your best features, and help camouflage areas you feel may need a "little more". We Will Discuss
Foundation: Color Choice and Application Technique Foundation is one of the most important cosmetics you will purchase and use. It is absolutely imperative that you pick the right shade of foundation. Pick a shade lighter than your skin tone and try to stay away from reddish or pink tones, as they tend to look very "pink" and ruddy in artificial lighting, and can make your skin appear uneven and flushed. Foundation Application Technique It is not negotiable that you apply your foundation with a makeup pad. There are some really excellent sponge makeup applicators right now that are used by makeup artists, and are a favorite of women everywhere who want to get the most natural and well blended look from their foundation. Makeup sponges create wonderful, even finish since they make it nearly impossible to put too much foundation on, due to their absorption of excess liquid. Be sure to thoroughly blend the makeup with the sponge, covering each and every area of the face evenly and equally, including right up to the hairline, and even on the neck, so that there is not an obvious "line" where your foundation ends and your real neck color begins! Our Favorite Foundations include Philosophy Supernaturals Eyebrows: Shaping, Arching and Pencil Application Technique Eyebrow pencils are also one of the most important cosmetics in your beauty collection and daily makeup routine. Carefully choose the pencil color to be a shade lighter than your natural eyebrow color. This way, it will look more natural, instead of obviously "drawn on". When tweezing, follow the natural arch and shape of the brow bone and be sure to tweeze any stray hair often, for a clean and classic eyebrow shape like those coveted brows of celebrities such as Angelina Jolie and Catherine Zeta Jones. Our Favorite Eyebrow Liners and Shapers - Brow Gel, Burts Bees Pencil and More Eyeliner: Color Selection and Application Technique Eyeliner is a great cosmetic for accentuating, dramatizing, and bringing out your natural eye color and enhancing or even changing the shape of the eye. As with all other essential cosmetics, there is a specific technique for getting perfect results from eyeliner application. Brown is one of my personal favorites since it is so versatile and looks good on everyone in the daytime and at night. Brown can also be applied sparingly for a great, light daytime look, or more heavily for a smudgy, smoldering night time look. Black eyeliner should probably be reserved for nights out on the town, or any night time usage, since black tends to be too severe in the natural daylight, and can actually wash you out and magnify complexion imperfections during the day when sun light is at its peak. If you still want to wear black during the day, that's fine. Just choose a more muted shade of black, such as a slate gray or a "grey black" - which is a great color between black and grey that many cosmetics companies are now offering. Our Favorite Eyeliners - Avon Glimmersticks, Sephora Pencils, Clinique Quickliner, and Lancome Pencils Now that you know what color to use for eyeliner, here's the technique for applying it. Start with a sharp eyeliner pencil, lining the rim of your eye as close to the lower row of eyelashes as you can get without getting any of the cosmetic in your eye. With a sponge-tipped cosmetics smudger, gently smudge the line you created using a gentle horizontal back and forth movement. You should always smudge. Eyeliner that has not been smudged looks to artificial and too severe. All good makeup jobs that you've seen are the result of good smudging! If you want to make your eyes appear larger, use a bright white liner like BeneFit's Eye Bright on the very inner corners of the lower lid. This is a great trick that makeup artists use to create an optical illusion that the eyes are larger and brighter in color. Eyeshadow: Color Selection and Application Technique The first rule of thumb for this awesome, face altering cosmetic is to stay away from colors with pink, red or auburn hues, and these do not flatter most skin types. These tones actually tend to bring out the red in the eyes, and make the eyes appear smaller than they really are, which I don't think is what any of us are aiming for! Whether you wear browns, blues, greys or purples, make sure you have a nice pale nude or near white, slightly shimmery for the tops of your eyes, near the brow bone. Apply eyeshadow with a medium brush. Brushes work much better than the small sponge applicators that usually come with most cosmetic cases. Some of the new cream and squeeze tube liquid eyeshadows are also great for non-crease and lasting color. It just takes time to learn how to apply them correctly. Always apply eyeshadow a little more heavily on the crease between the upper and lower lid to add more depth and dimension to the eyes. Then, add the paler color to the top for added depth and perceived size. Our Favorite Eyeshadows - Hands down, MAC eyeshadow! Looking for more cosmetic application techniques? Contact Us |
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