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Asian Uniquely Beautiful Makeup

Asian Uniquely Beautiful Elongated Makeup are uniquely beautiful with an elongated, sexy shape that is alluring, mysterious and unabashedly exotic (especially when peeping out from beneath a colorful fan).

Asian women tend to look gorgeous in eye shadow colors such as shimmery white, charcoal grey, taupe and cobalt blue. If you are Asian with a porcelain, yellow-based skin tone, your color options are endless.

Your makeup application, however, requires a little more thought. Here are a few Asian eye makeup techniques for bringing out your best.

There are many distinct features which must be adhered to while applying Asian makeup. The style of makeup focuses on one distinct feature, usually the eyes or the lips and ensures that quality foundation is used to create the appearance of flawless skin.

Pros of Waxing: Getting Rid of Unwanted Hair Benefits

Waxing can result in your skin feeling smooth and sleek, for weeks at a time. While many women routinely wax their eye brow areas, facial areas and lip, others are turning to waxing for their leg hair, arm hair or overall body hair. In addition, men are seeking out back waxing treatments.

The major advantages which accompany waxing include the fact waxing removes hair for longer periods of time than traditional shaving can. A proper waxing procedure can remove hair for weeks at a time, with minimal re-growth. For those who don’t want to deal with facial hair or their bikini line on a daily basis, waxing offers the opportunity to deal with it once a month or even longer in some cases. While waxing does cost more than a one time shave, when the monthly cost of razors and cream are added into the equation, it can be just as cost efficient.

Waxing is an ideal choice for those who are in swimsuits often, those who are planning to go on a vacation or those who simply don’t have time for daily shaving. Imagine being able to sleep an extra thirty minutes a day because you didn’t have to shave! However, be sure if you do get waxing before a vacation, you do so about a week before you leave so the sun and sand won’t irritate a new wax job.

Pros and Cons of Waxing for Hair Removal

Hair removal is something women spend hours a month on, in most cases. In fact, American women focus on hair removal and hygiene more than women of any other culture in the world. Sure, beauty is a priority of American society but is it really effective to spend so much time on shaving? Women looking for a more permanent solution to hair removal are turning to the alternative waxing method to get the results they desire.

Useful Beauty Tips

• To make the line longer-lasting you should apply the eyeliner over your eyeshadows.
• In case you make a mistake use a cotton pad and a mild makeup remover to correct it.
• Always choose a color that suits your eyes and the color of your eyeshadows.
• Never apply liquid eyeliner to the lower lash-line, use pencil eyeliner instead.
• Always start the application in the centre of your eyelash line on the upper eyelid.
• When applying liquid eyeliner always follow the natural curve of your lash-line.
• Keep your hand steady – this way it will be easier for you to apply the eyeliner flawlessly.
• Remember: eyeliner should be applied as close to the lash-line as possible.
• Never create too thick line at first, build the line gradually.
• When selecting liquid eyeliner, always make sure you choose one that dries fast in order to avoid smudges.
• Before applying liquid eyeliner, always shake the tube for a few seconds.
• Most of the makeup artists advice first to draw a few dashes with a pencil eyeliner and then to apply the liquid eyeliner.
• If you want to achieve a more dramatic look, create a thicker line.
• Remember: always apply the liquid eyeliner after the eyeshadows, but before the mascara to prevent smudges.
• Eyeliners in black, brown and dark violet suits almost everyone.
• Don’t forget to blend the line carefully, using a small eyeshadow brush.
• Remember: for liquid eyeliner always use a point liner brush as it will allow you to draw an even line.
• Never keep your liquid eyeliner in the bathroom as water may trap in it.
• Remember: always let the eyeliner dry before you open your eye.
• Never apply eyeliner if your eyes are tired or infected.
• Harmonize the eyeliner with your mascara, so that it frames your eyes and makes your lashes look thicker.

Home Manicure Tips

Home Manicure Tips: How to Polish, File, and Buff Nails Like a Professional Nail Salon

Are you tired of spending thousands of dollars each year at the nail salon? If you’re like most of the country budgets are tighter than ever. To compensate for high gas prices and the rising cost of food, tanning and massages salons are seeing a decline in customers due to the economy. In addition, many women are forgoing their weekly trip to their professional nail technician and are doing their nails at home. However, knowing how to properly buff and prepare their nails can be a challenge. If not done correctly, you can actually damage your nails. So, take a look at these easy steps and learn the correct way to buff nails.

Makeup Application for Beautiful Lips

LIPS DAY BASICS: Use a natural beige or lightened lipstick for an all-day ally that can be easily adapted. Make the lip contours as soft as possible.

NIGHT EXTRAS: Retouch or redefine your lip outline. Echo the blush effect on your lips — top up the basic tone with a more vibrant colour, but apply to the centre of your lips only. Alternatively, cleanse your lips, prime with foundation to blend with the surrounding skin and redo your lips with a bolder evening colour that will strengthen your entire look.

Applying Eye Make-up

EYES DAY BASICS: Nude-look lids are obviously the easiest to build up later. If you feel “eyeless’ without some colour, choose a neutral tone, such as soft beige, over lids with deeper brown definition next to the lashes. Apply a single coat of mascara.

NIGHT EXTRAS: The merest touch of a sheeny shadow blended over the lid domes gives eves sparkle. Retouch the lid line by re-blending existing colour with a cotton tip or clean sponge applicator, then adding a touch more if you need to. Strengthen your lashes with a second coat of mascara. To open up and glamorize eyes without looking too obvious, attach two or three separate false lashes to your natural lash base at the outer corners of your upper lids only

How to Apply Blush

BLUSH DAY BASICS: Warm cheek apples and browbones with your regular, neutral powder blush.

NIGHT EXTRAS: Adopt make-up artist Bobbi Brown’s blush layering technique. Top up your daytime blush with a slightly brighter tone, high on the cheek domes. Buff the two together for a glowing finish.

Application of Foundation Base

Application of Liquid Foundation

• To get the best results start with cleansed, toned and moisturised skin. Apply colour to the centre of the face, across your nose and cheeks then blend out over the face.
• To ease blending and avoid caking always prime your skin with moisturiser before applying foundation and give it a minute or so to absorb. If you use a liquid foundation, always shake the bottle well before you apply it. Pigment can settle at the bottom and give you an uneven finish.
• For perfect application, stroke liquid and stick foundations on with your fingers rather than a sponge. The heat of your fingers makes the foundation melt into the skin better. Make-up sponges can skid across the surface and leave streaks.
• Blend your foundation onto your cheeks, forehead, nose, chin, even your eyelids, starting from the nose and working outwards. Use as little or as much as looks right for each area - which sometimes means none at all.Use lighter shade foundation for T-zone,under the eyes,beneath the lashes& upper & lower eyelid. 

• Apply your ‘true’ shade, which matches the natural skin tone of your neck, all over your face as normal. Then apply a little bit of darker foundation over the nose, cheeks, chin and forehead to create a ‘cross’ of slightly darker colour in the centre of the face. This technique ‘punches-up’ the colour in the face and really livens up the skin tone.
• When you're shopping for foundation take a compact mirror with you so you can put the colour on your face then check it outside. A shade that looks great on your skin in the artificial light inside the shop might look dreadful in daylight.
• The right foundation for you will be virtually invisible when you apply it to the skin between your cheek and your jaw.
• The first and most important step in getting good results is selecting the correct shade or mix of shades to match your skin tones perfectly. Your skin tone changes from season to season so that a shade that looks perfect in the winter will not necessarily work for you in the summer.

Application of Compact Foundation

• Apply with a dry sponge to get even coverage.
• Put some powder on the sponge and dab it around the centre of your face. Blend the powder outwards using gentle strokes.
• The cheeks and the areas around the nose and under the eyes are prone to dark shadows and broken blood vessels. These will need the most coverage. You can use less around the hairline and at the ears.
• Blend the foundation as you apply it paying particular attention at the hairline, jaw line, ears and eyebrows.
• Retouch as needed. You can use powder foundation to alleviate any shine that builds up.
• You don’t need to use powder with compact foundations.

Application of Stick Foundation

• Can be applied directly to the skin by stick or with fingertips.
• If you are using the stick to apply, draw it along both cheeks and blend outwards.
• Apply a little to the chin and forehead and blend outwards.

Application of Cream Foundation

• Squeeze the foundation cream onto one hand and work with it from there. It brings the creme to body temperature, allowing for smoother application.
• Foundation will set up during application so it’s best to apply it in one area at a time. For example separate the 'canvas' into 1/3's, start in the center of each 1/3 and work the sponge outward in short strokes to the hair line, under the jaw and down the neck, respectively.
• If you have fine hair on your face, stroke the sponge in the direction the hair lays. Inspect all the angles and areas of your face, and use your make-up sponge to blend and smooth where needed.