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Tutorials. I don't create tutorials for every manicure I do, but if I have, this is where you'll find them! Explore the manicures and tutorials attached with them by clicking on the images below! If you try it out, let me know, I'd love to see your recreations. If there are any past manicures you'd like to see a tutorial for, drop me a line! 6 secrets I learned at makeup artist school. Total-beauty TODAY Style TODAY Jan. 12, 2012 at 9:50 AM ET Totalbeauty.com / By Sharon Yi, TotalBeauty.com You could say that I have a love/hate relationship with makeup.

But then there are those days when my liner refuses to go on straight, my bronzer makes me look like an Asian Snookie, or my lashes refuse to curl. I had one of those days last week, and after walking into work wearing two very different winged tips on my eyes, my editor assigned me a new story: Go to makeup school and write about it. Want to see the best techniques I picked up without spending the thousands of dollars (and crazy amount of time) it takes to go to makeup school yourself? Lesson No. 1: Spend some bucks on your tools At Napoleon Perdis' Makeup Academy in Hollywood, Rebecca Prior, NP's National Educator, begins the first lesson by introducing us to our tools. Here are the eight basic brushes you need: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Once you have your tools, you need to know how to hold them. 20 Amazing Eye Makeup Tutorials | Planet of Women- Health, Fashion & Beauty.

Eye makeup is very important. Eyes represent the entire character of anybody. Because eyes are the most substantial segment of our face. Eyes are classified as an entrance towards the heart and soul that demonstrate your internal natural beauty. Women of all ages wish for gorgeous eyes. Eyes are additionally regarded as the device that will enable anyone become attractive. Some individuals possess stunning eyes but makeup tend to make them extra beautiful. In this post we are showing you the eye makeup step by step photos and ideas to help you to make your eyes more pretty. Tutorials. I don't create tutorials for every manicure I do, but if I have, this is where you'll find them!

Explore the manicures and tutorials attached with them by clicking on the images below! If you try it out, let me know, I'd love to see your recreations. If there are any past manicures you'd like to see a tutorial for, drop me a line! 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: Choosing the Right Blush Color. We’re excited to bring you another great article from BellaSugar, a fantastic source for beauty news, how-to’s, celebrity beauty trends, and giveaways galore. Today, BellaSugar is sharing “Blush 101: Picking the Right Color”… From application techniques to color selection, blush, much like eyeliner, can be tricky to get just right. “My blush philosophy is, I use it not only to get a flush of color, but I use it to sculpt the face,” explains Kate McCarthy, Glo Minerals’ national makeup artist. And when it comes to color, McCarthy has a few tips on how to make the hue-selection process a whole lot easier. Don’t be afraid to throw it all out the window: “Back in the day they used to say, ‘If you’re a warm only wear warm colors; if you’re a cool, only wear cool colors,’” McCarthy says.

Click here to read “10 Iconic Beauties’ Secrets to Staying Gorgeous at Any Age.”For the rest of BellaSugar‘s tips for picking the right blush, just keep reading! More great articles from BellaSugar: For Dramatic Eyes. Do you really want to make a statement with your eye makeup? Not only does dramatic eye makeup allow your eyes to 'pop,' it can help you create a unique and unforgettable look for a special occasion or a night out. Creating drama doesn't need to be difficult; with a few easy steps and tricks getting the right look is easier than you might think. Creating Dramatic Eye Makeup The Tools If you are going to try out a makeup look darker than you normally wear, there are a few products you will want to make sure you have: An eye pencil in a dark shade (consider black, deep chocolate, navy, purple, or another deep hue that complements your eye clolor)Black or dark purple/blue mascaraBlack liquid eye linerEye makeup brushes in a variety of sizesBoth light and dark colored eye shadows After you have all of these supplies, you can begin to experiment and play around with different looks.

Brows Start your look by coloring your eyebrows about a shade darker than their natural color. Eye Shadow Eyeliner 1. Matching Eyeshadow to Skin Tone. Photo: Goodshoot/Goodshoot/Getty Images Choices are usually a good thing, but when you are standing in front of an endless line of eye makeup options, all you want is the eyeshadow or shadows that look best on you. While some cosmetic manufacturers will have you match eye makeup to your eye or hair color, you also can find the right shade for you based on your skin color, regardless of whether you identify your skin as being warm or cool in tone. Finding the right hue for you can make your eyes pop just like they were meant to. Fair Skin If you have fair to peachy skin, you don’t want your eye makeup colors to make you look like a clown. Medium-to-Fair Skin If your skin is slightly darker than fair or your self-tanner is fading to a medium skin tone, you can go a little darker with the colors you select. Medium-to-Dark Skin If your skin tone tends to be warmer, try a coppery brown shadow that can brighten your eyes and accentuate your skin tone.

Dark and Olive Skin Tones. Matching Eyeshadow to Eye Color. You know the dilemma; you want to wear eyeshadow but you’re not sure what color will look best with your eye color. Even though some say that you should coordinate your eyeshadow with your clothing, you should also pay attention to your actual eye color as well. But not to worry, because help is here with a quick tips list on which eyeshadow hues will look the best on each eye color.

Blue Eyes With blue eyes, you should stay far away from blue eyeshadow. If you want you eyes to pop and look mesmerizing then try wearing earth-tones, such as browns with a slight purple base, taupe, and slate colored grays. If you want to have a little fun outside of the earth-tones, then try a nice rose colored eyeshadow. The coolness from the pink/purple eyeshadow will be a really nice contrast to your blue eyes. Brown Eyes Brown eyes can get away with wearing almost any color of eyeshadow. Green/Hazel Eyes In order to get green eyes to pop, you should try wearing various purple shades. The Final Word. The Perfect Smokey Eye. Perfect Winged Eyeliner.