EYEBROW AND LIPS COLOURINGS

Eye Brow

 PENCILS---waxy narrow leads that have to be sharp to be effective. Draw on colour with tiny diagonal strokes.

POWDERS—like compressed powder, moisturized a little. Apply with slant-edged brush.

EYE LINERS---define outline of eye by colouring all or part of the rim.

LIQUIDS---oil-based in water; difficult to control unless applied with a fine sable brush.

CAKES---block of water-powder; one of the best ways to draw eye lines. Use fine brush, dampen powder.

WANDS---contain a creamy fluid and built-in brush. Can be a bit gooey; allow time to dry otherwise they smudge.

MASCARAS ---Generally oil-in-water formulas, giving colour and thickness to lashes.

CAKES AND BLOCKS—one of the oldest kinds and still one of the most efficient. Apply with a wet brush. Build it up slowly and gradually allowing to dry between coats. Long lasting, and lashes usually separate well.

CREAMS---thick, oil-based, waterproof. Messy to apply so use a brush.

WANDS—contain creams that are rolled on either with a spiral brush or screw –like rod; some have teeth applications and creams are combed on. Several have additions of fibers or filaments to build up lash length and thickness.

LIPS COLOURINGS;

STICKS---basically colours and oils dispersed in a wax base, many colours combined to make one shade; lanolin in added for softness and pliancy. The creamy, lustrous looking lipstick doesn’t stay on very long, but is good for the lips and prevents drying. Some shades slightly stain the lips. Application can be direct, but better with a brush.

GELS AND GLOSS—with glycerin or petroleum-jelly bases, they give lots of gleam but usually not much colour. Clear colourless gels are often used over lipsticks. Apply with brush or fingertips.

PENCILS---soft, wax-base crayons used to outline lips.

APPLICATION

Think of features; look in the mirror, forget overall shape. What is your best feature, the most attractive, the most unusual?

Think of emphasis; eyes, mouth or cheeks; decide which. Avoid the pitfall of trying to play up everything.

Think of skin tone; is it right for you? Would you look better a little paler, beiger, darker, browner, and blacker? Think of the best blushing tone to go with it—pink, peach, amber, tawny, plum.

Think of change; a common fault is to go on believing in one particular look too long. Slight alterations can give the face a new contemporary look without losing its basic image.

The art of contemporary make-up lies in putting together all the separate parts to give an overall impression. It is not difficult but it takes know-how. Decide what to emphasis, then work on the background. The art is in the blending-textures, tones, shading, colours, lines features. A lot of make-up blended well looks more natural than a little make-up shapped on. Blend mostly with your fingertips, but also with brushes. It is easier, more accurate and more effective to apply make-up with brushes and there are special ones for each application.