10 Makeup Tips that every Girl Must Know

Knowing that there is a plethora of knowledge about makeup and beauty techniques, it becomes hard to know which one is authentic and which one is the best for you. Sometimes choosing what to do and how to do it can be pretty tricky. If you are a woman who loves and adores wearing makeup, it is essential and almost religious for you to know the basics of applying makeup and maintaining makeup tools. We have filtered for you some twenty very simple yet crucially important make up tips that can help you with your styling and makeuproutines.

• So first and foremost, it is important for you to know how much makeup is required at what season. Your skin is sensitive and too many chemicals can ruin its supple and soft texture. In summers, should always try and keep your makeup minimum. You may make it sheer but keep it simple. For winters, use warm colors and feel free to play on some darker tones too.
• At any season or any time of the day, make sure your skin is thoroughly hydrated and is primed properly. Direct makeup without primers on can be more harmful than you may imagine.

• While doing makeup, make sure you balance out things. If you are doing shimmery eyes, you may want to apply a matte colored lipstick to even it all out. Plus it looks much more radiant this way!
• Red Lipstick is always in! When picking up a red lipstick for yourself, just remember to buy one that matches your undertone in skin. If you have a warm undertone, pick up a warmer red tone, and if you have a cool undertone, then go for a cool shade of red.
• Always exfoliate your skin one a week. Use an exfoliater to rinse off dry skin and flakes. It will make you look mare fresh.
• Always use a moisturizer with SPF in the morning. Even in the winter! Sun block is good for every day because it protect from harmful UV rays of the sun.

• It is essential for you to keep your make up tools clean as they might contain bacteria that can infect your skin, if you do not clean them.
• Having difficulty removing that old nail color of your nails because you don’t have a remover? Well just apply clearnail polish over your nails and then wipe it off. It will remove the old polish along with it.
• To contour your cheeks, use a matte powder which is a few shades darker than your own skin color and apply it with an angled brush. Blend on temples and under cheek bones. Do not over do it.
• It is a must for you to wipe off the makeup when you sleep at night. Makeup may seep into your pores and will make your skin rough. If you are too tired to wash your face, keep a box of makeup wipes with you.

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How to Summer it Up for Your Beauty Bag

All of us women keep a daily dose of makeup accessories with us whether we are at work or simply at home doing home chores. Keeping yourself fresh and lively is a must. So when the weather changes, the quality and type of products need to change as well because easily sudden weather changes affect your skin greatly. These simple beauty swaps will keep your pores clear, your face protected, and your hair bouncy and fresh. It's the easiest way to get gorgeous for summer and relieves you of those painstaking heavy facials or treatments.

Skin Fair Moisturizers or Sunblocks:

Summer is here and it means the sun rays shall have no mercy over your skin for the entire tenure of this season. Keeping a foundation or any other face product is not that productive since it will either make your skin too oily or will over your skin pores and hence create an unhealthy looking skin. It is necessary for you to keep a sun block or a UV protective moisturizer to keep your skin protected and healthy.

Water Proof Mascara:

Between pool-time and 100 degree weather, do you really want to risk raccoon-eyes? These mascaras are strong and splash-proof, but won't require a bulldozer to remove (just some eye makeup remover). So try on any water proof mascaraof your choice ans of good quality to save yourself from black smudgy eyes.

Mineral Face Powder:

Layering heavy powder over foundation during the sweatiest, oiliest period of the year is a recipe for Disaster of immense proportions. Moreover, it’s extremely hot and your really don’t want to put that much makeup on. Dust any of the lightweight,semi-sheer mineral powders on your face instead and it’ll set your makeup well, but still allow skin to breathe.

Lip Balm:

A lipstick every now and then can destroy your lips for good. They will either become dark and dull or they will start drying out eventually. Treat them this summer with a smooth chapstick or a lip balm that will keep the moisture on your lips intact and won’t dry them out.

Face Serum:

At the time of year when your oil and sweat glands are on the go, it's not so intelligent to mound on the heavy creams. Serum is much better and lighter, but will still give your skin the nourishment and vitamins it needs.

Body Spray:

A good Body spray is a must for everyone in summers. Keep a bottle every day with you because no one likes the sweat stench at the start or end of the day. Note that fragrances have a propensity to be intensified by high temperature, so be cautious that your go-to scent is light and is not cloying up every one’s noses. Body sprays are usually lighter, and these scents also boast summer notes from fig and grapefruit to passion flower and coconut.

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Latest Make Up Tips for Your Skin

Mastering a perfect look on your face can be quite tricky and frustrating. Most women go overboard with products and makeup to make them look the best. Ladies this may not be the best option for your skin! Our skin is a sensitive and prominent layer that needs extra attention because it is exposed to a lot of dirt and harmful exponents. Keeping a simple and basic routine for your face before and after makeup can not only give you that flawless look that you need, but also helps your skin stay healthy and fresh.

One basic rule for your skin should be to moisturize it. Use a good moisturizer for your skin that helps rejuvenate and hydrate your skin on a daily basis. If you have an oily skin type, look for oil-free lotions for moisturizers. Rose water can be a good alternative for oily skin. Make sure your moisturizer has SPF content in it to protect your skin from harmful rays of sunlight. Keep your skin fresh by having a daily cleansing routine before and after the day.

Cleanse your skin by gently massaging your skin in an upward direction. Use a cotton pad to remove all the material from your face and then rinse properly. Do not scrub, pull or tug too hard on your skin as it might put marks or blemishes. Treat yourself to an at-home-facial 2 to 3 times a week. Use a mild cleanser, and then exfoliate with a gentle scrub that contains exfoliants that are round and non-abrasive. Apply a facial mask after exfoliating and rinse well. This will scrape off all the dirt and dead skin and you will have a fresh and glowing skin.

While applying products or makeup material on your face, make sure that the products are new and not expired. Apply only those products that suit your skin type and are not harmful in anyway. Use a moisturizer before applying foundation or you can use a BB cream as well. Even if you’re going out at night or in a cloudy day, make sure that your foundation or moisturizer has at least 15SPF content in it. Never forget to put makeup off at night before sleeping. The biggest mistake is to sleep while keeping your makeup on as it opens your skin pore and can make your skin rough looking.

Choose the shade of your foundation carefully and try keeping it as similar as possible to the color of your jaw line. Apply foundation over cheeks, forehead and chin and then blend equally. This will give your skin a flawless look. Always start with a small amount of foundation and then you may increase it if you want. Since the skin under your eyes is more transparent, it tends to look dark, especially at the inner corner near the bridge of the nose.

To even out the tone, concealer is a must. Again, use a concealer that matches your skin color and preferably use a liquid one. To hide imperfections or trouble spots, use a thick cream concealer and pat it on the mark and then blend it with a makeup sponge. Keep your skin hydrated and enjoy a flawless everyday perfection.

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4 Tricks to Creating Summer’s Top Makeup Looks

Tip and trick number one is to go naked with your skin. If you do not want the excessive makeup melting off your skin in the blazing sun go for make up that is almost nude. Use products to cover up the spots and blemishes that are being vividly highlighted by the sun. from under your eyes to your face all around, give your face a smooth look this summer before applying your makeup.

If you are a little too nervous or conscious about your skin and want to go for fresh but not too natural and nude take up a tinted moisturizer. The tint will give your skin an extra glow, so omit the base to hide the blemishes and go for the tinted moisturizer which will keep your skin moisturized and give illuminate it without really making it too heavy for the heat this summer. This will keep you natural while giving you a smoother skin tone.

Next step is a step ahead with makeup; this trick is to get a safe bronzer. Give your cheeks and cheek bones a slight undertone. This will lift and highlight your cheek bones if you buy a bronzer with a slight shimmer in it. From your cheeks to the bridge of your nose to allow the natural plush and blush to your cheeks this summer so you can cope with the summer heat without feeling the layered burden of make up on your face.

When you go for a shine and shimmer on your face this summer, make sure you do not go for something that is too oily and too shiny. Shimmer safely and strategically. With a nice and gentle highlighter, highlight and shift your focus on your brow bones, the bridge of your nose and along your cheek bones. With minimal make up this summer you can leave your skin glowing.

Go for makeup that is not too loud and is not too bright in the sun, the more natural you go for, the better and more natural you will look. Use make up that will go with everything, a light peachy lipstick and something that has satin finish so that when you are done drinking the cold coffee the wipe of the tissue retains the lipstick on your skin. If a lipstick stays on your skin all day despite you eating it will also give your cheeks a certain bounce this summer.

Get a water resistant mascara, something that won’t drip down your eyes in the heat and the sweat, rather something that will last and rid you from having the raccoon eyes. Get waterproof mascara that won’t irritate your eyes and look too out of the ordinary, something that adds volume to your eyes and keeps them natural. Brighten your eyes, with a deep copper shade smudge it down the corner of your eye to form an inner corner highlight.

This will give you a softer look and if you have colored eyes it will magnify the shade of your eyes. Pick a shade with a slight glimmer in it, something that makes you look soft and gentle with a coupling shade for the lips. So go for the light and the natural this summer, bring out the au natural and gorgeous you just by reestablishing your original beauty.

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How To Apply Eye Shadow Like A Diva

When you flip through beauty magazines and have a look at the drop dead gorgeous models, you might want to be gorgeous like them. Did you ever wish to look like your favorite celebrities? Fret not! You can look gorgeous exactly like your favorite stars. Follow step by step guide to get glamorous eye makeup by applying eye shadows like diva. Look like a diva by taking charge on your eye makeup products with this step by step guide. By following these tips get flamboyant diva look and you will be perfectly primped.   

• To apply eye makeup like a diva, start from the eye shadow base. Apply eye shadow with a finger or a soft shadow brush to the eyelid. The all eye makeup depends upon the base. It is vital to choose the best base for a perfect diva look. I must suggest you to apply BB cream on face including your eye lids. It would give painted finish effect. It will prevent creasing and keep the makeup in position. 
• Now choose three shades of the same family one for brow bone, one to serve as eye liner and one for eye lid. Make sure to select the eye shadow shades from one family. Otherwise it will give more dramatic look. 
• Start applying lightest eye shadow down to the crease under your eye brow. Use flat tipped eye shadow brush for the application of shade under the eyebrow. The application of flat tipped eye shadow will give assist you in achieving the desired effect. 
• Now apply medium shade from lash line to crease by using fluffy eye shadow brush. After applying, blend the medium shade with the first shade you applied. 
• Now apply darkest eye shade to the top lash line. This thinner effect of eye shadow on lash line can only be achieved by using thin liner brush. You can also line your bottom lash line with the same shade. It is up to you. To apply under eye, start from outer corner and tapering only till where eye ball ends. While applying eye shadow on the lower lash line look straight in the mirror.
• Do remember to set your liner in dark shade. Take small shadow brush, wet it and dip in desired darkest shadow and apply. Do remember to pick the eye shadows which have little shimmer in them.
• To finalize the look blend all applied eye makeup with big blush brush. Blend with blush brush back and forth with a couple of quick motions. You will get soft finish.
• Curl the lashes and apply mascara. Long and thick lashes look pretty. For more dramatic look, go for fake lashes. For lengthening natural lashes, volumizing mascara is preferably suggested. But it’s not compulsory. To make lashes voluminous, apply dark color eye liner.
• Eyeliner should be smudge proof. You should go for eye liner that is smudge free instead of water proof. Eyelids are not usually watery but tend to get oily. Oil tends to break the liner that causes smudging. The other option is liquid eye liner. Once it dries, it does not smudge. 

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How to Use a Fan Brush

A fan brush is a fan shaped brush with supple bristles and is used for many purposes. A multipurpose fan brush should be part of your makeup kit. The effective tool can do a lot in your makeup. From facial treatment to dusting off stray makeup, fan makeup can do a lot more. It is one of most practical makeup tools.

Some people own fan brush but rarely use it because they don’t know what the actual use of fan brush is. A fan brush has boatload of uses so include a must have makeup tool in your makeup kit. You can use fan brush to create different effects on your cheeks, neck line, eyes and on many other parts of face.

Apply blush:

The fan brush is a perfect tool for the application of blush. The soft and subtle look is provided by the use of fan makeup brush for the application of blush. Dip the brush in loose blush powder and sweep on cheeks below cheek bone at upward angle towards the ear. The advantage of the fan brush is that it picks up less color than brush of the blush. Sweep of blush with fan brush give you natural look.

Brush off makeup crumbs:

Do you apply eye makeup and mascara without having bit of shadow powder or mascara droplets on your cheeks? Perhaps no! It is harder to apply eye makeup without falling it on your cheeks. First do your eye makeup so that you can dust away stray eye makeup that has fallen onto your cheeks. To brush off eye shadow crumbs, use fan brush with light hand. The fan brush is s perfect tool to dust away flecks from cheeks without smearing them. 

Even out:

The other utilization of fan brush is to apply foundation. You can use fan brush for the application of powdered mineral foundation or baked foundation. It helps you in redistribution of loose powder on the face. The thin, light and soft bristles of fan makeup brush picks up any excessive powder left on the skin and even out your makeup. 

Blend:

The round tip and soft bristles of fan brush is ideal for blending. Use it with light hand to blend blush or eye makeup. Soften your dramatic look by blending your makeup with this effective makeup tool. 

Highlighting:

The fan brush is also useful for the application of bronzer. Bronzer can be applied with the help of fan brush just like blush. Sparsely dust a light shimmery powder on the apple of your cheeks, the nose, chin and middle of your fore head above the eyebrows. You can keep the application of the product lighter by picking up less amount of product. Enhance the shimmery effect on your face by layering on more products.

Facial treatments application:

The best application of fan brush is to use it in facial treatment. Apply mask, peels or other facial treatments by using fan brush instead of your fingers. The use of fan brush uses fewer products and gives more coverage than finger application infacial treatment. Don’t forget to clean the brush after each use.

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Hot Trend: Wine Stained Lips

With fall approaching just as quickly as winter is ending, all the make-up junkies are emptying out their old make-up boxes and making space for the new make-up trends. Every changing season calls for a change in your look and your looks define your personality so be sure to try out this hot new trend of the fall - Wine Stained Lips. 

The rising trend has first been spotted on the Fall 2013 runways at Fendi, Miu Miu and other famous fashion labels and their fashion shows. Some call them the vamped up look, others refer to it as the gothic appeal but we've decided to stick to the wine stained pout. These deep Bordeaux lip colors have begun to flaunt themselves at a variety of famous make-up branded stores already. Women usually find it hard to carry such dark colors on the lips but, if done the right way, they are really simple to pull off. 

All the celebrities have been doing it. Check out Miranda Kerr's latest photo shoots at the Met Gala's and Joan Smalls at the VMAs. Both, absolutely gorgeous ladies had everyone taken aback and simply mind blown by their cabernet and plum shades on the lips. Not only this but, Hollywood has been spotted with every celebrity wearing almost every version of this wine stained lip trend from matte to glossy to stains. 

The best part about these wine stained lips is that they look absolutely fabulous with just about everything. They are bold and express your fashion statement in a manner that may have never been explored and expressed before. Red-wine stained lips with deep berry and purple or haughty, bold red hues are all in this season.

All these dark and wine-stained lips have seemed like they have been pulled out right from the Twilight series. Lips ranging from cherry to aubergine have heavily been spotted on the runways recently and they look extremely easily wearable. Some of the make-up experts from Dior, Givenchy and Lancome have stated that wine looks good on a number of skin tones which makes it rather easy to carry and pull off!

For all you fair skin ladies, try to pick out the deep, rich and haughty hues of red and berries. To ace the X-factor, oomph it up with lip gloss and highlight that pout! Try Revlon Color burst Lip butter in Red Velvet or Calvin Klein ONE lip gloss in Mad. Medium skinned complexions should go for the burgundy shades preferably those that contain more of the maroonish- red tones in them. Go for Dior Rogue Dior Replenishing Lip Color in Plum. Dark complexions should hit off the stores in an attempt to look for all dark purplish hues they can find. Try out the Mac Smoked Purple or Illamasqua in Underworld.

If you're not such a great fan of lipsticks then go for the balms. Try out Korres Natural Products Lip Butter in Plum or FreshSugar Lip Treatment SPF15 in Berry to add a thin layer of lip shine along with the wine stain. This will aid in enhancing your shape as well as make you worry free about your undertones.

Go for Cover girl Lip Perfection Lip color in Eternal or Lancome Rouge in Love Lipstick in Rose Sulfureuse if you are going for a little less of the goth wine stained lips and more of a pink undertone wine stain on your lips. It is highly preferable to wear these wine stained lips on a bare face. Go really light on the eyes if you simply cannot live without your mascara and eye liner but be sure not to over-do it.

Besides ladies, it is safe to move about and away for a while from the light pinks and hot pinks and bright reds. It is always good to try out change and give yourself a new look sometimes. Wine-stained lips are the most in vogue hitting the markets this season so why not give it a shot?

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How To Get Long Lashes

Some people are gifted naturally with long lashes. People with short eyelashes often get frustrated. If you are not gifted naturally with long lashes, you don’t have to worry about it. You can get long lashes without paying anything. Long lashes make your eyes look bigger and also give you fresh and youthful appearance. Here you will find some valuable tips to get long lashes.

1. Lip balm is another option to make eyelashes longer. Apply lip balm on lashes and make your lashes appear curlier. Start applying from inner corner of the eyes to the other end of your lashes. Make sure your skin also gets some balm. To get the skin oily with lip balm, press the lip balm down to your skin. Over time, you will feel enlargement in your eyelashes.

Repeat the same procedure in other eye. For best results choose flavored lips balm rather than unflavored one. Pick a flavored lip balm and get longer lashes in easy attempt. It would better to apply lip balm before going to sleep. Don’t forget to wear a sleeping mask. Wash off the lip balm when you wake up. Reapply two coats of lip balm the way mentioned above in the morning also. Reapplying will help in penetrating.

2. Get a mascara brush from any mascara tube. Wash the mascara brush with water. To clean it well, wash it with soap. This type of brushes is also available in market. Soak the washed brush in baby powder to dry it out. Now take Vaseline that is used commonly for dry skin as moisturizer. Brush your eyelashes with Vaseline by using mascara brush. See the difference in just five weeks. 

3. Improve your diet that is the best way to get longer lashes without any side effect. Maximize the intake of fresh fruits and vegetables that are enriched in vitamins and necessary nutrients require for getting long lashes. Without proper diet, your body will stop to grow hair. So eat fresh and healthy food. 

4. Don’t ever go to bed for sleep at night without removing makeup. If you don’t wash the mascara off at night before sleep, it will leave your lashes more brittle. The left mascara overnight will make lashes susceptible to breakage. So wash themakeup before sleep.

5. If you want to get long lashes instant then go for eye lashes curler. The hand operated device makes your lashes appear longer. It will give you instant ling lashes. If you don’t have eyelashes curler, then what is better than mascara? Mascara is the essential eye makeup product that everyone must have. This is the most obvious option to get longer lashes. The mascara will make lashes appear thick, dark and lengthened. The thickness and darkness of lashes depends upon the brand and type of product you choose.

6. You can curl lashes and apply mascara at the same time also. Curl your lashes first and then apply mascara. The use of mascara before curling will lead to breakage of lashes as curling after applying mascara makes the lashes brittle. So don’t let your lashes to fall and always remember to not curl lashes after using mascara.

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Get a Romantic Makeup Look for Valentine's Day

It  is the crunch time to get yourself together for the most romantic day of the year and for this day you should look romantic foremost, more sexy and sweet. Your look depends on your personal style and the message you want to communicate your love interest that day. You will just need to practice that make up regardless of which makeup look you choose for Valentine’s Day. For your help I am suggesting you different romantic make up looks for Valentine’s Day. You have huge choice to get a romantic look with your mood, nature and style.

1. Things to Do Before Makeup:

The first step to create your desired makeup look successfully is to take good care of your skin as flawless dewy skin is the key to romantic makeup look. Prepare your skin by moisturizing it with some good quality moisturizer. If you have dull or dead skin than before moisturizing, do scrub to remove those dead skin cells.

2 .Selection of Foundation and Concealer:

After scrubbing and moisturizing your skin, it’s time to make a base with flawless foundation. With SPF 15 the “Body Shop’s Moisture Foundation” is best for all skin toned women. It is having all shades that can match Pakistani women skin tone. It is a light weight moisturizing, long lasting foundation which gives light to medium coverage with a flawless, natural, dewy finish. After applying foundation use concealer to cover your dark circles or other little spots or patches but be sure use just on those areas where it requires. For this “Body Shop’s Lighting Touch” can help you to cover and give you perfect base for romantic make up look.

3. Classic Romantic Makeup Look: 

Red color is the standard color for Valentine's Day makeup. You may create a classic romantic look by choosing neutral makeup for eyes and cheeks. Lightly define your eyes with a thin line of black eyeliner, a sweep or two of black mascara and thin line of kajal too. Apply natural brown or peachy pink blush on to give your apples little shine and focus on your lips by highlighting them with bright red color. The most famous red lipstick is “MAC’s Lipstick in Ruby Woo”. This lipstick is long lasting with extra matt texture and extra red color. Your love bird can’t stop himself to kiss you on this Valentine’s Day with this classic romantic makeup look.

4. Natural-Looking Romantic Makeup Look:

Give a slight blush to your cheeks with “Body Shop’s Brush on Radiance”. Its small magical pearls of iridescent color will give your skin a luminous glow with shimmery finish. It is available in pink and brown tone. Apply brown colored eye liner along with upper eye lash line but do not use kajal. Apply soft nude shade on your lips. Use “NARS Velvet Matte lip pencil in Bolero shade” which will give your lips, long lasting, and creamy textured nude pinky touch. It is enriched with Vitamin E to give your lips soft smooth look.

5. Sultry Romantic Makeup Look:

This romantic look is perfect for dark skin tone. In this sultry make up look, let your eyes be smoky with “Urban Decay Naked 2 palette”. Apply them around the eyes and highlight your eyes with golden shimmer but then make sure that rest of your makeup should be natural. Apply golden bronzer to highlight your forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin to give your face a golden glow and finally apply “Revlon Color burst Lipstick 070, soft nude” to complete your romantic sultry makeup look.

6. Soft and Sexy Romantic Makeup Look:

The soft and sexy romantic look is very feminine and flirty. With sexiness of subdued smoky eye shadow on your eyes and pop your lips softly with “MAC Lipstick in pink nouveau” shade. Apply same light pink blush on your cheeks. Apply black mascara and give feminine and flirty touch to your romantic make up look.

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