Double-Duty Cosmetics
-Lipstick makes a great cream blush. You’ll find it’s a
perfect way to color coordinate your face.
perfect way to color coordinate your face.
-A nude pencil is just right to outline lips, cover
blemishes, and line brows.
blemishes, and line brows.
-Eye shadow doubles as a lip powder.
-Mascara can create an emergency beauty mark.
-Dark brown eyeliner can be used as a lip pencil.
-Dry blush can be used to seal lips or to change lip
color. Or it can turn lip gloss into a longer-lasting,
more matte formula.
color. Or it can turn lip gloss into a longer-lasting,
more matte formula.
-Translucent powder can be used to lighten brows,
seal lipstick, and to lighten dark areas.
seal lipstick, and to lighten dark areas.
-Concealer hides redness and thins a too-prominent
nose.
nose.
-Powder puffs lightly sprayed with hair spray help
powder stay put, and not on your clothes.
powder stay put, and not on your clothes.
-When retouching makeup in the middle of the day,
go lightly. Oil from the skin will absorb the makeup’s color and intensify it, making it look artificial. Press excess oil away with a tissue.
go lightly. Oil from the skin will absorb the makeup’s color and intensify it, making it look artificial. Press excess oil away with a tissue.
-Pressed powder has a finer texture than loose powder, and looks less “floury.”
-Brush powder only on the center of the face. The
sides of the face are always drier and don’t require it.
sides of the face are always drier and don’t require it.
