If you don’t want to be forever reapplying your lipstick, it is essential to learn the right way to put it on. These techniques will create lips that stay put.

Basic Lipstick Application

1. Apply vaseline, then use a soft toothbrush to remove dead skin cells, brushing gently.
2. Apply your foundation as you normally would, making sure you lightly cover your lips too.
3. Apply lip liner that matches either your lips or your lipstick exactly. To apply it straight, rest your little finger on your chin and press the flattest side of the liner point on the middle of your Cupid’s bow. Draw to the corner, sticking just inside the natural line of your lips. Once completed, colour the rest of the lips with the pencil.
4. Apply your lipstick with a lipbrush, blending again from the middle down to the corners of the mouth. if you’re using a very bright colour make sure you go right into the corners.
5. Blot with tissue. Now reapply another coat of your lip colour. Blot again. Add lip sealant or lip gloss if required.

Make Lips Look Bigger

Draw your liner along the outside of your lip line ­but never lose contact with that line or things will look exceptionally artificial. Use a shimmery lip colour which makes lips look bigger or dab a little gold eyeshadow in the centre of your lips and blend outwards.

For Sheer Natural Lips

Skip the liner and apply your lipstick direct to the lips with a brush - or for a longer-lasting look. Choose a liner the same shade as your lips and apply this all over. Top with a little sheer lip gloss.

To Even Up Lips

Don’t try and create a totally fake lip line - it will probably go wonky. Instead use foundation over the lips as before, then draw along the outer edge of the lip line on the smaller lip and either just under or along the lip line of the bigger (depending on which will even up the difference more). Fill in the whole lip with liner so you’re not left with tell-tale lines if your lipstick wears away.

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Nasty spots and dark circles under the eyes make your skin look tired and run down.here’s how to beat them.

Covering A Spot

1. Don’t pick the spot. Wet spots go crusty and can’t be concealed.to reduce inflammation, apply a small amount of spot treatment containing benzoyl peroxide.salicylic acid, lavender or tea tree oil.leave to sink in, then blot any excess.

2. Apply concealer in the same shade as your foundation directly onto the spot (use a wand or a brush if you wish).using your fingers, blend outwards from the centre. Do not just rub the concealer over the spot this dilutes the coverage exactly where it’s needed the most.

Covering Under Eye Bags

1. Use a concealer just one shade darker than your foundation.apply to the puffy part of the bag this will make it appear to recede.
2. Now take a lighter concealer and apply this in the crease at the base of the bag.blending well This brings that part of the eye forward and balances out the area. Powder over the whole thing.
3. After you’ve applied foundation.get in to bright or (preferably) natural.light Now tilt your chin down while looking into the mirror.
4. Apply three or four dotsof concealer at the lower edge of the dark circle where meets your cheek, starting these dots at the in side of your nose and moving to about three quarters of the way along the eye.
5. Now use your middle finger to blend these dots upwards, out wards and downwards until the circle is covered.keep coverage light at the out side corner of the eye, as anything heavy here will tend to accentuate lines and wrinkles.

Using Concealer Instead Of Foundation

1. Moisturize the skin well. For this look to work, you have to have glowing skin underneath. .don’t for get to use an eye cream on the eye area.this can be very dry and the skin won’t absorb the concealer properly.
2. Cover up any spots as shown opposite,now do the same with under eye circles.
3. Finally dab concealer on the nose and around the nostrils where most skin is red. Blend this well in to the cheeks brush with loose powder now apply blusher.

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