1. Smoky Eyes

Smoky eyes have always been popular but the black and gray shades used to achieve them aren’t always appropriate for spring. This season try smoky eyes using brown, gold, violet or green shadow. Look for eye shadow collections with four colors in the same family to easily achieve smoky spring eyes. Usually the lightest color goes on your lid area, the middle color in the crease and the darkest color to the outer corner top of your lid, for depth. The 4th color (if any) is used as a highlight – below the brow area, or in the inner corner of the eye.

2. Soft Lip Colors

Nude lip colors were hot on the runways this spring. You can get the same look by using a soft lip shade that is close to the color of your lips, then blotting and lightly brushing on face powder. If you don’t want to go nude, try a shimmery pink for a pretty spring look.

3. Healthy skin

Healthy skin is always in style, but this spring it’s the hottest fashion accessory. Fashion runways for Spring 2009 featured barely there makeup and flawless skin. Make sure to moisturize daily to keep your skin soft and smooth. Use a tinted moisturizer and peach blush to complete the look.

When it comes to healthy skin, regular cleaning with a natural cotton cloth and a natural, paraben-free cleanser is a sure bet. When you avoid products with preservatives (like parabens) your skin is going to be healthier, happier and acne free.

You might consider some natural organic makeup this spring. Natural mineral makeup is not only the latest “fad” – it’s also better for your skin! Safer, natural products ensure clear pores and no breakouts.

Putting makeup on is like painting. It involves different strokes to smoothen out the base of the face like a plain canvas. Colors are applied using different strokes to define the lines of your face that needs to be accentuated. You still decide to use what colors to use and blend them together in order to be in harmony with what you will be wearing for the day. The lines of your lips and eyebrows are needed to be defined. Your cheeks may become as rosy as it can be. When properly applied, the end result will be a wonderful masterpiece just like that of Picasso or Michelangelo; a face that could launch a thousand ships, just like Helen of Troy.

It is the want of every woman to look as nice as they can be. That is the reason why they use all these cosmetics to add colors and to bring out perfection in the face of every woman. However, applying these cosmetics cannot be done properly without the use of the right tools. Just like painting, it involves the use of brushes to apply paint on the canvas. The blending, balancing, the slants and other strokes involve cannot be done perfectly without a makeup brush.

There are different brushes that you can use at home. Any woman who is in to doing makeup should know the different tools that she can use at home. You might be thinking that only professionals do this. True but this is also your key to learn the art of blending cosmetics in your face. Although it takes a fine hand to perfect the strokes, any woman can learn the basics to be able to do this process on their own and get results just as the professionals do. Therefore, for any type of occasion, may it be ordinary or special; you can do your own makeup and it will look superb as if you had just visited the salon for it to be done.

Blush Brush- Usually they are round, soft and fluffy. They can be large or angled and they are your perfect tool for smooth application of blush-on to define your cheekbones.

Neck Duster- They look like blushers, only smaller but with fluffier bristles. Professionals use this to dust hair after cutting. However, they can also be used to even out powder on your neck.

Powder Brush- After putting foundation, we usually use powder to smoothen out the surface. This is the best tools that you can use to apply powder evenly on your face and neck creating a smooth finish ready for putting other makeup.

Eye shadow Brush- You do not want your eye shadow to look uneven right? You should be getting this one makeup brush. Blending colors and edges should be quick and easy. Just make sure they are soft so that it will not hurt your eye.

Lip Brush- This is usually small and tapered. It is very helpful in avoiding wastage of lipstick and on top of that, it can be used to soften the lines of your lips. Once the edges are defined properly, you can also blend in the lip liner and the lipstick together with ease.

One of the best makeup tips is to use the appropriate brush for your purpose. Buying professional makeup brushes is very worthwhile. ]]> http://www.all-about-her.com/the-art-of-makeup-brushes/feed/ 0