Quick Makeup Tips and Tricks

Every woman wants to look pretty and presentable. Make-up is a way by which a woman can make her self look and feel better. But sometimes, this makeup can make one look much older than her real age, or the other times, a good makeup done can make one look much younger.Learn how to look your best in less time with these tips, shortcuts, and smart tricks.

Even Out Your Skin Tone by Applying a Good Base:

Foundation or applying base to make your skin complexion look even is the most basic part of your makeup. In fact it’s the first step in any makeup whether its casual or formal. Choose the right shade. If your concealer is too light, it will accentuate dark patches. Don't rub the makeup from side to side, which will actually remove the product from the skin. Pat it gently.  Keep concealer away from the outer corners of the eyes, where it can highlight fine lines.

Quick tip; A full face of foundation can feel heavy, so instead of applying it all over, touch up only those areas where your skin tone appears uneven. Choose a concealer that is long wearing or gives medium to full coverage in a shade that's close to you skin tone.

The Eye Makeup:

A few coats of mascara are all you really need to appear awake and aware — and to walk out the door. For a more polished look, add a quick sweep of eye shadow. Multiple colors can be fun, but you can work wonders with just one.

If you're using just one color, don't apply it to the brow bone. Working with two or more? Apply only the lightest shade to this area.

Quick tip; no matter what your hair color, use black mascara. It will define your eyes and make you appear more wide awake .a neutral eye-shade acts as a base and will instantly brighten eyes. Use one with a bit of sparkle for a more festive look.

The Art of Applying Lipstick:

Using the stick itself, apply lipstick starting at the center of both the lower and upper lips and moving out to the corners.  Press your lips together lightly and rub them against each other to distribute the color and help absorb the pigment.   Now apply more color using your pinkie or lip brush (to control the amount of product you use). This second coat will provide a longer-lasting effect. Never draw along the lip with a lipstick wand. It's too imprecise, and you risk winding up with clown mouth.

Quick Tip; try a moisture-rich formula so your lips don't dry out. (The inner-lip trick for choosing blush works for lipstick shades, too.)

Glow With Blush:

 Using a medium dome brush, lightly tap a dish of powder blush.  Smile so you can see the apples of your cheeks. That's where you want most of the color. Starting there, apply the blush in a light, circular motion, blending back toward the temples. Using only what remains on the brush, gently dab color on your chin to round out the overall effect.

Quick Tip; to choose the right color for a subtle look, find a shade that's similar to the inside of your lip.

Home Made Make Up Removers for Skin Care

Our home has an entire range of beauty products, which are extremely good and beneficial for the skin. They have no side effects and save lots of your time. They can be made easily at home with whatever is available in your kitchen. So make them, apply and use them and save your money.

• Take a tablespoonful of raw milk in a bowl; add a small pinch of turmeric powder and a few drops of lemon juice to it. Apply this mixture on the face and neck from the area where you want to remove the make up. Use a cotton ball for application. Leave it on the skin for few minutes and then wash the face with lukewarm water. It will cleanse your pores and remove the dirt and make up from the skin. The agents in turmeric and lemon also reduce the blemishes from the skin.
• Apply plain curd on your face; leave it on for few minutes and then rinse off. Curd has bleaching agents, which cleanses the skin and clears the complexion.
• Rub milk cream on the skin and then wash the face with Luke warm water. If your skin is oily then take a pinch of milk cream and add a few drops of lemon juice to it. It is very good to remove the dirt and make up.
• Take two spoonful of wheat flour and add raw milk to it. Make a thick paste and rub it on the skin on reverse direction as a scrubber. This paste makes the skin smooth and glowing. Makes it clean and clear by removing all the dirt from it. You can apply this mixture before going to a party or function as skin really glows after using it.
• If the skin is tanned and oily then you can apply honey on it by adding one spoonful of rose water into it. It removes the tan and cleanses the skin. This mixture is quite useful for oily skin.
• Wiping the skin with baby oil removes the make up traces, dirt and dust and has no side effects on the skin.
• Take two spoonful of gram flour; add few drops of lemon juice and a spoonful of curd to it. Make a paste and apply it on the skin. When half dried, remove it from the skin in adverse direction. It removes the make up traces, dirt and small facial hair from the skin.
• Mixture of olive oil and baby oil is good in removing eye make up.
• You can dip a cotton ball in the raw milk and wipe the face with it. It cleanses the facial dirt, dust and make up.
• Rubbing lemon peel on the oily skin is a very good cleaning procedure. It removes the grease and oil from the skin and makes it look fresh.
• Splashing or applying coconut water on the skin is a good way of cleaning.
• Rubbing oatmeal paste on the skin removes dead skin and dirt from it.
• Take a spoonful of tomato juice and add few drops of lemon juice to it. Apply this solution on the skin with a cotton ball and leave it on the skin for 5-10 minutes. It cleans the skin, enhances the complexion and reduces the size of open pores. If your skin pores are really large, you can use this solution daily on your skin. Tomato juice has bleaching agents in it so it clears the color of the skin and highlights the facial hair.
• Potato juice can be applied on the skin the same way as tomato juice. It reduces the blemishes and dark circles from the skin and removes the dirt from it.
• Cucumber juice can be taken on a cotton ball and applied on the skin to remove the dirt andmake up. You can add a few drops of baby oil in it for better results.
• Whenever you make and drink orange juice at home, apply a little of it on your skin to clean the complexion.
• Same way you can apply papaya pulp or watermelon on the skin to hydrate it and make it look clean, clear and supple.
  

All these things and methods are tested and are very old remedies for a healthy glowing and clean complexion. You can use them to enhance your skin's texture, complexion and elasticity. They can be used even just like that to improve the skin. It's not essential that you use them just to clean the make up. They have no side effects and can be used on all skin types. People with oily skin should avoid milk cream application. 

For oily skin its better to wash the skin with lukewarm water than cold water as it cleans the oil and grease from the skin. Cold water can be used after washing the face to block the pores so that they secrete less oil on the skin which make sit look grease and produces pimples.

Mineral Make up - Best Make up with no Side Effects

Mineral make up is the best in thing in today's make up world. It's the best option for those who have skin allergies with most of the cosmetics available in the market. They get rashes, itching, boils or patches with make up. It happens because of the chemicals presence in the make up solutions.

Mineral make up is made without chemicals, is more natural, light and allergy free. It doesn't give any skin rashes or anything to those who are usually allergic to make up. But the cost of mineral make up is of course higher than the other normal make up products. Mineral make up doesn't have chemicals, any fragrances or preservatives in their contents. They are purely natural and safe to the sensitive skin.

Dermatologist too prescribe mineral make up to those who have sensitive skin and cannot apply chemical make up. Most of the people get peeling of the skin to make it look even and blemish free so mineral make up is the solution for those who cannot get such treatment because of their sensitive skin. Putting mineral make up on skin makes huge difference in the skin's natural appearance. Mineral make up is available in forms of foundations and loose powder. It's a foundation based conceler which covers most of the flaws of the skin makes it appear flawless and radiant.

It covers the fine lines which one gets due to age, acne or pimple scars or if any other blemish present on the skin. Its pigment powder covers the entire skin with its light texture and makes it appear flawless and young. It's very light so it doesn't look as if something has been put on the skin. Mineral make up for skin is available in various shades to choose from. They are available from lighter to darker skin. All age groups of females can use it as it has no side affects and women who like to wear foundation daily for office use and find it heavy on the skin can use it on daily basis.

Other make up products too are getting available these days as non-chemical cosmetics in form of herbal lipsticks and shades for blushers and eyes. They too are made without any fragrances or perfume with pure natural extracts. Sea minerals have been used in most of the mineral make up. There are some international brands which are giving a whole range of mineral cosmetics including all make up accessories in a kit. Herbal make up products and aroma essentials too are another form of mineral make up which have no side effects on any type of skin and can be used with all age group skin with no adverse effect.

Makeovers - How to Change Look

Makeover is the most demanding thing in the fashion and beauty scene nowadays. Makeover is changing one's look completely and making a person look and feel completely different. But one thing you should remember before going for a makeover that it should not be drastic and totally adverse to your personality. It should be in such a way that you can handle it.

A simple college going girl who always prefers to wear Indian traditional outfits and keeps her hair tight can do a makeover by starting to make some changes in her outfits and hairstyle. She can change her hairstyle and start doing light make up can come out as a totally different personality in appearance.

People do get bored with just one kind of look and then they like to do experiment. It's more with people who stay outside home most of the time and interact with different people everyday. So to refresh oneself, one can keep changing one's looks. The easiest and most reasonable way to change one's looks or a makeover is coloring your hair. You can choose any good color suitable to your skin tone and that can make you look a lot different.

Girls who always wear salwar kameez can start with short kurtas and jeans with kurtees. But one should keep one thigh in mind that any drastic change is not easily acceptable by others. It can change your entire image in other's mind. As if a girl who usually wears covered clothes if suddenly starts wearing mini skirts and off shoulder will not be accepted by others easily and it seems awkward too.

So if one wants to change the appearance completely one can start slowly. That girl if starts wearing short skirts with sleeveless tops will not pinch in others eyes. So the thing is this that the change or makeover should not be drastic.

On and off one can keep changing the hairstyles. That's the easiest and one of the most reasonable way for a makeover especially for a man who doesn't have much options to play with when it comes to looks.

If someone wears spectacles, he can opt for a different frame or can start wearing contact lenses.

Occasionally people can even wear cosmetic lenses available in different shades, which can gel with the skin tone and hair color. Women can change the way they put make up and men can shave in different ways and can keep different beards as French beard gives a totally different appearance to a man who either doesn't keep beard or keep it fully.

Guys who don't use many accessories can start wearing them in forms of bandanas, chains and caps. Women can include scarves and stoles in their outfits. So that way there is numerous options. But one thing which should be kept in mind while going for a makeover is that to what extent one wants to change one self's image. The grooming, which is done through a makeover, is all about looking your best from the outside appearance and feeling great from inside. A simple looking girl can look extra glamorous with a makeover but she should be careful with the image change she gets with her outer experience. One should even know to handle the attention one gets with the makeover and should know to carry the outfits, make up and hairstyle, which gets changed with the makeover.

These days' professional experts are there to help and guide one for the best-suited makeover. They personally interact with the person in many sessions, come to know that person's real personality and then help him or her for the right makeover for them. Along with the outer appearance they even change the person's entire personality to cope up with the image change one gets with the makeover.

As walking in a sari is different and walking in a tight mini skirt is different. A woman who is not used to of wearing any other outfit than sari might not walk properly in a skirt so image consultant or makeover experts train them to change with the changes they do in their outfits, make up and hair styles. Makeover experts even keep in mind the family and professional background of the person which helps them to understand that till which extent one can accept and carry a change in one's looks and image and what that person wants out of his or her own personality.

It changes a person's talking manner, walking, relationship with others, and behavior with others in public and personally, the attitude and the entire look. So makeover is not just changing a person's physical appearance but it's about changing one's entire personality.

If one keep all these things in mind before going for a change or so called makeover, one can protect oneself from any embarrassment later and can get applause from everybody for the changes he or she gets in their personality.

Mascara - Tips to Buy and Use Correctly

Mascara is the highlighter for the eyes. It is used to give the eye make the finishing touch. Its use makes the skin look broader, brighter and eyelashes look thicker and longer. One can use only mascara on the eyes without any other eye make up to make the eyes look softer and natural. Transparent mascara too can be used for a natural look on thick dark eyelashes.

Mascaras are available in various shades these days. They come in black color, browns, blue and transparent. One can choose different colors of mascara for different look as brown make eyes look softer and blue dramatic. For teenage girls blue color look different.

One should buy the mascara from a good brand so that one can avoid any eye infection, which one might get if it enters into the eyes. Before applying the mascara curling the eye lashes is a better option, it will give an upward curve to the lashes and will split the hair so that each hair can get a coat from the mascara and can make eyes look more beautiful and bigger than they naturally are.

One should apply the mascara very carefully with clean hands. After doing eye make, mascara should be applied in the last. One can use one single coat or 2 coats of mascara on the lashes. One should not apply mascara while moving as in car or bus because it might enter into the eyes and cause burning or itching.

One needs to wash the eyes immediately if it enters into the eyes. One should be very carefully while applying mascara as its applied when the entire make up is done and if it gets spoilt one might need to remove the entire make up to remove the mascara.

If a little mascara splits on or below the lashes than one can wipe it off with a moist tissue or cotton.

One can use curlers after applying the mascara to give the eyes a wider look. It makes the eyelashes look longer too. Mascara on upper eyelashes should be applied in upward motion and mascara in a standing position can be applied on downside eyelashes.

One little comb too is available in the market to increase the volume of the eyebrows.

If the liquid of the mascara becomes thick and clumpy then one should change it otherwise it might stick to the eyelashes or can give you an eye infection.

If by any chance while applying the mascara it sticks into the eyelashes one can remove it with the help of baby oil on cotton. One should never sleep without removing the eye make up specially the mascara, as eyes are one of the most sensible parts of the body.

Make up Tricks to Keep Make up Stable

Make up tricks are an art which one needs to learn through experience. One can learn new and amazing make up tricks with other's experienced hands or with a professional help. Trying hand on different people's make up makes one learn and understand what suits best to whom.

One can learn to put best make up tricks on oneself by trying different colors on oneself. Mostly one requires the make up tricks when the make up gets spoilt or gets messed up. At times when we don't have much time or our make up box with us these tricks can help us to manage with whatever time and cosmetics we have.

With the make up tricks one can use the maximum with one's cosmetics. Here are few tricks to keep the make up stable and fresh on the face for longer time:

Keeping make up fresh for longer period on the face

in summers one should wash the face with chilled water or one should rub ice cube on the face before putting make up. It closes the skin pores and stops producing sebum for the time being. That way skin doesn't produce sweat and dose not look sticky and greasy. So when the make up applied on the skin it looks fresh and stays for longer time. People who have oily skin gets the best make up done by this trick.

Keeping lipstick proper and lasting on the lips

before applying lipstick on the lips one should put a little foundation layer on the lips and then one should apply the lipstick. It helps the lipstick stays longer on the lips. One can put slight Vaseline or moisturizer on the skin to keep the lips soft so that lips are not dry. When applying matt finish lipstick it's a better option to apply some balm, Vaseline or moisturizer on the lips. After applying the lipsticks if one doesn't find the shade suiting the lips and skin one can blot it off with a clean tissue paper keeping between both the lips and then one can wipe it off with a cotton ball having cleanser or moisturizer on it.

The trick to make thin lips appear thick and full is drawing a line outside the lips with a darker shade of lipstick and then fills the lips with foundation, and then apply lipstick in the outlined area. One should wear lighter shades to make the lips look thicker. To portray thick lips a little thinner one should wear darker shades on lips and when putting the lipstick one should make line inside the natural shape of the lips. Lipstick should be filled under this line to make lips appear thinner than they naturally are.

Tricks on the nose

if your nose is broader you should apply a dark shade of beige color on both the sides of the nose. Nose will appear sharp and if nose is very sharp you should apply darker shade on the prominent bone of the nose, which will subdue it and will make it look a little flat. Loose hair make long, broad nose appear better than the tight hair.

Tricks on the hair

if you have to go to the party suddenly and you cannot shampoo your hair. You can wipe your hair with a wet towel and then can blow-dry them. Some powder sprinkled on the hairbrush and then used too removes the stickiness from the hair. If hair isn't clean, one should not leave them open and should make some hairstyle, which keeps the hair tight as a bun or ponytail. 

Keeping the eyeliner or eye pencil intact

one should apply some loose powder on the area where one puts the liner or eye pencil with a brush or cosmetic bud. One can use even ear bud if the ear bud or brush isn't available. It will help the liner or kohl from dissolving in sweat. It the kohl is put on the eyes then one should wipe the underlines with a cotton bud so that it doesn't spread.

Keeping the nail polish long lasting on the nails

after the nail polish application when the polish gets dry, one should soak the nails in chilled water in a bowl for few minutes. It keeps the nail polish stay on the nails for a longer time.

Hiding Blemishes

one should keep two shades of conceler to hide the marks or blemishes on the face. Dark red marks can be hidden with the dark conceler and light pimple marks or pigmentation can be hide through light beige color conceler. One can even put some skin color beige shadow with the help of sponge brush on the skin marks if they are light and avoid using conceler. One can do it after finishing up the make up when the conceler is not available.

Make up Tips to Apply Make up Properly

These days everybody is getting more and more aware about beauty and make up. From a toddler to an 80-year-old lady all want to look the best. Not even male wants to left behind and have become very conscious about their looks. Now they have got specific cosmetic ranges for them. Women are ready to do cosmetic surgery and liposuction to look better. So everybody wants to look good and try hard to get a look.

Make up plays a very important role in our life today, which if done improperly spoils your entire look and appearance. So one has to be really careful while choosing and applying make up, as it should be done correctly knowing your age, your skin type, weather and the occasion. As the make up which is good in daytime for a particular skin type might not look good in the evening on the same person.

Here are a few tips and tricks to apply make up properly and enhance your looks as its just playing correctly with colors on your face:

• Remember you skin tone and skin type when buying makes up for yourself. First thing is choosing right shade of foundation for your skin as that is the base of the make up. Buy it a shade lighter than your skin. It should be water based or power based if your skin is oily as oil or cream based foundation will make your skin look patchy. Then come applying it properly. Put small dots of foundation on all over your face and neck and then spread it with the help of your fingertips. If you don't have a good hand then you can use a small sponge to make the foundation even on the face.

• Then comes the eye make up. Pink is the color, which usually looks good on most of the skin tones but not all age groups. One should not buy vibrant color if the skin is dark though should buy subtle color that are darker than the skin tone. On fair complexion pastel shades and shades of red look good while on darker complexion shades of brown look good. Always coordinate eye make up with blush and lip color.

• Use eyeliner or eye pencil to define eyes after applying eyeshades. Then coat them with mascara. For deep-set small eyes light eyeshades are better and they can be used even on the lower eye to enhance the eyes.

• Blusher should be applied with a broad brush on the apple cheeks. If applied wrong it spoils the entire make up.

• Put a little foundation or talcum powder on your lips and then apply lip color. If the lips are thin then define them with a darker shade of lip liner and then fill the lipstick and if the lisp are already thick then never apply lip liner on your lips as it gives them a fuller appearance and thick lips will look more thicker with that.

• Apply gloss if it's winters as in sweaty summer it might not look good. Though prefer matte shades in summers to give a clean look to your face.

• If the nose is broad you can give it people an illusion by putting a darker shade of foundation on the both sides of your nose and if it's a little more Sharpe and looks parrot type, you can put dark foundation on the prime bone of the nose to make it look a little flat.

• Finish the make up with a good compact powder, a shade lighter than your skin tone. Never use loose power on oily skin, as it will not give it an even look.

• As here is a mantra to make up stay for longer and is extremely useful for oily skin especially in summers. Before starting your make either wash your face with chilled water from your refrigerator or rub ice cubes on face for few minutes.

• If you want it much better then make ice cubes from rose water or watermelon or cucumber juice. And you can make out the difference in your skin.

• To hide acne, pimples marks or blemishes use good conceler.

• To get a softer look apply brown eyeliner and mascara on skin but in the daytime.

• In winters you can apply a little touch of gloss on your eyelids and shimmer under your eyebrows.

• Define eyebrows with a good eyebrow brush or with pencil if the eyebrows are light.

• Always keep your upper lips thread or waxed and your eyebrows in shape otherwise they will spoil your looks even after doing good make up.

So follow these tips and get everybody surprised by your improved looks and make up.

Tips to Use Make up Removers

Make up removers are very important for the skin to keep it clean and away from the after affects of the make up. If make up isn't removed after the use then it enters into the pores and the chemicals in the make up can damage the skin. So one should always make it a point to remove the make up from the skin while going to bed and let the skin breathe.

Having a good quality make up remover is must in your make up kit and one should use make up remover for the eyes which is specifically made for eyes as eyes are very sensitive and need some extra care. Facial make up as foundation and lipsticks can be easily removed with water based make up cleansers but eye make up as liners, kohl and mascara needs something extra. They require more of oil in the remover solution to remove the stubborn eye make up.

Eye make up remover should be gentler than the facial make up remover. One can use baby oil and baby lotion as a soothing make up remover. Along with the make up lots of sweat, dirt and dust gets stick on the skin and block the pores. So one should follow the right way to use make up cleansers to get the best out of them.

Whatever solution one uses to remove make up, one should take it on a clean cotton ball and should dap it on the face and neck. If the make up doesn't go in once then one can put dots of the cleanser on the face and wipe them off with a moist cotton ball. This method will clean away the dirt, make up and dust which enters even into the skin pores.

Even if one doesn't apply make up on the skin, one should clean the skin regularly with mild cleansers to remove every day's dirt and dust from the skin. It prevents skin from getting boils, acne and pimples and skin remains radiant. Cleaning regularly keeps the skin healthy, glowing and problem free. While cleaning the skin with cleansers one should use a gentle hand and upward strokes with the cotton ball.

To remove eye make hands should be clean and a very soft hand should be used to wipe off the liner and mascara from the eyes and eyelashes.

One can make some good instant make up remover at home which have no side effects on the skin. One can use rose water, a few drops of baby oil and lemon juice into it. This mixture can be applied on the skin with a cotton ball and can be wiped off. It cleans the pores and removes the make up, dirt and dust from the skin.

What are oldies still use, as a cleanser on face is some fresh milk cream with a few drops of lemon juice added to it. It cleans the skin but it's not a good solution for people who have oily skin. It's a good clean up solution in the winters for the skin but one should wash it off after applying rather than wiping off with cotton or tissue.

To remove eye make up one can mix equal quantity of castor oil, olive oil and canola oil then can wife off the eye make up with this solution taken on a tissue or cotton ball. One can use even baby oil as an eye and facial make up remover. Though baby oil is not that sticky but can wash it off than wiping up.

In the market there are countless make up cleaners available, which contain chemicals and alcohol. One should choose a reliable brand and should avoid the make up cleaners, which contain alcohol, as alcohol is not good for the skin. It cleans the skin and makes it feel fresh but in a long run it makes the skin dry so fresh minerals or water are better solution as make removers.

One should apply toner to tone up the skin after removing the make up and then the moisturizer to moist the skin. Every day's cleaning, toning and moisturizing keeps the skin problem free and healthy in a long run so one should follow it up as a routine on daily basis for the better care of the skin.

Herbal cleaners, which are enriched with natural substances, are a good option for sensitive skin. People with oily skin can choose a make cleaner which has tea tree oil as a base in it.

One can buy any of the options available in the market in the forms of cleansing bars, cleansing tissues, oils, foaming cleansers, gels or lotions which is best suited for their skin.

People with sensitive skin should be careful before buying a make up remover for their skin and should check the contents on the pack so that they can prevent their skin with any harm. There are different mild make up cleansers available in the cosmetic shops for especially sensitive skin.

Makeup and Skin Care with Makeup Products

Everything has a life and survives only till a limit so the same rule applies on make up. Make up too doesn't last for forever and has a life span. All make up products including foundations, lipsticks, shampoo, soaps, conditioners, sprays, mail polish, compact powder, mascara, deodorants, face wash, face packs, liners and eye shadows have a limit to run and if used over their life span then they cause some side effects and harm to your body and skin. One can check the life span of the make up the same way one checks it on the medicines and can dump them after the time limit gets over.

To make the cosmetics run till a good time to serve one needs to care the entire make up range properly and one should remember that each cosmetic requires a different way to look after. If we behave carelessly with our cosmetics, then they don't serve us the way they should and we decrease their time limit of usage. If we always keep the creams, lotions or foundation's bottle's open or close them loose then they lose the quality and might get spoiled with the air, which enters into them. So they should always be closed tight. That way the entire make up items need a specific care pattern. So here is the way one should keep the make up carefully to run them to their best.

Foundation-- foundations don't have a very long life span. If opened they last for at least a year and if not opened then they can last for maximum 2 years. The bottle should be kept at a dry cool place and should be closed tight after the usage. If kept in light or direct sunlight it gets spoilt. One can even come to know with the smell and texture change if the foundation is getting expired.

Lipsticks-lipsticks have a life span of one and half years if opened and up to two years if packed. They should not be kept in heat and can be kept in refrigerator if they are melting because of the humidity or heat in the weather. They should be kept in a dry cool place and always closed properly after the use. One should not give one's lipsticks to others to use as it can pass infections. Lipsticks too starts giving a changed odor if they are extending their time limit so one can come to know that the lipstick is getting expired and can stop using it to prevent oneself from any side effects.

Hair Brushes- Hairbrushes do require proper cleaning and hygiene. One can wash them of while soaking them in a mild lukewarm soap or shampoo solution with some anti bacteria solution in it. When washed they can be dried in the fresh air. One should not share one's comb and brushes with others as it might pass on scalp infections, lice or dandruff. One should keep changing the combs and hairbrushes in 6-8 months because the usage is high and its better to change them for better hygiene for your hair and scalp.

Eye Shadows and Blushers-eye shadows and blushers do last for a year if opened no matter if they are in the form of loose powder or solid stick and cake. They cannot last beyond two years even if the pack is closed. While using also one can come to know the expiry time with the changing smell and color. One should keep all these colors at a cool dry place in no light as light changes the texture and color.

Eyeliners- eyeliners do not have a long time span. They can last up to two years if sealed and maximum a year if opened for use. One should be more careful with the time span of the eyeliners as they might cause more damage to the eyes if used after the expiry time, as eyes are one of the most sensitive feature of the body.

Make up brushes- Make up brushes too require time-to-time cleaning. Every time after the usage they should be dusted. Once in a month they should be soaked in mild solution and wiped with cotton linen and should be dried in natural air. They should be discarded in a year or depending upon the usage.

Nail colors- nail colors or paints do need to be kept without light in a dark cool place. They can last up to a year if opened and 2 years if sealed. The bottle should be kept tightly so that air shouldn't enter inside. One can come to know if the nail color is giving up with the increasing thickness of it. It gets clumsy after time and takes longer to dry. So one should stop using the nail color then.

Eye pencils-eye pencils should be kept properly shaped with their cover on them. They should be discard after a year. If one keeps using these pencils after the expiry they can give the real damage to the eyes. One should never share one's eye pencil with others. If someone gets any infection in the eyes then should stop using the eye pencil till the eye problem gets over.

Mascara- mascara doesn't have a long life span. When opened be used for couple of months and if it is sealed it can be kept for a year. It gets thick and sticky with the time.

Hair care products- one should check the manufacturing date on the hair care products and should stop using them after six months. One should stop immediately using them if there is any change in color or odor or if some gets hair fall or itching on the scalp with any of the hair care product.

Compact powders- compact powders do last for a year. One should not touch the puff with the compact powder with sweaty hands or wet hands. It spoils the quality and decreases the life of it. It should be kept dried and closed.

So if proper care is taken one ca use the make up products for a longer time and get the value of the money.

Tips to Buy Makeup Brushes

Make up brushes are a very important part in applying make up properly. They come in various sizes for the application on different features. Big round brushes are required to apply loose powder, blusher and highlighter whereas small and thing brushes are required to apply eyeshades and lip colours.

Correct usage of make up brushes can make flat cheeks look fuller, small eyes look big and broad nose look thinner. It can enhance the features very well. So the make up experts say that a make up is incomplete without the make up brushes. There are natural fiber brushes and synthetic brushes available in the market. Natural brushes have hair of squirrel and goat, which are better in the texture than the artificial ones. Brushes come in wooden and rubber handles. There is difference in their prizes and quality.

Before buying make up brushes one should know the right way to use them otherwise one can do havoc to one's make up and spoil the features rather than enhancing them. So one should learn the tricks and tips to use the make up brushes and should buy them accordingly. Proper hygiene too is must to keep oneself away from skin diseases. Brushes can last longer if proper care is taken as cleaning and dusting them properly.

How to buy the brushes- one should always buy good quality a good quality brushes. They should be soft to the skin and should have nice texture. One can buy them in many different sizes as big round for the powder and highlighters and thin one's for liner, lip colors and eye shadows. But one should not invest in the same size brushes; they should be in various sizes. If one isn't sure how to buy and use the brushes one can take help from a professional experts.

Cleaning should be done depending on the usage of the brushes. The more often one uses them, more cleaning they require. One can clean them in brush cleaning solution or in mild shampoo solution. They can be soaked for few minutes in the solution till the make up or dirt goes away and then they can be wiped with clean towel. Then they should be dried in natural air in a tray.

For day to day cleaning tissue can be used to wipe the make up. Brushes which are used for wet make up as gels or lip liners need cleaning with solution only that too in warm water otherwise the stickiness of the make up will not go.

With the correct usage of the brushes one can look younger and more beautiful.

Tips to Look Younger

One cannot hide one's age but can look good with the age gracefully and elegantly. Hiding one's age is not a temporary solution but one can look younger, fit and healthy with some sincere efforts. Besides age stress and poor life pattern both are the factors make one look and feel older.

One has to follow a fitness regime for the body, mind and skin to look younger and fit than the actual age and for that one will have to follow proper working out patterns, meditation, good healthy diet, skin care and weight management. One can even use perfect make up pattern to look younger. One can hide the fine lines and saggy flesh with make up tricks but for a lasting solution one can reduce the fine lines and saggy skin with a little more care and awareness.

Keeping the body fit to look younger-one should do regular workouts and should keep the body and mind active to stay young. One can join the gym or can go to walks with friends in the evening or morning. If one has some health problems due to which joining gym or walking is not preferable than one can do yoga and meditation, which helps the mind and body to heal, and keeps the muscles relaxed.

One relieves the stress, which is one of the main causes to make one feel and look older than the actual age with meditations. Workouts make the skin look glowing and healthy because they increase the blood circulation in the body and remove toxins. One should have good eight hours of sleep to keep the mind active and skin young. Lack of sleep decreases concentration and effectiveness of mind and body and gives dark circles around the eyes.

Eating healthy food to stay and look younger-one should eat fresh healthy food for a young skin and body. Eating right food makes whole lot of difference in one's appearance. One should have a balanced diet and 4-time meal in small portions. Today's lifestyle doesn't allow people to have right food at the right time. People don't get time to have even one time proper meal and they mostly rely on junk food, which is a kind of slow poison to the body. One should include green leafy vegetables, carbohydrates, soup, salads and all dietary items in the daily diet.

One should keep away from alcohol and smoke or should have it in moderation. Caffeine intake as in forms of tea and coffee too should be cut off from the daily diet. All such things make the skin look older much before the time. Smokers get dry patches, dark circles and saggy skin much before the age when one should get them. Their bones become brittle and weak.

Skin care- eating right food, as fruits, milk, nuts and vegetables are the best way to feed the skin. But one should follow a definite skin care routine to keep the skin young and healthy as it is affected by outside factors as dust, dirt and pollution too. One should keep the skin clean. Should not pinch or squeeze pimples, boils and acne otherwise they leave permanent marks on the skin.

Should drink lots of water and fluids to wash off the toxins. It keeps the skin away from most of the skin problems including black heads and white heads. After the age 25 one should go for regular clean ups and facials and if one cant afford them in saloon, one can learn to do it on their own. One should start applying creams, which are specifically made with anti aging ingredients after the age 30 as body starts producing less moist and oils and one needs extra care to keep the skin hydrate.

One should always apply vitamin E based cream or lotions all over the body to keep the skin soft and supple. One should never go out in the sun without applying a sunscreen protection on the uncovered skin parts. Sun damages the skin the most and makes it look older. Once in a week a face pack should be applied on the skin, which has the base of clay and sandalwood powder, they make the skintight and help the skin to tone. One should not laugh or talk when the pack is there on the face otherwise on will get fine lines all over the face. Natural extracts, as rose water, cucumber juice and orange juice all are good for the sing. One can apply these juices on the skin by adding them in the face packs or applying directly on the skin with cotton ball. Putting mashed papaya and banana too keeps the skin hydrate. One should follow the cleaning, toning and moisturizing regime every night before going to bed. Doing all these things will really help one to retain the natural beauty of the skin and stay young.

Putting right make up- one should apply the right make up for the age. Too bright colors and shades don't suit as age grows so one should apply light make up and should wear light shades to look beautiful and forever young.

Tips to Apply Foundation in Right Manner

Foundation is the base of the make up. One cannot get a perfect look without applying right shade of foundation on the skin. Foundations are available in various forms as liquid foundation, solid foundation as a stick and cake foundation, which have to be applied with the help of a sponge.

Foundations are different for different skin types as water based are there for oily skin and moisturizers based are for dry skin. Foundation gives a flawless appearance to the skin, which makes it look perfect without any blemishes, and makes the skin tone look even.

How to choose a right foundation-first one should know the type of the skin. When one knows the skin type, one can choose the right foundation accordingly as water based for oily skin and others for dry and normal skin. Shade should be chosen a shade lighter than the natural skin tone to make the skin look more luminous. There are shades cards available in the cosmetic shop with the brands one wants to choose the foundation from but one can apply a little foundation on the reverse side of the palm on the hand can test the foundation. If it gels with the skin, it means that the shade is suitable for the skin tone.

One should be very careful while choosing the right shade as if one chooses and applies a wrong shade it can spoil the skin tone than to make it look even and better. Foundations are available now with sun protection factor so one should opt for the foundation which has the SPF in the foundation so that if one has to apply the foundation in the daytime, one will not need to put additional sun screen lotion on the skin as too many things on skin make it look greasy and patchy.

If one is buying a skin foundation for the first time, one can take help even from a professional make up expert otherwise most of the sales boy or sales girl have enough idea to help you buy a right shade for your skin according to one's skin type and usage. If someone needs to use the foundation on daily basis then one can add a little water to the foundation and in the hand in the amount one is going to apply and then use it. That way it will be light on the skin and skin will absorb the water so it will look natural. Foundation makes a kind of layer on the skin which makes the skin tone look even and skin looks more subtle, blemish free, glowing and luminous and the secret is in choosing the right type of foundation for the skin.

Applying foundation on the skin needs equally expertise. One cannot use is like a cream or moisturizers.

How to apply foundation correctly-one should know the right way to apply the foundation on face and neck. If neck is left without applying foundation then it looks pretty awkward and unnatural so equal amount of foundation should be applied on the neck too along with the face.

Tips to apply the foundation in a right manner-- here are few tips to apply foundation correctly.

• One should take the right amount of foundation on one's palm, which one has to use.
• Then one should make small dots all over the face and neck.
• Then all the dots should be blend on the skin with the help of one's finger tips in right motion as if blending on the nose, it should be blended downward only on the nose, not upwards or it will look blotchy and will not blend properly.
• If one cannot find it easy to apply foundation properly with fingers then one can use a small sponge to blend the foundation dots evenly on the face and neck.
• Cake or solid foundation sticks are best suited for oily skin. Cake foundation has sponge with it but stick has to be applied directly on the skin so one can use sponge to blend the foundation applied with the stick too.
• After applying foundation properly one can wipe the extra foundation from the skin with a soft tissue by putting it on the face so that extra traces of the foundation gets stick to the tissue and one can get perfect and natural look.
• After foundation application one can use the other make up products as eye make up and lip make up and finish it off with the compact powder.
• One can put a little foundation on the lips too before applying the lip color. It keeps the lipstick stay for longer.
  

So foundation when applied properly can give you a perfect look and make your skin look smoother, even and beautiful.

Simple Tricks for Applying Eye Shadows

Eye shadows are a necessary part of your make it. It's just playing with colors and giving you a classy and dramatic look. If one learns properly playing with colors one can give a perfect definition to small and not so well defined eyes.

Correct usage of eyeliners, shades, kohl and mascara is must to give the eyes a perfect look. One should learn how to use right suitable colors on one's skin and should not add many colors just to experiment as it might spoil the look than to make it.

In eye make first comes the eyeshades after that all the other eye make up is applied. One can choose the eye shadows according to one's skin tone, age and the weather. Occasion too should be kept in mind as golden and silver eye shadows might look good in a night party or wedding function but they can make you look funny if worn in the daytime or in a birthday party.

One can use more than one eye shade on the lids at a time the only thing is all the colors should merged well. Soft and neutral shadows like pink, light browns, earthy shades look good on most of the eyes whereas dark shaded look good on big eyes that too specially in the night.Blue and gray should be worn when one has a good hand in applying eye shadows. Layering of right eye shadows and perfect application of the colored pencils in the eyes can change the shape of the eyes properly. Even small deep-set eyes can give an illusion of big beautiful eyes.

One can keep trying setting of the colors at home to get a perfect hand on the eye make up and one can even take help from a professional beautician. By practicing one can get a very good hand on make up and can beat any of the established make up artist with one's own experimented tricks.

Eye shadows are available in forms of cubes, tubes, gels, pencils and powders. One can choose them according to the weather as glossy and liquid eye shadows don't appear good in summers as they give sticky feeling but they can look better in winters. One can even blend 2-3 types of eyes shadows together to get a dramatic look. By practicing one can learn the perfect way to apply eye shadows on the eyes.

But eye make is incomplete without using other eye make up stuff as liners and mascaras. So it's mandatory to complete the eye shadows with eyeliners and mascaras. Proper definition should be given to the eyebrows too to give the eyes the perfect finish. Its better to keep the natural curve intent but if one has less hair on the eyebrows and have no proper shape one can get it done with the help of eye pencil and eye brow brushes which are easily available in any cosmetic shop.

First one should define the eyebrow then only should start shading the eyes so that one can get proper place below the eyebrows to play with. A touch up should be given to the brows even after finishing the eye make up. Eyebrow brush can be used regularly to define the brows. Eyebrows should be combed in the same direction with the help of the brush in which they have the hair growth. In 60s and 70s women used to pluck or remove their entire eyebrows and used to define them with the help of eye pencil. So one can use a sharp eye pencil to give a perfect curve to the eyebrows without removing them by applying the pencil on the natural eyebrows by adding some more curves.

Then one can define eyes with the help of eyeliner, eye pencil or if one prefers to use kohl.

Perfectly done eye shadows can make small eyes look bigger, deep set eyes look proper and big eyes look more beautiful. One can make the eyes look soft for the day look and Sharpe for the night if made up with right amount of shades.

One can hide even dark patches and circles with the light eye shadows, which appear on and around the eyes.

To finish up the eye make up one should coat the eyelashes with mascara. Usually black mascara is the most popular but these days' trends are different and one can experiment with brown, blue and Tran spent mascaras available in the cosmetic shops.

To give the eyes a softer look one can choose brown mascara and black mascara is perfect for the night. One can use even artificial eyelashes easily available in the market, which are very easy to attach, and if one naturally has long thick eyelashes than just transparent mascara can enhance the beauty of the eyes.

Few simple tricks tried in eye make up can change a person's entire look for the better.