STEP UP YOUR MAKE -UP IN 2012...BY MILLICENT DICKSON

o INTRODUCTION
• Make-Up is an additional beauty, or an act of beautification.
• Make-Up has so many (technique), is left for you to study and choose the method that best fits to be as natural as you can be.


FALSE EYELASHES
• This has become a must have for every woman, the key to creating natural and beautiful lashes is in learning the tricks of the trade, and this includes knowing where to use false lashes amongst other things that I will reveal in this article.
o Types and textures of false lashes

• False lashes come in two types of textures they are :
o Original: These are natural, and as such its use will give the most natural look, because of its flexible nature, it has the ability to assume any desired form.
o Synthetic: These are the opposite of the original ones.

• The types they come in are:
• Individual strands: These are single lashes that are fixed individually.
• Stick-on: As the name implies, these are lashes that are simply stuck on, as they are made ready to wear.

o Colours:
• Green, White, Purple, Blue. e.t.c
o Tools
• Lashes
• Tweezers
• Glue comes in different colour, sizes ,texture and kind, these serves as an attachment to the eyelashes and to your placement zone

• Comb
• Tip applicator/Cotton bud is to erase spillage from the glue.
• Water on your finger tip is used to put together the glue and the lashes.
• Scissors is used to cut to your desired shape if only needed
• Curler is used to curling your lashes if false lashes are not curly enough, or to create another design

o Maintenance for both individual and stick-on lashes
• Avoid excess glue as this attracts dirt and makes lashes look too conspicuous, and in essence noticeably fake.(Except you are trying to cause some drama, or making a statement on the runway for instance)
• Try not to spill eye shadow on the lashes, as it makes it look caked.
• You can take chill pill on the mascara, as they will drag the lashes and weaken glue, and in essence shorten the life span. (The lashes look fantastic without mascara anyways…)

• Hold on to artificial lashes and your lashes together while having your bath for 30sec, this is very important to keep lashes long-lasting.
• Use a colorless mascara or Vaseline.

o Advantages
• It beautifully enhances your face
• It brightens up your eye shadow border
• You hardly need to bother with make up, as you look ready to go already.

o Disadvantages
• It’s a bit uncomfortable, and takes a little getting used to, especially for first timers.
• It plucks out your natural lashes
• Frequent fixing causes swollen rims& Redness of the eyes.

Have a super fantastic make up year in 2012.