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Face

The first thing you ought to know is your skin type before applying any makeup to your skin. Listed below is makeup tips for normal, dry, oily and combination skin.

Normal Skin

Normal Skin usually looks and feels smooth but can also react to changes in the environment: oilier in the summer and drier in the winter.

Makeup tips
Choose a foundation for normal skin.

Apply a layer of moisturizer underneath for dry, winter conditions or whenever you enter a parched environment.

Keep a pressed powder on hand for oilier moments or more humid days.

Dry Skin

Dry Skin occurs naturally as you age and the oil glands decrease their output. Dryness may also reflect your skin's sensitivity to skin care products, cleansers, diet, or even emotions. The occasional blotchy patch can result from dryness, too.

Makeup tips
Choose a double-duty foundation that moisturizes while helping to smooth out skin tone.

Avoid alcohol-based products.

Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize.

Oily Skin

Oily skin is shiny and uneven. It leaves the house feeling clean and fresh but by noon suffers from shine.

Makeup tips
Start with a gentle toner on your clean skin.

Use water-based formulas for all your make-up, especially foundation. · A concealer stick helps hide the effects of breakouts.

A powder is your best friend to help control your oily look throughout the day.

Combination Skin

Combination Skin usually expresses its unique qualities with oiliness in the T-zone and normal-to-dry skin everywhere else. Like other types, environmental factors and your body's chemistry may change your skin's balance. Use a flexible make-up routine to help cope with combination skin's many moods.

Makeup tips
Experiment with different foundations.

Choose an oil-managing powder for your T-zone (and other oily areas).

Applying Foundation

Foundation is the base of make-up. With the help of right selected and accurate applied foundation you can hide roughnesses, spots, pimples, irritated area of the skin. Light liquid foundation contains a lot of oil and moisture that is useful for dry and normal skin. Compact foundation is suitable for oily skin and hides skin imperfections excellently. There are foundations for combined skin and sensitive skin with calming effects. You should use only quality cosmetic of wide known firms, the products of which are indicated with release date and serviceable life.

Always apply foundation that suits your natural skin colour. If your face's natural colour is light, avoid any dark foundation colour. If you have any blemishes on your face, avoid any pink tints (pink colour emphasize a blemishes).

Steps
1. Cleanse your face, and apply moisture cream on the face and throat. Let the cream be absorb by the skin for 3 - 5 minute. If your skin is oily or combined (some areas oily, some dry) put the tissue on the oily areas of your face (for example nose, chin, forehead).

2. Apply the foundation: dot small amount of it on the forehead, blend evenly with fingertips, then do the same with the cheeks, nose and chin. Don't apply too much or too little of foundation (it looks untidy).

3. Cover small pimple and red spots with concealer or cream.

4. Follow with Your favourite loose or pressed powder (translucent loose powder for normal-to-oily skin and pressed powder for normal-to-dry skin). For better result use large powder brush. The powder must be the same tint that foundation is.

Blush

Blush is important part of make-up. With the help of an accurate applied blush you can refresh your face, make it looking much better and healthier and to model the form of your face. To do blush looking naturally, you should put it on enough, but not too much and please do not choice exotic colours.

Colour

The colour of blush must match the skin, hair colour, lipstick and nail polish colour also. Palette of beige and pink tints is appropriate almost to everybody. All tints of beige and pink are suitable to light skin, more dark tints (coppery and coral colours) are suitable to brown sunburned skin. Orange tints are suitable to red-haired women.

Types of blush

There are several types of a blush; most popular are powder blush and creamy blush. Creamy blush more suits for dry skin. It's better to apply with your fingertips. If you use powder blush, apply it after powder, but creamy blush, it's better to apply before powder.

How to apply
If you have an oval face put blush on the cheekbones

Round face seems to be longer if the blush is put on from temples to lip corners like triangle.

For others; put blush on the cheek like an oval at the nose level. If you put on too much blush, cover cheek with some quantity of light powder. The colour of blush becomes softened.

Eyes

For makeup for your eyes you need shadows, eyeliners, mascara etc.

Eye Shadows

1. Use lighter shades to highlight under the brow,

2. Use darker shades on the lid and the crease of the eye.

3. If You want to apply light shades (e.g., blue, beige, light green, light gray etc.), first draw a thin line with liquid eye liner or sharp eye pencil over the upper lash line as close to it as possible (because light shades makes your eyes seems smaller than they are).

Mascara

1. Use black mascara (it suits better to any shadows).

2. If you prefer blue or brown mascara, for best result, draw a thin line with same colour liquid eyeliner or sharp eye pencil over the upper lash line as close to it as possible or just apply same colour (like mascara) shadows.

3. If you have short lashes, use lengthening mascara.

4. If you have thin lashes, use voluptuous mascara.

5. If you have sensitive eyes, use gentle mascara for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers.

6. Waterproof mascara is best choice in monsoon, or when your eyes are watering (for example when you have a cold).

Some useful tips

For brown and black eyes: All shades of brown, beige, gray shadows and black or brown mascara looks wonderful. Lilac, violet shadows are very attractive also, especially in combination with same colour dress.

For green and brown - green eyes: Use all shades of green, beige, light - brown shadows and black mascara. Avoid pink or brown shadows.

For gray and blue eyes: Use all shades of blue, gray, dark - blue, beige shadows and black or blue mascara.

For Deep-Set Eyes: Rely on pale, shimmery shades to enhance your eyes. Sweep a light eye shadow shade across lid from inner corner to a small bit beyond the outer corner. Place a touch of a deeper shade in the eye crease. Blend.

For Wide-Set Eyes: Make them appear closer by applying a deeper eye shadow shade from inner corner to mid-lid. Apply a lighter shade from mid-lid to outer corner. Blend in the middle of lid where shades meet.

For Close-Set Eyes: Make them appear wider by applying a dot of concealer to the innermost corner of both eyes. Create a very thin pencil line near lash edge of top lid that thickens toward the outer corner. Create a very thin eye shadow in a pale shade from inner corner to mid-lid; apply a just-slightly deeper shade from mid-lid to outer corner; blend in the middle.

 Hair

 Proper hair care is also an important part of your makeup programme. Your hair should look healthy and lustrous for that perfect look.

Begin your hair care plan when you begin your skincare plan.
Condition each time you shampoo.

Limit the use of hair dryers or heat styling tools.

Consult with your hairstylist several weeks prior to your special day. Take along any accessories and a picture of the dress so the stylist knows what they will be working with.

For great hair always eat a well balanced diet.

Hairstyles should be chosen according to your face structure, skin colour, colour of your eyes and lifestyle requirements.

While you select your style be sure to take into consideration the texture or your hair also.

Certain hairstyles and treatments can cause breakage or root damage. Avoid excessively tight braiding, buns, or ponytails. Do not roll your hair too tightly in curlers. Teasing and backcombing should be done gently or not at all.

Lip Makeup

Lips are an integral part of makeup. Moist, smooth lips hold colour best. Look beautiful by following these basic tips for healthy and great looking lips.

Morning
Give dry, flaky lips the brush-off; add "brushing your lips" to your morning ritual using a soft toothbrush or terry washcloth. Now add some lip balm to smooth the way for lipstick-worthy lips!

Bedtime
Apply moisturising cream before going to bed. Always give your lips a touch of clear, rich moisture at bedtime. Do it each night, and you'll wake up to softer lips in no time at all!

All day
Avoid over-exposure to the sun, which can dry your lips the way it dries the rest of you. If you spend a lot of time outdoors, we suggest a 'triple' lipstick, with moisturizers and sunscreen built right in.

How to find more suitable colour
Most important things for right colour choosing are skin colour, hair colour and shape of your lips.

For light skin and blonde hair: all shades of orange, pink, purple.
For dark skin and dark hair: all shades of red, violet.
For light skin and dark hair: all shades of brown and beige.
For red hair women: coral-red, brown and bronze colours.

Try These Out

Shimmery Lips
Beauty's latest crush is with shimmery lip colors in golden shades and iced pastels. Keep your lips looking sweet with moisturizing lipsticks or glosses in pearly nude, candy pink, lilac, silver and gold.

Party Lips
Party season demands high profile lips! Treat him to flavor-filled kisses with fruit-flavored lip-glosses. For that techno, ultra-gloss look - apply a dash of metallic lip-gloss over lipstick in the center of your lips.

Puckering Lips
Pucker-proof lips are a sure thing when you use a lip pencil to fill in your entire lip area (not just the edges) and then top with gloss in a slightly lighter color.

Lip Color
Red and wine colors rock on lips. Choose a sheer shade to be safe or if you're daring, try solid color. Reds with yellow or orange-bases suit darker skin tones whilst reds with blue-bases suit fairer skins.

Glossy lips
Gloss is more fashionable than lipstick and you can get away with it at school. So think baby lips - hints of pink and a natural shine. We love Poppy Shine, Blistex Lip Conditioner and Clinique Glosswear.

Kissable Lips
Chapped lips don't look pretty and aren't nice to kiss, so make sure yours are always smooth and soft by applying lip balm every day. The best ones to soothe dry lips are Blistex, Bonne Bell, Body Shop and Carmex.

Luscious Lips
For smooth, lush lips, smear a little lip balm underneath your lipstick or a dab of thick gloss in the center of your lips. We love pinks and berries for March.

Lipcolour Shades That Best For Your Skin Tone

Are you a fair skinned and want to wear a red lipstick? Or maybe, you're a medium olive skin tone, looking for a pink lipstick that will look right for you. Here's a guide for most skin tones to help you chose the correct shade of lipstick that is most suitable for you.

Fair skin
Deep plum reds: Soft berry and wine reds with a blue undertone. Avoid reds with an orange undertone. These can make you look washed out and ashy. Sheer medium brown with pink undertones or beige lipsticks with a pink undertone flatter fair skins.
Browns: Mocha browns, and darker brown/pink lipsticks are also flattering for an evening lip look. Extra pale browns with yellow undertones, make fair skin look washed out.
Pinks: Pinks look fantastic on fair skin. sheer, light shiny pink lipsticks with blue undertones work well. Pink with a slight gold shimmer also enhance this skin tone very nicely. Dusty roses with or without shimmer are good ones. Stay away from hot pink lipstick as it overpowers fair skins.

Medium skin
Deep reds are most flattering. Blue-reds brighten medium skin with a yellow undertone. Brown, warm reds will soften and look warm on medium skin.
Browns: Browns that are very pale can make medium skins look ashy and washed out. Stick to rich caramel shades, medium brown with yellow or pink undertones, and creamy coffee colour browns. Sheer browns in these varying shades can also be very flattering.
Pinks: Rich and deep pinks which tend to fall on warm look best on medium skin. Also pinks with brown undertones enhance and flatter medium skins very well. Sheers, creams, and mattes can all be tried and tested with much success using these shades of pink.

Olive/Yellowish skin
Rich, deep brown reds and deep, dark berry shades. Stay away from orange/reds and pink/reds.
Browns: Browns with a red or auburn/mahogany undertone work well with this skin tone. Also, rich browns that resemble coffee, toffee, and chocolate colors work well.
Pinks: Deep berries, rich rose, and soft to medium plums are very flattering to this skin tone which have very strong yellow undertones. Avoid pinks that are to cool and too light as these pinks can make complexion look draining.

Brown/Black skin
Try red with a blue undertone, which are deep and rich. Also, mahogany, and deep plums, and wine reds are worth trying. Avoid orange and pink reds here.
Browns: Almost any shade of brown suits black skin. Sheer and shimmery light browns to a rich, dark, coffee brown.
Pinks: Medium and soft sheer pinks are very flattering. A hint of pink in glosses and sheers with a touch of beige can really enhance this skin tone. Berries, deep roses, and plums also flatter this skin tone.

Nails

To finish your makeup programme the last step is nail makeup. Here all you have to do is be creative and as daring as you can.

The basic care of nail is very important and hence regularly manicure and pedicure for having healthy and beautiful nails. See Manicure and Pedicure on our related beauty topics.

Some useful tips

Slim the look of wide nail bases with an oval shape.

Pastels and neutrals go the distance on longer, rounder nails.

Darker polish looks best on short, squared nails.

Narrow nail beds appear stronger with a soft square shape.

Create a lighter side of bold: add drops of a dark, rich creme to a bottle of clear polish and shake.

Storing polish in a warm place may change its consistency. Keep nail shades in the refrigerator or a bathroom cabinet.

Experiment and you will come up with something very trendy and genuine.

Nails for different occasions

Interviews: Keep nails clean, simple and short. Use neutral shades.

Party/late night: Arrive dark and dramatic: Plum Fairy, Midnight Metal Cabernet, or Classic Red.

Naturally Casual: Pink Snow, Clear Ice, any other shade that is trendy, young and attractive.

Take the time to cultivate your nails

Stop biting them!
Use a nail hardener to protect them from splitting and peeling.
Vitamin E supplements keep nails growing long and strong.

Removing Makeup

You might have had a tiring day and all you want to do is wash your face and go to bed. But going to bed without removing your makeup properly will lead to problems like acne, aging, unhealthy and dull skin. Follow the following rules of removing makeup and get a glowing and envious skin.

Steps:

1. Pull your hair away from your face with a headband, or secure it in a clip or ponytail holder.

2. Begin with your eye makeup. Moisten a cotton ball with eye makeup remover and remove all traces of makeup by gently wiping each eye until the makeup dissolves. If you do not have eye makeup remover you can use a olive oil.

3. Select a cleanser suitable for your skin type that has also been tested for the removal or breakdown of makeup. Some soaps and cleansers don't thoroughly cleanse your skin of makeup. Check the packaging to see if the product is designed for makeup removal, or ask a makeup salesperson for advice.

4. Splash your face with lukewarm water, the best temperature for lathering up and facilitating the breakdown of makeup.

5. Place a dollop of cleanser in the center of one hand and rub your hands together to generate lather. Add water if necessary.

6. Apply the lather to your entire face and rub gently, concentrating on the places where you applied makeup.

7. Spend about a minute retracing your path to ensure that you've cleaned all areas.

8. Rinse your face multiple times to ensure the removal of the cleanser and makeup residue.

9. Pat your face dry with a towel.

After Care Tips

Using makeup the whole day makes you face look tired and dried out. Therefore it is very important that you take that extra care of your skin to make it look supple, fresh and vibrant. Therefore women who wear makeup should carry out a routine of cleansing, toning and moisturing programme everyday.

CLEANSING

Cleansing will remove old makeup and the grime and grease that have been accumulated during the day. Follow the following steps:

Remove mascara with a cotton bud dipped in eye-cleansing lotion. Tie your hair up and keep it off your face as far as possible.

Remove the eye shadow by gently wiping it off with a pad of clean cotton wool moistened with eye-cleansing lotion.

Pour a little face cleansing cream into the palm of one hand and dab it generously over the nose, chin, forehead and cheeks---using two fingers of the other hand.

Narrow nail beds appear stronger with a soft square shape.

Massage the cream into the skin, starting under the throat, using a gentle upward motion. Continue massaging the cream up to the forehead, using the fingertips.

Gently massage the cream from the eyes to the nose.

Massage cream back over the chin, which is particularly prone to blackheads. Use the index finger.

Remove the cream from the face with tissue pads in each hand. Start under the chin and work over the cheeks and on to the forehead .

TONING

Toners remove all traces of dirt, makeup or cleanser that remain after cleansing.

Immediately after cleansing apply toner to the forehead and cheeks with the help of a pad of cotton wool.

Apply the toner to the crevices around the nose.

Apply the toner to the crevices around the chin.


MOISTURIZING

Moisturising your skin will make it smooth and supple. Moisturising your sin is an important part of beauty treatment and should be followed religiously.

Using the tips of the fingers, dot moisturising cream lightly all over the face.

Press the fingers of both hands into the centre of the forehead and work the cream slowly outwards. Pat the cream gently around the eyes.

Work the cream around the jaw line, chin and mouth with the middle fingers of both hands.

Massage the cream over the throat with alternating hands, using upward strokes from collarbone to chin .