From the category archives:
In the January 2009 issue of Glamour, they had a very interesting article about blush, (‘New Tips for Doing it Right’, page 122). What interested me was that there are ways to apply your blush according to your face shape – who knew?! Here’s a scan of their tips. Sorry it’s a little blurry!
What do you think? Do you apply blush in a particular way? If you’re just starting out, you might want to read my post, Make Up 101 – How to Apply Blush.
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Since I’ve started this blog, friends and some of my mom’s friends (I guess she’s been promoting!) have been giving me some of their old makeup, samples they find … basically anything makeup! That, plus my crazy shopping and some random samples from everywhere, means I tripled my makeup collection since I’ve started Beauty Fool! This gave me an idea on posting how to organize and (hopefully!) simplify your crazy makeup collection.
1. Gather everything.
From your daily essentials, to that box of makeup you found in a closet (like me! I found a little makeup bag I used to use in high school. Four year old eyeliner, anyone?!) and lay them on the floor or any other big space.
2. Arrange by product type.
Put all your lip products together, eye makeup, foundations together, and so on.
3. Start the dumping!
Throw out anything that’s:
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First her red lips and now her hair! There’s no denying that Miss Jolie is one of the hottest mom’s around. In the recent months she seems to have a darker hair color, with soft romantic waves.
Whether she parts it in the center or to the side, this style looks romantic, effortless – just beautiful!
What’s even better is that this style is very easy to do.
Simple and stunning!
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This is one of those bigger skin myths. When I started the whole skin care routine, my mom told me that I should finish washing my face with very cold water, to “close” the pores. Unfortunately, she is wrong!
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but no – pores cannot open and close. For them to actually open and close would mean it would have to have muscles. Pore size is genetically determined, so with everything, blame your parents!
From Society Hill Dermatology.com:
There’s no magical process or product that will cause your pores to “open” and allow impurities to rise to the skin’s surface.
By the same token, splashing cold water on your face – or doing anything else for that matter – won’t cause the gates to slam shut on your pores.
Simply put, “pores are pretty stationary,” says Susan C. Taylor, M.D., a dermatologist in Philadelphia and author of Brown Skin: Dr. Susan Taylor’s Prescription for Flawless Skin, Hair, and Nails (Amistad, 2004).
What you’re doing when you steam your face is causing the blood vessels to dilate and the skin to swell slightly. Similarly, “astringents and toners slightly irritate the walls of the pores and make them swell, causing the pores to look smaller,” Baumann explains. But they haven’t actually changed in size.
Even in the best-case scenario, their diminished appearance won’t last for more than 24 hours.
That being said, with pore minimizing products don’t expect miracle results. Though they clean your pores out, making them appear smaller, the size of your pores haven’t changed one bit. Think of your pores as a “V” shape. The only real thing you can do is to exfoliate your skin. If you exfoliate (more info on exfoliating at Exfoliation 101), it scrubs off a layer of the ‘V’, making your pore appear smaller, but again, your pore size really hasn’t changed size.
Sad but true, but this skin myth has officially been debunked! Any thoughts?
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This is Part 4 of Make up 101, a series of posts for beginners on how to apply makeup. You can read the rest of the series here.
Finally, eyeliner; my favorite makeup product! I ain’t no fool when it comes to eyeliner, it’s the first makeup I ever used! ;-)
The whole point of eyeliner started out with the eyelashes – eyeliner was made to make your eyelash line darker, thus creating the illusion that you have dark, thick eyelashes. There are many eyeliner ‘looks’ from smokey eyes to cat eyes, etc, but this is just a very basic eyeliner application.
Don’t worry if your lines aren’t straight. Sharp lines tend to make eyes look smaller so even if your eyeliner application isn’t too straight, use a Q-tip or your finger to gently smudge the liner.
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Who said makeup isn’t art?!
A simple artist’s color wheel can give us great information on colors with makeup application.
It can determine what colors compliment each other (like what eye shadows will suit your eye color.) In this case though, I want to talk about using it to help neutralize discolorations we may find on our face.
Basically, to neutralize a color, you find it on the color wheel, and use the opposite color in place to neutralize the color.
Color correctors and neutralizers are found in foundations, concealers, makeup bases and sunscreens for the different skin tones and problems.
Here’s some common discoloration problems, and what colors will fix them:
Yellow and Peach (depending on your skin tone)
Yellow and peach corrects blue areas like bruises and dark circles. A great yellow concealer is Benefit Boi-ing – it is fantastic at covering dark circles. Peach also livens up fair skin tones, and balances out slight discoloration.
Pink
Pink correctors neutralize greenish skin, green facial veins, etc.
Green
There are many green based foundations and concealers (that require another layer of makeup to cover up the green). The green counters redness like blemishes, zits and flushed skin.
Purple/Lavender
Purple neutralizes yellowish complexions and covers sallowness. It evens out overall uneven skin tone, and gives a healthy glow. This color is found in many makeup bases, to prep skin with a even complexion before makeup.
I hope this has been helpful to some. :-) If anyone has anymore information on actual products that neutralizes the colors said here, I’d love to hear about them!
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This is part 3 of Make up 101, a series of posts for beginners on how to apply makeup. You can read the rest of the series here.
Happy first of the month! I can’t wait til Xmas and since I’m in the mood, I thought I should write about lipstick this week. I am especially starting to love red lips, if I dare I will try them out this Xmas!
Anyways, I’m sure everyone knows what lipstick does – they make your lips look hot, that’s what! Other than adding color to your lips, some apply lipstick and lip liner to make their lips fuller, smaller, more shapely – whatever the reason, here are the basics on how to apply lipstick.
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