Instant Face Lift
This makeup move will give you a subtle change that brightens your face. Take a concealer pencil (such as Susan Posnick Color Correct,and
draw three horizontal lines — like cat whiskers — near the nose
spanning out across the cheek. Use a sponge or clean brush to blend each
line in an upward direction for an instant lift and ultra brightening
effect.
To boost the effect, Petra Strand of Pixi Beauty
suggests using a concealer pencil in the manner described above, then
directly above each whisker, draw another whisker line using a highlighter.
“When the concealer and highlighter are blended into the skin, it will
not only lift and highlight, but will make the skin look airbrushed.”
Tone It Down
“If you have applied eye shadow that is a
little too intense, don’t remove, just dip a shadow blender brush in
bronzing powder, and sweep across the entire lid,” says Strand. “The
bronzing powder will work like a neutral tint, so it will diffuse and
soften the color without changing it too radically.”
For Lush Lashes
To get a better curl, Celebrity Makeup Artist and President/Founder of Mally Beauty, Mally Roncal
uses the three-pump system with her lash curler. She starts with a
squeeze at the base of the lashes, then a squeeze in the middle and ends
with a squeeze at the tips of the lashes.
Once
you’ve curled your lashes, Strand says to sprinkle a small amount of
loose powder onto them, and then apply your mascara. Apply a second coat
by zig-zagging the wand through the lashes to fan them out. You will
notice that the powder helps to maximize the look of each lash.
For Fuller Lips
Roncal suggests connecting the two points of your Cupid’s bow (the top of your upper lip) with a nude lip pencil, like the Mally Lip Essentials Pencil
An Improved Cat Eye
If you’re like me, then you still can’t
manage to draw on a decent cat eye. While many tutorials suggest
flicking your pencil up and out, it’s easier said than done. In a recent
online video for Keds, Taylor Swift shared her tip for getting a good,