When you think of hiding or camouflaging your facial flaws, you often don’t consider your nose at all. The nose is perhaps the most neglected part of the face and people don’t realize that they are able to change its appearance. Most leading makeup experts say that your nose and its shape can do a..
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Introduction to Corrective Contouring
Beauty isn’t always about perfection; it’s about identifying and appreciating your best features. In the world of makeup, this translates into one rule – highlighting your most attractive facial characteristics and trying to improve upon the flaws that interfere with your overall look. This is referred to as corrective contouring. It’s a popular technique used..
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How to Apply Mascara (Chapter 17)
The best thing about makeup is that it is like trick photography; you can play with it and experiment with it wholeheartedly, till you get a look that flatters you. Makeup, especially eye makeup, is most commonly used to do two things. It is either used to highlight or enhance the best attributes of your..
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Kinds of powder and Applying your powder
Kinds of powder Generally there are two kinds of powder available in the market, namely pressed powder and loose powder. Given your complexion and skin ailments, you can choose either one of them. Pressed powder is just as its name suggests – loose powder pressed well together and set in a portable and convenient container..
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How to Clean Makeup Brushes and Tools Practical
The following items will be used: • Surgical Alcohol • Tissues • Brush Cleanser • Pencil Sharpener • Cotton Wool • Shampoo Now let’s start with the practical… Step 1: Take your pencil sharpener and sharpen your eyeliner and lip pencils. This will remove any excess makeup or build-up from your pencils. Step 2: Use..
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Makeup and Tools a Makeup Artist Need (Chapter 5 Part 3)
Trio Brow Palette This palette is an Innovative way to keep brows looking groomed and gorgeous on the go. This palette comes with two Powders, one dark and one light to custom blend the most natural brow color. It also includes an angled brush for clean and precise application, and a wax cream to hold..
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Makeup and Tools a Makeup Artist Need (Chapter 5 Part 2)
10 Color Blush Palette – Bright and Neutral Carry our 10 most popular blushes in one palette so you can be ready to create any fresh faced look. This palette combines a range of shades and textures including matte, frost and pearl. Each blush is 36.5 mm. Complexion Primer This lightweight, oil-free gel formula enhances..
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Makeup and Tools a Makeup Artist Need (Chapter 5 Part 1)
In this chapter I will give an overview on the items in the Master Makeup Kit. These or similar items are needed to be a professional makeup artist. Black Makeup Case This padded black roll top makeup case is designed to hold all types of makeup and accessories to make you look professional, keep you..
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The Color Wheel and Color Combinations (Chapter 5)
Before you can become a makeup guru, you need to know how different colors work. Knowing this helps you put together a perfectly suitable color palette for yourself or a client. Remember that the colors need to go well with the facial features and also be in alignment with the look you are aiming to..
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History of Makeup (Chapter 4)
Humans have used cosmetics and makeup to embellish their looks and cover up blemishes since times immemorial. The life like bust of Queen Nefertiti is perhaps one of the best known portrayals of the makeup skills of the ancients. But the Egyptians were not the only ones to use various natural products to highlight their..
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