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Eyeshadow – Right Selection and Right Applic...

When applying foundations, there are some rigid rules but when it comes to your eyes, it is your eye color that decides the creative side.

Your eyes are the most important part on your face. So make sure that your eye makeup techniques and choice of colors are  capable of highlighting your eye shape and color.

With the eye color, you can create the illusion of new shape and size.

Always remember that light colors can high light and dark colors can shrink the appearance.

While applying eye shadow, sweep the lightest shade from the lash line to brow to cover the entire area. This shade is the base color to your eye in the same way foundation is to your face. It will hold your color and avoid creasing.

TIPS:

On days when you are in a hurry, just apply the base color to the eye and then finish with mascara only.

Once you apply the base color then apply a medium shade on the lower lid. Most women apply eye shadow in this part of the eye. Blend the shade into your base shade.

A third color can be added. Use of a deep dark shade will create depth. This shade should be applied along the lash line and at the outer corner of the eye giving more stress on the crease of the eye and brow bone. It should be blended well. This is your emphasizing shade and when used can create a well-defined eye. The way you apply this contour shade helps your eyes to look bigger, smaller, wider or closer. The main thing is to blend well so that all the attention is to be drawn to your eyes and not to your make up.

EYESHADOW

For making your eye shadow to stay as if the make up is “just applied” for hours, first base your eyelid with a shade which suits your skin color. After that apply a neutral shade or a color nearest to your skin color over the cover cream. When the powder adheres to the cream it will create a smudge resistant base for your eye shadow. It will last for a longer time.

Powder eye shadow can be applied wet or dry. Wet you brush or applicator and make your own eyeliner in any vibrant colors. Applying in the wet form will intensify the color.

Cream eye shadow can be applied as a single color or in a coordinated double color. These cream eye shadows can also
be coordinated with our powder shadows. This cream eye shadow can be used as an under base with a matching powder shadow as a sealant. Your fingertips are the best applicator for any cream eye shadow.

You can improve your glamour by applying shimmering, iridescent Satin Powders to highlight your eyes.

Tips:

When you are applying eye shadow to the crease of your eye, your eyes should be kept open and kept slightly tilted backwards.

This will enable you to create a better shape.

For mature skin, use iridescent shade in limited quantity only.

If your eyelids are puffy, do not apply iridescent or frosted shades in light or white color. Use soft matte colors.

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Face Powder – Selection and Application

Face powders are very essential thing in your make up routine. They can be obtained in compact or loose form. You have set your foundation with loose powder, which will keep your foundation in place. For touchups compact powder should be used.

Translucent Powders are light textured and can provide a sheer and natural finish. They are lightly tinted and best with yellow-based foundations.

The basic idea is that if you use a translucent powder over your foundation or concealer, then your makeup will be well set  with out the use of much extra color.

TIPS:

During summer or in a warm climate, take special care to set your foundation with loose powder, as in heat it may slip away.  This usually happens with any cream foundations, as it is oilier in nature.

If your skin is extra oily in nature then try Translucent Powders in Light, Medium or Dark shades. They are sheer and contain natural oil absorbents.

Complexion powders Have great degree of color and are more opaque and can be used alone. They can also be used with foundation to set, adjust or enhance. Some women may use pink foundation and try to neutralize the redness by finishing it with yellow-based powders. This is not a right practice and we will not recommend this, as this will finally turn your makeup to orange. Remember mixing of red and yellow will give orange!

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Concealers – Selection and Application

Concealers are available in sticks, tubes, pots and creams and are denser than regular foundations. It is used to conceal the  blemishes, dark spots, ruddy areas, marks, veins, freckles or under eye circles.

The concealer you are using should be always one step lighter than your foundation (only in some extreme cases you should use a concealer two shade lighter). If the concealer is too light or too pink it can cause to give you an appearance of ‘owl eyes’. It will only highlight the dark area instead of hiding it.

CONCEALER APPLYING

Use a Fine tipped brush for an accurate application of your concealer. Blending is the key thing required while applying it. Like other applications blending is the key in this too.  You should always set your concealer with a sheer, translucent powder so as to prevent it from creasing.

Tips

Make sure that you have properly covered the areas like nose bridge, outer corner of the eyes etc, which tend to be darker.  You can hide the age by applying the concealer in little downward turning lines at the corner of your mouth.