COSMETIC TIP
Make sure you’re wearing the right cosmetics for your skin tone The tragic flaw many people make when buying cosmetics is not matching them to their skin tone. This makes it almost impossible when trying to find the right foundation and concealer, but it also affects the lipstick and eye shadow you should be wearing. There are ways to determine skin tone, and you should base your cosmetics selections around the right tone:
Learn to apply your cosmetics properly
Ruddy skin tone is associated with burning easily, but also with becoming easily flushed or pink-cheeked.
Foundation: Don’t forget to blend foundation into your neck, or you’ll end up with an unsightly line around your jaw; apply concealer after foundation!
Yellow skin tones respond poorly to yellowish foundation and concealer and make the skin look more flawed than it did before.
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Yellow-olive skin tone is easily identified because it’s mainly found in people who tan easily and don’t burn often. So if you come in from the beach a shade other than bright red, yellow-olive is you! Olive skin tones are slightly grey or ashen, do not burn easily and have greenish undertones. Neutral skin tone has no obvious yellow, olive or ruddy tones, nor any features of these skin tones. Ruddy skin responds well to earthy colours such as browns, greens, corals and reds; medium yellow and ruddy skin tones go well with both light and dark browns; darker olive skin looks great in more vibrant shades of ruby and cherry; and dark skin tones love more natural, soft pinks, corals and browns.
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Wearing the ‘wrong’ cosmetics for your skin tone can result in you looking washed out, accentuating blemishes and otherwise causing flawed skin.
Make sure you don’t look like a clown after you put your makeup on in the morning. There’s more to a great look than just throwing your makeup on, but there are simple and easy tricks that will have you looking gorgeous in no time!
Eye shadow: Apply your base colour from the inside out, then define your eyes with a darker shade in the crease of your eyelid; for extra definition, use a light shadow on your brow bone. Eye liner: Steady your hand by resting on a flat surface, and always apply from the inside to the outside of your eye; extending the liner beyond the end of your eyelids will give a great exotic look! Mascara: Two layers is best; apply the first layer downwards from the roots, then again upwards from the midway point of the lashes; apply a finer layer to the bottom lashes so you don’t look like a panda, then leave for a couple of minutes and repeat. Lipstick: The way you apply your lipstick depends on the shape of your mouth, but make sure your lip liner (if you use one) matches the colour of your lipstick; use a base or primer, apply colour with a lip brush and remember to blot; finish off with an application of lip gloss for perfectly luscious lips. n
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