Professional Makeup Tips
It is a common knowledge that makeup is an essential tool of any woman that helps her stay beautiful and stylish. However, few of us realize what a powerful weapon it can be. Carried out by a professional makeup artist, a makeup session can literally have a visual effect of a plastic surgery. I have been using cosmetics since 12 but the first introduction to the art of professional makeup changed my life forever. The first couple of lessons at a makeup school in Europe made me fall in love with this unbelievable art that requires nothing more than knowledge and a little creativity. Well, most of us women possess a share of creativity but seldom get a chance to learn valuable tips from a makeup artist/cosmetologist. So, here are some of the simplest and most effective tricks to always stay irresistible:
-Any natural looking makeup starts with well prepared skin. Great
makeup is not about the price. However, even the most expensive
professional brands will look bad on skin that is not taken care
of . Love your face and find 15 minutes a day to take care of it:
ALWAYS remove daily makeup thoroughly before going to bed, use
eye cream and facial creams that fit you and your age personally
(it requires some experimenting), occasionally treat your skin
with masks that meet your needs (recommended twice a week) or
facials in a salon if you can afford it (discuss it with your
cosmetologist).
-Whenever you remove makeup or apply creams/masks, follow the so
called massage lines. It will prevent your skin from developing
premature wrinkles under the stress of every day makeover
(basically, you will not have to stretch your skin in a wrong
direction that causes early wrinkles).
-Brows, brows and once again brows! Keeping your brows shaped and
trimmed will make a world of difference. When a makeup artist
works at a woman’s brows for the first time choosing the
right shape and trimming them correctly, it often changes a face
drastically.
-Once you are ready to apply makeup the most important thing to
know is that any makeup purpose is to hide little imperfections,
correct them and underline natural pluses of a female face. The
perfect makeup should be almost invisible and very flattering to
your personal type of skin and appearance (as well as age). Easy
to say! How exactly do we hide minuses and stress pluses? The
most essential rules are very simple: apply darker shades to
everything that needs to be visually hidden or narrowed down and
lighter shades to stress or visually enlarge certain areas. Use
only colors that flatter your skin and age and colors that go
with each other.
-One of the biggest secrets of perfection is foundation: to begin
with, it takes a while to find the one that is best for your skin
type and lasts through the day. A foundation (and powder) shade
should be as close to your natural skin tone as possible. Once
you have found the right one, choose your concealer (corrective
pencil to cover blemishes, spots, and dark circles under the
eyes). It always needs to be 1 or 2 shades lighter than your base
foundation for the perfect effect.
-We all know that makeup colors should match our skin type and
reflect outfits and styles. However, there is another very
important factor here: lighting. The same makeup will look
completely different in a day light and in different kinds of
electric lighting. For that reason daily makeup is usually very
natural, and evening makeup needs to be adjusted to the lighting
of the event/premise and is generally brighter. Camera makeup is
often the most intensive.
- How to intensify makeup without looking "over the
top"? This is a tricky question that always makes us be
careful. One fact might help: there are 2 basic styles (classic
and romantic). Classic style suggests that a bright lipstick is
used and natural tones of eye shadow, romantic one suggests
darker eyes and light natural lips. Usually intensive colors for
both are not recommended.
-The last one: do not hesitate and visit a professional makeup
artist at least once or twice! It will be a worthy investment. In
one session you might learn more about your face, styles and
options than you had learnt in years of using makeup. This is a
very fast growing and changing industry. A professional can tell
you about the latest developments and tools and even draw a
"makeup map" that shows what colors are best for you
and how you need to apply eye-shadow, blush, foundation,
lipstick, pencils, etc. to reach the best look.
