Makeup
Makeup tutorials, application techniques, shade matching and Faberlic makeup reviews.
How to Make Eyes Look Bigger with Makeup
Six techniques that genuinely open up the eye, and the three habits that close it - most people are doing at least one of them.
Read →Evening Makeup: A Step-by-Step Guide
Evening makeup is daytime makeup with more contrast and better staying power - not a different routine. What to change, in order.
Read →How to Make Your Eyes Look More Expressive
Definition, contrast and lift are what read as expressive. Six adjustments that add all three, in order of how much difference they make.
Read →Types of Eyeshadow and What Each Is For
Matte, satin, shimmer, glitter, cream and pencil - what each finish actually does, and which ones suit mature or textured lids.
Read →Ten Common Makeup Mistakes and How to Fix Them
The errors that show up in daylight - wrong shade, unblended edges, too much powder - and the correction for each.
Read →Cream Eyeshadow: How to Apply and Blend It
Cream shadow is faster than powder and less forgiving of hesitation. The working window, what to blend with, and how to stop it creasing.
Read →How to Apply Eyeshadow: Schemes for Different Eye Shapes
The three-shade structure that works on any eye, and how to adjust the placement for round, almond, close-set, wide-set and hooded eyes.
Read →Shaping Your Eyebrows at Home
How to shape brows without over-plucking - finding your natural line, the three reference points, and the mistakes that take months to grow out.
Read →Waterproof Mascara: Pros, Cons and How to Remove It
When waterproof is worth it, when it costs you lashes, and the removal method that does not involve rubbing.
Read →How to Choose a Mascara: Volume, Length or Curl
One mascara rarely does all three well. How to work out which effect your lashes actually need, and what the brush shape tells you before you buy.
Read →How to Use Concealer: Zones, Shades and Technique
Concealer does three different jobs that need three different shades and placements. Why one product used everywhere is the usual mistake.
Read →How to Apply Mascara Without Clumps
Clumping is almost always technique or a drying tube, not a bad mascara. The fixes, in the order worth trying them.
Read →Eyeliner for Hooded Eyes: Step by Step
Standard winged liner disappears or smudges on hooded lids. The technique that keeps the line visible when the eye is open.
Read →Makeup for Hooded Eyes
Standard eye makeup disappears on hooded lids. The adjustments that keep shadow and liner visible when the eye is open.
Read →Makeup for Grey Eyes: Everyday Ideas
Grey eyes shift colour depending on what you put near them. How to use that deliberately - to bring out blue, green, or the grey itself.
Read →Makeup After 40: What Changes and What to Adjust
Skin texture changes, so the products that sit well on it change too. What to swap, what to keep doing, and the habits that stop working.
Read →Makeup for Blue Eyes: Which Shades to Choose
Warm and copper tones make blue eyes look bluer. Why that works, which shades to reach for, and the one people expect to suit them but rarely does.
Read →Makeup for Green Eyes: Palette and Technique
Purple is the shade that makes green eyes greenest, and warm browns are the everyday alternative. What to use, and what flattens them.
Read →Makeup for Brown Eyes: The Best Eyeshadow Shades
Brown eyes suit almost everything, which makes choosing harder rather than easier. How to pick by undertone and by the effect you want.
Read →Smoky Eyes Step by Step
The classic smoky eye in six steps, with the two things beginners get wrong - too much product too early, and not enough blending time.
Read →How to Choose a Lipstick: Shade, Texture and Wear
Three separate decisions get collapsed into one at the shop. Separating them is how you end up with a lipstick you actually finish.
Read →Ten-Minute Daytime Makeup
A realistic weekday routine that fits into ten minutes - what to keep, what to drop, and the order that wastes the least time.
Read →How to Choose the Right Foundation for Your Skin
How to choose a foundation that matches your skin type, undertone and coverage needs, with practical tests you can do before buying anything.
Read →How to Draw Eyeliner: Five Techniques
Five ways to get a clean line, from the easiest to the most demanding, and how to fix the wing when it goes wrong without starting over.
Read →Basic Makeup for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Routine
The five-product routine that covers everyday makeup, in the order it goes on, with the beginner mistakes that make each step look heavier than intended.
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