Beauty Tips and Tricks to Apply Eyeliner

Eyeliner is a great way to enhance your eyes and create a dramatic look. If you follow these tips, you will achieve a fresh and professional look that will make your eyes sparkle.

Color is one of the first things to consider when choosing your eye liner. Remember contrast is the key that will bring out the natural color of your eyes. Don’t be afraid to experiment a little. For example, brown, or charcoal works well bringing out the color of blue eyes. Black works well for women with dark hair. Plum is a great color for green eyes. Dark blue eyeliner can be very dramatic for brown eyes. A general rule for color: light colors will protrude and darker colors recede.

You can achieve a more natural look by using two different shades of eyeliner, a darker one for the upper eyelids and a lighter one for the lower eyelids. Or you can achieve the same look simply by smudging the eyeliner on the lower lids.

Choose an eyeliner pencil with a softer texture. Using an eyeliner pencil that is hard and waxy makes it difficult to achieve a smooth line. The goal is to create a nice smooth, unbroken line that enhances the natural shape of your eye.

The shape of your eyes will help you to determine the placement of your eyeliner. To make your eyes look closer together, draw the line a little thicker near the inner corner of your eyes. To make them look farther apart, draw the line a little thicker near the outside corners of your eyes. To make them look bigger, draw an even line along the natural shape of your upper and lower eyelids. To make them look rounder, draw a thicker line near the outside edges of both your upper and lower lids. To make your eyes appear more oval, draw a line that is thicker in the middle of your upper eyelids.

For an overall smoother look and one that will last longer, use a creamy powder on your eyelids before you apply eyeliner.

One of the most important keys to applying eyeliner is to use a pencil that is very sharp and apply as close to your eyelashes as possible. For a more natural look, start your eyeliner close to where your eyelashes begin near the inside of your eye and follow to the outside edge of your eyelashes. Where you apply eyeliner depends on the shape you are trying to create.

You may also want to warm up the eyeliner before applying to achieve a smoother look by running warm water over the pencil with the lid on. For the lower lid, start at the outside and move toward the inside corner.

The pressure you use to apply eyeliner can be used to enhance the shape of your eye. For an even line, apply the same pressure all the way across. Apply more pressure to increase the weight of the line where you want a thicker line and vice versa for a thinner line.

The lower eyelids will look more natural if you end the line about 75% over from the outside edges. You may want to use a Q-tip to soften the line, starting at the outside edge, moving toward the inside to “smudge” it a bit.

The goal of eyeliner is to enhance, and draw attention to eyes. It also provides an opportunity to recreate the shape of your eyes. If you follow these tips your eyes will be one of the first things people notice about you. When properly applied, eyeliner will make your eyes more defined and draw attention to one of the most important features of your face, the windows to your soul.

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--Carla

July Beauty Tips

Here are the July Beauty tips!

7.10.10

Moisturize your face at night to save time and your skin will look refreshed in the morning.

Create more time for yourself in the morning by developing a 5-minute makeup routine. Apply 2-in-1 foundation, lip liner, gloss, mascara, blush, finishing powder for shine, and you are gorgeous and ready to go.

To make your perfume last longer, apply it to damp skin right after you get out of the bath or shower. Also, spray a little into the air and walk under to apply perfume to your hair to make it last longer.

Introduce bananas and yogurt to your regular diet to enhance your beauty and slow down the aging process. You can also use plain yogurt for a natural facial mask.

Use a lip stain product with a little gloss to keep your lips looking great the whole day.

7.17.10

To get rid of flyaway hair, spray a little water-based hairspray on a comb and comb through your hair.

Use a leave in conditioner and comb it through your hair when it is damp, and let it dry naturally, to eliminate flyaway hair.

To get rid of hair static, use a dryer sheet and gently smooth it downward through your hair.

Apply a little gel by patting gently at the ends of your hair with your fingers to eliminate static and flyaway hair.

Instead of using a brush, use your fingers to comb through hair, this will reduce static.


7.26.10

Condition your eyelashes by brushing petroleum jelly on them at night. You can also apply for day wear for a more natural look instead of mascara.

Apply foundation to your eyelids before adding eye shadow to smooth it and make it last longer.

For a homemade wrinkle reducer, mash ¼ of a banana until creamy. Apply to face, leave on for 15 to 20 minutes and rinse with warm water and follow with a cool water splash.

Exfoliate your face once a week using a couple of tablespoons of sea salt and gently massage in with a wet washcloth or fingers avoiding the eye area. Rinse with cool water to close pores.

Lighten the dark skin on your elbows by rubbing them with half of a fresh lemon for a bleaching effect. Rinse and follow with a moisturizer to avoid dryness.

7.31.10

To make blush last longer in hot weather, use 2 types of blush, cream and powder. Apply the cream blush first, apply setting powder, and top off with a powdered blush. Your blush will look great all day!

Add a drop of witch hazel to your cream foundation to create a medicated foundation. This will help with oily skin and help to control breakouts.

To boost the shine of dark hair, rinse with a solution of diluted vinegar.
To bring out the highlights of blond hair, apply lemon juice.

For combination skin, use 2 types of masks. Use one for oily skin on the t-zones, and one for normal or dry skin on the other parts of your face. This creates a perfect salon facial treatment made just for your skin type.