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How to Apply Make up So You Look Good

Do you do a poor job of applying your makeup in the morning? Then read this!

1. Wash your face with a gentle cleanser, then apply toner as well as lotion. Toner is optional, but washing as well as lotion are critical.
2. Apply your foundation. Even if you're among the lucky few which don't have pimples, blemishes, or scars, use foundation to even out your tone.
3. Dab concealer on blemishes as well as pimples, taking care to blend the concealer into the foundation. Always apply concealer after foundation.
4. Dip a big brush into either your compact or box of loose powder (loose powder is preferable). Shake off any excess powder, than then dust your face using a light touch to achieve all-over coverage.
5. To apply eye shadow correctly, use three different colors, but from the same color family. (Example: light blue, medium blue, dark blue).
6. Use the lightest shade as highlighter. Apply it under your eyebrow. Use just a little; a faded color will work. Try mixing it with white to fade it more.
7. Brush the darkest shade of eye-shadow under that, on the fold of the eye-lid. Then, apply the medium shade on the crease of your eye.
8. Put on eyeliner. If you have small eyes, use white or a very light shade on the inside part of your bottom eye, then a darker one, like brown, on the outer side, just beneath your bottom lashes.
9. Apply two coats of mascara.
10. Smile so that you can see the apples of your cheeks -- that's where you apply blush. Suck in your cheeks as well as spread the blush back towards your ears.
11. Lips: some women prefer to use lip gloss before lipstick, because it tones down the color a bit. Using a lip liner first is optional.

• This routine should take up to ten minutes. Take your time, especially with your foundation, concealer, as well as blush.
• If you over-do eye makeup, you can just wipe it off, but you'll have to start all over again if you use too much blush or too much foundation.
• You don't have to use blush if you don't need it.
• For some skin tones, green concealer underneath foundation can work great. Apply it with a light touch.

• Don't put on too much foundation! Concealer will hide blemishes as well as pimples. The foundation is to just even out the tone.
• Make sure you brush your teeth before you apply lip gloss as well as /or lipstick.

• Makeup brushes. (Blush, eye shadow, etc,. etc.)
• Makeup. (Eye shadow, lip gloss, foundation, etc., etc.)
• Patience!

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Added: Thu Feb 02 2006

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