mikimose

whenever i read any mag,i saw those model's makeup looks so natural and perfect...wondering if they did put on the makeup or just faking it???
any idea to finish everything with one natural look that no one will even realised u had a makeup on????

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Kaliena

There is no way to look like the models in the magazines because they are all photoshopped. They get all dolled up, get the picture taken, and it gets smoothed out, cleaned up, and finally printed.

There is plenty of make up out there that can help with a natural look. I recommend going to your local mall and sitting with a makeup consultant. Tell them what you're looking for. When they are done, make sure to take note of what they did and go find cheaper make up and get the same effect!

I once had one of those high price places tell me that all makeup is pretty much the same with minor differences, so you don't really have to buy name branded or go super expensive **exceptions would include if you have specific allergies or sensitive skin**

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Pip

Don't compare yourself with the pics in the magazines. They're fake. Take a look at this thread to see just how much work and editing goes into those pics.

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=109568

If you need to compare yourself with someone, look at real women around you instead. Anyways, my tips are to look for "natural" colours that are close to your own for lipstick, foundation, rouge, and avoid weird colours around the eyes like blue or green. Stick with browns and greys. Put on your make-up in light as similar as possible to the light in which you are going to be seen. Rouge is strange, it somehow takes a short while to "set", so after about a minute the colour will be much more intense than when you had just put it on. At least in my experience. So be very careful with the rouge.

Just today I nearly asked a woman in her late 30's for ID when she bought cigarettes because her make-up looked like a 14-year-old who had just begun to experiment with make-up. RED cheeks (I mean really red, two distinct blotches!), mascara so thick the lashes had lumped together in little spikes, shimmery blue eye-lids, and some weird mother-of-pearl colour on the lips... Eurgh.

cadre

I agree with the first two ladies and I would like to say that my models usually wear very little eyeshadow or anything except for something on the eyelashes and something on the lips because those areas are best done with make up rather than photoshop. I just like it that way unless I am working with something other than a natural look.

You can find articles in magazines like seventeen or vogue about makeups, I know I've seen some in my younger sister's seventeen magazine and they were about the natural look.

Kaliena is also right about the fact that price really has very little to do with what make up you should use, there is very little reason to pay high prices for make up. However if you try different brands you will notice some differences, texture, longevity and such will change. I would suggest trying samples of different brands if you can get them and finding what you like, I know that companies like Mary Kay give a billion samples to their representatives so you can try different colors and types of makeup.

Other than that it is pretty self explanatory, peach or beige colors for the eyes, very little rouge or beige for the cheeks and beige/pink colors for the lips are very natural depending on your skin tone. The important thing to remember is moderation, even the best colors look bad when applied in excess.

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snowy

Bobbi Brown has written some excellent books about makeup. Kevyn Aucoin has also written some good books about makeup. These are books not only about how to acheive a natural look but also those runway looks for an evening out or whatever. For choosing products, I recommend Paula Begoun's "Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me." On television, I'd recommend catching Carmindy doing makeup on "What Not To Wear." Sometimes she cakes it on a little too heavily, but generally she has good tips.

Personally, for me, makeup is a way to express myself; it is artistic. And yes, you can acheive that natural look at home. All it takes is practice and patience.

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onthedge

all these models are fake. their pictures are not truly theirs but modified ones.just be yourself and keep it low on makeup!you gonna look natural as ever.

StormBerlin

Well, to answer your question, you know when you apply eye liner to your lower lid, in between your lower lashes and... your eye ball (for lack of a better description), you can do the same thing with your upper eye lid. just put a finger on your upper eye lid pull it up and away from your eye ball and apply the liner to that moist line. I saw a girl friend of mine do it once and i've been doing it ever since. It's not the dramatic line that you get when you apply eye liner ABOVE your upper eye lashes but it still gives definition. It's got a little bit of the "ew" factor and depending on how sensitive that skin/your eye is, it might take some getting used to. Hope that helps


Oh, and those models are fake.

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surferlove007

Yea magazine model photos might as well be cartoon books, they're taken through the same process.
Just don't put tons on...I know I'm not one to talk but I have some acne scars and such I use foundation to help conceal. In the process of a face medicine that peels the top layers of skin off to help bring my skin back to its once great look.

la petite moi

Ghoastgirl, I too suffer from tons of acne scars as well as recurring acne. What do you do to help the scars and acne?

mikimose

yea..sometimes when you have acne scars and when u applied concealer,it seems to flake out...looks fugly....

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surferlove007

It's so annoying isn't it! It totally killed my self esteem through my younger teens. Well a couple years ago I was really self concious about my acne in high school due to being made fun of alot by boys...so I begged my parents to take me to the doctor to get some medicine. I got Benzaclin and Tretinoin Cream, USP 0.025% which are creams designed to take off the first few layers of skin, aka the acne layers, and allow new, fresh skin to grow sort of like a new beginning. There are a ton of these creams out there, so see your regular doc and ask.Although the bad part is the peeling process makes your face completely red, flakey, and kind of sunburnt looking for about two weeks. I'm just trying to get it done when I'm home for break so when I'm back my face will be clear.
Another mask I've been doing regularly is the neautrogena facial peel, it is a little pricy but my mother noted that my skin looked much better after two weeks. One thing about my mom...she points out all my flaws such as gaining weight in college, acne etc etc..so if she said it, must be true.
Also, Queen Helene Grape Seed Facial Mask and the Mint one are great.
Oh and Biore Pore Strips, yea I know you're like jesus this girl has tried everything but the strips really help my pores stay clean and teh masks help alot too!
PM me or IM me if you'd like somemore info on stuff, I've tried nearly everything on the market I think.
Currently I'm in the process of facial peeling...hooray..for the second time.
I'd love to be able to wake up and not have to put on foundation and concealer, that would be great.

pornclerk

I go for the natural look by using neutral colours, like light brown eyeshadow, brown mascara (since I have brown hair), and tinted lip gloss.

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