Who can resist knowing more make up tips! They say that women wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time, and 80% of their clothes 20% of the time. I think the same is true for the makeup we buy! So keep the make up you wear a lot close by but keep the others on hand. You never know when you might find a great way to use the other 80% you don't use as much, in one of these tips!
Here are the results so far from my makeup tips submission forms that my users have submitted to my web site over the past few months. As more are submitted, I'll add them too! Makeup tricks and tips really come in handy. They are greatly appreciated! So to those who contributed, thanks a whole bunch!
To make your eyes look larger, dab a bit of light shimmer eye shadow near the inner corners of your eyes.
To make your eyes look more dramatic, add an extra coat of mascara.
Eyebrows are an important feature. Use black eye shadows or powders instead of pencils so the color won't look too harsh.
Rosy or pink colors on your cheeks make you look more fresh and friendly.
To prevent lipstick from bleeding, use a lip liner or a concealer around your lips. Both of these fill in the lines around the lips and help to create a smoother lipstick application. If you use a lip liner, its best to use the lightest shade you can find. (nude, pinks...)
If you don't like heavy foundations, but still want an even skin tone, try tinted moisturizers. These protect from UV rays, and have sheer color.
To make your eyes POP, use eye shadows in a contrasting color.
Example: BLUE eyes/ use taupe, browns...HAZEL eyes - use Blacks/dark browns BROWN eyes - use Purples/Lavenders, etc.
Brush a little shimmer highlighting powder on each cheekbone to make them shinier.
Vaseline is the great eye makeup remover, and great for chapped/dry lips.
Always use a hair serum to rid of flyaways and it just makes hair more manageable, even without style.
Lemon juice is good for cuticles.
The best lotion I ever used was Palmers Coco Butter formula, it is better than a water based lotion and it keeps you literally feeling hydrated all day.
If you heat up your eyelash curler for a couple seconds with a hot hairdryer it will curl your lashes easier and keep them curled longer.
Brown liner is appropriate for day, black for night always, as well as highlighting shadow on the brow bone, inside corners of the eye, and sometimes the cheek for any time of day.
With your mascara you can apply your bottom lashes first so when you do the top lashes, there won’t be residue from looking up.
A trick that works for everyone is to place a dab of a white shimmer eye shadow on the inner corners of your eyes. Check out Beyonce's make-up if you don't know what I mean. It's an instant eye booster and works for everyone!
Light colors cause the eyes to open, dark colors will cause the eyes to recede.
If you have very light skin, avoid dark shades.
Be careful with shimmer products – they will bring attention to imperfections and wrinkles.
The eye area is the first to show age so don’t tug on the skin around the eyes.
Use a white eyeliner to line the top lids instead of black. Most women get used to black to line their eyes, but white liner will really make your eyes pop!
Use hair spray on your eyelash curler before you use it!
NOT! Don’t do this! I recently saw someone actually suggesting this in a forum too. If you use hair spray on the lash curler, then apply the curler to your eyes when its still wet with hairspray, your eyelashes will most probably stick to the curler when you pull it off. Don’t do it! Sorry, but in all of the make up tips I've gotten, this one wasn't so good. I'm gonna have to have to ‘diss’ this one. If I’m wrong about it, let me know, will ya? I just know I’m not trying it out on me!
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