Powder Beauty Tips

To keep humidity away, apply a light dusting of loose powder first on clean skin before you apply your foundation. This first layer of powder helps

foundation adhere better if your base has a tendency to disappear in a few hours.

Customize your own loose powder. In a shaker container, mix 1 tsp of a loose shimmer, yellow or mauve eye shadow into your loose powder. Yellow helps to calm red and pink skin tones, mauve calms

down excess yellow skin tones and shimmer creates a night time glow to the face and body.

Want your makeup to last all day? Mist your face with water after you've applied all your makeup to set your colors and setting powder. It really does make a difference.

Create your own eye shadow base. Mist a new, clean pressed powder puff with water. Then pick upon some loose powder (translucent is best) with the puff. Apply lightly to the eyelids. Blend softly and let dry. Then apply your shadows on top. An instant eye shadow base that really works.

For best results, pick up your eye shadow color with the side of your eye shadow brush, not the tips. Running the brush across with the tips of the bristles only picks up too much product, and sends it flying. You know this is you if you get a 'hole' in the middle of your color. Apply by pressing on the color instead of brushing it on to avoid color from falling. Great for

applying dark and heavily frosted and glitter colors.

 To make a powdered shadow color go on stronger, apply your colored shadow with a makeup sponge or an eye shadow applicator. The color will

go on exactly the way you see it in the pan.

 For a softer version of an eye shadow color, pick up some white or cream colored eye shadow first on your brush, next pick up your color and then apply. The lighter color will soften the intensity of the pigment.

 Your colors not going on right? Are you getting colors in the wrong area? It could be your brush that's the culprit. Make sure your brushes fit the area you are applying to. The smaller the brush, the smaller the application area. Smaller brushes are great for applying under the eyebrow. A larger, flat brush is perfect for shadows that go on the lids. A long fluffy shadow brush is great for the crease. It's all in the brush.