Makeup: General Tips - Get The Look
Kohl-Rimmed Eyes
[USWeekly, tip by Longo] This exotic eye effect works with any skin tone or eye colour. Using a creamy pencil with a shark point, define upper and lower lash lines, extending to the outer corners. Next, take a small n stiff brush and trace the line with a black shadow to help set to kohl and stop smudging. If you are going out and want a more dramatic look you can apply false lashes. Finish it off with a pale pink or clear lip gloss with gold sparkles.
Smoky Copper Shadows
[USWeekly, tip by Longo] Coppery brown shades work well with all skin tones. 1) To avoid a messy look apply the shadow next to both lash lines, not all over the lid. Small eyes? Blend along the crease for depth. 2) Dust a champagne-coloured shadow over the brow bones to open up the eyes. 3) For lipstick you could pick rosy-pinks or brown-based reds. Note: You can use Stila Eye and Cheek Palette in Fierce Auburn; Esteé Lauder Lash XL Maximum Lenght Mascara; and Paul & Joey Beauté Face Color Powder in Delcious Pear.
Night Beauty: Pastel Face & Dark Eyes
[J-14, August 2004] Love pink? Here's how to use it. The winning look is to pair pastel makeup with dark smoky liner and dramatic lashes. For your skin: Use a moisturizer before applying makeup, specially if you have dry skin. Eyes: Sweep sheer pink shadow across your lids. Line the inner rims with black kohl liner. Draw the line thicker on the outter rims to create a dramatic smoky eye. Smudge the liner with a Q-tip. Cheeks: Swirl pink-hued blush onto the apples of your cheeks and blend out. Lips: With heavy eye makeup, keep lips looking sheer with a hint pink of balm. Ready!
You can find some great Britney Spears' Get The Look HERE
The Three Eye-Looks
See which they are n read how to achive the three basic eye-looks here.
2 Ways to Wear Bright Shadow
Source: Cosmopolitan - The beauty scoop: A splash of vivid color is a great way to liven up any midwinter lid look, but applying intense hues can be intimidating. Here are Siegel's two favorite really easy ways to wear a vibrant hue.
Look #1
A Fine Line
Use a thin liner brush to rim only the outer corner of your eye, right at the roots of your lashes. Then blend the shadow along the entire length of your lower lash line.
Look #2
Two-Tone Lids
First, sweep a light coat of shadow onto your lid and up into the crease to create a wash of color. Next, wet your liner brush and dip it into the shadow (the water will make the color look richer). Position the brush on the outer corner of your upper lash line and wiggle it along your lashes toward your inner corner. This will give the eye definition.
The Smoky Cat Eye
You've sure seen Brit in this so here we have all the tips form make-up artist Alexis Vogel - credited with creating Pamela Anderson's trademark sex kitten look - sharing the secrets!
Vogel says, “You can do this look as subtle or dramatic as you want,” and suggests using
light grays, burgundy’s and dark khakis as subtle colors. Listed below are tips on how to achieve the more dramatic version a la Pamela Anderson. Thanks to makeup411!
What You Will Need:
1. Cake eyeliner in Black
2. Eyeliner brush
3. Eyeshadow brush
4. Q-Tips
5. Chubby pencil in dark shades
6. Dark color eyeshadow (Alexis Vogel’s Masquerade was made specifically for this look). “You don't want the color to be too matte or too shiny—it just needs a little iridescence. Flat matte colors are too hard and shiny colors are too messy,” explains Vogel.
7. Black mascara
8. One pair (two if you’re daring) of Ardel demi whispies. Individual lashes can be used for a more subtle look, and also to enhance the upper outer lashes to pull your eyes up and open and angle them up for cat-shaped eyes.
9. A good eyebrow pencil
10. Highlight shimmer for under the eyebrow.
The How To's:
- Make sure you’ve applied your foundation, concealer and powder. (Don’t forget to powder your under-eye concealer
too!)
- Start by using your chubby pencil. Stroke from the front corner to the end of your lash line drawing a soft smudgy
line.
- With the eyeliner brush apply a dark eyeshadow (like Masquerade) against your smudged line for a soft smoky
look.
- Moisten your q-tip and gently blend the edges.
- For the top eyeliner: Take your eyeliner brush with the cake eyeliner for an awesome cat eye shape or look. Place
your index finger at the end of your eyebrow and gently stroke your eyeliner down towards your lashes, going from
a thicker line at the outer corner and getting thinner as you go inward. Apply line thickness to desired look and
stroke down into your natural lashes.
- Take your eyeshadow brush and dip it into shadow. Think of your eye as a picture frame to pop out or enhance your
eye by applying the shadow from the bottom corner continuing up into the top eyeliner, connecting the top and
bottom eyeliners (like a sideways V). Stay in the creases only and go from the outer end of the crease to the
inner.
- For a super glam look, fill in the whole eyelid with your eyeshadow. Don't worry if you make a mistake. Q-tips are
like erasers.
- Curl lashes, then apply a coat of mascara. (ALWAYS use an eyelash curler to curl your eyelashes before applying
mascara.) The trick to the cat eye is to pull everything up and out. If you want even more enhancement, throw on
one pair of lashes—and if you are daring enough throw on a second pair. Do not put another layer of mascara on
top of that. You want the lashes to be fluffy, flirty and sexy.
- To polish this look off, draw a nice brow with a little bit of an arch and apply some super shimmer highlight on your
eyebrow bone. You can't have color and glitter on your eye for a smoky look but you can put some on your brow
bone as an accessory. Now you are ready to go out and have fun and be colorful!
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