VOGUE to the rescue!!

Hello readers!!


I happened to discover a 10 year old issue of VOGUE UK magazine in my house (strange!). I found an amazing article on beauty tips from the top professionals in the business and I can't wait to share it with ya!!

• When trying a new foundation, always wait 15 minutes before making a final decision. The oil on your skin and the air will conspire to darken the shade you tried.
• For a really flawless evening make-up finish, apply two layers of foundation: first a really light layer, which you allow to dry, then a second. You won't need to touch it up, no matter how late you stay out.
• Give your skin a poreless finish by stroking foundation, powder and blusher downwards- otherwise you will be pushing pigment up and into your pores and so highlighting them.
• To prevent the concealer highlighting the problem you're trying to hide, apply a light moisturizer beforehand. Allow to soak in and then dab away any excess with a tissue. This will produce a softer, more even, long lasting finish and help to prevent ''caking''.
• Don't restrict concealer to under the eye. It may hide dark circles efficiently, but concealer is also a great primer for eyeshadow, helping to prevent creasing and keeping the color truer.
• To conceal bags under the eyes, put concealer on the shadow beneath the bag, not on it- or else you'll only be highlighting, rather than hiding the bag.
• Apply make-up in the hardest and most unflattering light you can find. If you look good there, you'll look great anywhere.
• Liquid foundation is fantastically versatile. Do as make up artists do and make it work harder for you by regulating its color and texture with the addition of loose powder. Shake loose powder into it to create a slightly more covering, longer lasting evening foundation. With a change of season you can add lighter or darker powder to warm it up or cool it down.
• If your summer blusher is suddenly too much for your paler winter face, dilute it by dipping your loaded blusher brush into translucent powder.
• Smile as you put on your blusher to get the most natural look. Brush the colour on to the ''apple'' of your chhek-that's where you flush naturally- using your smile lines as inner distance marks. To find your most flattering shade of blusher, pinch your cheek or work at the gym, study the shade and then try to match it.

More tips on hair, eyes and lips by VOGUE UK coming soon!!

P.S. Beauty is within YOU! :)