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Quick Eye Makeup Tips For Wide Set Eyes

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
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If your eyes are wider set, and you hope to bring them closer together, here are some simple tricks from my San Antonio makeup experience!


• Start out by applying a medium brown eyeshadow across the lids, and darken the inner corners slightly.
• Line completely around the eyes with a medium brown eyeliner, and thicken the eyeliner toward the inner corners of the eyes.
• Apply a highlighter in small amounts to the inner corners of the eyes to attract light and make the eyes appear closer together.
• Apply a darker shade of brown shadow to the crease of the eyes, and blend well.
• Finish by using a neutral eyeshadow that matches the tone of your skin to blend the two colors up into your brow bone.
• As a final tip, always lightly shadow your brows with a color that matches your hair to complete your eye makeup look for a sophisticated finish.

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Courtney Cox Beauty in a Few Easy Steps!

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Whether you are a cougar or not, there are a few simple steps you can take to be as beautiful as Courtney Cox! Here is how from my San Antonio makeup experience:


• Start out with a foundation that matches your skin tone, preferably a mineral makeup foundation for lightweight coverage.
• Use a cream gel blush for the apples of your cheeks, and smooth on with clean fingers. It is often best to do your face makeup before your eye makeup so that you apply less overall in your final makeup application.
• Line the eyes with an espresso eye pencil over the top lid and from the middle of the bottom lid to the outer corner. On the inner corner of the bottom lid, line it with a highlighter in a champagne color.
• Top the eyelid with a medium brown eyeshadow, and use a darker shade in the crease. Blend both colors together with a shimmer or pearl neutral eyeshadow.
•Finish with a rose gloss or lip stain, and lightly dust on bronzer to complete the look!

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Look Your Best With Little Rest

Friday, January 15th, 2010

There is nothing worse than tossing and turning all night, only to wake up looking like a lesser version of yourself. Find out how to treat tired and dull skin from my makeup artist San Antonio experience!

First of all, use an anti-puff eye product with caffeine in it to reduce puffiness in the under eye area. This will make a serious difference in normalizing any swelling in your face. After that, line your lower lash line with white eyeliner, which will make you immediately look more alert and awake.

Use highlighter to bring out the area under your eyebrows, on the inner corner of your eyes, and on your cheekbones. This will immediately light up your face!

Last of all, hang your head upside down for about 30 seconds, and it will restore instant color to your cheeks!

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A Glamorous Eye Makeup Tutorial

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Since it is still the winter season, why not try a fun shimmer look to enhance your everyday makeup application? Here is how from my San Antonio bridal makeup experience.

Start out by curling your eyelashes, and then apply a metallic eyeshadow in silver or gold over the entire eyelid. After that, use a wet contour brush to apply the same eyeshadow color as an eyeliner to the upper lash line, and half of the lower lash line. On the lower lash line, apply the shimmer eyeliner from the middle of the lash line to the outer corner of the eye.

You can leave the lower eyeliner as is for a dramatic look, or you can tone it down by adding a black or charcoal eyeshadow color as eyeliner with your contour brush. For the inner corner of the lower lash line, apply a highlighter or white eyeliner to open up your eyes.

Finish by blending the eye makeup with an eyeshadow shade that matches your skin tone for a beautiful and glamorous makeup application!

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How To Get Natural Makeup Like Rachel Bilson

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

To have a beautiful, clean makeup application like Rachel Bilson, you definitely need to channel your OC style. Here are some easy tips from my San Antonio wedding makeup experience!

  • 696791ABMake sure that your face looks as clean as possible for that California glow. Use a tinted moisturizer and a minimal amount of concealer.
  • For blush, use a cream or gel blush because it gives the most natural and glowing finish.
  • For your eye makeup, choose shades that are close to your skin tone so that they remain neutral. It is also best to use a highlighter in the stick form to highlight your lower lash line and underneath your brows to make your eyes stand out.
  • Make sure that your brows are well groomed, and use an eyeshadow shade that is the same color as your hair to color them in lightly.
  • Always go for a nude or neutral lip color that will complement your skin tone for a beautiful California look!

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How To Have Luminous Skin On Your Wedding Day

Friday, August 7th, 2009

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If you want your skin to look dewy and radiant on your wedding day, then you are in luck! Here are a few tips to have your skin looking beautiful and not greasy for your special day from my San Antonio makeup artist experience.

  • If you’re going to use any shimmer or highlighter on your face, then make sure that you do it lightly. If you overdo it, then it can show up in pictures and look too shiny or oily. Plan on highlighting only your cheekbones and bridge of your nose, which is where the sun will naturally hit your face anyway.
  • Top your highlighter with one small dusting of powder to hold it in place, and make sure that you dust lightly or your makeup will look too heavy.
  • Many brides love to put highlighter on their cleavage and collarbone area, which is especially beautiful if you are wearing a strapless dress.
  • Make sure that you are continually moisturizing on a daily basis, but especially before your wedding day. Allow your moisturizer to dry for at least five minutes before applying your makeup.
  • If you do have issues with oil production, keep oil blotting rice papers on hand to troubleshoot any oiliness throughout the day.

And there you have it – a beautiful and glowing bride-to-be!

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