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Make-up Tips and advice
For Evening make up:
Make up tips for Acne sufferers:
To look ten years younger:
As you get older, wear less makeup. Reduce the amount of makeup you wear and apply it only where you need to hide imperfections or enhance your assets.
As you grow older your skin looses some of it natural oils, to compensate for it, use moisture filled products for a glowing look. Avoid matte makeup, and use sheer foundation or moisturiser to achieve a glowing younger look.
To even out your tone, don't apply heavy foundation all over your face. Just apply a little bit where needed.
To get colour and make your face glow without using heavy foundation, use a tinted moisturiser (Dermalogica make great sheer ones) or blend tinted moisturizer with foundation for more coverage.
When you want a sun kissed look, use a bronzer instead of damaging your skin in the sun. Before you apply the bronzer, apply some foundation or tinted moisturiser where needed to even out the skin.
Avoid or tone down shimmery eye shadows as you get older as they reflect the light and highlight your imperfections.
Use a eyelash curler to open up your eyes for an instant eyelift.
If you have wrinkled, thin or dry lips avoid using frosty lipsticks as they also reflect the light and bring out your imperfections.
To make your lips look young and plump use sheer lipsticks. When using lip gloss, or shiny lipsticks use a lip liner as it stops them from feathering. Applying gloss at the centre of your lips and then extend from there.
Go for creamy, hydrating, lipstick rather than matte that can dry your lips if you'd like to add some colour to your lips. Use a matching lip liner for definition. Creamy , hydrating lipsticks will keep your lips moisturised.
Soften your features with discrete tones and avoid harsh colours, or colours that contrast with each other, like deep black eye colour with red lips.
OTHER THAN MAKE UP...
Botox is still my big favourite, as more places start doing it, prices keep going down. It doesn't hurt and the results are amazing. The only problem is that it can only be used on the top half of your face (not for lines around your mouth)
Any cream with Retinol (watch that the concentration is not too low) is a good antiageing tool, the only problem is that it can irritate skin and makes your skin sensitive to the sun so it must be used with a sunblock and avoided during the summer months.
The latest!! - Alyria - In a clinical study, it was reported that Alyria gave better results that Strivectin. We have tested it over a period of months and noticed a significant reduction in the appeareance of wrinkles. This cream is not contraindicated during pregnancy which is nice for a change and it can be safely used around the eyes as it is very mild. It is also non-comedogenic, a dream come true. Only downside, the price (but bottle is huge), and also that they don't sell it in the UK so, you'll have to get it shipped from the US. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
How do I know what make up is right for me?
People often come to our make up lessons asking for recommendations of what make up is right for them. Our make up artists can recommend products that in their experience, has worked well on people with skin types similar to yours but the choice is ultimately yours. No make up artist, however experienced she is, can tell you if something is going to work with you for sure. The only way to find out what make up is right for you is to try it. We are not all the same, you, better than anybody else, know how your skin behaves and only you are able to test different types of make up and see the long term effects, even if you don't have sensitive skin, some make up can react on your skin. It is also a question of what you are used to, you may get a recommendation and then once you use it, you may find that it looks too bright or too heavy or too light for your liking, then it's time to move on and try something else, you have to wear what you like and you feel comfortable with not what other people tell you to. Sometimes, with make up as well as with other skin care products, you have to try a few before you find the one that is right for you this can be expensive so, try sample sizes whenever you can and you could save a small fortune. And do not settle for anything that is just OK, the market is saturated with different brands and colours and textures so there has to be the right thing for you out there.
More expensive is not always better. Don't let big corporations with massive margins manipulate you. Even though you generally get what you pay for, my advise is to test products and make up your own mind. Don't let a posh brand or hefty price tag make up your mind for you.
The worse advice you can ever expect to get is at a beauty counter. Their sales people are not always qualified and their advice is not impartial, they often work on commission, so they will recommend anything even if it is wrong for you just to get your money.
Our recommendations:
Body shop all in one foundation powder and concealer
L'Oreal X3 and X4 mascara
Mac waterproof liquid eyeliners
Mac pigments
Inglot eye shadows
Clinique lipgloss
Clinique eyeshadows
Lancome pencil eyeliners
Clinique blushers
Screen face brushes
We don't recommend:
Clinique perfectly real compact make up
Mac mascara
Clinique mascara
Bodyshop lipgloss
Sishedo eyeshadows
Maxfactor foundations
Do you have any make up or beauty questions? Ask Lola
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