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Concealer is more dense than foundation, allowing fuller coverage of trouble spots and hyperpigmentation (red areas). It can be used over foundation or on it own, and has greater staying power. Remember, a little goes a long way!1. Since the skin under your eyes is more transparent, it tends to look dark, especially at the inner corner near the bridge of the nose. To even out the tone, concealer is a must. Using liquid concealer, gently pat over dark under-eye circles (don’t sweep it across the entire area), then blend with your ring finger.

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Are you devastated when you go to the make up department? Do all of the choices of eye shadow color, lipstick, and foundation prescriptions make your head spin? We will help you know accurately what to look for to highlight your natural features and cover or develop those that you are not crazy about. You will find out why you should permanently use products with SPF if existing. This will inhibit future damage and will make your make up habit less demanding (and luxurious) in 15 or 20 years. Imagine holding off the pursuit for wrinkle diminution for even a few years just for a simple reason you decided to add a little moisturizer with SPF everyday to your make up habit. The advantages will last a lifetime.

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Makeup is not complete without the tools that you need to apply them or even enhance your beauty. Use eyelash curlers, to accentuate your eyes before applying your mascara. Use an eye shadow brush on eyelids for those beautiful eyes. Brush for your blusher to achieve those rosy cheeks. These are just some of the essential tools you may want to carry along your purse or use at home for better make up application. Just make sure to clean them often as not to irritate your skin. Dusty and dirty make up tools causes bacteria that may lead to acne and other skin irritation.

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Third minute: Apply powder into the face using a powder brush. Slightly brush the powder under the eyes and the T-zone area.

Fourth minute: Put on eye shadow in natural shades and then spread over eyeliner to identify the eyes After using an eyelash curler, apply mascara to the lashes.

 Fifth minute: Lastly, apply your favorite lipstick followed by a lip gloss. Retouch a little powder on nose and t-zone areas. Check your blush also.

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You have to keep in mind that there are keys while doing makeup:

• Before you start your makeup application, laid out necessary things needed.
• The five minute makeup does not apply to every occasion. Thus, it is important to know the kind of activity you have on that day.

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While applying blush, you desire the color to appear soft and natural, as if it comes from within. Read below for tips on how to put on make-up. 
1. Tap or lightly blow on the applicator brush to take away any leftover blush before applying to avoid a callous and uneven application. 
2. Put in your blush on the apple of the cheek and vigilantly combine towards your normal hairline.  
3. If you comprise two shades, apply the darker one on the apple of the cheek first, and then use the lighter shade to emphasize. Blend well so there is no noticeable line between colors. 
4. Focus your temples, forehead and chin.

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To identify “where to glow” bow over for 30 seconds, then leisurely stand up. Where your cheeks have turned ‘rosey’ out is where you should target your blush. Apply your blush there and it will be physically rosy every time. Cheek color should be used to develop your skin and not to change it. Use carefully for daytime, then add more or a deeper shade for a more vivid nighttime effect. For special occasions, apply a lightly frosted powder over your cheekbones for a devious but alluring glow. Make sure to blend your blush into your foundation well or it will lean to look unnatural and add the façade of 5 years to your looks.

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As the old adage says, the eyes are the windows to the soul, this may be true for it has the ability to express emotion even without a word being said. Hot and bright colors are in when the temperature starts to rise to new heights and what better way to face the world on a hot summer night on the town that with bright, bold and alluring eyes.
First prime the underneath of your eyes and eye lids with some matte foundation which makes the skin better to handle. Get hold of a slanted brush and starting from the point near the nose, dab some of your favorite colors extending it out from the eyes outwards. [Read more →]

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It�s time to toss out your spring and summer makeup and step into fall�s new collection of dazzling colors, shimmery shadows and dramatic looks. It�s a time for renewing your way of thinking and changing your look for the better. So if you�re a drama queen, try subduing your look this fall by going for a simpler, more natural look. If you tend to shy away from dramatic looks, embrace it by adding lots of color to your makeup collection.

GET THE NATURAL LOOK
There is nothing more beautiful than a woman who feels confident enough to wear her makeup in a simple, natural way. You can get this soft, natural look by accentuating your best features and keeping everything clean and simple.

GET THE DRAMATIC LOOK
This is for all of you that shy away from dramatic makeup; it�s time to play it up! Dark, dramatic makeup is reminiscent of the late 1950�s Hollywood celebs and is always a timeless, classic look that is great for the evening.

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Women were born with different face shapes. Luckily for every type, there is a makeup trick that can enhance ones features and look. For a long, narrow face: Apply the color lesser than the lower edge of the cheekbone and stay the angle horizontal for such a face to build the width of the face. For round, square face: Apply product in the middle of the face. Do not get near on the nose. For skin, look clearer: Apply make up to the apple of your cheeks. Combine it back but do not go further than the corner of the eye.    

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Picking the right foundation for your skin can be intimidating. For you to easily get the right foundation for you, you can follow these tips in choosing the right foundation for your face. A foundation with sunscreen is a protected bet, but you will still need to have on sunscreen under your foundation. Also considering omitting foundation & opting for a tinted moisturizer instead. Believe it or not, today foundation is totally voluntary. It’s healthier for your skin NOT to wear foundation each day. If you have blemishes or pimples, try deliberatlely placed concealer instead. Or just wear the foundation on the parts that need it most, likely beneath your nose & eyes & on your chin. Just make sure to mix appropriately.  

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