Makeup Application Advice for Long Lasting Great Looks!
Dear Janice,
Any advice on makeup application? I find my eye
shadow fades quickly and by the end of the day my makeup looks dreary.
How can I make my eye shadow last longer?
Of course! Consider the following tips when applying makeup:
Long Lasting Eye Shadow
- Use Noevir’s Premake Rich
as an eye shadow base. It provides a smooth surface for eye shadows
to glide on, making the application last longer.
- Tap a tiny bit of Premake Rich on your entire lid up to the brow
bone area.
Eyeliner Tips
- If you apply Volume
Mascara before your eyeliner, your lashes are firmer and the
pencil is less likely to slip between the lashes when applying
eyeliner.
- For the beginner, here is a trick to try: Tilt your chin up and
look slightly down. First, line your eyes with Noevir’s
Eyeliner pencil in Black
to create the perfect shape. Follow over the line with your Noevir
Auto Eyeliner. Clean up
smudges with a pointed cotton swab dipped in Noevir’s Lip and Eye
Makeup Remover.
- To make your eyes look larger, start by lining the top lash line
starting in the middle of your eye, right above the pupil. Make the
outer third a little thicker to create a ‘lifted’ effect. If you
line the bottom of your eye, make sure to only line the outer half
of your eye on the lashline, not inside the rim.
- For an instant wide-eyed look, line the bottom inner rim of your
eye using a freshly sharpened Noevir
Nuance Eyeliner in White
or Silver. This makes the whites of your eyes look larger. If you
already have large eyes, lining the bottom inner rim of your eye
with Black or Brown Eyeliner makes your eyes look smaller.
Mascara Tricks
- Pull the mascara wand through the lashes diagonally out towards
the end of your eyebrow for an open and lifted effect.
- Move your mascara brush in a zigzag motion to get each lash
perfectly coated.
- For the bottom lashes, gently press the wand into the lashes
instead of ‘combing’ them.
- NEVER pump your mascara wand in the tube! When you push air into
the tube, the product dries out, you get clumps, and oxygen creates
a breeding ground for bacteria. Instead, twirl the wand in the tube
to get more product on the brush.
- If your eyes are close set, apply a light color on the inner
half of your eye lid and a darker color on the outer half. Do the
opposite for wide set eyes.
All about Brows
- Don’t over-tweeze your brows. Fuller, natural looking brows are
in. Just tweeze the strays and brush your brows up and across.
- The compact eyebrow pencil, included in Noevir’s
Eyebrow
Compact, is perfect to define and draw in ‘hairs’, while the powder
can be used to blend for a softer look.
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Dear Janice,
My lipstick seems to disappear before I even get out
the door. Do you have any tips for keeping my lip color on my
lips?
To ensure long lasting,
even lip color apply all of the following tips.
*Gently massage lips with
a damp, soft washcloth or gentle, soft toothbrush for several seconds to
sweep away flakes.
*Smooth on colorless lip balm. Avoid anything that feels too greasy; it
will prevent the color from adhering to the lips. Wait 5 minutes before
blotting excess.
*Choose a lip pencil in a shade that matches your own lip color and use
the side, rather than the point, to fill in your lips. Grip the pencil
close to the tip for more control.
*Scribble from the center of the mouth to just inside its natural
border. Finish by blending the edges or any sharp lines with a
fingertip.
*If you have trouble keeping lip color from bleeding, sweep a small
brush over your lipstick bullet a few times before stroking on the color
carefully. Blot with a tissue to remove excess.
*Fore more intense color, add another thin coat of lipstick and blot
again.
*To keep lipstick from seeping outside of lips, trace just outside their
perimeter with a sharpened concealer pencil that matches your skin, then
blend it in with a cotton swab. Or rub one dipped in loose, translucent
powder around the mouth's border instead.
*To avoid lipstick on teeth, gently pucker lips around your index finger
and pull it back out. The excess will come off on your finger, not your
teeth.
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