Mascara Eyes

Having sexy eye lashes can be the difference between the girl next door and the girl they all dream about. Mascara is one of the most powerful makeup applications that exist and can help make you feel seductive if it is done right.

According to leading makeup artists we are either applying mascara to the eyes wrongly or not at all. If you perfect mascara application, it can be one of the most rewarding and effortless makeup applications that you will ever experience.

Mascara Eyes:
1: Wiggling: Pull the mascara brush out of the formulation pot and apply to the base / roots of the lashes and wiggle the brush left and right. Wiggling should only be the littlest but quick movements that go left and right

2: Carry on Wiggling: As you go toward the tips keep the brush wiggling from left to right

3: Gently apply mascara to the bottom lash (no need to wiggle and don’t put on too much)

Optional Steps:
You can follow with a lash comb (Keep an eye out for the upcoming post on makeup tools) to separate the lashes (only if needed)

Blobbing / Clumping of Mascara: To Avoid
•    Wipe mascara brush down with a non chemical tissue twice – three times. This will ensure that you start with a clump free brush and minimise occurrence

Told you it was brief, and if you just add the wiggling process to application it can make all the difference to your mascara finish.

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Liquid Eyeliner

Liquid eyeliner can make a woman look like a sexy Cinderella!

Make up artists tend to use liquid eyeliner on clients to add a look of sophistication and wow factor. Whilst speaking with a makeup artist, she did say that it can be difficult to get the hang of it for self application, but as with everything, practise makes perfect and the results are amazing.

Liquid Eyeliner – Tips from the professionals

[Difficulty: Med – Hard]
1: Wink: During self application you will need to keep one eye open and the other one (application eye) as closed as you can get it
2: The Line: Liquid eyeliner is to be applied at the root of the top lash as shown, if you have difficulty drawing a line in one go the draw a dotted line and then join up the dots as shown by the picture below

Dotted Eyeliner as Guide

3: Keep going over this line until it is a consistent size and the thickness you want to go for
3: Gaps: Ensure that there is no gap between the eye lash and the line, if there is fill it in
4: Big Eyes: The line should be thicker at the corners of the eyes. This will give the illusion of bigger eyes
5: Double Check: Try to look for gaps and imperfections. Some eye makeup cleanser will rid of any excess or mishaps during the liquid eyeliner application.

I still remember when I first try to do this by myself, lets just say that there was enough gap between the root of my lashes and the eyeliner for a another layer of eyelashes. But as normal practise makes perfect.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments

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Drinks

Why do people keep asking if I had a late night?

I’m afraid our eyes usually give away the secret without us even saying a word. Most of us suffer from bags under eyes or eye puffiness. The main causes of bags under eyes tend to be the following:

Causes:
1:  Fluid retention: body fluids have settled under the eye area. Usually occurs overnight after a late night.
2: Late nights
3: Aging: Skin looses elasticity over time and this can lead to under eye bags
4: Allergy: You could have an allergy to certain products (RAST test can reveal that causes the under eye bags)
5: Diet: If you have a very unhealthy diet (excessive alcohol) that lacks essential vitamins then this too can cause enhanced under eye bags.

How to prevent bags under eyes:
1: Reduce salty food intake as scientists have seen a link to eye bags
2: Elevating your head (e.g. extra pillow) can prevent the fluid becoming trapped in the eye area
3: Get some good sleep!
4: Dont Stress!

How to reduce bags under eyes:
1: Splash cold water onto your eyes which will encourage circulation around your eye area. Follow this by gently tapping your eye area to further encourage circulation
2: Cold cucumber slices over the eye area for 10 minutes at a time

Only use eye care products to treat eye bags if you feel that you really really need them (naturally treating is always better long term)

These are not a one off fix for how to get rid of bags under eyes but must be consistently applied until the route of the problem is fixed.

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