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Eye Makeup Tricks:: The Basics

We all know what sort of eye makeup we like when we see it, but when we attempt or even think about doing it ourselves, we become downright mystified and perplexed by how to do it.

Eye makeup does take a bit of trial and error, some eye makeup remover and a lot of patience, especially if you are somewhat “challenged” when it comes to applying makeup. Below are some easy and basic ways to apply makeup, all of which apply to any and all eye shapes.

How to Prepare your Eyes for Eye Makeup

There is some preparation involved in applying eye makeup. It’s always best to prepare the area of skin you will be applying any sort of makeup to, so when it comes to eye makeup, it is best to apply a very thin layer of either makeup primer or foundation on the eyelids. (Try Please Hold Eye Primer) This will help correct any slight imperfections or discoloration, and you will then have the perfect canvas to work with.

Once the foundation or primer has been applied, set it with translucent powder if you are using a powdered eye shadow. If you are using a cream eyeshadow or pencil on your eyes, skip the powder as the powder will interfere with the application process.

How to Choose the Color

Just how does one choose that perfect eyeshadow color for their face? One of the best tricks to use is to not base the color choice on your eye color, but rather on your hair color. Here is a good general guide to colors that will work with you based on hair color:

Brunettes: Choose mocha shades and rich chocolate browns. 

Blondes: Creamy tones and taupes are definitely your colors!

Redheads: Peach, copper and ruddy browns work, as do pinks and lavenders for those who have a cooler skin tone.

Greys: Grey eyeshadow works well with grey hair, as do blues and soft lavenders and purples

How to Apply the Eyeshadow

There are different application strategies that you can consider. Some of these are:

One Shadow: You can cover your entire eyelid with one color. If you plan on doing this for simplicity’s sake, try to opt for a cream eyeshadow rather than a powder eyeshadow. Choose light or medium tones as well and stay away from dark tones (this will only give you a very dramatic or even vampish look). Add a layer of mascara and line your eyes with a brown eyeliner and you’re good to go! 

Emphasizing the Crease: This is perhaps the most popular form of applying eyeshadow to your eye area. To do this, you will start by choosing the lightest color that you have first. Apply the light color all over your entire eyelid. Now take the darker shade. Take your eyeshadow brush and hold it right to the corner of your eye, right where your lash line begins and slightly above your crease (right at the brow bone). The brush will naturally glide up and stop right where you will want the color to end.

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How to apply eye shadow {basics}

Eyeshadow, contrary to popular belief, can be tricky to apply to last. With the right techniques and tools, eyeshadow can be applied at 7 in the morning and last until 7 in the evening, or even longer.

Powder Eyeshadow

1. Prime your lids with Please Hold Eye Primer. This step will help keep your eyeshadow vibrant on your eyelid, not dull on your cheeks as the day goes on. Apply your primer with either a makeup sponge or clean fingers. Blend it in from your lash line into your brow bone.

2. Apply a neutral color first, such as peach, beige, or light brown. Apply to lid. 

3. Apply a slightly darker color to the crease. Keep it on your crease, and don't extend it upward. For a more bold look, use bolder colors. Make sure the colors go well with your eye color. 

4. Apply your other eye makeup. Take care not to get mascara or eyeliner on your eyeshadow. If this does happen, a dry cotton swab on the spot and gently twisted should remove the makeup with minimal smudging. 

Cream Eyeshadow

1. Prime your eyelids as previously mentioned. 

2. Rub your fingertip or a makeup sponge in the cream shadow. Gently dab the cream onto your eyelid, and blend it evenly. Avoid having deposits of color all over your lid by using the pad of your ring finger to gently dispense the color evenly. 

3. Dust a translucent poweder or matching eye shadow color on top. This sets the cream to prevent it from sliding off your eyelids. Using a larger, looser brush than a regular eyeshadow brush will prevent color 'deposits' by evenly dusting the powder across the lids.

The Beauty Benefits Of Olive Oil

We often tend to forget that what we buy at the grocery store each week are ingredients that are in many of our beauty products that we have tucked away in our washroom. We also tend to forget that these food items are often more natural and perhaps even better than the chemical-based beauty products that we use every day. Extra virgin olive oil is one of these products that can be found in almost every single kitchen across the country, yet we fail to use it as a beauty treatment.

Olive oil contains a host of important vitamins and minerals that help promote healthy skin, such as vitamin E which helps hydrate the skin and antioxidants that help keep our skin youthful and dewy. Extra virgin olive oil has a number of uses, such as:

A Makeup Remover

Hard to believe that olive oil can remove your makeup, isn’t it? Well, it can! Take out a cotton swab and hold it over the mouth of the bottle. Tip the bottle just to get enough olive oil on the surface of the cotton swab, and then sweep the swab over your face. You will need to work a bit at the mascara and eye liner, but it will come off eventually. The olive oil is a great conditioner for eyelashes, so you will actually be moisturizing and improving the health of your eyelashes by using this as an eye makeup remover.

TIP: You can choose to keep the oil on your face after you have wiped off your makeup, but you can follow up with your every-day cleansing foam. You will notice that your skin will feel softer and more hydrated than ever.

A Hair Conditioner

Our hair loves olive oil! There are a couple of different ways in which you can use olive oil on your hair. The first way is to use the oil as a hot oil treatment. Simple put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a plastic baggy and then seal the baggy shut. Place the baggy in a pot of water and bring the water to a boil. The oil should be sufficiently heated at that point. Put on some gloves, and then apply the hot oil to your hair and scalp. Tuck your hair up under a shower cap and leave the olive oil on for 5-10 minutes. Once finished, rinse it out and follow up with a quick shampoo. Do this weekly and you will certainly notice a difference in your hair.

TIP: Women who color their hair report that their hair color isn’t stripped away by hot olive oil treatments, unlike some of the commercial hot oil treatments.

After you shampoo your hair in the shower every day, you can also rub a tablespoon or two of olive oil into your hair. You will need to rinse your hair out well after this treatment and remember that in the case of olive oil, less is more. Use a small amount at a time until you have covered your entire head and do not add any more, otherwise you risk having very greasy looking hair.

BEAUTY TIP TUESDAY::: Why Should I Use Eyeshadow Primer?

Eyeshadow primer is particularly handy if you live in any warm and humid climates, or any days when it’s raining outside. Just a bit of humidity or sweat can cause your eyeshadow to move around and crease in the least flattering of places (like gathering all up in your crease) or it can even begin running down your face if you are in a humid enough climate!

Primer is also great for anyone who is wearing dark eyeshadow, like a smoky eyeshadow color. When lighter eyeshadows crease and move it is far less noticeable than when a black or charcoal colored eyeshadow creases or begins to drip. If you are planning a night out on the town and may be hitting a club (it’s pretty darn hot in those places!) then seriously consider applying an eyeshadow primer to your eyelids prior to eyeshadow application.

When do I Apply an Eyeshadow Primer?

A primer for the entire face or even just your eye area is generally applied after you have cleansed, toned, and moisturized your skin. It is not recommended that you apply a primer after any sort of makeup product has been added, such as concealer or a foundation, as this may cause those products to wipe off.

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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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