Using Make Up Properly

Make up should enhance and not change your features

Most teenagers are excited about the day they are allowed to wear make up, but without proper training, they do not accomplish the purpose for which it is intended. Unfortunately when many teenagers begin wearing make up, they have a tendency to overdo it thinking it improves their appearance. What doesn’t always become part of the training process is telling them or even women in general that make up should enhance your features rather than change them.

Use Correct Shades of Foundation

One of the mistakes many women make with foundation make up is buying a shade that is too dark or too light for their complexion. This is especially true of those who have fair complexions because they seem to think having a darker complexion will make them look tanned throughout the year. Although this may be true if they attend a tanning salon, using make up to darken your complexion looks unnatural, especially if you have light blond hair. The colour of your foundation make up should be as close to the natural tone of your skin as possible. You want to smooth any imperfections and cover lines and creases rather than change the entire look of your face./P>

Eyeliner and Mascara Should Not Be Obvious

There was a time when it was acceptable to wear eyeliner that stood out where you could see it—whites and blues were common as was the Endora look with thick eyeliner extending from the end of the eyelid onto the face. The natural look has been more common over the last couple of decades and is more appealing. Black eyeliner and mascara for brunettes and redheads and brown for blondes looks the most natural. The occasional application of a Navy blue is enhancing as well, but any other colours look completely unnatural no matter what your hair colour. 

Eye Shadow Should Be in Earth tones or Pastels

Eye shadow is one of the areas where many women, especially teens, tend to overdo it. You will see fair skinned girls wearing dark blue, purple, and other shades of eye shadow instead of the neutral colours that make them more appealing. Darker and more prominent colours may be acceptable for nighttime and formal occasions but for every day use, you should stay with the earth tones such as the browns and tans or pastels such as light blues, pinks, and lavender.

Lip and Nail Colour

This is another area that is in need of improvement. Certainly some of the blues and lavenders are quite appealing, but various shades of yellows, greens, greys, and other similar colours do not look appealing on most people. In most cases, coordinating shades for the lips and nails are the most appealing. Dark reds do not look good on anyone except those with very dark complexions such as blacks or Hispanics.

Use Make Up to Enhance Rather Than Change

If you are one of the lucky people who has a smooth and beautiful complexion that does not require any kind of make up, don’t think you need to do what everyone else does. For the majority of women who need the added enhancement that make-up provides, do it in a beautifying and natural way. Choose tones and shades that bring out your natural beauty rather than using ones that make it obvious you are wearing make up.

If you aren’t certain which shades are best for you, check with a cosmetician or someone who has vast experience. By using tones that bring out your natural beauty, you will feel better about your appearance when you spend time matching your eye shadow to your complexion instead of what you are wearing.

Martha Richards

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