Make-up for Moms
For mature women, I keep to matte lipstick. Lips become smaller as we age, so ideally she should switch to sheer or creamy lipstick in light, neutral shades that contain a slight pearlescent glow. She can apply a light highlighter around the perimeter of the lips to enhance their natural lip shape. Lipstick colors can […]
Everybody’s Working for the Weekend…
Many of us have no trouble with makeup for office or a night on the town, but what about casual days? When running errands, going to brunch, or having a glass of wine at sunset, it’s nice to look pulled together and pretty, but not too done up. For those times, here is a makeup […]
Makeup for Dark & Ebony Skin
We can’t all be super model Alek Wek, and have a barrage of stylists and artists at our beckoned call. So it’s time to learn how to do it ourselves. Foundation for dark Complexion For a perfect makeup, key is the application of foundation. For dark complexion too, it is no different. Make sure to […]
South East Asian & South Asian Makeup
South Asian women have often struggled when it comes to makeup that not only reflects our bold personalities, but also compliments our yellow undertones. Dark and olive skinned beauties look best when there is a golden rather than ashy tone to their foundation. Young Asians desire their natural skin colour and prefer the centre of […]
Simple & Dewy Makeup Lesson
Apply tinted moisturizer – blend with a brush (round strokes) Apply bronzer (sweep across the face) Brush shimmer powder on the apples of cheeks (lightly) Use a white pencil highlighter to highlight brown bone, cheeks & bridge of nose– then blend! Cheek stain next (blend with highlighter) Curl eyelashes & apply black or brown mascara. […]
DIY: Shimmery Makeup For A Night On The Town
Take a look at Canada’s newest singing sensation Carly Rae Jepsen’s look… simple to replicate in a few easy steps: Use a trio of eyeshadows to build out this shimmering look, starting with “Silver Ring” and “Tilt,” a deep teal-blue, on the lids. Apply an almost-pewter shade “Print” to the crease and “Carbon” on the outer […]
Wedding Makeup DIY: Creating A Beautiful Wedding Look
Applying wedding day makeup can be quite different than creating your everyday look. Not only do you have to look good in person, but your beautiful look has to translate in pictures as well. Not to worry. You can put your foundations, blushes, lipsticks, eye shadows and more to use to create a do-it-yourself wedding […]
The Perfect Brow
Nothing lifts a face like a well-groomed pair of caterpillars. I can’t tell you how many women amplify their attractiveness by having their eyebrows professionally shaped. I sincerely recommend you have a professional do your eyebrows first to get a ‘blueprint’, allowing you to pluck where there hairs grow in. There are three options: plucking […]