Eyes
Eyeliner can be tricky if you don’t have a super-steady hand. Create a smooth line by using an eye pencil to draw a series of dashes as close to the upper lashes as possible. Then join the dots. To prevent it fading, trace over the line with a short, stiff eyeshadow brush dipped in a powder of a similar shade. And don’t use more eyeliner beneath the eyes than you do on top.
Brighten and widen eyes with a little pale gold eyeshadow at the inner corner. If your eyes are close-set then also try applying eyeliner only at the outer corners.
Jet-black lashes can look hard on fair-skinned women. Try a brown shade of mascara instead, for a more subtle and flattering effect.
Apply mascara to the bottom lashes first to avoid smudging and mascara “footprints”.
Use a light shadow colour as a base to create a clean slate for other shadows.
Don’t forget your brows. Use a soft eyebrow pencil to fill in sparse areas, press on a little powdered shadow in the same shade. or, for natural- looking brows, simply set with some clear grooming gel.
Face
Customise your foundation. Mix it with a little bronzing fluid if you want to look healthier, a liquid illuminator for a subtle sheen, or with moisturiser for a sheerer coverage.
Blusher looking too bright or too dark? Lighten it by sweeping your cheeks with a clean cotton ball or a clean fluffy brush.
Use a cheek colour that has some sort of sheen or highlight to it because cheeks need to glow. Matte blush flattens the cheek area and is ageing.
Highlight cheekbones by dabbing liquid illuminator just above the apples of the cheeks then up and out towards the temples. Do this after applying blush.
Never smile when you’re applying blusher. You’ll create lines around your eyes into which the blusher colour can’t penetrate.
Lips
Avoid lipstick bleed by dipping a cotton bud in translucent powder and rolling it just outside the lip line before applying colour.
Lip gloss will last loads longer if your lips are completely dry when you apply it.
Never chose a lip colour paler than your skin tone. It should be at least two shades darker.
Highlight the middle of your lips with a little gloss to give them a rounder, fuller shape.
Use a pencil that matches the natural shade of the lips to line and fill them in, then layer colour on top for a longer-lasting look.
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