All about makeup

Beautiful correct makeup can transform any girl. Currently, there are a huge variety of makeup ideas for different occasions.

Makeup (also called make-up) appeared many years ago. Even in Ancient Egypt, people especially appreciated bright and expressive eyes. Queen Cleopatra was considered the main beauty and beauty connoisseur, who used various natural remedies to make up her eyes (crushed malachite, glaze).

In ancient Rome, skin care was prized. To give it a beautiful color and shine, people often used chalk mixed with whitewash, potato starch. In ancient China, makeup with pale skin was considered fashionable, while the eyes were summed up with a rich black color, and the lips were bright red.

In ancient Russia, much less attention was paid to makeup. The main signs of beauty were considered red cheeks, as well as milky skin, so women of fashion used blush and whitewash.

During the Renaissance, makeup with a thick layer of powder was considered fashionable, with blue veins on top. Also fashionistas plucked their eyebrows. Natural makeup with light colors is in vogue today.

Let's analyze the features of some types of make-up.

This option is perfect for various parties and holidays. When creating such a make-up, various dark colors of foundation and powder can be used. They can be supplemented with blush and dark shadows (gray-green colors are often used). At the same time, the eyelashes are painted over with black mascara for volume or with a lengthening effect.

To make the eyes more expressive, a liquid eyeliner is used. Also, some of the fair sex take voluminous false eyelashes.The main thing is to make sure that the design does not turn out to be vulgar.

This option is suitable for working women. When creating it, shadows of two colors (light and dark) are used. Moreover, light cosmetics should be applied under the eyebrows, and dark ones on the eyelid zone.

When creating a business make-up, you can tint your eyelashes a little with black mascara, or you can not use it at all. The skin should be pre-leveled; this is done using a tonal composition or powder.

This type of makeup is considered one of the most difficult therefore he is most often trusted makeup artists... As a rule, when creating it, the lips are given an even and clear contour with the help of a cosmetic pencil. Lipstick color can be any.

Eyes are often decorated with shadows with glitter. Such cosmetics will add tenderness to the image. For wedding makeup, it is better to use various pearlescent light tones.

This type of makeup is considered one of the most common. Light neutral shades are used in its design. The make-up should be as natural as possible, almost invisible.

A light-colored foundation is preliminarily applied to the skin. For the eyes, nude shadows are used, one color is enough. Eyelashes should be slightly tinted with black or brown ink.

It is recommended to slightly emphasize the shape of the eyebrows; for this, a cosmetic eyeliner is suitable. Lips should be painted with nude lipstick. It can be either matte or glossy. Instead of lipstick, a transparent or translucent gloss is sometimes taken.

This option is great for dating. It allows you to give a girl femininity and fragility.... A romantic make-up will look harmoniously on young women.

When creating this original makeup, the lips are painted with a translucent gloss, it is permissible to use lipstick with a slight shimmery effect. In any case, cosmetics should be in light shades, you should not overload the image with dark tones. Contours are also not recommended.

For the eyes, it is better to take light shadows, one color is enough. It is worth emphasizing them with an eyeliner, it should match the color of the shadows.

When applying such cosmetics to the eyes, light smooth transitions should be made using various brushes.

With a cosmetic pencil, you can draw a little outline of the eyebrows. Eyelashes are lightly tinted with black or brown ink. This makeup will look great with airy styling, while leaving the forehead area open.

Such an unusual make-up is most often used for ballroom and other dancers. As a rule, when creating it, it is applied professional cosmetics. Funds should have bright and catchy colors.

In stage makeup it is permissible to focus on both the lips and the eyes, which does not allow even the most daring evening make-up... To highlight the eyes as much as possible, make-up is done with voluminous extended eyelashes of medium density, bright liquid eyeliners are also used.

A base must be applied to the skin to even out it. Most often, special bases and tonal compositions are used. Moreover, they should be applied not only to the face, but also to the neck and earlobes. Cosmetics should hide all defects that are present on the skin.

As a rule, when making a stage make-up, the cheekbones are highlighted with the help of bright blush.Eyebrows play an important role. First, all the extra protruding hairs are removed. Then their shape is corrected, they are drawn with a cosmetic resistant pencil, all this is fixed with a special gel.

To highlight the eyes, bright shadows are taken, it is better to immediately prepare several colors. In this case, the darkest shades should be applied to the eyelids, and the lightest shades should be applied under the eyebrows. It is better to additionally draw the eyes with a pencil or eyeliner. Sometimes ready-made stage makeup is complemented with small sparkles, feathers, drawings.

This makeup will be an excellent option for those with oily skin.... In addition, he is able to easily hide all the flaws in it. In this case, it is important to choose the right cosmetics. For such a make-up, a matte foundation, concealer, powder is suitable. These funds are used to apply the base.

For the eyes, it is worth picking up dry shadows of light shades.

For lashes, it is best to use black or brown waterproof mascara. You can take almost any lipstick. The choice of color will depend on personal preference. If you wish, you can lightly trace them with a contour pencil.

This makeup should be as natural and light as possible. To apply foundation to skin, it is best to use CC or BB cream and a healthy mineral powder. But in any case, a nourishing moisturizer is pre-applied. It should be completely absorbed, only after that you can start applying the base.

After that, blush is applied. It is best to pick up light fresh shades. An excellent option would be peach and pale pink tones. You need to apply them in a thin layer.

Shadows of neutral tones are used to accentuate the eyes. Sometimes they are not dyed at all, but simply applied with a base on the eyelids. Shadows can separately emphasize the lower eyelid. In this case, the cosmetics will need to be thoroughly shaded.

A simple black mascara is applied to the lashes. Sometimes brown cosmetics are also taken. Lips can be painted with a transparent or translucent light gloss, no contours need to be drawn.

This makeup became popular in the 90s of the last century. Currently, he is very popular with makeup artists. Monochrome design is performed in one color and in tones close to it. Cheeks, eyes and lips are painted in the same color scheme. As a result, the make-up is obtained as natural and neat as possible.

Most often, when applying this makeup, a nude palette is selected. Often it is performed in lilac, pale pink, light orange tones.

Such a bold option is only suitable for individual occasions; it should not be used for everyday life. It is important to create a perfectly even skin tone. In this case, it is better to choose cosmetics with a slight tanning effect. A bronzer is often used. Moreover, the latter should be applied to the neck.

It is better to correct the shape of the face with a corrector. In this case, a product is selected that is darker in tone to the skin.

In Egyptian makeup, the emphasis is on the eyes. This creates a beautiful "cat" cut. For this, shadows are applied to the moving part of the eyelid. The color can be different depending on the color of the eyes themselves.

• For brown - lilac and golden.
• For greens - pink.
• For blue - dark blue or black.
• For grays, green and brown.

If desired, combine shadows of several different colors. But don't take more than 3 colors. Closer to the eyebrows, the shadows should turn into a light haze. When applied, all transitions should be as smooth as possible.

You can connect the lines of the upper and lower eyelids into a single arrow. She should go upstairs.Eyes should be boldly drawn with a pencil or matte eyeliner. In this case, it is necessary to go beyond the limits of the incision.

The eyelashes are thickly painted over with charcoal ink. They should be as thick and lush as possible. It is important to shape your eyebrows correctly. They need to be made strictly delineated and wide enough. Their shade should match the hair color. Lips can be painted with a light gloss or nude lipstick.

Such a make-up is often done for various interesting photo sessions. An ivory foundation is applied to the skin. Cheekbones are painted with peach blush. The eyes are designed in shades of green, while using several tones to make them look like an elf.

The eyebrows should be highlighted. For this, special shadows are used. The eyes can also be slightly drawn in with a pencil. Eyelashes are lightly painted with ink.

There are many more makeup options.

• Goth makeup. This design is perfect for theme parties. It is particularly gloomy. To make it, sweeping large arrows are drawn with liquid eyeliner, the lips are painted with bright red lipstick.

• Makeup with a butterfly effect. In this make-up, the emphasis is on the eyes. For this, shadows of several bright and one neutral colors (white, silver) are taken. A neutral color is applied to the inner corners of the eyes. Then one bright color is applied on top under the eyebrows, and another bright color is applied to the outer corners of the eyes and under the lower eyelid. Lips can be colored with a light gloss.

• Rejuvenating... For this make-up, neutral light shades are selected. In this case, it is better to give preference to pearlescent compositions. Concealers (corrector, powder) play an important role. They will hide many age-related changes on the face.

• Wet makeup... This option is suitable for those with dry skin. It uses creamy and liquid textures to achieve the effect of moisture on the skin. In addition, the integument is treated with a moisturizer. At the same time, it is better to choose nude cosmetics for lips and eyes.

Today, many other make-ups are used. Indian, Iranian, space make-up, vamp design will look interesting and beautiful.

There are various simple and complex makeup techniques.

Consider the simplest option for applying to the face:

• the skin is thoroughly cleansed;
• a base is applied to it (primer, moisturizer);
• tone alignment is performed;
• the zones of the cheekbones, chin, forehead are highlighted with the help of blush, powder, voluminous cosmetic brushes.

In more complex techniques, they also do contouring... This procedure allows you to hide imperfections on the skin of the face, as well as highlight certain areas. As a rule, when contouring, tonal creams, powders, and blush are used. Moreover, both light and dark shades are taken. Light ones are applied to those places that need to be hidden, and dark ones - to those that need to be highlighted. In any case, good shading with a brush or sponge is necessary.

To make the design more natural, use the following technique:

• paint over the places between the eyelashes with a pencil;
• eyebrows are fixed with gel;
• eyelashes are painted with simple mascara.

If you want to apply shadows, then remember that the lightest tone is used as the base. Darker makeup is applied from the inner corners of the eyes towards the middle. All transitions are carefully shaded. More than 2 colors can be applied. More complex techniques involve drawing arrows, drawing the eyes with a pencil.

A simple technique involves the following steps:

• the natural contour of the lips is outlined with a pencil to match or slightly darker;
• then the cosmetics are shaded with a cotton swab;
• lips are painted with lipstick, while the contour is closed, cosmetics should be applied evenly;
• at the final stage, you can apply a little transparent gloss on top.

There is also a more complex dense technique:

• a greasy base is applied to the lips;
• the contours are outlined with a pencil;
• lips are completely painted over with lipstick, then they are slightly soaked with a napkin, then another layer is applied;
• the area is lightly powdered;
• the lips are finally brought down with a pencil, a little shine is added on top.

This dense technique allows lips to be defined, giving them richer color and greater volume.

To remove all cosmetics, you should use special products. The best option would be cosmetic milk or tonic. They are immediately applied to the skin, and then the cosmetics are removed with cotton pads.

Movement with cotton pads should be blotting. Do not rub the skin, otherwise it can cause irritation. It is better to distribute the applied product immediately on the skin with light massaging movements.