How to Make Your Face Look Thinner

This requires no fad diets or major weight loss. With a bit of special know-how, you can make your face look thinner in under 5 minutes. How? With make up! Make up will go a long way in giving your face that thinner, leaner appearance and no one will even be wise to your tricks.

Start off by first putting your facial make up on your face, like your concealer, your foundation and your blush. If you don’t have the powder on prior to applying these contouring make up tricks, then your face may appear blotchy and messy.

The first thing that you will need to help give your face a leaner appearance is to choose an appropriate bronzer, or a brown-based blush. For those with a darker complexion, bronzer is probably suitable, but for women with a fairer complexion it may do you best to work with a brown-based blush color as a bronzer can appear a bit too strong and obvious.

Take a dome-shaped blush brush and dust it across the blush or bronzer. Take the brush and sweep it right under the cheekbones. Then, move along to the rim of your face by the hairline, and bring it right across to the center of your face. This will help bring attention to the center of your face and the darker contouring around the edges will detract both light and attention to the roundness of your face.

If you also want to have thinner or leaner lips, this can easily be accomplished with a little bit of lip liner and your lip stick. The fastest way to give yourself a leaner lip look is to take your pencil and to trace the shape of your lips along the inside of your lip line rather than directly on the lip line. Fill your lips in with your lipstick and you’re good to go.

Alternatively, if you would like to help draw a bit more attention to your mouth and away from your actual face, draw the line around the outside of your lips rather than on the lip line itself. Take a lip brush and fill your lips in with lipstick, and cover your lips with a lip sealant. This will give your lips a fuller, sexier pout.

Blush and shimmer also go a long way in keeping your face looking more lean. Dusting your blush right along the apples of your cheeks and drawing it up to your cheekbones will give your face more definition. Using shimmer will help attract light to certain areas you would like to give more attention to, like on the tops of your cheek bones, your temples, and below your eyebrows.

Another way that women swear makes their faces look leaner is to not ever use a center part in their hair. Having a side part or any sort of variation of part will help trim down the size of your face. Also having bangs or layers that lie around the cheek bone as well as the jaw line can help create some extra dimensions and definition to your face that otherwise would be missed by anyone looking at your face.

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Blushes, Bronzers, Shimmer Products

Helpful Brushes {try the angled contoured face brush, bronzer brush, or the case with the five brushes}

How to Choose The Right Eye Shadow

Eyeshadow may very well be the most important piece of makeup that you apply to your face. Eyeshadow adds depths to your eyes. Eyeshadows can completely change the shape and dimensions of your eye. Most importantly, eyeshadows are fun! If you are new to the world of makeup or want to change up your makeup routine, finding eye makeup that will work both with you and for you can be a bit difficult. Not to worry, with some basic guidelines you will know how to pick out the right eyeshadows for your eyes in no time.

Blue Eyes

To really make those blue eyes of yours stand out, test out some gray, violet, purple, taupe and deep blue shades (that’s right, blue eyes can wear blue eye shadow – if applied correctly!). For a more bold and funky statement, go for silver, fuchsia, or turquoise.

TIP: Mixing black eye shadow with a bright blue can create an incredibly beautiful smoky eye look!

Green and Hazel Eyes

Green and hazel eyes often have the same sort of undertones, which allows for both those with these two colors of eyes to often use the same colors of eyeshadows. Some fantastic colors to choose from are apricot shades, plums, apricots, purples, brown shades and deep forest greens. Lime green, light green and lighter color shades are also flattering, and any gold tones or gold shimmers are beautiful (especially if you have golden flecks in your hazel or green eyes!).

Brown Eyes

Those with brown eyes have the luxury of being able to pull off almost any color under the sun. Some of the most flattering shades include beige and champagne shades, coppers, bronze tones, and forest green. To make a more bold statement, go for tangerine, hot pink, lime green and royal blue.

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Arguably, any charcoal-based colors or navy shades will work for any eye color, but the best way to put it to the best is to use a tester at the makeup boutique. Apply the eyeshadow to the back of your wrist and then hold it up to your eye. Does the color compliment your eye color? Does the color make your eyes “pop”, or does the eyeshadow just make your eyes fade away behind the eyeshadow color? You don’t need to settle on a color that someone else told you would look best; take your time and choose colors that will truly compliment you.

You will find eyeshadows in some different forms. The most common is the powder form, where you can find single, duo, or even trio sets of eyeshadows. These are easiest to apply and allow you to appropriately gage how dark you want the colors to be. Some of the powders can also be transformed into a liquid eyeshadow, or you can purchase liquid eyeshadows in stores. Liquid eyeshadows are great for achieving that deeper, darker look. If you are using bold colors and want to make that bold statement, definitely go for liquid eyeshadow. Just be sure to practice a lot before your big night to be sure you know how to control and apply the liquid eyeshadow right!

Check out iMarks-- tons of different shades with this long lasting eye shadow collection. AND, mark. just came out with metallics!! Not to mention they're only $5.

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BEAUTY TIP TUESDAY::: Quick Fixes to Common Makeup Mistakes

We have all been there: we apply all of our makeup so perfectly, or at least just until that certain point when we ruin it all with one sudden mistake – or is it completely ruined? In most cases, any mistake that we make with our makeup is salvageable and doesn’t require us to completely reapply our makeup. If you have ever made a mistake with your makeup, or if you are concerned that you will one day, then this information will go a long way in helping you with your next potential makeup catastrophe.

Your Eyeshadow is Too Dark

One of the most common errors that we make when we are applying makeup is that we lay the eyeshadow on just a tad too thick. If you think that your eyeshadow is too dark, here are some quick fixes for you:

The eyelid: The best way to try and reduce the appearance of dark eyeshadow on the upper eyelid is to try and blend and blur the eyeshadow that you have applied towards the edges of your eye. A firm, clean blending eyeshadow blush will do the trick best, though you can also use your finger. If your eyeshadow still appears too dark, then take a matte eyeshadow or matte eyeshadow product and use that to help blend in the eyeshadow

The crease: If you feel that your crease is a bit too dark, then take a clean sponge and apply a very, very light covering of foundation over the color. Blend as required.

The brow bone: The best way to help blend in any sort of eyeshadow around the brow bone is to take a brush or a Q-Tip and blend the color up, out and away from your eye.

Your Blush is Too Dark

Too much blush? No problem! The best way to take care of this is to take a loose powder brush and stroke the blush area with that brush. That will take away a lot of the surface blush. If you still need to lessen the appearance of the blush, then applying either a translucent or clear powder with that brush just above the blush will held blend in the blush and make it appear more natural.

Your Foundation is Too Thick

If you have that caked-on appearance, then it means that you have applied too much foundation to your face. The best way to take care of this is to take a make up sponge and to lightly moisten it with water. Then, take the sponge and gently move it in a downward action over the areas that have too much foundation.

TIP: This same process can be used to remove any excessive concealer from your skin.

Your Mascara has Smeared on your Face

No matter how well practiced you may be at applying mascara, there will always be that one day out of 100 where you smear it on your skin. The easiest way to fix this is to treat it right as the wet mascara hits your skin. Take a Q-Tip, wet it slightly, and then remove the mascara by placing the Q-Tip overtop of it and moving it in a clockwise twisting motion. This will remove the makeup in 2 to 3 strokes.

Get the right lip color for your skin tone!

For Fair skin tones:

During the day, medium browns or beige with light pink looks great. At night, rich copper brown or bright pink and subtle berry will look good in addition to wine red. Avoid very bright red colors and hot pink colors because they are too much for light skin tones.

For Medium skin tones:

During the day, earthly browns, and caramel look fantastic. At night stick to dark reds, and rich pink colors. Avoid pale browns cause they look washed out on medium skin tones.

For yellowish skin tones:

Rich brown, chocolate and pink look great during the day. At night rose, dark berry, and reddish brown colors will stand out. Avoid light pinks, they don’t look good on yellow skin. Orange red and bluish pink do not work either. Avoid orange red and pinkish red because they will not look good on darker skin tones.

For Dark skin tones:

Medium pink and sheer beige in addition to light browns look good. Nighttime deep reds, wine reds, berry, and copper are amazing

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First off, Welcome to the mark. team! If you are not yet a part of my team, but would like to be.. you can sign up at meetmark.com/yes then enter 09707914 into the 'zip code or referral code' box!   Thank you!! Love & Lip Gloss, Ashley

How Do I get Paid?

You collect all of the money that your customer owe you. mark. bills you the discounted price of all items sold plus fees {shipping; taxes}. You pay the bill with the money from your customers and you keep what's left over. mark. brand products are discounted at 30%

Do I have to invest in an Inventory to run my mark. business?

NO! It is better that you do not buy anything that your customers haven't ordered. You do not need to keep any kind of inventory at all. If you do choose to stock up, only buy things when they are on sale and only buy things that your customers will order. 

What will I need that isn't included in the starter kit?

You might want to invest in some basic office supplies, some printer ink and a day planner. It's a good idea to use a section of a filing cabinet or box to keep track of things you will need for preparing your income tax at the end of the year. You are not required to buy the business supplies from mark., but there might be some things that would be useful.

Does mark. give you business cards to use?

You can get 100 FREE business cards through mark. at a time via the Rep. homepage---> mark. logo merchandise. Cards can also be personally designed and purchased through Vistaprint.

How do I run my mark. business?

The first thing you should do is explore your mark. web office get comfortable with using the website. Read through any training documents on the site. 

You should have received magalogs in your starter kit. Write your contact information on each brochure before you hand them out. If you get tired of writing on them every campaign you could use small address labels from the dollar store or buy a customized stamp {recommended}. Some people put the order due dates and website on the back of brochures, you can decide what you want to do with them. 

For your first magalog you may want to include an introduction letter telling people a little bit about yourself and how your business works and the services you offer. 

Once your brochures are ready, put them in the hands of your family and friends. Ask them to tell their friends who might be interested in buying mark. You could offer them a free gift if they find more people to order from you. Always get the contact information from your new potential customers. 

Follow-up with everyone you gave a book to! Send out reminder emails a week before your order due date. 3 days before your order is due call, email,leave messages on Facebook for everyone on your customer list. People appreciate a follow up call, a lot of them are busy and completely forget that they wanted to order.

On the order due date, check over your order. Make sure you called everyone on your list and put their orders in. Add your order, and don't forget to buy your magalogs for the next couple of magalog sessions and any sales aids you need. 

When your shipment from mark. arrives check to make sure that everything you ordered is there. Also check the invoice for shorted items. If the shorted items are just late and will come in with your next order, you can see if the customer would like to pay for it and wait for it to come or you can adjust their invoice and let them pay for it when the product arrives. 

Be sure to keep track of your customers and clients via the web office.

How do I order samples and magalogs?

{By the way, magalog means magazine+catalog.}

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just one bat of a perfect coiffed eyelash and they'll be captivated.

• FACE: Apply get a tint using the mark. foundation brush.
• CHEEKS: Apply good glowing in shade cameo glo to the apples of the cheeks using the mark. blush + bronzer brush.
• EYES: Using the mark. all over eye shadow brush apply i-mark in shade biscotti from last lines to the crease. Then with the mark. angled contour brush apply i-mark in shade fairy dust into the crease and blend. Finish the eyes with two coats of lash all you want in shade black onto the top of the lashes.
• LIPS: Apply lipclick in shade toasty.

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When is it time for new mascara?

Okay so the general consensus that I have found is change your mascara out every 3-6 months.  Which, to me, seems like quite a wide timespan.  Personally, I lean more towards the 3 month mark.  I have found that if I hang onto my mascara for too long my eyelashes do not seem to be performing at their utmost potential.  We’ve all seen it … the lady with the lumpy clumpy lashes.  The one we all just want to take a eyelash comb to and rake out the cake.  This is a prime example of someone who is due for some new mascara.  Replacing your mascara every 3 months will help avoid problems of it drying out and becoming chunky.  It will also lessen your chance of it developing bacteria that can lead to irritation and even infection. 

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Here are some signs you need to replace your mascara:

If it becomes clumpy

If it appears flaky and dry

If you notice a change in its color

If you notice it has a funky or rancid smell

If you recently had an eye infection (continuing to use it can lead to further infection and contamination)

If the mascara in the tube has come into contact with water (water contains bacteria)

So just like anything else, if you want to continue to get the best results, you must do your part too.  When you purchase a new mascara it is a good idea to mark it on your calendar.  Mark the day you purchased it as well as 3 months later when you plan on buying a new one.  I like to write the purchase date on a sticker and slap it on the side of my mascara so I know for sure wherever I go how long I have until I need a new one.  

Hope this helps you  ladies!  Stay healthy!.

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Contour your best features with this subtle look. Don't notice the makeup-- Just see a beautiful face!

• FACE
  Apply get a tint shimmer tinted moisturizer lotionSPF15 all over face. Then sweep glowdacious inprettied up along the cheekbone and to the apples of the cheeks

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  EYES
  Apply mini mark it for eyes in cocoa bean all over the lid, then apply mini mark it for eyes in gold opal on the inside half of lids. With metalliner in shade bronze edge line the upper lid and the lower corners.

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  LIPS
  Apply lipclick SPF 15 color shine lipstick in shade honey bunny

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GET THE LOOK: Belle of the Ball

GET THE LOOK: Belle of the Ball

Ashley Greene's radiant red-carpet makeup is beautiful while attending the annual fashion tribute gala held at an iconic museum in NYC.

Ashley Greene is the mark. brand ambassador; so you can wear the exact make up she was wearing. 

Here's how:

• EYES: Sweep i-mark eye shadow in shade whisperas a base all over the lid with the mark. eye shadow brush. Then using the angled contour brush layer i-mark in tiki all over the lid and into the crease. Create a highlight by using the mark. eye shadow brush to apply touch & glow in the center of eyelid. Next, usingno place to run in shade foxy brown, push into the lash line from the inside corner out, going a little heavier on the outside corners and smudge using themark. eyeliner brush.
  
  Using the mark. eyeliner brush, layer i-mark in shadepicadilly on top of foxy brown on the top lash line and smudge. Using the mark. eyeliner brush, run tiki along the outer three-quarters of the lower lash line. Layer on foxy brown to the inside of lash line and smudge just under the lash line. Highlight the inner corner using the lighter shade from touch & glow. To finish eyes, sweep make it big in raven onto lashes.

• FACE:Using the mark. foundation brush blend face xpert all over the face. Then apply good riddanceunder the eyes and around the nose with the mark. concealer brush. Set skin by using the mark. powder brush to apply matte-nificent. Add definition and contouring by brushing bronze pro all over cheeks and across the nose. Then add warmth and glow by sweeping good glowing in after glow from the temple and working forward to cheek.

• LIPS: Finish the look with lipclick in shade malt topped with glow baby glow in shade smooches.