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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
HOW TO CONTOUR AND HIGHLIGHT
Take these tips from Amy to add to your ever-growing arsenal of makeup
techniques. We know how difficult it is to get straight information when
you’re looking through hundreds of turorials on how to perfect a makeup
skill (to use bronzer or not to use bronzer?!) but as always, Amy has
made it easier than ever for you to learn how to use your natural bone
structure and just a few key pieces of makeup to contour and highlight
your best features. Use this basic makeup tip to kick your daily beauty
routine up a notch!
Contour & Highlight:
1.+ 2. Apply one layer of foundation or tinted moisturizer all over
face. I used Tarte’s BB Cream in “Medium Light”. Using a foundation
brush and a cream concealer (2 to 3 times lighter than your skin tone),
apply concealer (the highlight) to the under eyes, down the sides of the
nose, and brushed back and upward toward the hairline.
3. Using the same concealer, highlight the center of the forehead and
down the bridge of the nose, upper lip, center of the chin and on your
brow bone. Lastly, apply the concealer to the jawline, just under your
cheekbones.
4. Once you’ve finished with all the highlighting, it’s time to apply
the contour. Pick a cool-toned cream concealer or foundation thats 2 to 3
shades darker than your skin tone. Taking a smaller, stiff brush or
foundation brush, apply the contour cream to the hallows of your cheeks,
just below your cheekbone, all the way to your hairline.
5.+ 6. +7. Apply the same color to your forehead near your hairline,
temples, jawline, the sides of your neck and to the sides of your nose.
8. Using a wet Beauty Blender or Duo Fiber Blending Brush, blend all the
contour and highlighter together until there is no more distinction
between the two colors.
9. Lastly, Apply a light dusting of blush, and set all the highlight
with a loose powder using a small natural bristled brush. I used Tarte’s
12 Hour Amazonian Clay Blush in “Tipsy” and Make Up For Ever’s Super
Matte Loose Powder in “Translucent Natural”.
Pro Tip: You can use cream or powders to contour or highlight, creams
are easier to blend and tend to look more natural. Avoid using bronzer
to contour. You are creating a “shadow” so think of a color that’s
similar to an actual shadow, which tends to be a cooler tone. Use
Bronzer to warm up your skin and make it look sun-kissed!
Favorite Products: Make Up For Ever’s Foundation Brush “30N” & Senna Cosmetic Face Sculpting Cream “1.
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10 Simple Homemade Tips To Get Rid of Chapped Lips
1. Honey and Vaseline:
We know that honey has amazing anti-bacterial properties and is one of
the nature’s best healing agents. Vaseline or petroleum jelly is widely
used to soften, nourish and protect skin from drying. By combining these
two ingredients, we get a delicious and effective option of all the for
chapped lips home remedies.
Apply a generous amount of pure honey all over the lips.
Then coat the lips with Vaseline and leave it for 10-15 minutes. This
will let your lips absorb the honey and thus soften it. The Vaseline
coating will provide additional hydration and prevent the honey from
drying.
Remove the honey and Vaseline using a damp cotton cloth.
Repeat this procedure for a week for visible results.
2. Cucumber:
This cool vegetable becomes your best friend during summers, so utilise
it to treat your dry and chapped lips. Cucumber also has skin lightening
properties and helps remove tan. So it lightens your lips by reducing
the dark patches on them.
Slice a cucumber and rub them gently on the lips.
Keep for 15 minutes and wash off with plain water. This would also make your lips soft and supple.
3. Rose Petals:
Rose petals have skin lightening properties and also make your lips
hydrated. It helps to keep them pink and smooth, by retaining the
natural colour.
Soak the rose petals in raw milk for a few hours.
Mash them into a smooth paste and apply on the lips.
Keep for 15-20 minutes and wash off with cool water.
4. Lip Scrub:
Scrub your lips gently to exfoliate them and to get rid of dead cells.
This reveals natural colour of your lips and also makes them soft and
supple. The sugar scrub is a natural exfoliater and is suitable for
tender lips.
In 2 teaspoons of brown sugar, mix a few drops of olive oil.
Then add ½ teaspoon of honey and mix well. Leave this mixture for 5
minutes, so that the sugar becomes softer and thus making it easier to
apply.
Apply all over the lips and scrub gently. Wash off with lukewarm water.
5. Lemon Ointment:
Lemon and sugar are effective treatments for dark and chapped lips.
Lemon acts as a natural bleach and honey protects the lips form harmful
effects of the free radicals.
Mix 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and honey. In it add ½ teaspoon of the castor oil and mix well.
Apply onto the lips before going to bed daily.
Repeat the procedure for 10 days for best results.
6. Aloe Vera:
Aloe contains natural ingredients and amazing healing powers for chapped
lips. It strengthens the thin protective oil layer on the lips and
heals the dry and chapped lips.
Apply aloe vera gel on the lips before going to bed regularly, for cooling and soothing effect.
7. Olive oil:
Olive oil is the best natural moisturiser and lubricant. The fatty acids
in olive oil help cure dry and chapped lips, making them soft and
supple. Apply olive twice a day for best results.
8. Flax Seed Oil:
The fatty acids in flax seed oil have nourishing properties. They
penetrate into the lip tissues, making then soft and smooth. For instant
smoothening, apply flax seed oil directly onto the chapped lips.
9. Oils:
Both castor oil and coconut are high in essential fatty acids, which
help in curing chapped lips. Apply twice a day for immediate effect.
10. Water:
Water is the most essential part of our beauty regime. It helps to keep
our body well hydrated. And lack of water results in dry and chapped
lips. Therefore one should drink at least 10-12 glasses of water daily,
for healthy body and smooth lips.
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