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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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