Breaking old
makeup routines
makeup routines
Breaking old makeup routines
Have you fallen into a makeup rut? You know you
want a new look, yet return to the same old routines?
Change can be challenging. But switching gears and
emphasizing your best features in new ways can be
positively thrilling. Not to mention gorgeous.
Let’s start by tossing these tired tactics overboard…
* Covering up freckles—Freckles are fantastic!
Let them show. A lot of models and actresses have
freckles and love them. They keep you looking young
and fresh.
* The matte look—Using powder to matte down
your face is as dated as the beehive. To control shine,
use oil-control lotion, blotting papers, or sheer
blotting powders. Or just powder the T-zone area.
Look clean, not cakey.
* Over-lining the lips—Lip liner abuse is the
biggest sin I see. Never use liner to draw on big lips
unless you’re in a stage show. And don't use liners
darker than your lipstick or gloss shade.
* Concealer gone wrong—Don't apply concealer
before the foundation; you’ll just wipe it off when
you apply foundation. And don't use a shade much
lighter than your foundation; that highlights rather
than conceals.
* Finding your foundation shade—Never use the
back of the wrist to test foundation shades. Always
use the chest area.
* Heavy eyeliner—Using heavy liner is only okay
if you're trying to create a look for the evening (like
the cat eye), otherwise it is better to gently smudge
liner only into the lash line for a more natural effect.
* Matching eye shadow to eye color—Get greater
impact by choosing colors opposite your eye color.
The contrast brings out your eyes. Using the same
shade as your eye color will only make you look like
you're wearing too much eye shadow.
* Bland blush—Using dull blush colors makes you
look muddy. Instead choose bright shades and apply
them on the cheekbones with a big blush brush for a
flushed effect.
* Contouring—Again, unless you are in the theatre,
use highlights instead. Contouring is almost always
noticeable and it is time we embrace the different
shapes and lines of our faces and focus on using
makeup to enhance, not recreate.
* Plucking gone wrong—We used to think that a
thin arch was best, and the butchering began. Put the
tweezers down. Modern brows are groomed, natural
and soft.
Have you fallen into a makeup rut? You know you
want a new look, yet return to the same old routines?
Change can be challenging. But switching gears and
emphasizing your best features in new ways can be
positively thrilling. Not to mention gorgeous.
Let’s start by tossing these tired tactics overboard…
* Covering up freckles—Freckles are fantastic!
Let them show. A lot of models and actresses have
freckles and love them. They keep you looking young
and fresh.
* The matte look—Using powder to matte down
your face is as dated as the beehive. To control shine,
use oil-control lotion, blotting papers, or sheer
blotting powders. Or just powder the T-zone area.
Look clean, not cakey.
* Over-lining the lips—Lip liner abuse is the
biggest sin I see. Never use liner to draw on big lips
unless you’re in a stage show. And don't use liners
darker than your lipstick or gloss shade.
* Concealer gone wrong—Don't apply concealer
before the foundation; you’ll just wipe it off when
you apply foundation. And don't use a shade much
lighter than your foundation; that highlights rather
than conceals.
* Finding your foundation shade—Never use the
back of the wrist to test foundation shades. Always
use the chest area.
* Heavy eyeliner—Using heavy liner is only okay
if you're trying to create a look for the evening (like
the cat eye), otherwise it is better to gently smudge
liner only into the lash line for a more natural effect.
* Matching eye shadow to eye color—Get greater
impact by choosing colors opposite your eye color.
The contrast brings out your eyes. Using the same
shade as your eye color will only make you look like
you're wearing too much eye shadow.
* Bland blush—Using dull blush colors makes you
look muddy. Instead choose bright shades and apply
them on the cheekbones with a big blush brush for a
flushed effect.
* Contouring—Again, unless you are in the theatre,
use highlights instead. Contouring is almost always
noticeable and it is time we embrace the different
shapes and lines of our faces and focus on using
makeup to enhance, not recreate.
* Plucking gone wrong—We used to think that a
thin arch was best, and the butchering began. Put the
tweezers down. Modern brows are groomed, natural
and soft.
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information, please fill out
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Renae at (850)443-2059.
"My goal is to make you
even more beautiful than
you already are."
information, please fill out
the contact form or call
Renae at (850)443-2059.
"My goal is to make you
even more beautiful than
you already are."