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MAKEUP ARTIST TIPS – LIPS & CHEEKS
- Have a too blue based lipstick? Mix a
dot of yellow concealer into your lipstick, or apply a yellow-based
loose powder on clean lips, and apply lipstick on top. There will be
just enough warmth in the product to take the edge off a too cool/blue
shade.
- Want to update your lipsticks to the new cool blue based
tones? Apply a navy blue eye pencil, or eye shadow on lips and apply
your lipstick on top....just a little will do and you'll have a new
shade. A soft, brown eye shadow applied on lips first will darken any
too light shade.
- Make your own deep lipstick color by mixing blue eye shadow
and red blush on your lips. Apply a lip balm on top and you're set.
The most fun part is that every time you try this, you can experiment
and get a different version every time.
- Use your shimmer highlighter sticks from spring/summer
to highlight lipsticks. Apply on a clean mouth first, and then your
dull lipstick on top. An instant frosted shade.
- The color of the moment is the 'bitten' lip look. Just
take your rosy blush and apply dry on lips. Apply your Vitamin E stick,
or gloss on top with a lip blush. Gel cheek colors work great for this
too.
- A quick dusting of shimmering body powder or an iridescent
eye shadow over the high points of the face, (cheekbones, chin, top
of nose, eyelids, across forehead..) a quick day to night look.
- A model told me this trick! She runs a Gold Shimmer stick
through her blonde hair! Instant shimmer and highlights, especially
around the face....
- Use a Concealer Pencil on your lips first, fill in, and
then apply an old, dark lipstick. The concealer pencil lightens up the
lipstick by about 3-4 shades....
- A warm brick eyeshadow is the perfect all over color for
lips, cheeks, eyes and a little lip gloss on top and you're off!
- Find a blush brush that perfectly fits the size of the
apple of your cheek when you smile. Anything bigger than that and you'll
get blush where you don't want it. You really don't need a huge blush
brush for color, those are meant for shimmery powders.........
- Pick up your blush by lightly tapping the blush with the
tips of the bristles. If you are sweeping the brush across the color,
you'll pick up about 10 x more color than you need, and you waste a
lot of product. Just tap the ends of the bristles about 2-3 times onto
the color. Shake off any excess. You should barely be able to see the
color on the brush. Don't worry, you do have enough on!
- When applying blush, don't "sweep" or "stroke" the color
across the cheeks. You'll usually end up streaking the color on, and
then having to go back to 'correct' and 'blend'. Instead, smile, and
tap on gently going across your cheeks. By tapping the color onto the
brush, and then tapping in onto the cheeks........ you'll avoid excess
color, streaking and more. Tapping on blends the color for you and you
can always add more if you want.
- Always swipe your blush brush across a Kleenex to clean
off any excess, or pick up your powder brush (with no extra powder on)
and sweep over and blend your blush into your skin. You'll get a softer,
more 'real' look to your blush.
- OOPS! Okay, you look like a clown, wrong color, too much........now
what? Easy! With a clean dry beauty sponge, pick up a light layer of
loose powder and 'erase' as much off as possible. Too bright or too
dark? Take a slightly dampened sponge and clean off as much as you can.
The water will pick upand 'dilute' the color.........it just may be
enough to fix it and look ok! "Blush!"--
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Article by: Elke Von Freudenberg
a top editorial makeup artist and hair stylist, based in New York and Los
Angeles. Her clients include Calvin Klein, Paul Mitchell Hair Systems, Aveda,
Rolling Stone Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Neue Magazine.
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