Powder Beauty Tips

For a soft finish, apply loose powder with a fluffy large powder brush. For more shine control, use a powder puff to press loose powder into T-zone

areas.

 Want to create a updated warm loose powder from a pink based loose powder? Mix in 2-4 Tbsp. of ' warm yellow ' loose powder or a matte warm yellow eye shadow into your jar of loose powder and stir. Close with the shifter top on top. Yellow calms down any pink tones, making your pink-based powder more wearable.

Skin Looks Beauty Tips

Want a shimmering face look for night? Take an old liquid foundation, and add a few shaves of a shimmery light cream or powder eye shadow or a drop of shimmer body lotion. Apply and get the latest glowy skin.

 A warm brick eyeshadow is the perfect all over summer color'..for lips, cheeks, eyes.......dust lightly and apply a little lip gloss on top of lips and you're done.

 It was just yesterday when we were having a hard time keeping matte faces and lips on. Now, believe it or not, some of us have a hard time

keeping cream products on. Trick of the trade: Like attracts like. Matte sticks to anything matte, cream sticks to anything moist.

On a photo shoot, I had to create a glistening skin look quickly, and upon finding out that most glistening sprays have Olive Oil as one of it's main

ingredients, I immediately created my own. Get a nice glass spray bottle, easily found at Target or your local drug store, and combine Virgin Olive Oil (no smell..and the lightest in texture) with a few drops of jasmine, rose or lavender oils and shake it up. Now nyou have your own glow in a bottle!

 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..) creates a quick day to night look.

Want to warm up pale skin or create a special body effect? Mix a warm yellow, lilac, bronze or shimmering loose powder into your body lotion. Apply on legs and arms and as it dries, you'll create a soft

tinted effect that won't come off. You can also try this with your facial moisturizer to create a special tinted foundation.

Lately all the top fashion shows and shoots I've done have had one thing in common. Glowy skin. No, I don't mean shiny, or dewy, or matte, or wet. But

glowy. How to get this? Get your favorite shimmering shimmering cream/pink/pearl eye shadow and apply to the high points of the face. Tops of cheekbones, eyes, chin.

Want that super shiny dewy look? Just apply some lip gloss on the tops of your cheeks and you're ready to go. My favorite is the clear opalescent ones...looks real pretty at nighttime.

Want to tone down ruddiness or pink skin? On clean skin apply a light dusting of a yellow based powder. The yellow will calm down enough so that you'll need way less foundation and concealer and also adds a bit of warmth to the skin.

Eye Pencil Beauty Tips

To keep Eye Pencils on all day, apply a little eyes hadow on top with a fine eyeliner brush over your pencil. For a dramatic effect, try any color over your black or brown pencil. Try a high intense frost eye shadow over black pencil. Dramatic in an instant. Favs? Dark shimmering blues, greens and purples.

Run out of your favorite liquid eyeliner or black eye pencil? In a pinch, apply a thin line of mascara with your eyeliner brush as eyeliner. The mascara will last for hours and give you a great emphasis.

Having a hard time sharpening your eye pencil? To keep from crumbling, store in the refrigerator overnight and then sharpen. A perfect point every

time.

Avoid breaking your eye pencils by always using a metal eye pencil sharpener. The plastic sharpeners give too much, breaking the tip.

Blush Beauty Tips

 For a 'healthy' glow, tap blush on the apples of your cheeks when you smile. Your guideline? Never apply blush below line of the bottom of your nose: you'll look cold.

For correct amount of blush every time, note where you hit with your blush brush first. That's where the color will be the strongest and then blend

out from there.

Keep your cream blush on longer by applying a light coat of Vaseline or for those with oily skin, a moisturizer on first. You'll find your cream blush lasts

hours longer.

Create an optical illusion with your blush by bringing attention to your eyes. By applying color directly 'under' your eye on the apples of your cheeks, you will draw attention to your eyes.

Use your blush to focus on your hairstyle. This optical illusion is great for showing off that beautiful hairstyle, or for the bride at the her wedding. Smile, and apply blush on the apples of your cheeks, and then blend straight back towards the top of your ear. By 'blending' backwards, you bring the focus of the line going straight back to, you guessed it; your hairstyle.

Shorten a long face with your blush placement. Apply blush close to the apples of your cheeks, and avoid blending out beyond that point. By keeping the focus of the color right underneath your eye, you give the illusion of a smaller face and you create a 'line' that 'divides' the face in half."

Want your blush to last longer? Use lipstick or a chubby lip pencil in a wine or bronze shade on your cheeks. Blend and then apply a touch of your colored powdered blush on top. You'll find that your color will

last hours longer. Why? The wax of the pencil has more staying power than powder alone.

I'm a big fan of blush stains, but even I feel a few hours wear isn't enough. Call it the professional in me but sometimes I just want my blush to last all day long. Here's a quick trick that I found out accidentally....I applied one morning my 'blush' colored powder blush and an hour later, touched up with my liquid stain on top. It's a little tricky to blend because the powder blush underneath makes the stain dry quicker, but I noticed that the stain color stayed on for hours.....and I do mean hours.About  5-6 hours later when I checked. it was still on.

Widen your face to create cheekbones. Apply a contouring color. Try a deeper, warmer shade of your skin tone for color. Apply in the hollows of your cheekbones. Then apply right in the indentation of your temple. By adding contour here as well, you create the illusion of a stronger cheekbone by going in (temple), out (cheekbone) and then in again (underneath the cheekbone).

Want to create a warm golden shimmer? Try a soft gold shimmer eye shadow. Apply lightly with a large fluffy blush brush to spot apply on tops of

cheekbones, over eyeshadow, on lips for a day to night look. Or mix into body or face lotion for a subtle shimmer. Sexy.

The right application of blush depends a lot on the size of the blush brush. If you find that your blush is going everywhere, it could be your blush brush istoo large. Take your brush,then smile. Hit the apple of the cheek with the tips of the bristles. Does the brush spray out over the apple of the cheek? The brush is too large. You want the brush to fit perfectly. Perfect

 A fan of bronzer? Make sure you don't overdo it. The easiest application is with a fan brush, not the regular bronzer brush. A fan brush dusts just the

right amount onto the top of the forehead, tops of cheekbones, across the nose and across the chin. The right glow looks great either day or night.

Lip Gloss Beauty Tips

Want your lip gloss to stay on longer? Brush a dot of loose powder on lips first and then your lip gloss.

 Want to create a fuller lip? Apply a dot of shimmer lip gloss over your lipstick. The lighter, shimmering color will create the illusion of a fuller

pout regardless of what lipstick color you're wearing.

Have an eye gloss that just is not working for you? Use it as lip gloss.You'll find that it can lasts even longer than your regular lip gloss.

In humid weather I found out that lip gloss fades super fast. To keep the look, apply a very matte lipstick in a light shade, blot, and powder, and then

apply lip gloss (clear or shimmering) on top. You'll find that the color and shine lasts hours longer because of the matte lipstick.

Want a shiny, glossy lipstick, without the drips? Apply your lipstick ON TOP of your clear lip gloss. The gloss will dilute and create a shiny color, and by

Applying the lipstick on top of the gloss, you won't get the glossy bleeding after you've worn it for 2 hours.

For longest wearing lip-gloss, apply a nude lip pencil, or the new invisible lip pencils on your lips first. Then apply your lip gloss on top. This gives the

lip gloss something to hold on to and lasts a few hours longer.

Lip Pencil Beauty Tips

Want a universal lip pencil that will go with every lipstick color you own? Any shade of a rosy nude color will work. The closest to your natural lip color is the best. Remember to draw a lip line, and then fill in the lip with the pencil. Apply your lipstick or lip gloss

on top.

Want to darken any lipstick color you have? Apply a light brown lip pencil over your lips, and then apply your lipstick color on top. Instant depth.

For perfect lips, apply your lip pencil both before and after your lipstick. You’ll find that the wax in the pencil actually helps keep the lipstick from bleeding.

When blotting lipstick, apply tissue completely over lips closed, instead of saying 'ah' and biting the Kleenex. You'll notice that when you blot the entire lip this way, you get the entire 'lip print' on the Kleenex, which keeps lipstick edges from bleeding and feathering, not just the center.

Can't find that right lip pencil shade? The universal shade for pretty much any lip color is a light light brown. Can't find it? Try looking for a beige, or a

Blonde eyebrow pencil. Works every time.

Lipstick Beauty Tips

 For extra staying power, apply a dot of a matte or shine control product on lips. Let set and then apply your lipstick as usual.

Want to lighten a lipstick color? Apply a dot of shimmer stick on your lips, and then apply your lipstick. Instant lightness.

Want a lip color that will last all day? When doing a recent Aids Benefit fashion show, to save time we used a red cream blush on the lips as well. It lasted forever. Because cream blush has a higher staining quality, it lasts longer and wears off more evenly than lipstick. Tip: Skip the lip gloss and it'll last even longer.

 Do you have dry lips and want a moisturizing lipstick? Apply your best lip balm or conditioner first, and your regular, not creamy lipstick on top. You'll

get longer lasting results without the smearing of a cream based lipstick.

 Want a great long lasting sheer lipstick? Grab a matte lipstick, and apply moisturizer both before and after your lipstick. Moisturizer before will keep your lips soft, without drying out, and moisturizer after, will update it to a sheerer color.

 Lip balm really does work in creating a smoother surface to apply lipstick or lip pencil too. But the trick is to make sure the lip balm is completely soaked up by the skin before applying anything else. Get in the habit of applying your lip balm the same time you apply your skin moisturizer (or sunscreen). By the time you get to your makeup, your lips will be perfect for application. If you apply your lipstick or pencil right after, you're actually adding the feathering and creasing problem because the slickness of the lip

balm will add to the slick factor.

 Love mixing lip colors to get your own customized shade but always end up getting muddy, too dark shades? The trick is in the two shades you're

mixing. Always mix two shades together that are in the same color range. Like two pinks, or two reds together. You'll always get a perfect blend. Feeling more adventurous? Mix two colors together that are in the same color family. Like a pink and a red, or a beige and a brown.

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.

Foundation Beauty Tips

For a sheer look, dilute your foundation with 2drops of water for normal skin, toner for dry skin, or 2drops of Witch Hazel for oily skin into your foundation.

For the look of perfect skin, apply your foundation first, and then mix your concealed into your foundation. Apply on the mixture into areas that need more converge, then lightly powder. By mixing your concealed and foundation together, you get the perfect color and perfect coverage every time.

 Want to lighten your stick foundation coverage? Just mix the stick foundation with a dot of moisturizer on the back of your hand. You’ll still get the coverage that you like, without the heaviness. Update your look even more, by applying only where needed, like under the eyes, around the nose, and spot applying where needed. Set with a touch of loose powder, and your look just went from opaque to sheer.

 Want to keep that summer glow going all year 100 Beauty Tips | By Elke Von Freudenberg round? An easy way is to take your favorite bronzer stick or liquid, and run a bit on your fingertips. And your moisturizer on top. Blend and apply on your face. What you get is a softer and lighter version of your bronzer that works for the fall and winter months.

 Try dusting your foundation with a dash of loose translucent powder. The powder soaks up extra oils in the base and creates a matte foundation that stays on hours longer.

Apply a light dusting of loose powder on clean skin before applying foundation. It helps skin look matte hours longer by giving the powder a chance to grab oils and shine before breaking through the foundation.

Try this great photography makeup trick. Create perfect looking skin with great coverage with a real skin look. Apply your liquid foundation as normal, but about x2 as much as you need. Then, with a folded Kleenex, lightly press into the skin. The Kleenex grabs excess oils from the foundation, leaving pure pigment on the skin. Perfect for creating a flawless complexion, and for turning an oil-based foundation into a lighter version.

Want to create a flawless, perfectly contoured bone structure? The old way was to use a dark brown powder to draw shadows under cheekbones and to trim down noses and double chins. The new way? Is softer, easier and looks more real. Take a foundation shade that's 2-3 shades darker than your regular shade. Apply your regular foundation first, and then with a foundation brush, apply your darker shade underneath cheekbones, on the temples, under the tip of the nose, under the chin, wherever you feel it's needed. Blend well into the other shade. Viola. You have a perfectly contoured bone structure that looks good in any type of lighting and looks more real than the 'brown streaks' of yesteryear.