DIY Clean eyes! Eye make-up remover is so darn expensive! Here is a quick and cheap DIY Eye Make-up Remover recipe. If you have kids, you’ll have the materials! If you don’t… and you have to buy ingredients, well, you’ll spend less than 3 dollars! And get at least 30 bottles of remover. Ingredients: 1 C water 1½ TBSP Baby Shampoo (tear free) ⅛ TSP Baby Oil (Cocunut Oil or Olive Oil) EDIT!
Materials: Mixing Bowl Measuring cup/spoons Bottle to put finished product in (I used an empty medicine bottle; an empty baby oil bottle would work GREAT) Small funnel (or improvise like me) Combine ingredients. Stir Pour I didn’t have a funnel.. and didn’t feel like messing with a make-shift one. I didn’t have enough room in my little bottle.
Verdict: It works PERFECT! WAIT! What are some of your favorite uses for baby oil?? Hope everyone’s having fantástico weekend! # kristanlynn xoxo P.S. Easy Cat Eyeliner Tutorial. Cat eyeliner has got to the most unpredictable thing in makeup. You never know what shape you'll end up with. One wrong move & you'll have to think of ways to make it look right. I thought I'd share with you how I've been doing mine, because I think it's almost mistake-proof. So, here's a step-by-step tutorial: Apply eyeshadow on lid. *It's up to you whether you want to line the lower lash line or not. Products Used: Because I have hooded lids, it's important that I contour my crease.
Hope you liked the tutorial! ♥ Cynthia Z * How To Shape Your Eyebrows Like a Pro! Every makeup artist I have ever spoken to says eyebrows are the most important facial feature. All angles of the face are determined by the brows: they can lift the eyes; narrow or widen the face. While there is a lot of opportunity here, it is important to let your natural shape be your guide. It is probably close to optimal for your face and anything too drastic can look unnatural. Here are some techniques from our team of fabulous makeup artist educators.
Basic Shaping: The inner edge of the brow should line up with the outside of the corresponding nostril (A).The highest point of the arch should be just at the outer edge of the eyeball. (B)The outer brow should taper off to a point that intersects with an imaginary line drawn from the outer nostril past the outer edge of the eye (C), and you thought geometry wouldn’t be useful later in life! Advanced techniques: You can lift an experienced eye with strategic eyebrow shaping! Eyebrow makeup At the very least groom them. Tips: Make your own mineral veil « Chisel Beauty. A while back I ordered a bunch of ingredients to start making my own makeup. Most all of the ingredients I needed I had never heard of before and couldn’t even pronounce. Which is why I was a little shocked when I read through the formula for translucent face powder. Not only were they ingredients I recognized, they’re cheap and in almost every household already.
I was skeptical. So before you go out to replace your powder next time… I suggest you go to your pantry instead and follow this recipe: Recipe/Formula: 1 1/2 Tablespoons Cornstarch 1/8 Teaspoon Powder Foundation *Optional (this just adds a touch of color for a little extra coverage otherwise it will just go on translucent) Directions: Stir all ingredients together and store in a used (and washed) powder container or a mint tin. How to Thread Eyebrows. Tape trick for perfect winged eyeliner.
Happy Monday to ya….hope y’all had a fabulous weekend!!! A few posts ago, I made reference to something I call “the tape method” and I said that I would do a follow up showing how to do it. Well…it is super easy and I probably just could have easily explained it using my words–but who doesn’t like pictures to go with? This is simply going to show you another way to apply winged liner if you have a difficult time getting a “perfect” wing or if you don’t have steady hands. A few considerations: If you have sensitive skin, don’t put tape on it! You can also do this by holding a business card or something with a hard edge up diagonally against your eye….I would have shown this instead of tape but it is a wee bit difficult to hold a business card up to your eye and photograph it at the same time :::only have so many hands:::. Products Used: Tape and Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner in “Blackest Black”. Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Remove the tape. And this: Makeup.