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Beauty Tips: Foundation that’s best for you
The art of applying cosmetics is fun if you know what you are doing, when it comes to having your makeup it’s best that you have knowledge on what you put on your face. One of the dilemmas of women in doing their makeup is choosing the foundation that suits them. This is where the common mistakes happen. If you choose the wrong color, your skin may become too light or too dark which is really a NO NO for beauty sizzlers. Putting foundation and finding the color for you is challenging but if you already know the basics, then you’ll be able to flaunt your flawless looking skin all the time.
Selecting Foundation Makeup Type And Color
1. Ask questions.
If you really want to learn, you should have the guts to ask questions on beauty experts. You can go to department stores or visit a beauty and cosmetics store and ask for helps and tips. They can give you tips on the color that suits you and also the brands that’s best for you.
2. Choose Foundation according to your skin tone and skin needs
The problem with most women are they don’t listen to experts, hence, they end up having too dark or too light foundation color that doesn’t match their skin and its needs. There are different foundation skin products for all types of skin tone and face dilemmas. If you have an oily skin go with cream and powder formula foundation. Dry skin and combination skin should be matched with a liquid foundation.
ButtonCosmetics for Women of Colors
Women are trying to find the latest and the trendiest when it comes to beauty products and beauty tips, especially those known as the women of color. Most cosmetic companies tends to ignore women of color. Those ethnic women are having trouble in finding foundation as well as make-up colors which will enhance their beauty. Most African-American women have usually oily skin, sensitive and tends to have scars easily. Those products which are powdery can look chalky and ashy on darker complexions and those pink pigmented products can be unflattering for those type of skintones.
There are some cosmetic companies which aim on providing products that will fit the needs of the African-American and also Carribean women. On some, they are trying to produce bleaching creams to enable the skin to have a fairer complection.
For women who want a large line with many flattering color options, beauty sizzlers recommends Nars, and MAC. Nars brand has dark lipsticks in lovely shades of brown as well as burgundy. Nars is available at www.neimanmarcus.com and at any major department stores. At the MAC shop , they also have lovely dark-skinned makeup artist, with her brushes in a large tool belt around her waist. Go to www.maccosmetics.com for store locations.
Women of color now have more options, as companies realize the potential of a powerful consumer base. Ideally, cosmetics companies should consider the ethnic market. Most women are willing to pay for quality products and good service, especially if the products are tailored to her needs. A woman of color wants to feel welcome at the cosmetics counter. Consultants should be aware of her needs, and the company should feature ethnic faces in their advertising.
Beauty tips: Make-Up trends this Summer
With aqua blue eyes, tangerine and pink lips, and hot pink or yellow nails everywhere it seems that beauty has a brighter future. The hype summer is the perfect moment to pack a punch with eye-popping colors before we all return to the common dark smoky eyes and berry lips for winter.
This season was inspired by the 80s catwalk trends and famous celebs like Rihanna and Sophie Ellis-Bextor have put bold colors on the beauty map. Forget fluoro and think of colored pastels such as sherbet lemon, sky blue, flamingo pink to put you into the summer’s mood
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However you must be careful to the color scheme that you use to avoid looking like an over-experimental teenager, go and choose candy colors carefully.
“Keep everything else neutral – you just need one sweep of bold colour,” says Flourish director and make-up designer Annabel Jardella.
“As a rule, it’s eyes or lips – not both! Always go for a matte look with brights and avoid gloss.”
These are some tips to do colors that pop:
Lips
For a pout-feel with look-at-me appeal just keep the rest of your face natural and let your lips scream the color. Do not use gimmicky shades such as lavender and blue, and stick to warm tones which will complement golden summer skin.
“For lips, bright orange or fuchsia pink, as worn by Cheryl Cole, flatter most skin tones and eyes,” Annabel suggests.
“Use a lip liner and a good flat and rounded lip brush for precision with a matte lipstick that’s dryish in texture. Start by drawing the lip line, then blend inwards with the brush. Add colour and lastly a touch of clear gloss to soften.”
Eyes
Open up your peepers with one show-stopping wash of your favorite color and shade. Look for some solid, opaque colors and shades with intense build-up as well as top off lashes with a color mascara if you dare.
Direct from the spring/summer catwalks, violet is considered as ”the” shade to be flashing on your eyelids this season.
If you are thinking of dabbling in punchy purple, make-up artist Jemma Kidd advises: “Purples suit most eye colours, however if you have dark circles under the eyes make sure they are well concealed as purple eye shadows will accentuate them.”
“If you don’t want to colour the whole lid, simply draw along the upper lash line using a bold colour and then add lashings of black mascara to the top and bottom lashes to tone down the brightness.”
Nails
If you choose having that natural look on your face, you can still go to town with the super-bright through your nails..Nails in rainbow shades are the instant way to give your look a high summer lift, but if you’re going bold, avoid the matchy-matchy look of teaming up your nail shade with your clothes and also your accessories.
“Pop colours look hottest on short, square nails,” says Charlotte Straughan, creative director for Ciaté.
“Apply a base coat before your colour – this will protect the nail from staining and hold the vibrant colour for longer. Then choose your favorite bright color and apply two coats for an eye-popping finish.”
Like what we always say, go for makeup that suit your personality and also those makeup product lines that will keep your skin still healthy, for achieving that healthy, beautiful look inside and out.
