Monthly Archives: August 2009
Eye Primer
Eye primers are GREAT investments when it comes to making up your eyes. Eye primers enhance the colour of your eyeshadow, prevent eyeshadow from creasing and make it last longer. I would never wear eyeshadow without an eye primer underneath. Because eye makeup usually takes the most time – it is not worth it without … Continue reading
Highlight Brush
Contouring and highlighting gives some dimension to the face. Contouring goes on any places that are behind from the plane of the face or are shadowed. Highlighting goes on the place that comes forward from the face. Such as the cheek bones, bridge of the nose, the brow bones, forehead and chin. I like to … Continue reading
Contour Brush
Contour goes on the hollow of the cheekbones and sides of the nose. Find your cheekbones with your finger. The hollow is right under it. I also like to contour my jaw line and side of my temples to give myself a slimmer look. I personally use bronzer to contour. If you like to stay … Continue reading
Blush Brushes
Blush brushes are a great investment. The brushes that come with blushes often is of cheap quality and does not work. You should use a narrow brush if you have small face and smaller cheekbones. You might find a broad brush more useful if you have a larger face and use only one blush colour. … Continue reading
Concealer Brush
Concealer brushes are something that I wouldn’t consider absolute necessity. I feel concealer can be applied with fingers pretty well. But I do like concealer brushes and use them all the time. They are great for precise application of concealer. My favourite concealer for under eye area is a non name brand. It’s the first … Continue reading
Foundation Brushes
The foundation brushes I am going to review are MAC187, MAC190 and MAC181. I don’t have the full size brushes. I only own the special edition short handled brushes that I am posting pictures of. My favourite foundation brush is MAC187. This brush is best to use with lightweight foundation. It’s a stippling brush. It … Continue reading
Makeup Investments
So not everyone can afford the best makeup and you don’t need to buy expensive makeup exclusively. Only some staple products in your makeup vanity should be enough. So the products I think are the most important and thus I would invest money in are: 1. Foundation: Foundation is the base for all your other … Continue reading
Brushes
Applying makeup with hands when doing simple makeup at home for none to see is fine. It is possible to use hands to apply concealer and foundation, to use sponge tip applicators for eyeshadows, and to use lipstick directly. However special occasion makeup deserves more. Attention to details makes a look from simple to gorgeous. … Continue reading
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil
Urban decay 24/7 Glide-On eye pencils are great creamy eye pencils. They are very easily applied. They are waterproof and stay on upper and lower lash line for a long time. They come in 19 shades. Overall, it’s a great buy. Women usually love these eye pencils. But it’s not my personal favourite. Because I … Continue reading