Tuesday 28/02/2012

My best make up tips. I have about ten liquid foundation, a billion lips glosses and mascara and three concealers, two powders and several blushers, most of the time I put them all on so here is some tips I've learned.

• To make your lips look bigger take two different coloured lips glosses. Use the lighter colour first, and then apply the darker colour in the middle of your lips and blend in, this makes them look bigger!
• Shape your face by taking two powders and applying the lighter colour on you T zone and then take the darker colour around your face
• Always wear mascara, you can't leave the house without it. If you have rather wide eyes I would go for a look which separates the lashes and if your eyes are quite closed add mascara on the bottom lashes to open them up more.
• If you have acne or bad pores, or even red skin or anything like that, you can't go out of the house wearing one layer of foundation, blusher and maybe some powder. You need to layer it, even experiment with different colours, it's all about finding out what works for you.
• Use make up from the same brand so they work with each other, if you use Clinique then but Clinique products, if you use No7 then buy No& products. 
• Apply blusher on your cheek bones, I know far too many girls who wear it like they are about to preform in the circus. When applying it suck your cheeks in and then do it, it stopped you from putting it too far down making it look like you're naturally pink!

If  have dry patches and spots you want to cover up. I think that there are about three differnet types of natural for three different types of skin. you are going for a natural look, like proper natural you do need good skin. It's almost impossible if you have dry patches and spots you want to cover up, although I think that there are three different types of natural.

1. For even and beautiful skin Buy a foundation that id a shade lighter than your actual skin tone apply this first and then apply a powder that matches your skin tone perfectly. This will blend it all in and give you fine glowing look. then apply a mascara that doesn't say false eye lash or the ones that make you look like you've been applying it for days. Go for one that just makes then look that little bit darker and longer. Apply a pink blusher gently, this will literally make you glow. I recommend using earthy colours for eye shadow like brown and maybe a dark green depending on what you are wearing.
2. For dry/ red skin I don't really recommend any powders, and you really have to be careful with liquid foundations on dry skin because after about ten minutes it can make it look flakey. I would start off with a tinted moisturiser and then move on to a light foundation. If you apply a primer before hand it could make it a lot more smoother during the day as well as putting make up over it.
3. For spotty skin this can be really hard to cover up, I have really bad acne at the moment but the thing I use come to about £100 a month and in all fairness it hides most of it but I look really bumpy. My trick is to use the concealer stick and stick it on like a mask.I then layer my foundations on. Since I have had acne for a while I have really bad pores as well and apply concealer over, it does hide most of them. 

My make up recommendations are:  No7 blemish concealer 

Clinique anti-blemish foundation

Clinique even and corrects.

Avon flawless foundation.

Nivea tinted moisturiser

No7 moose

No7 powder

Mac fix plus spray

Until next time

the slug