Posts tagged “Eyeshadow

Put Your Game Face On

My friends who know me know that I am the biggest fan of make-up! Whether it’s LANCÔME, BOBBI BROWN, MAC, REVLON, CHANEL, ESTÉE LAUDER, MAX FACTOR, BOURJOIS, LANCASTER, GIORGIO ARMANI, THE BODY SHOP, CLINIQUE, L´OREAL, RIMMEL, MAYBELLINE! I love make up! My personal make-up bag looks a little like this.

I especially love foundation, mascara and lip gloss! Getting ready in the morning is like 5th grade art class. So many colours, so many brushes. A lot of my girlfriends constantly ask me to do their make-up for special occasions or even just for fun! Most of them don’t do it themselves because they say, and I quote, I don’t know where to start! So let’s start at the beginning.

What do you like most about your face? which parts do you want to emphasise? Personally, it’s my eyes and my lips.

Let’s start with basic eye make-up.

Eye shadow the coloring that goes on your lids. You can use one to three colors in complimentary shades, depending on how dramatic an effect you want to create.  Eyeshadow comes in;

  • Powders in compact cases
  • Creams in stick or pencil form
  • Paints in tube form that go on creamy but dry to a powdery texture.

For a natural look use a colour closest to your skin colour for the base. Apply this to your entire eyelid.    

Then apply a highlighter to the inner corners of your eye (gold if you’re dark-skinned or silver if you’re fair.)

Then using a black PENCIL liner (pencil is easier than liquid liner) draw a line on the upper eyelid as close to the lashes  as possible.

Finish off your eyes with a coat (or two) of black mascara. Et voila