Here we have the latest tips from our Facebook friends! Thanks to everyone who shared their secrets with us!
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Pita McKeown: "My complexion is almost impossible to match with foundation, so I mix dark, medium and light liquid foundations to make my own perfectly matched shade. For more coverage on a bad skin day, I swap one of the liquids for a stick. It may cost a little more buying more than one foundation, but it works wonders." xx
Marcia Medley: "A light spritz with a spray bottle of water will help to "set" foundation and powder and minimise it wearing off too quickly. Or... if I may be permitted to give another tip...
try matching your foundation shade to the skin on the inside of your wrist, this skin is usually not affected by the sun and is a better indication of your true skin tone."
Melanie Kuziemko: "Instead of using an eye primer to prevent creasing and to keep your eyeshadow in place longer, first extend your normal foundation application over your lids and then press translucent powder on top to create a smooth, even base for your eye makeup. This will save you having to purchase a separate product." :)
Shy Landeryou: "Instead of using an eyebrow pencil fill any gaps in your eyebrow with eyeshadow using a slanted brush, this creates a softer look and is also alot easier to correct when you make a mistake."
LeeLee Dunninghamska: "When applying mascara, wiggle the wand left to right at the base of lashes. This will make your lashes look longer. Then u Pull the mascara wand up and through lashes, wiggling as you go to separates lashes."
Gillian Harridge: "I have a hard time with Mascara, it always runs. As I tend to rub my eyes heaps. So the solution is Vasoline. I simply put it on my lashes and they look fantastic, its cheap as chips and there's no horrible panda look going on."
Phillip Cunningham: "The natural look on a woman as men like a bit of makeup but they want their woman to be natural looking, not made up too much."
Tammerly Pink-Diva: "See a makeup artist for a makeup lesson. They will teach you how to match your foundation base to your skin tone, show you how to wear products to their full potential and show you how to look your best without overdoing your makeup."
"I have ANOTHER tip:
Use natural makeup - why put your trust in products full of untested chemicals when there are hundreds of natural brands on the market that not only make you look pretty, but act as a skin treatment too!"
Emma Joy Stankovich: "REMEMBER!? Not too prime is a crime, make sure you prime your face, eyelids and also lips, so you always start with a smooth base!!"
Sophia Blake: "What ever you do make sure its natural and furless" .xo
Flattery will get you everywhere Sophia ;)
Sonia Herman: "When applying under eye concealer, I always use a blending fluffy brush. Using small circular motions blend slightly below your circles, it will look more natural and prevent two toned shades!" :)
Jenna Moore: "If your issues with flaky skin are preventing you from getting that perfect base, put some paw paw ointment on a cotton tip and buff the troubled area using circular motions. The flakes will disappear, and your foundation will look flawless."
Nae Smeath: 'Apply foundation on your eyelids, lips and into your neck for a more natural look. This also is a good setting for eye shadow and lipstick and helps it stay on longer."
Emily Smeath: "Use normal mascara first and then put waterproof mascara on second (after the normal one has dried) so the waterproof mascara sticks to the normal mascara insted of your lashes, thus making it easier to get off at the end of the day." :)
Lucy Marshall: "For a really smooth natural looking foundation, apply with a brush (Furless of course!) - brush outwards from the centre of your face so you don't end up with a line. If that fails, glue a photo of Claudia Schiffer on your face before going out!"
Elise Smeath: "When you're using dark shades of eye shadow, put a little loose powder under your eyes to catch any specks that fall, to prevent from staining your skin." :)
Jacqui Israel: "To emphazise your cupids bow which is just above your lip, line your lips with lip liner, then apply a little bit of light eyeshadow above the cupids bow. Any will do as long as it's lighter than your skin colour, and blend it out, and then apply the lipstick. I use white eyeshadow with a pencil brush, I love it it really defines your lips." :)
"Another great tip is whenever wearing red lipstick, use a lipliner to fill in all the lips first. The colour will last much longer and not end up on your clothes." :)
Mily Sk: "Cut out on a piece cardboard the perfect eyebrow shapes for youself. Then everytime you want to pluck or draw them in thicker, use the stencil! It will save you a lot of time, I learnt this trick from makeup guru michelle phan."
Sandra Mills: "Store your favourite lipsticks, creamy eyeshadows and blush in the fridge on really hot days, to prevent them from melting and breaking." :-)
Angela Zhang: "Probably to invest in great brushes - they may be expensive at first but it is all worth it because they make applying great make up so much easier."
Nicole Latham: "To make your eyes look more awake use a brown or black liner to the inner and outer corners of your eye and then line on the bottom with a blue liner above the lashes. Add highlighter to the browbone and finish of with mascara."
Carmen Cabrero-Soto: "I like to wear Vaseline Lip Therapy under any lipstick. It keeps my lips chapped free for a smooth and even application in my opinion."
HYGEINE:
And last but not least... Clean your brushes regularly! Clean brushes = clean skin!
Wash your brushes at least once a fortnight with warm soapy water, or a tiny bit of shampoo until no more colour comes from the brush. If you are a professional makeup artist, we recommend you wash your brushes after every face you make up.
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LIPS:
Line your lips with a lip liner that is a close colour match to the lipstick you are going to apply. Starting with the cupids bow, slowly outline the shape of your lips, starting in the middle and working your way to the corners of your mouth.
If you want a fuller look, line just outside the edge of your lip. You may choose to fill your entire lip with lip liner before you apply your lipstick - it's up to you.
Now using your lip brush, apply your lipstick starting from the inside of your lip and working your way to the corners of your mouth. Some people swear by the tapered lip brush, others like a more blunted edge brush, or an angled liner brush to achieve their look.
At this point you may choose to apply another layer or another lipstick colour over the top, or blot your lips with a tissue, or apply some lip gloss to add some shine to your pout.
EYEBROWS:
A brow and lash groomer has many functions; one of them is to brush your eyebrows into place. This can be done alone, or with a little bit of clear mascara or hair gel.
Another function to the brow groomer is to blend your eyebrow colour into the skin. After applying your eyebrow pencil or shadow to your brows, run the brush through your application till the colour looks natural.
You can also apply your brow colour with an angled liner brush, or a flat liner. The harder the bristles are, the more control you have over where your colour goes, and the thinner your lines will be.
EYELINER:
Using a precision brush to apply your eyeliner may take some practice! Creating a perfect line on one eye is the easy part, recreating that exact same line on the other eye is the deal maker. To get up close to the lash line, take a flat liner or an angled liner and apply with a steady hand.
Women with smaller eyes can create the illusion of larger eyes by applying white eyeliner to the inside rim (water line) of the lower lash. Another great trick is to draw your liner just below the lower lash line, helping to create "bigger eyes". Starting your liner in the middle of your eye - not the corner - also opens up the eye area.
Applying your eyeliner wet can save you a ton of money on eyeliner pencils! Using your chosen eyeshadow colour, take your precision liner brush and mix your eyeliner with a drop or two of water - the less water you use the more colour payoff you get. Wet applications last a lot longer than dry applications, and you can match your liner to your eyeshadow without thinking. Once you master the art of using an eyeliner brush, you won't be able to live without it!
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