Tips and Techniques

Prep and Prime


Before your beauty artistry begins, you must prepare your canvas.

Start off with a daily cleansing and moisturizing ritual to face the day fresh and protected. You will find moisturizers with sunscreens built in. Also, SPF-loaded foundations and tints are real time savers.
Make sure your brows look well groomed. Check them in natural light near a window and pluck away any strays.

If you tend to be really oily it’s smart to apply a...

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Making Me Blush


Ah blush! With a stroke of color you can transform your look and uplift your spirit. Its a must have for an alive and youthful appearance.
         
Different Strokes for Different Folks
  1. Powder blush works for everyone. I love to apply it with a large powder brush. Dip the brush in a pinky coral shade (a universally pretty tone) and apply on the apples of the cheeks. Blending is...

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Eyebrows 101


Nothing frames the eyes better than perfectly groomed brows. They really can make or break the face. So, let’s chill with the eyebrow butchering already. Achieving great brows is simple; just follow the technique below. My most important tip? Don't get tweezer happy!

  1. Brows should be natural-flowing arches that look uniform and not "little squares with tails." Begin plucking the brow from the inside, close to the inside arch of...

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Eye Candy


Bring out your soulful beauty by enhancing your eyes. Whether your eyes are big, small, round, narrow, or deep set, all eyes will be on you when you give them a touch of glamour. Doing up the eyes is a great way to play with makeup, so have fun!

Breaking Old Habits
Psst... come here and listen, I am going to let you in a little secret. Always, apply eye makeup before any face makeup! Yes, you heard me right!  Now, I am all...

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Luscious Lips


Achieve that perfect lip line
After applying your lipstick, put a bit of foundation on a concealer brush and follow around your lip line, erasing any smudges. Poof! A perfect pout.

When to use lip stains
Only use lip stains when your lips are perfectly smooth and you don't have lines around the mouth. To get smooth lips, buff lips with a toothbrush dipped in a little water and sugar. Never rub too hard and...

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