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Tips on How to Apply Mascara to Upper and Bottom Lashes without Clumping

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:22:49 +0000

Applying mascara makes your eyes look bigger. Many of my friends tell me that applying mascara is difficult. In fact, it is nothing difficult. You may follow the 4 steps I introduce you below and you may apply your mascara perfectly without clumps.

How to Apply Masacara

Step 1: Apply a layer of primer from the root to the top of eyelashes and allows the primer to dry completely.
Step 2: Scrape the excess mascara off the brush before application.
Step 3: Wiggle the mascara wand in a zig-zag movement (left and right) is the key to minimize clumps. If your eyelashes are short, wiggle straightly from root to top, instead.
Step 4: Applying mascara to lower lashes make your eye look larger and its contour more prominent. But, it is more suitable for heavy and dramatic makeup.

How to Apply Mascara Like a Professional

Perfect eyelashes should be long and full. You may need to apply 2 different mascaras in order to achieve long and full eyelashes (one for length and one for fullness). Mascara designed to increase fullness (volumizing mascara) of eyelashes has a higher content of oil and wax, which facilitate the thickening of eyelashes. Apply mascara for length when the first layer is completely dry. Mascara designed to increase length (lengthening mascara) has higher fiber content. Do not reverse the order.

How to Deal with a Dry Mascara

Mascara becomes dry easily when it is in contact with the air. Mascara loses all its functions when it is dry. I would recommend you adding a drop of olive oil or vitamin E (from capsule) to your dry mascara. But, you should be careful not to add too many because it may cause mascara to melt easily. Instead of adding olive oil or vitamin E, you may use the dry mascara as your eyebrow makeup.

Mascara for Dark Circles Under Eyes

Black mascara is not suitable for those having dark circles under eyes because it makes you look dull and tired. You may choose brown or blue mascara which helps draw away attention from the dark circles.

Best Mascara for the Year

Loreal Paris Double Extend Lash Boosting Mascara
This mascara comes with both primer and top coat mascara. The mascara provides really visible lengthening and curling effect to my eyelashes. The brush is small and easy to control. One problem I experience with this mascara is that it dries out in 2 weeks (You may add olive oil to moisten it again). Besides, it is very affordable compared to those big brands!

Tips for Applying False Eyelashes for Different Eye Shapes

admin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:42:35 +0000

Different makeup should be applied for different eye shapes. It is also true for applying false eyelashes. People with different eye shapes should wear different types of false eyelashes to make their eyes look bigger and more attractive!

Half-moon Shaped Eyes
Cross false eyelashes is the best choice for people having half-moon shaped eyes. Half-moon shaped eyes or eye-smile sometimes gives an old impression. Cross false eyelashes adds youthfulness and energy to your face.

Small Eyes
Eyes are proportionately smaller compared to the rest of the facial features.

Curling false eyelashes is the best choice for people with small eyes. The curls make your small eyes look longer and bigger.

Deep Set Eyes
Eyes with eye lid in the outer corners of your eyes. Such section of eye lid narrows as it gets closer to the inside corners of your eyes

False eyelashes with transparent band is the best choice for deep set eyes. Natural looking false eyelashes will be perfect for you. You may also apply your false eyelashes with transparent eyelash glue.

Hooded Eyes
Eyes which you cannot see your eyelid.

False eyelashes with more focus in the middle part is the best choice for you. You may also choose false eyelashes that are stiffer but not softer. This helps make your eye shape more prominent.

Asian Eyes
Asian eyes are characterized by long and small eyes with single eye lid.

Long and curling false eyelashes is the best choice for you.

Permanent Makeup Eyebrows: Eyebrow Tattoo Pictures, Cost and Removal

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:14:04 +0000

Eyebrow makeup is important to enhance your eye makeup. A perfect eyebrow makeup makes you look energetic and smart. Putting up eyebrow makeup everyday may be time consuming and troublesome of some people. In such case, you may try Eyebrow Tattoo which gives you a permanent eyebrow makeup.

What is Eyebrow Tattoo (Eyebrows Permanet Makeup)

Eyebrow tattoo is to give a shadow color to your eyebrow areas. It is done by implanting colors extracted from metals or plants into skin’s dermis layer. It leaves permanent color and shape at your eyebrow areas.

Target Groups

It is considered as a great solution for people having sparse or no eyebrow hair. People who wish to have perfect eyebrow shape may also take this surgery.

Procedures

A trained aesthetician will first draw the eyebrow to make sure you like the shape. Then he or she will dip several colors on your forehead for you to choose the most suitable one. Then the color is tatted into the eyebrow areas. Eyebrow hair does not have to be removed. Application of anesthetic is required to keep you comfortable before and during the operation. The whole operation takes around 15 to 20 minutes.

Duration

Normally, the color of eyebrow tattoo may last for 1 to 3 years.

Tips

The shape and color of eyebrow affects one’s appearance significantly. Eyebrow color should match with your complexion and hair color. Therefore, eyebrow tattooing should be started with lighter color so that it can be removed or touch-up easily.

Eyebrow Tattoo Principles:
Light, rather than dark
Short, rather than long
Thin, rather than thick

The color concentration should be:
Begin Brow: 20%
Point of Arch: 80%
End Brow: 100%

The color of the tattoo may be slightly darker immediately after the operation. It becomes lighter in a week of time.

Permanent Makeup Eyebrows Price Varies

The price of eyebrow tattoo varies a lot. It may depends on where you have your eyebrow tattoo done, who will perform the surgery and the quality. Generally, it may range from 4200 to $2,000.

Eyebrow Tattoo Removal

If you are unhappy with the shape or color of your eyebrow tattoo, you can have it removed with laser treatment. But, your eyebrow tattoo may not be 100% removed. The result of removal depends on the color of your tattoo. For most of people, the unremoved tattoo may fade after a period of time.

Best False Eyelashes to Buy for Oriental Lovers

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:11:21 +0000

Applying false eyelashes is a popular and essential makeup, especially for party or clubbing. If ordinary false eyelashes can satisfy you no more, you must try the false eyelashes from Paperself! They are of fantastic, fun and crazy designs!!

The designs of all the false eyelashes are inspired by paper cutting art. Such beautiful and fine works are designed by Chinese designer and therefore are of oriental style. They are so special and yet elegant. Each pair of false eyelashes cost around £10.5 to £12.5.

Under The Sea
This is the latest false eyelashes from Paperself. These are gorgeous false eyelashes designed by the collaboration with “The Broken Hearts”, who are the well know female DJ duo in the London/European. You may also choose the Small Under The Sea if you think the full one is too exaggerated.

Happy Rabbit Year
2011 is the year of rabbit according to Chinese Lunar Calendar. Paperself launched a pair of false eyelashes named as Happy Rabbit Year. This design is of a clown feeling.

Deer and Butterfly

This pair of false eyelashes was launched in Dec 2010 to celebrate the Christmas. The design is composed of a deer and 3 butterflies. There are choices of full lashes and individual, Small Deer and Butterfly.

Flowers
If you are flower lovers, you must try the following 2 pairs of flower false eyelashes. Peonies and Peach Blossom are important and elegant flowers for Chinese. They signify Wealth, Elegance and Romance. Both of them offer full and small individual eyelashes.

Animals
Other than flowers, Paperself has 2 animal designs. One of them is Peacock and the other is Horse. Personally, I think Peacock may look like Peonies at a glance; especially they have been applied to your lash lines. Horse one is really specially, but it is also the most exaggerated as you are really putting several horses onto your lash line.

These false eyelashes are extremely beautiful and are the best choices for party and clubbing. They are good and easy help to you if you wish to have an outstanding oriental style! Of course, each pair costs much more compared to the ordinary one. You should pay attention to care for them so that you can re-use for many times. Take a look at other articles on how to apply, clean and keep your false eyelashes!

Make Up Tips on How to Look Younger

admin — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:03:21 +0000

Crow’s Feet
Crow’s feet can be covered by highlighting brow bone, emphasizing eyeshadow and eyelashes.
Dos
Apply light eyeshadow to highlight brow bone to create clear eye contour. Apply Khaki color eyeshadow at outer corner of eyes. This camouflages crow’s feet with light refraction.
Donts
Never apply heavy foundation and concealer to cover crow’s feet. Crow’s feet become more obvious when you smile.

Dark Circle Under Eyes
Dark circle under eyes can be covered by concealers of different colors.
Bluish dark circle: orange or yellow concealer
Brownish dark circle: green concealer
Dos
Apply the right color of concealer before foundation. Apply Radiant Touch (YSL) to enhance eye contour.
Donts
Apply concealer to dark circle under eyes without choosing the right color. This may make your dark circles even more prominent.
Skincare Tips
To reduce dark circle under eyes, you may apply vitamin E (from capsule) and massage. Sufficient amount of vitamin C and vitamin E from diet also do a great help.
Product Recommendation
YSL Radiant Touch

Large Facial Pores
Pores can be covered with pore minimizing cream. You should apply the cream in the direction of your pores so that the pores are filled to create a natural and long lasting covering effect.
Dos
Apply pore minimizing cream after skincare products. Gently pad with finger tips in order to fill the pores naturally. Finally press with a puff.
Donts
Never try to use liquid foundation to fill facial pores because this makes foundation to melt easily.
Skincare Tips:
Mix 5ml Grape Seed Oil with 1 drop of lemongrass essential oil, 2 drops of cypress essential oil and 2 drops of geranium essential oil. Massage your face after cleansing. Then rinse thoroughly.
Product Recommendation

Acne
Acne can be covered by green concealer that is designed for acne. Such concealer does not clog pores and may provide a soothing effect.
Dos
Apply green concealer around acne. Then apply small amount of concealer with a brush onto acne.
Donts
Never apply thick foundation onto acne to create higher coverage. You should also avoid shimmering or shinny foundation, which may make the acne more prominent.
Skincare Tips:
Proper cleansing is extremely important for acne prone skin. You may supplement your diet with B vitamins which help regulate sebum secretion and hence reduce the chance of acne outbreak.

Dull Skin
Skin at T zone is usually dull compared to other part of your face. To camouflage the dullness of T zone, you need blush and base.
Dos
Apply purpose color base to neutralize the dullness of T zone skin. Apply purplish red blush and lip color.
Donts
Dull skin cannot be covered by applying foundation of a lighter tone. This may only make your make up unnatural.

Makeup Looks: Beautiful Eyes That You Certainly Want

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:01:49 +0000

Colors used in summer makeup look are very different compared to other seasons. Water colors like pink, orange, yellow, green and blue are the best for summer beauty eyes. To establish a rich summer feel, you probably use several matching beauty eye shadow instead of just one. Now we can learn how to blend these colors together naturally for this summer!

1. Orange Red Gradient
Though eye makeup in summer usually composes several colors, you can also make fun with only one eyeshadow color. Spreading out the orange red eyeshadow from your eyes gives you a romantic feel. Can you feel you are Ariel living in the fairy tales? With this strong eye makeup, you do not need heavy makeup for other facial parts like cheek and lips. Keeping them natural and nude is absolutely fine.

2. Peppermint
Green and blue together give you a feeling of fresh peppermint. This peppermint tone is a classic color combination for little fairy living in the forest. Apply blue eyeshadow to both upper and lower eye lids. Apply green eyeshadow to on top of the blue eyeshadow up to your eyebrow. Then, blend the two colors well.

3. Golden Pink
The combination of gold and pink gives the feeling of sunset glow. It is so feminine and elegant.

Apply light gold eyeshadow on upper eye lid. Smudge the light gold eyeshadow towards your eyebrow. Draw a short eyeline (1/4 length of your lower lash line) with a gold eyeliner pencil at the inner eye corner.

Mix gold and pink eyeshadow (or pink rough) together. Apply the mix from your outer eye corner upwards and outwards. Imagine you are painting an oval.

4. Bluish Pink
Blue is the most often used color in summer. You can use blue eyeshadow alone or you can match it with other colors.

Apply light blue pearl eyeshadow on your upper eyelid. Draw a lower eyeline with the same eyeshadow (instead of eyeliner). Smudge a little bit. Then apply light pink or orange eyeshadow on upper eye lid.

5. Swan Yellow
To have bright and sharp eyes, white is not the only color. You can use swan yellow to establish the same effect.

Apply light coral colored eyeshadow on your upper eye lid. Apply silvery green eyeshadow on your lower eye lid. Finally apply a small dot or swan yellow eyeshadow to your inner eye corner.

Draw a thin black eyeline on upper lash line. Draw a pearl white eyeline on your lower lash line.

7 Attractive Eye Shadow Makeups

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:37:02 +0000

I believe eye makeup is one of the most important parts for the whole makeup look. Different eye makeup changes your makeup look instantly.

Enticing and Bewitched Look
Eye makeup is the focus of this look. Peach and shinny eye shadow and the extended eyeline make the makeup attractive. The heavy makeup on eyes contrasts with the light face makeup. Light lip color gives people the gentle feel out of the enticing look. Peach and shinny eye shadow gives you an enticing and bewitched feeling.

Icy Look
This look is very icy and it definitely gives you a cool feel. The whole look is natural, nude and clean except the eye. To match with the silvery blue hair, similar color of eye shadow is used.

Eye shadow has been applied above eyebrow to match with the extended eyeliner to form a horizontal water drop shape. Remember to include your inner eye corner into your horizontal water drop shape. Eyeline is drawn thinner at the inner eye corner and thicker at the outer eye corner. For this look, lower lash line must be drawn.

Wearing color contact lenses can exaggerate the look a bit more for party!

Sweet Floral Look
Pink is the theme color of this sweet look. For a sweet feel, you do not need heavy dark color eye makeup. A clean face with light pink rouge gives the feel of early spring. The key for this look is the pink lower lash line. The dark pink lip color adds color and freshness to the whole look. As the eye makeup and face makeup is light, if the lip makeup is also light, the whole look will be pale.

Enticing Floral Look
This look is a good combination of red and green to give the floral look. Green eye shadow has been used for the whole eye lid. Green is more suitable for lighter skin complexion. Therefore, you can see the model is wearing the lighter color foundation. As the eye shadow color is very strong. You have to give darker color to your eyebrow.

Spring Look
Purple and green are the common colors for spring makeup. Using purple color for the eye shadow and green color to draw the lower lash line establish a perfect spring look. Though the purple eye shadow, green lower lash line and pink lips and rouge are quite colorful, they are mixed to give you a gentle feel.

Fresh Stylish Look
Apple green eye shadow gives you the fresh and stylish look. To be modern, you do not need to draw the full lower lash line. You just draw half of it. Same as the spring look. To use green eye shadow, your skin complexion must be lighter. To be more stylish instead of famine, instead of the red lip color, you use a light one.

Drama Look
There is no special feature for this look except the eyelines. Draw a normal eyeline. Draw another long eyeline above. To be modern, half lower lash line is adequate. See you do not combine the lower and upper eye lines in this look to establish the layers feeling.

How to Choose the Best Eyeshadow

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:57:54 +0000

Eyeshadow is the cosmetic that applied to the eye areas. It uses the color and shadow to establish the three dimensional feel to the eyes. There are different forms or eyeshadow including powder, stick and cream. You can also find both warm and cold colors.

For daily purpose, a three colors eyeshadow palette is adequate. The main tone plus one lighter and one darker colors can make you eyes look different. It is also common for ladies to use one color only to give a pure feel or nude look.

Eyeshadow has the power to change your whole look and therefore, you should pay more attention when choosing your personal eye shadow. Follow the following tips:

Number 1: Take your best pick eyeshadow with you when you have to buy a new one. This is to use as a comparison. Make sure this is your reference point, you should not buy the same eyeshadow!

Number 2: If you like to try different eyeshadow, you can choose the small one. The smaller ones are usually cheaper. If you find out that the eyeshadow does not suit you, it is not that wasteful.

Number 3: Never pick an eyeshadow that has the same color as your eye. The contract between your eye color and the eyeshadow color gives you the three dimensional feel.

Number 4: Low quality eyeshadow can deceive you with its bright and glamorous color. When you try to apply it onto your skin with the tester, you will discover the color will be too light. This low quality eyeshadow will not be long-wearing on your eye lid.

Number 5: As you will draw you eyeliner on top of the eyeshadow. It is better to first apply a little of eyeshadow on the back of your hand. Then use your own eyeliner to draw on the eyeshadow. See the effect. If the eyeliner fails to stay on the eyeshadow, you better not to choose that. You can do the same procedure when you buy your new eyeliner.

Number 6: By using three different colors of eyeshadow can produce three dimensional eyes more easily. But if you do not know how to choose, you can buy the eyeshadow palette. Choose the 3 or 4 shades eyeshadow palette. You can notice that there are always the three colors that you require (main color, lighter color and darker color). Usually the three colors are in the same color system like gold, brown and dark brown. These colors usually blend extremely well and natural.