5 Makeup Musts to Keep Your Face Safe

Makeup can cover up an unsightly blemish or give you that extra sparkle for a big date. We all are guilty of owning some type of beauty products whether it s simply lip gloss and some mascara or a whole box full of colorful eye shadows, blushes, and lips sticks. While makeup often can help you look great, it can also turn your face into a nightmare full of bacteria, infection, acne, and other skin and face related infections. Keeping your skin healthy can be as easy as following these tips for safe makeup use.

1. Throw away your old makeup. - You don’t drink spoiled milk, you wouldn’t use rotten vegetables to make dinner, why on earth would you want to use old makeup on your precious skin? Every time you open and use your makeup you expose it to air and bacteria. Over time the bacteria grows and your makeup is no longer healthy for you to use. Some common signs that it’s time to toss your make up visual changes in the color and consistency or your makeup; and a foul or strong scent that was not there when you first opened it.
2. Wash your hands. - Would you grab a paper town off the ground and wipe your face off with it? Not washing your hands before applying makeup, especially if you use your fingers as a application tool, is a lot like doing that. Not only are do your fingers have natural oils in them that can create breakouts and other skin inflictions, but they also come in contact with germs on a regular basis.
3. Start with a clean slate. - If you’re in the habit of not washing your face at night or in the morning before you put your makeup on, you’re putting yourself in danger of breakouts, black heads, and blocked and expanding pores. Take five second to think about what happens when you don’t wash your face before you apply makeup. If your face is dirty and you’re applying foundation to your skin, you’re basically trapping dirt inside your pores only to be covered by more dirt and oil later in the day.
4. Keep everything sanitary - Okay, so there may be mornings when you’re running late and the last thing on your mind is whether or not your put your eye shadow brush away before you shut the coffee pot off and ran out to work or class. Occasionally not putting your makeup away properly isn’t going to cause you any major grief, but leaving brushes out, liquid foundations open, and eyeliners uncapped is only going to add maximize the amount of bacteria that will grow in them. The more bacteria that you allow to make its way into your precious beauty tools, the more likely you are to have major skin problems down the road.
5. Communal make up is a No No! - Would you borrow your friend’s contacts if you forgot yours? How about her toothbrush? Chances are, unless you and your buddy are super close, your answer to both those questions were resounding no’s. Why then would you offer out your lip gloss or mascara? Not only do you run the simple risk of catching a cold, but when sharing eye makeup you can contract a nasty eye infection like pink eye. If your friend begs you to borrow your make up you may want to think about letting her keep it and just buying yourself some new beauty supplies.

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7 Eye Makeup Tips For A Romantic Date

Romance is in the air. So what are you wearing for your date?

A sexy dress with a plunging neckline?
Jeans and a pretty top?
A feminine dress that his mom might approve?

How about your makeup? You could look more stunning than ever with the right makeup. Now what would be appropriate for the date?
What does he like?

If naturally pretty types appeal to him, goth makeup would turn him off. Natural looking makeup would be your best bet.
If he likes girls that are sweet and soft, dragon lady makeup might scare him off. Something soft and pretty would work.
If he prefers dangerous women, sultry lips or smokey eyes for that vamp look would probably work.

In any case, you could wear your regular makeup, or you could try something different.
The eye makeup is the toughest to do, so this article would focus on your eyes.
For a romantic date, go for the radiant, pretty look, rather than ice lady or goth, unless, he is a goth boy or someone who prefers ice to warmth.

1. Pick a main eye shadow color that flatter you.

If you have warm skin tones, go for corals, salmons, peaches and browns as the main eye shadow color. Coral eye shadow over the entire eyelid, balanced with a smokey charcoal or dark brown in the crease of the lid and a shimmery beige for highlights.

If you have cool skin tones, are your eyes blue or green? Do they have blue or green flecks? An eye shadow in that exact shade of blue or green as the main shadow color would bring out your gorgeous eye color. If your eyes are dark brown or black, a contrasting color like lilac might work better.

2. Use a pale shimmer for your highlighter

If your skin color is warm, go for a pale gold highlighter or a shimmery warm beige or very pale shimmery peach. If you are dark, go for an amber or a darker gold. If your skin color is cool, go for a silver, cool beige or a pale pink for your highligher.

3. Line your eyes with an eye pencil then go over the line with a eye shadow in a matching shade so it would last.

4. If you have dark circles under the eyes, hide them with concealer makeup. Before you put on makeup, you might want to lie down with a slice of cucumber over each closed eye to reduce the puffiness.

5. When you line your eyes, apply or remove eye makeup, never tug the delicate skin around the eyes. You may cause wrinkles to form earlier because of rough handling.

6. Have a cotton bud and eye makeup remover handy in case of mistakes. You can dip the cotton bud in eye makeup and use that to erase mascara smudges or makeup mishaps.

7. Finish off with mascara. Making it clump free is tricky. Read How to apply mascara for step by step instructions on applying mascara.

Here's a step by step guide on how to apply eyeshadow: http://www.cheapestsale.com/health/shadow.html

10 Beautiful Skin Tips

Sunscreen - Protect your skin from the sun. Use at least as SPF 15 sunscreen, and avoid direct sunlight between the hours of 10pm and 3pm.

Drink Water - Water is one of the best things you can put into your body...and it's calorie free! The more you drink the better your skin will look!

Catch some Z's - Poor sleep is a disaster for your skin. Try to get at least 6-8 hours sleep each night.

Toss It - Replace old sponges in your compact every 3 months or so. Replace the whole compact if not used within 6 months. The average shelf life for make-up is 6 to 12 months.

Oily Skin Tip - To reduce the appearance of oily skin, cut a lemon into wedges. Rub some all over your face. Leave it for about 15 minutes, rinse with cold water.

Pimples Be Gone - Crush a clove of garlic apply the juice to your daily> It is said to reduce pimples.

Naked Skin is Best - Forget make-up. Go natural as often as possible. After all, make-up is one of the leading causes of clogged pores. And, we all know that clogged pores leads to pimply skin!

Don't Forget the Hands - Make sure that you put sunblock on those hands. Your hands really reveal your age. Make sure to moisturize them daily, and do weekly hand treatments (alpha hydroxy works good).

Wash - Be sure and wash your face twice a day. And NEVER go to bed with your make-up on. For every day that you sleep in your make-up, you have aged your skin FOUR! Also, be sure to exfoliate your skin at least every other day.

Moisturize - After you wash that beautiful skin, moisturize it. Use night cream before bed, and face cream during the day. Make sure you take care of your eyes as well. When you do wear make-up, be sure and put a good moisturizer underneath!

Applying these simple skin care tips are sure to help you have beautiful skin!

Copyright © Lara Velez

About the Author: Lara Velez is a published author, web publisher, business owner, wife and Mother. You can find her work at http://all-naturalbeauty.com and http://www.thecompletewomanmagazine.com/beautifulwoman.htm

Top Make Up Tips For The Lips - Day And Night

Are you dying to have memorable lips like Angelina Jolie? There are no question that red lips are ultra feminine and ever so flirty. Of course red isn't for everyone. There are plenty of color choices and they'll all look fantastic when applied correctly.

Check out the top make up tips for the lips - day and night.

You know, the top 3 areas of concern for women when it comes to beauty and first impressions are firstly skin wrinkles, secondly the beauty of the lip area, and thirdly the eye area.

In this article, let's look at the make up for the lip area.

Lip color should last. Sure there are all kinds of long wear lipsticks on the market but you can accomplish this yourself for any lipstick by simply applying a small amount of lip balm before you apply your lipstick. This will also add moisture.

Always use a lip liner that is one shade darker than the lipstick you are going to be use. Apply from the center working outwards. Thin slips require you to stay close to the outer edge with the lip liner. If your lips are naturally full then stay within the lip edges.

Using a test lipstick is very unhygienic so don't do it. Instead stroke it across your hand.

Use your lip liner as a base to fill in your lips, which will make your lipstick last longer.

Never use a dark liner with a light lipstick. It just looks tacky!

To keep lipstick off your teeth, once you are finished applying just put your index finger in your mouth and pull it out. The extra lipstick will be on your finger rather than in your teeth.

Do not use your blush as lipstick. Not even in a pinch.

Apply your liner first which will stop your lipstick from bleeding.

If you are over 50 you should use a cream lipstick, not a matte or gloss.

Don't toss out those colors you decided you didn't like. You can blend up your own colors just by mixing and matching a little.

If your lipstick breaks off don't toss it. All you need to do is use a lit match to melt it a bit and stick it back together, then leave it in the fridge for an hour.

You can camouflage yellow teeth if you use a lipstick that has a bluish undertone. Plums, wines, violets, and pinks with a blue undertone work well.

These top make up tips for the lips will have you setting your very own style day or night - step aside Angelina!

When you have gorgeous skin using an anti wrinkle cream that works, as well as mastering the top make up tips, you'll have two very powerful secrets that will increase your attractiveness factor by 5-10 fold.

So go for it and enjoy looking simply stunning at any age.

Go straight to the wrinkle creams that work by going to Marcus Ryan's review of the best wrinkle creams and eye creams. Plus prove the results when you get the free wrinkle cream samples - its the best way to see how well the top rated wrinkle creams work!

Makeup Tips For Brown Eyes

While I don't believe that there are set-in-stone makeup tips for brown eyes, I do know some people like to have a set of "rules" to help them out. This article is going to cover some very basic steps that women with brown eyes can follow. Keep in mind that variety is the spice of life, and if you really like a color there is no reason why you shouldn't try it out. You may be surprised at how good it looks on you. In my experience, experimenting is all the fun. So, remember these are merely guidelines to help you choose colors when you're standing there in front of 300 colors and have no idea where to start. Just because I don't mention anything about a certain color does not automatically exclude it from the list.

Choosing An Eyeshadow

The most popular question I get is "what eyeshadow can I wear with my eye color?" Listen up, and I'll tell you.

General makeup tips for brown eyes always include browns, beige and neutral tans. Grays and charcoals look good with this eye color, as do violet and lavender. You can mix it up with a lavendar and a violet.

Khaki and olive green are a great color combination. Browns with green highlights or copper highlights are always a fun option. Try copper and even gold. If your eyes have a tinge of green, or like mine are half green, choose green eyeshadows as well.

You'll find that even though you've heard that you should never wear an eyeshadow the same color as your eyes, that brown shadow can look very good with brown eyes and green shadow can look very good with green eyes. Sometimes it's a matter of finding the "right" shade. Brown eyeshadows are all pretty safe, so you don't have to worry too much about those. Colors like purple, green and blue require a bit more testing.

Black is out, so don't use it as an eyeshadow.

Keep trying until you find a color you like. You'll know when it's right- trust your instincts.

Colors To Avoid

Like I said, I hate to rule anything out, but makeup tips for brown eyes should include that certain pink and mauve eyeshadows can cause you to look swollen or puffy around your eyes. It isn't true for all women or for all pinks, either. But if you're certain you don't want to risk it, avoid pinks. Mauves also fall into this category. It may be because women with brown eyes tend to have more yellow skintones making them warm complexioned and pinks and mauves are definitely cool colors. The blue in the pinks can react with the yellow of the skin producing an unattractive feature.

And while it isn't specifically makeup tips for brown eyes, you may want to avoid blue eyeshadow too. There's the misconception that blue eyeshadow is "out", but like I said, it really depends on who's wearing it. Playing it safe would include skipping this color.

Silvers are not a good color for brown eyes. They tend to cause a "washed out" look. Leave silver for blue eyes.

Eyeliner Colors

And now for the eyeliner colors. Brown eyes always should include dark brown and black eyeliner. These are very good choices for this eye color. Don't line your black liner too thick, though. That's passé. Racoon eyes are a big no-no.

If you're trying to open small eyes, line with silver or white, especially the first third from the inside corner of your eyelid. Then finish with a dark brown.

Navy, forest green, violet and copper are also great eyeliner choices. Play around with the different colors and pick the ones you like best.

Lynn Starner is the proprietor of Beauty Bliss Mineral Cosmetics at http://www.beautyblisscosmetics.com

Top 10 Eye Makeup Tips

Eye makeup may be tricky, but with some practice, you can create the look you want for any occasion. From bedroom eyes, smokey eye makeup to the sweet and pretty look. Let you imagination go wild as you play up your eyes.

These practical tips help you get started

1. Keep you eye liner pencils in the fridge. Kohl can get soft and smudgy in the sun. Refrigerate the pencils before you sharpen then. As the kohl hardens, it would be easier to sharpen and to work with right out of the fridge.

2. Use a white eye pencil to line the insides of your lower lash line. The white would make your eyes brighter. Be careful you don't hurt your eyes though.

3. Depuff your eyes before you use eye makeup. Lie down with your eyes shut an a slice of cucumber over each eye.

4. Use a concealer to hide the dark circles, even if you want to go for smoky eye makeup.

5. For dramatic eyes, there is no need to go for a rainbow of colors. You could do it subtly with an electric blue eyeliner on nude eye shadows, or play up your eyes with a single bright color like violet, or even orange, but offset it with neutrals like browns, grays and blacks.

6. For cats eyes, try a liquid eye liner on the upper lash line. Start with a thin line from the inner corner, but thicken the line dramatically from the center of the eye outwards and wing out. Draw the line thick and upwards at the outer corner of each eye.

7. For day to night makeup, start off with browns and neutral eyeshadow. Okay, pink and peach would do fine too as long as the color isn't too shocking. For night, add on a vivid color from lash to crease. And play up the eyes with a strong eyeliner.

8. Use metallic eyeshadow for glamour. A light touch of shimmer over the center of the eyelid and on the brow bone would suffice for day. For night, you could go for gilded eyelids, painting the entire eyelid gold or silver or a strong metallic for glamour.

9. Groom your eyebrows. There is no need to pluck them to a fine line. You could simply comb them upwards and trim them with a tiny pair of scissors if they are unruly.

10. Comb your lashes after applying mascara. Keep a clean, dry masacara wand to separate your lashes after each application of mascara. Use a mascara that builds length and fullness without going brittle or flaking or clumping. Lancome Hypnose mascara is a pretty good mascara which builds length easily and stays soft.

More details on how to apply eye makeup at http://www.cosmeticsonline.info

Makeup Tips For Blue Eyes

Makeup tips for blue eyes are pretty straightforward. The trick is to learn which colors look better on blue eyes, and start with those, and then branch out with the colors that you are personally drawn to. Women have a unique ability to choose colors that are complimentary to them. Just because colors are suggested doesn't mean those are the only colors suitable for you to wear.

Colors For Blue Eyes

There are some colors that seem to be made for blue eyes. Icy pinks, silver, gold and violet all come to mind. You can expand your selection by also choosing taupe, gray, and other purples, like lavender.

If you want to add a little "oomph" to your makeup, try a bright blue instead. I know, I know. You've always heard bad things about blue eyeshadow. However, these makeup tips for blue eyes include bright blue eyeshadow because it will make your eyes really stand out. Try it and see what you think.

Also try turquoise, and if your eyes have green in them, mint green is a great choice. Bright pinks and fuschia are great choices as well. And if you really want to mix it up, try mixing black with another color. It will look striking and it usually best for nightwear.

Application Tips

Now, I wouldn't give you makeup tips for blue eyes without giving you tips to apply them. If you're already comfortable with your application you don't need to read on. But if you think you might like some guidelines to help you, keep reading.

Here's an example of a day look that you could do:

1.Take a silver shadow and apply it from your eyelashes to your eyebrow.

2.Then apply lavender from your eyelashes to just above the crease. Blend it well into the silver so you can't see a distinct line.

3.Then take violet and apply it in a "v" from the middle of your eyelid to the outer corner. Blend very, very well. You want it to look like a gradual change of color, not distinct lines.

4.Line your eyes with charcoal or dark gray eyeliner.

5.Apply mascara.

You can adjust the colors to be icy pink with fuschia, light and dark turquoise, gold and taupe, gray and bright blue, light blue and bright blue, silver and bright blue, taupe and green, etc. The list goes on and on.

Just play around until you like what you're seeing. You make all the choices and decisions when it comes to your makeup.
These makeup tips for blue eyes should have you seeing clearer.

Lynn Starner is the proprietor of Beauty Bliss Mineral Cosmetics at http://www.beautyblisscosmetics.com

Make Up Tips

If you ask a woman that what is the thing that you like the most, then out of many things one would be make up. It is one of the things that women of all ages love to do. The best thing in a woman's arsenal, according to a woman, would be a make up kit. What is the thing which really forces a woman to opt for make up?

God has gifted women with immense beauty. Humans came up with a way to enhance this beauty and make the features of a woman's face look much more beautiful. This way was applying make up. Make up and make up kits have gained immense popularity amongst women and it is considered customary for women to dress up and make up well, for attending parties and functions. You go in any part of the world, you will find that make up forms part of a woman for any function or ceremony. Though the style of make up differs for every part but the basics are the same.

Over the years hundreds of companies have come up with different sorts of make up items. It includes toners, foundations, blush on and many more. Using a make up kit is not difficult but you must follow some tips while applying the items for the safety of your skin and to enhance the effect of make up:

1. The skin tone must be taken into consideration before opting for any make up shade. The tone and shade should match with each other. Some women look good in purple shade and some look good in blue. Then women also go for orange and yellow shades. It really depends on the skin that it shines with which shade and you should judge it well.

2. You must wash and clean your face and neck thoroughly before applying make up. This would give you a clean base to work with. By doing this the dirt will be removed and there would be no chance of the pores getting blocked.

3. A toner should be used after washing the face.

4. You should have a good set of brushes for applying the make up. They should not be hard so as to avoid damage to your skin.

5. You must take particular care of the time of the day when the make up is being done. For an evening make up you can use blue shade and for normal daytime you can use neutral make up.

6. You should also apply a moisturizer on your lips before you apply lipstick. This would give a much better look to the lips.

Make up is an activity of fun and joy for women. But women should also know the right way of doing so. This would help them look much more beautiful and glamorous.

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