Make Up for Summer Tanned Skin

Summer is here, so it’s time to update your make-up by following the new trends! 2007 summer make-up trends are all about fresh pink flushed cheeks, metallic eyes (throw back inspiration from the ‘8o’s), bold lips, strong brows, colourful hues from oh la la orange to azure blues and greens. If it's pretty hard to choose what suits you best, match colors and textures to your skin tone. If you have a nice tan it worths to show it and glow it!

Sun Touched Skin
Orange and tangerine shades are in abundance this season.
Not all can wear them but for those that can they are a great alternative to the pinks.
Those with golden skin will find that orange makeup will tend to warm and highlight the face like no pink ever could.

How to get the look

Make-up Base: Cover the face with a very light coating of either luminous skin cover or luminous moisturiser - the key here is a natural glow to the skin not a made-up feel!

Eyes: Using a peach toned shimmer powder or loose eyeshadow dip a finger into the shimmer then dab lightly around the eye both on the top and bottom.
The aim is to make it look like a sprinkling of shimmer, which results in a very sexy but simple look.
Apply a little extra shimmer powder on the very inside and outside of the eye to accent it and bring it out and coat your lashes with a brown mascara.
A black will look to heavy and detract from the lightness of the actual eye makeup.

Lips: Using a lip brush first line and then fill your lips with an orange toned lipstick.
To give the lips a sexy sheen pair your lipstick with a coating of clear orange gloss.

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Read Me Read My Lips

The obsession of nude lipstick started back in the 60s. Before that red lipstick was the best selling cosmetic product of the entire world and every Hollywood actress was wearing it very red.
Those who dictated the makeup trends were the celebrity makeup artists (especially Max Factor) and since then no natural lipsticks were on market, makeup artist were using foundation over red lipstick to get the nude lips effect.

Elizabeth Taylor and Kim Novak were the first movie stars who made the transition from red to nude lips with style and class. With the new nude lips trend more celebrities started to wear it, "but actresses like Brigitte Bardot and Julie Christie made nude lips a chic trend", says Richard Dean, Max Factor makeup artist. That's how nude lipstick has become the perfect accessory for the "just-got-out-of-bed" look (very sexy at that time).

In the late 60s eyes became the main focus of the makeup. The bigger, the darker (tons of black eyeliner and excessive mascara), the sexier and hotter. The celebrities had the "sad doll" appearence, introduced by Brigitte Bardot and after adopted by Twiggy and Edie Sedgwick. The first company that created nude lipsticks was Max Factor in 1961 launching the California Sun line, with a dense matte texture.

In our days modern lipsticks contain ingredients like rich, nourishing and restructuring Karite oil ( in all chanel lipsticks), bio-polimers with remarkable hydrating properties and shimmery oils that give a specific shine to the lips. Today's celebrities are addicted to these nude lipsticks. From mauve to pale pink, cappuccino, beige or mocca-latte, nude lipsticks are easy to match with all types of makeup.

Jennifer Lopez loves nude and glossy lips.
Eva Longoria wears only mocca-latte shades that compliments her skin tone.
Sarah Jessica Parker sticks to natural with rose-colored cheeks and lips.
Jennifer Aniston picks lipsticks with pink-ish pigments.
Ashley Tisdale is addicted to shimmery lipsgloss.
Charlize Theron adores liquid lipsticks with shimmery particles.
Emma Bunton aka "Baby Spice" prefers creamy pink lipsticks that goes well with her blonde tresses.

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Learn Monique Coleman Make Up

Monique Coleman Make up Monique Coleman’s effervescent demeanor and relentlessly upbeat personality has transformed her into a tremendously chic and gorgeous woman. This make-up is great for african american girls for parties but definately not for school. Copy her make-up with these simple steps!

Step 1: Anchor this frosty look with defined brows. Fill in brows with a pencil or shadow in a color that's a shade lighter than your hair. If you have a lighter complexion, choose a shade that's a bit deeper than your hair. Blend color by brushing it through the brow.

Step 2: Sweep a golden eye shadow or (any other light metallic shadow) over the lid. Define the crease with another shimmery tone, such as champagne or bronze. Put on an additional layer of color, a creamy bronze shadow, and dabbed it on the lid. Finish the eyes with a coat of mascara.

Step 3: Create a shimmery glow on the cheeks. Dab a highlighter on the cheekbones, use a blush at the apples of your cheeks, and blend together. Step 4: Apply a bronze gloss or one with metallic shimmer in the same neutral family.

Optional - Red Lips Brighten your face, dress up your look, and scream glamour. Step 1: For updated red lips, combine a matte lipstick with a gloss.

Apply the lipstick first. Set the color with some translucent powder.
Take a tissue and separate it into one-ply thickness.
Put it over your lips and blot powder over it.

Step 2:

Once you've created your base of color, apply a sheer formula over it so that your lips don't look painted on. If you're intimidated by red lipstick and you think it's way too much, experiment with glosses and stains. Stick with sheer colors like ruby or cherry, red glosses are also a nice way to wear red. Mark the lips first with a red pencil, which will make the color long-wearing, and topping it off with a sheer lip gloss in red.
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How Makeup Should Be Worn

There are some general rules on how makeup must be worn on different parts of the face. Find out what celebrity wears makeup properly and get inspired by them!

Face
How to apply makeup foundation
Clean face with your favorite lotion to remove any impurity, then use a very good moisturizer all over your skin and give it a time to settle in. Makeup will look flawless if you’re applying concealer to camouflage imperfections and will balance out complexion by hiding out blemishes and under-eye circles.

Use your fingertips to apply small amounts of concealer around the eyes, nose, chin and the center of your forehead. Pick up small amounts of foundation with a thick brush or sponge and gently brush forward until it’s completely blended into the skin. The look you want to get it’s an even, smooth canvas. Just remember, when applying foundation, the main idea is not to cover the skin – is to give it an even color, without looking heavy. She wears it best: Rachel Bilson – She looks always fresh because she applies the base and foundation evenly. Rachel prefers hydrating products that promote that super healthy glow to the skin.

Cheeks How to apply blushes The blush-brush will be too loaded at the first application, so the most important thing is to shake or blow off the excess and use a popping technique while applying it. This will create a natural flushing look, the color will just gently and slowly come forward on the skin. Smile while applying the blush. She wears it best: Sienna Miller – She’s always acquainted with the latest trends in makeup. Sienna’s cheeks define a look that’s really fresh and healthy glowing.

Eyes How to apply eye shadows and mascara If you want small eyes to look larger, use a neutral shadow on the mobile lid (the idea is that light shades brighten the eye) and apply a darker shade in the crease. Use eyeliner avoiding the inner corners. If you want big eyes appear a bit smaller, use a darker warm shade in the mobile lid (dark shades of eye shadow effectively create a closing effect). Stick to pencil eyeliners – liquid ones tend to be too heavy on pronounced eyes.

If you consider that your eyes are closer together, you can create the illusion of being apart by using a darker shade, stroke it outward and slightly upward from the middle part of your lid to the outer half of your lid. Apply mascara by wiggling the wand at the base of the lashes and then pull up. Also, don’t over exaggerate your brows, keep them nice and soft – you don’t want them rigid looking – you want just as slight bit of a whispy look that soften the eyes. She wears it best: Rihanna – She doesn’t step aside from wearing bold eye makeup, even if her skin tone is pretty fastidious. We don’t know if she does her own makeup, but she certainly can carry off ultra glam looks.

Lips How to apply lipstick Before applying lip liner and lipstick, moisturize with lip balm. Then, if you want your lips to appear more pouty, use the lip liner the same color as your lips to accentuate your "cupid's bow." Using a lip gloss that’s shade has a slight iridescence and letting it creep up to the crest of the lip can give the illusion of a fuller mouth. But this requires a very light touch. If you want your “kissies” appear smaller skip lip liner, but if you like to have those looks then soften edge with your finger. Give the finishing touch to your makeup with luscious, brightly colored lips. She wears it best: Megan Fox - The foxy actress’ eye makeup is kept minimal and simple, leaving lips overpower her lam look. Credit:make-up.becomegorgeous.com

Kim Kardashian Beauty Likes Angel

She loves MAC and Nars products: “In my make up bag, I always have MAC blush in ‘Pink Swoon,’ along with their travel size blush brush. A MAC lip liner in ‘Stripdown,’ with MAC lipstick in ‘Angel.’ And Nars lip gloss in ‘Turkish Delight" she says.
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Beauty With Racy Red Lips

It’s the trademark of sultry sirens everywhere—think Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, and Scarlett Johansson. Not the platinum blond coif, but the attention-grabbing, pouty cherry-colored mouth. There has always been something extra special about red lipstick; it screams “I’m sexy and intriguing.” Whether worn glossy or matte, it works perfectly with all skin tones, and crimson lips add a hint of glitzy glamour to any outfit. After all, what’s more sophisticated and ladylike than luscious scarlet-red lips? —India-Jewel Jackson

About Scene Makeup and how to get it

When it comes to scene makeup there is no pattern. Still, many scene girls keep eyes as the main focus, so never let the rest of your makeup overpower the eyes. Stick to sheer lipgloss, if any, the best and that's enough. The pale look for canvas is always welcome. You got to know first what type of makeup do you want: smoky eyes, sparkling diva look, goddess look, punky shades or anything you saw on other girls.

After you decide the look you want, choose your makeup pallette. However, you're not limited to eye shadow or eyeliner color choices, you can also use less intense eye shadow colours. The most popular is the heavy smokey eye look.

The traditional smokey eye makeup shadows are, of course black or grey, but for a more "sceny" look, you can use: violet, chocolate, dark pink, copper, dark green, dark blue or purple. Wearing eyeliner is a must, (whether you're male or female). If you have the "skills" to apply it, do it yourself, but if you're a novice gal or guy, let someone that knows how to apply eyeliner do it for you and teach you how to do it welyl. Guys have the tendency to put a little too much makeup on their faces, while girls can wear as much or as little as they please.

Applying eyeliner all the way around the eye is optional, and winging it out on the sides for a cat eye effect is a common practice. Find what eyeliner look you look good in, and stick with it. Lines can be thin, or thick, depending on what you like best. Add bright bold neon eye shadow. Hot pink is most popular, but you could go for a yellow, purple, or even rainbow. Pigments are best, but they can be quite expensive. You could get a normal eyeliner that's not sheer, and wet your applicator, then apply.

Depending on how scene you would like it to be, use faux lashes. False lashes were brought back by the "Scene Queen" Jeffree Star. If it doesnt come out exactly right, or how you want it to be, keep in mind that you need only some exercise to get a flawless scene makeup! Credit:make-up.becomegorgeous.com

Eye Shadow Make Up Like Pro

Have you ever seen a woman wearing makeup that you thought made her look like a clown? It sounds horrible to say, but many women have no clue how to put on eye shadow properly. It isn't a big deal unless you really want to dazzle. And what woman do you know that doesn't want to dazzle?

Okay, so let's get going... it's not difficult to learn the proper techniques to applying eye shadow, but it does take some time and a little bit of that extra shadow that you have laying around to practice with. Don't sweat the small stuff - after a little practice and some good makeup tips you'll be applying your eye shadow like the diva that you are.

Luckily, learning how to put on eye shadow the correct way is not difficult. As a matter of fact, it is just a matter of finding the right style and the right technique for you. Don't be frustrated if you don't get it right the first time. Here are a few tips on helping you apply your makeup.

Tips and Tricks to Try at Home to Get the Perfect Look

Start with a base coat, as you would any other type of makeup. Loose powder works wonders for this purpose.

Blend. Blend. Blend. That cannot be stressed nearly enough. You will be surprised at what wonders blending can do for a botched eye shadow job.

If you want a dramatic look, dip the tip of your eye shadow brush in water and then in your shadow. This makes the color deeper, more dramatic.

Choose colors that make the colors of your eyes really stand out. Brown shadow for brown eyes. Blue shadow for blue eyes and yes, green shadow for green eyes. It doesn't have to be clown-bright; subtle shading will do just fine.

Applying a lighter shadow to the inner corner of your eye and a darker color from the middle of your lid to the outside can help your eyes appear bigger, and further apart. This is great for people who are self conscious about the closeness of their eyes together.

If you wear glasses, learn how to apply eye shadow accordingly. This means that you should keep the drama to a low roar, staying away from dark liners and smoky shadows.

Go through your makeup and toss out old shadows every six months or so. Old shadows don't apply as well as newer ones do.

Learning how to apply eye shadow properly is not always the easiest thing to do, especially for those out there who don't really deal too much with makeup in the first place. If you aren't entirely sure of what you are doing in the first place, try and get in some practice time a few days before the actual event in question takes place, so you can get some advice if need be and take things from there.

Learning to put on eye shadow is not as difficult as it looks, but it does take some time and practice. Getting tips from a professional would be my next recommendation if you are serious about getting spectacular life-changing results. The winks and whistles as you walk down the street is what awaits you. So what are you waiting for? Grab your makeup and get going!

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Beauty With Chic Vintage Make-up

Exceptional look, with minimum effort and absolutely devastating results. Eyes Take a deep breath and mark a thin line on the edges of the upper lid by using a black kohl pencil then the inside of the lower lid. Then use a dark dull eye shadow to the upper eyelid till the pleat and then a thin line on the edge of the lower lid. You will obtain an extremely refined contour of the eyes. Then ally a drop of clear gloss on your finger or a brush and cover the eye shadow with it, stumping the glossy mixture well. Apply plenty of mascara for volume, especially to the upper lashes.

For the make-up base, use a foundation with illuminating effect, then take a bronzing powder with rich golden reflexes. Apply the powder (after shacking the excess off the brush) emphasizing the cheek-line and softly the jaw-line, the base of nose and the extremes of the forehead. You need a half-transparent lip gloss with pearly reflexes, what will give a delicate and stylish shine to your lips. Credit:make-up.becomegorgeous.com

Smokey Blue Holiday Makeup Tips

Holiday Special Magic Blue Smokey Eyes Makeup Want to break out of the same old beauty routine but not sure where to begin? Special times and events call for special looks. Nothing is more mysterious than dark eyes with nude lips. Smokey eyes are the perfect makeup for Christmas, parties, galas, and of course New Year’s Eve!

Blue tones (from azure to deep navy) work well on blue eyes and make them pop out more. This sexy blue smokey eye makeup will give you a mysterious look, especially if you're a blonde hottie. For the makeup base prep your face with primer. Primer is a base that is applied under your makeup to assure longer lasting makeup and smooth coverage. Then apply your foundation as you normally would to even out skin tone and cover any blemishes you may have.

Apply a shimmering blue eye shadow beginning at the base of your lash line and work your way up to just past the crease in your eyelid blending carefully to avoid visible lines. Follow up with a beige shimmering shadow right under the eyebrows and blend it well with the blue shadow.

Mark the bottom lash line with a metallic grey eyeliner. Next apply two coats of mascara or a set of false eyelashes. For the cheeks just a touch of a natural peachy blush will do the job; and for the lips, a drop of your favorite nude lipgloss. Credit:make-up.becomegorgeous.com

Glam Diva Make Up Tips

Get a sophisticated evening look for special occasions!

Step 1
First get a clean canvas with foundation, concealer, and loose powder.

Step 2 The black kohl has to be as soft as possible to mark well the whole mobile upper lid and the lower lid too,just like in the picture.

Step 3 Smudge the contour with a cotton bud then fill the mobile upper lid and around the eye with a grey or dark green eyeshadow to get the smokey look.

Step 4 Then cover the whole surface of the lid with a layer of glittery green eyeshadow or an another nuance but still with glittery particles. It has to be dark to give deepness to the sight.

Step 5 Under the eyebrow, above the dark eyeshadow, use some golden dust, but not too much and not too visible.

Step 6 Apply 2 coats of black mascara. To make eyes stay out more, mark the inner corner of the lower lid too.

Step 7 On the cheeks apply some light peachy blush with shimmery effect.

Step 8 Mark lips with a lip liner, you can mark them thicker to pump up their volume.

Step 9 Apply a creamy lipstick with a brush. To make them more shinier and fuller drop some gloss in the middle of the lower lip.

Optional!

If you think that the red lipstick is too much or too dark, you can skip steps 8 and 9 and apply some lipgloss.

The effect will be still glam and gorgeous!
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Brown Eyes Make Up Tips

This evening make-up is the best to make brown eyes stay out and sparkle with a splash of color!

After applying the make-up base, follow these easy steps to get a gorgeous evening make-up.

Step 1 Draw a straight line with a black kohl on the upper lid, to make eyes stay out.

Step 2 It's an evening make-up, so you have to mark the lower lid too.

Step 3 After you stumped the contour with a cotton bud, apply some violet eyeshowdow on the stumped black kohl ( you can use any color you want, like strong green, blue, orange to get a nice summer look). Then fill the upper lid with color.

Step 4 With the help of a thin brush, create a shadow effect by applying a thin amount all round your eyes, from the inner to the outer corner of the eye.

Step 5 After the shadow is even, put just under the eyebrows some golden powder, becasue it's an evening make-up and you must glow!

Step 6 With a thin brush apply some whiteish, silverish eyeshadow to the inner corner of the eyes, to brighten up the eyes.

Step 7 Put on two coats of mascara and on the cheecks some natural nude blush.

Step 8 To this make-up you can match a nude lipstick or a neutral one, but also some pink or orange lipgloss for volume.

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2008 Spring Make Up

Spring Makeup Step by Step Now, is the time to get yourself a spring makeover! Spring is here and there are some great trends to check out! Spring makeup is all about looking happy, sexy and healthy. Have fun with a vibrant color palette. Spring is all about fresh, new colors coming into life - when colors haven’t matured yet, they’re actually blooming, blossoming in front of us. It should look like the face is beaming from within. Find out how to get a beautifully balanced makeup and how to get all pieces come together.

Skin Skin is the most important aspect of any makeup look – beautiful, glowy skin is very important. To achieve that, first of all use a very good moisturizer all over your skin and give it a time to settle in before you start using a light-weight foundation. Also, if you’re your skin tends to be a little bit dry, use a reflective pigment product – it’s a primer that has a little shine in it and you have to apply it on the key areas of the face, or all over and it really promotes that super healthy glow to the skin. Just remember, when applying foundation, the main idea is not to cover the skin – is to give it an even color, without looking heavy.

Trick! Before using the foundation, warm it up a little in your palms, then pick up small amounts at a time with a thick brush and gently brush forward until it’s completely blended into the skin. You’ll notice how the color will pick up naturally and it will become skin-like and luminescent. That’s the look you want to get – not too much, but enough get an even, smooth canvas. Don’t use too much powder, however if your skin is oily it’s ok to press a little bit of powder down through those oily T-zone areas, so that you don’t feel too shiny.

Lips In spring, you want your lips to really grab focus by drenching it with lip gloss. To achieve this look all you need to do is to trace the outer edges of the lips nicely, but soften that pencil down. You may even fill your lips just a little bit with the pencil in order to create just a nice even blush, then gloss generously your lips. You can see how lips catch light and they appear fuller. Trick! After you applied your lips gloss, trace little vertical strokes on the lower lip to make the gloss go over the full of the lip, so that light will bounce off easily and to make lips pop out more.

Eyes Spring eyes are all about color. Pick some beautiful reflective pigment for lids and brow bone, to drench your lids with gorgeous reflective shades: soft, pearly pinks, violets, blues, greens, even metallic gold and silver. Don’t be afraid to use color around the eye – this is the appropriate season to brighten up the eye. If smokey eyes or cat eyes are your favorites, you can still wear them, just make sure you’ll replace blacks and greys with beautiful, fresh colors. When lining the eyes, don’t use a hard pencil: use blues, greens and violets, to match it with the eye shadow you are using – just to make the lashes look a bit thicker.

Apply mascara - wiggle the wand at the base of the lashes and then pull up. Also, don’t over exaggerate your brows, keep them nice and soft – you don’t want them rigid looking – you want just as slight bit of a whispy look that soften the eyes. First use a small grooming brush and just gently brush the brows upward. Then if you need to fill them in, take your pencil or powder and add just a touch.

Cheeks Don’t be afraid to go a bit crazy with the blush. Take your blush brush and instead of sweeping color on the cheeks, use a popping technique while applying it. Just put some color on the tip of the brush and pop. This will create a flushing look, the color will just gently and slowly come forward on the skin. It’s almost like the color is pushing up out of your skin. When you get that effect, skin will look like it’s alive. This will really define a look that’s really fresh and healthy glowing. (photos style.com)