With all those celebrities appearing in the media, a lot of us girls and women try to achieve their looks by applying make-up the way (we think) they did. Every day, we apply all sorts of stuff on our face for a flawless skin, seductive eyes and pouty lips. Too bad that this look often goes wrong, and in a lot of cases we end up looking ridiculous. Instead of the ‘sexy celebrity’ look, let’s try something a bit more natural.
As an example, I’m taking Korean celebrities. Above, you can see f(x)’s Sulli and SNSD’s Jessica. Somehow their faces look a lot more natural, fresh and not caked with make-up. These girls look wide awake, thanks to their flawless skin, open eyes, and rosy lips. With a couple of tips and a little bit of make-up, let’s go ahead and try to achieve this look!
1. (Almost) flawless skin
With saying flawless skin, I’m not giving you the cue to apply a butt load of foundation on your face. Instead, try to take good care of your skin. Because trust me, when your skins condition is at its best, your make-up will apply a lot nicer too! So after cleansing and moisturizing your skin, apply a light foundation/tinted moisturizer all over your face. Now remember, you’re not trying to erase your flaws, the foundation is purely to even out your skin tone. However, if you do have a stubborn problem area, add a tiny bit of concealer. Next step is to set your foundation (and concealer) with a little bit of powder. Don’t use too much of it, because your skin will look too matt and not natural. If you like the dewy look, skip the powder.
2.Enhanced eyebrows
A lot of ladies out there neglect their eyebrows, which is really a shame because brows really do frame your face. Make sure you don’t over pluck your eyebrows, because thin brows will give an older and much harsher look. After giving your brows the right shape, it’s time to fill them in with a shadow or pencil. Don’t draw them on, keep a light hand. After filling them in, brush them out with an eyebrow brush to get rid of all the excess powder/pencil.
3.Defined eyes
You don’t need any crazy colors, try to go for natural ones like brown or grey. You can also use black, but this can be a bit too harsh. Taking any type of eyeliner of your choice (pencil, liquid or gel eyeliner), start tight lining your upper lash line. Tight lining means coloring between your lashes, instead of on top of your lash line. This will give an illusion of thicker lashes. After that you can also line your upper lash line regularly. The trick here is to not apply anything on your lower lash line, as this can drag your eyes down. With the help of an eyelash curler, curl your lashes and apply mascara. Don’t overdo it with the mascara, one – two coats is enough.
4.Rosy lips
All you have to do now is to get the soft rosy lips. First of all, it’s important to moisturize your lips with a nice lip balm or lip conditioner. Personally I just like to use a bit of balm, so my lips won’t look chapped. If you have really pale lips, and you want to add some color, take a nice pinky lip stain or stick and apply this lightly on your lips. If you have more pigmented lips, try to look for a color that looks like your lips, but better.
Of course, if you want to, you can skip some of these steps if you think you don’t need them. Instead of having to wake up early in the morning just to do your make-up , sleep a little bit longer and try this look. I hope that some of you girls like this ‘less is more’ look, and try to sport this look for a change!
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