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The Art of Make-Up

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Latest Cosmetics for the Modern lady and their uses: Foundation: This is used to give the skin an even tone. It is terribly helpful if make-up is to look really effective. It supplies the base for all the other make-up and makes their application quite less complicated. It is awfully critical to bear in mind the main point of a foundation is to even out natural skins tone and not to switch the color of the skin. Foundation is available in liquid, cream or solid form. Face Powder: This is used to set the foundation which might otherwise inside 2-3 hours, slide off the skin.

Face powder is the necessary final touch to all make-up. It also gives endurance to lipstick and hinders cream blusher and eye shade from creasing. Face powder is available either in a loose from or in a compressed form. Concealer: These are required to ‘blot’ out dark shadows under eyes, broken veins, high cheek color, blemishes for example.

Concealers come in sticks or as thick cream and are usually applied before foundation. Blusher: This is the first of the color cosmetics that you apply to your face and one of the most flattering its main purpose is to intensify the cheek bones and to add color and heat to the skin. Blushers come in a range of colors and shades in a wide three times of textures too.

Eyebrow color: This is used to add color to the eyebrows. These colors are either in the form of a pencil or a powder. Eye Shadows: These are used to give color, definition and shape to the eyes. Lipstick: This is used to balance the made-up face and to emphasize the mouth. Lipsticks may be employed at once on the lips but it is hard to achieve a clean outline this way. It is so better to take the lipstick off the stick with a lip brush. Highlighter: This is often used for dramatic effects to give a flattering ‘lift’ to a face. It is employed on the brow line, top of the cheekbone and the top line centre. The colors are light cream or white and are available either in the powder or cream form.

Shaders and Profile: Shaders are always brown and are used round the face to give a slimming effect. Lines are often brown and are used under the cheekbone, to give a hollow look. The secret to successful application for shaders and profile is a particularly light touch. Mascara: This is used to emphasize eyes further by adding color, thickness and infrequently even length to lashes. When purchasing cosmetics and scents online you should make efforts to buy from correct sources, to avoid purchasing sub standard cosmetics and scents.