Have a too blue based lipstick? Mix a dot of yellow concealer into your lipstick, or apply a
yellow-based loose powder on clean lips, and apply lipstick on top.
There will be just enough warmth in the product to take the edge
off a too cool/blue shade.
Want to update your lipsticks to the new cool blue based tones?
Apply a navy blue eye pencil, or eye shadow on lips and apply your
lipstick on top....just a little will do and you'll have a new shade.
A soft, brown eye shadow applied on lips first will darken any too light
shade.
Make your own deep lipstick color
by mixing blue eye shadow and red blush on your lips. Apply a lip balm on top and you're set. The most
fun part is that every time you try this, you can experiment and get
a different version every time.
Use your shimmer highlighter sticks from spring/summer to highlight
lipsticks. Apply on a clean mouth first, and then your dull lipstick on
top. An instant frosted shade.
The color of the moment is the 'bitten' lip look. Just take your rosy blush
and apply dry on lips. Apply your Vitamin E stick, or gloss on top with
a lip blush. Gel cheek colors work great for this too.
A quick dusting of shimmering body powder or an iridescent eye shadow
over the high points of the face, (cheekbones, chin, top of nose, eyelids,
across forehead..) a quick day to night look.
A model told me this trick! She runs a Gold Shimmer stick through her
blonde hair! Instant shimmer and highlights, especially around the face....
Use a Concealer Pencil on your lips first, fill in, and then apply an
old, dark lipstick. The concealer pencil lightens up the lipstick by about
3-4 shades....
A warm brick eyeshadow is the perfect all over color for lips, cheeks, eyes and a little lip gloss on top and you're off!
Find a blush brush that perfectly fits the size of the apple of your
cheek when you smile. Anything bigger than that and you'll get blush where
you don't want it. You really don't need a huge blush brush for color, those
are meant for shimmery powders.........
Pick up your blush by lightly tapping the blush with the tips of the
bristles. If you are sweeping the brush across the color, you'll pick up about 10 x more color than you need, and you waste a lot of product. Just tap the ends of the bristles about 2-3 times onto the color. Shake off any excess. You should barely be able to see the color on the brush. Don't worry, you do have enough on!
When applying blush, don't "sweep" or "stroke" the color across the cheeks.
You'll usually end up streaking the color on, and then having to go back to
'correct' and 'blend'. Instead, smile, and tap on gently going across your cheeks.
By tapping the color onto the brush, and then tapping in onto the cheeks........
you'll avoid excess color, streaking and more. Tapping on blends the color
for you and you can always add more if you want.
Always swipe your blush brush across a Kleenex to clean off any excess, or
pick up your powder brush (with no extra powder on) and sweep over and
blend your blush into your skin. You'll get a softer, more 'real' look to your
blush.
OOPS! Okay, you look like a clown, wrong color, too much........now what?
Easy! With a clean dry beauty sponge, pick up a light layer of loose powder and 'erase'
as much off as possible. Too bright or too dark? Take a slightly dampened
sponge and clean off as much as you can. The water will pick up and 'dilute'
the color.........it just may be enough to fix it and look ok! "Blush!"--
Article by: Elke Von Freudenberg a top editorial makeup artist and hair stylist, based in New York and Los Angeles. Her clients include Calvin Klein, Paul Mitchell Hair Systems, Aveda, Rolling Stone Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Neue Magazine.
