3 Ways to Soften a Makeup Look

Sometimes, with a harsh smokey eye, a bold lip, or a dramatic cat eye it can overpower your face and that is the last thing you want from your makeup! These are the top 3 ways to soften your makeup look!

3. Blush 

Blush can sometimes overtake your face, make you look sickly, or work against your makeup look. While this picture is an exaggeration, the sad truth is it happens. To soften this look is simple. Remember that pesky foundation that stays on your brush after application don't wipe it off just yet. After applying blush pat the foundation over your existing blush. The blush is still visible, however it looks like a layer of skin between you and the blush making it a more natural look.

2. Bronzer

If you don't already use bronzer it is a great option. Sometimes foundation can be overbearing and foundation can bring the sun kissed glow back, if you apply it correctly that is. Above the brown areas are where you apply. It is basically used for the frame of your face. Think of it as adding some dark to the areas that sun naturally would hit you.

3.Eyeliner 

This can soften your look immensely. When you use blackest black eyeliner, a thick line, or a dramatic cat eye you may need a softer touch. Using a black eye shadow and a defining brush to set your eyeliner for a softer feel. Another way is to Take a white eye shadow or eyeliner and place it at the bottom outer corner of your eye to brighten and again add a softer look.

I hope you enjoy this. I thought this was necessary as many people are beginning to get back into fall makeup these are ways to soften your looks and ease into fall.

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3 Things You Do WRONG With Makeup

When you have been doing your makeup forever, you might think you know a thing or two. Just when you thought you knew Cosmetic/Beauty School says otherwise. These are the 3 things that you have been doing WRONG while applying makeup.

3. Primer

This is a no brainer, if you do not already know about primer it is key to a flawless look, or any look for that matter. As Napoleon Perdis says "Not to Prime is Crime". Think of primer as the base coat, like on your nails. It protects your nail and strengthens it. Primer helps your face for the present, it holds your makeup in place, and strengthens it for the years to come. A key element to applying makeup. Whenever I ask my friends (outside of beauty) what they think, they say "Primer?? What's that??" or "Isn't that just paint??" So I thought I would add this to top three.

  

2.Eyebrows

First of a key element to eyebrows to make them shaped, it to take a mascara wand, clear mascara is best, and pull the wand on your eyebrow away from the face to give it shape. The clear mascara will hold it in place. In Beauty School, they teach you that eyebrow common sense is to just follow the shape of your brow, however your common sense is WRONG! Of course you should know that, the brow should start above the beginning of your eye, and the crease should be above the end of your iris, but how do you properly fill in a brow? Well, beauty school states that you go the opposite way of hair growth, with powder, which allows the eyebrow to lie on the powder making it more realistic. With an eyebrow pencil you should do the same except after going opposite direction, go forward to cover and imperfections.

1.Eyeliner

It is simple to say you know or thought you knew how to apply eyeliner, but do you really? According to cosmetology people will naturally apply eyeliner from the inner corner to the outer and are finished, this method is WRONG. Whether you are using gel liner, a brush, power, pencil, crayon, or roll up eyeliner this is the right way to apply it. Start in the inner corner and move your lining utensil to the middle of your eye, stop. Next go to the outer corner of your eye and move to already existing liner. This is also is relevant to lower lash liner, or water line. This method, the correct method, will prevent bumps and imperfections and is sure to impress your beauty school teacher.

A lot of this I learned in on http://www.totalbeauty.com/ it is a really cool site you can learn tons about makeup. Hope you enjoyed.

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