| Need to look your best in a hurry? Start with | | | | another color placed over it. Almost as easy is |
| your face: it's your "canvas." | | | | another technique using two colors. Follow the eye |
| Two ways to improve your appearance quickly | | | | primer with a single color from lash to brow. Then |
| are to get the glow of healthy skin and then | | | | apply a second stronger (or darker) color over |
| create a "polished" look. | | | | the lids and into the creases to complement the |
| Have a little extra time the night before your | | | | shape of your eyes. If you're getting ready for |
| event? Eliminate the buildup of dead surface cells | | | | an evening event, be more dramatic than for an |
| that dull skin with a mask or microdermabrasion | | | | event during the day. |
| (use the right products for your skin type and | | | | Eye liner: Line the eyes if it enhances them, |
| special needs). Replenish moisture lost during the | | | | staying close to the lash lines. |
| super-cleansing by hydrating your skin thoroughly. | | | | Mascara: To make your eye lashes appear thicker |
| Define "fuzzy" lines, like your eyebrows, by | | | | and longer, start with the wand close to the eyes |
| shaping them to complement your face. | | | | and then wiggle the wand back and forth as you |
| On the day of your event, cleanse, freshen (or | | | | move it away from your eyes. To really "open" |
| tone), and moisturize your face and eye areas; | | | | your eyes, use an eyelash curler. |
| foundation and makeup go on more smoothly and | | | | Eyebrows: A simple and natural way to emphasize |
| evenly over well-hydrated skin. Since the eye | | | | the eyebrows is to brush them with a matching |
| areas don't produce their own moisture, use an | | | | shade of eye color and then set the color with a |
| eye cream; it's specially formulated for that | | | | gel. The gel also helps emphasize and maintain the |
| delicate skin. Moisturizers for the face tend to | | | | shape of your brows. |
| have humectants which can puff up the skin | | | | Cheek color: For your cheek color, either smile |
| around the eyes. | | | | and apply blush to the apples of your cheeks or |
| Foundation and powder: Apply concealer, if | | | | sweep it up along your cheek bones starting two |
| necessary, and foundation. Then "finish" your face | | | | fingers away from your nose and stopping at |
| with powder. Powder "sets" the foundation so it | | | | your temples. Then blend the color gently. |
| lasts longer with less need for touch ups. | | | | Lip liner, lipstick, lip gloss: If color 'bleeding' is a |
| Eye primer: Put on eye primer or dust powder | | | | problem, run a lip outliner pencil along the outer |
| over your eyelids. Both provide a base for eye | | | | edges of your lips. Define your lips with a lip liner, |
| color so the color goes on evenly and stays in | | | | fill in color with a lipstick and polish with gloss. |
| place longer without creasing and smudging. | | | | You're done ... your canvas is now a "work of art!" |
| Eye color: The simplest approach to eye color is | | | | © Copyright 2005. Charlotte Maddox. All rights |
| to apply a neutral or soft shade (from the upper | | | | reserved. |
| lashes to the brows) which will enhance or "pop" | | | | |