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 →What Is Kajal and How to Use It
Kajal is built for the waterline, not for wings. How it differs from a regular eye pencil, how to apply it so it stays put, and when a nude one beats black.
Read →How to Curl Your Lashes (With and Without a Curler)
The three-squeeze method for a natural curve, curler safety rules worth knowing, no-curler alternatives that work, and why your curl drops by lunchtime.
Read →Tightlining: The Eyeliner Nobody Can See
Tightlining fills the gaps between lash roots so lashes look denser without a visible line. How to do it, what pencil to use, and the four things that go wrong.
Read →Makeup for Narrow Eyes: Technique and Shades
Narrow eyes need height rather than length. Vertical blending, working with the eye open, and the shade families that add depth without weighing the lid down.
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 →How to Elongate Round Eyes with Makeup
Round eyes need horizontal, not vertical. Where to place shadow and how far to take the wing so the shape reads almond instead of surprised.
Read →Coloured Eyeliner: How to Wear the Trend
Three wearable ways to use coloured liner on an ordinary weekday, which shades suit which eye colour, and the pairing that tips it into costume territory.
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 →Makeup for Small Eyes That Actually Opens Them Up
The five habits that shrink small eyes, and the eight-step routine to replace them - light waterline, upward blending and depth kept to the outer third.
Read →Do You Need a Lash Primer?
What lash primer actually does under mascara, what it cannot do despite the claims, the 15-second application window, and who sees a real difference from it.
Read →How to Get Even Eyeliner Wings Every Time
Wings come out mismatched because most people finish one eye before starting the other. The parallel method, hand support, the dot trick and the tape debate.
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 →Makeup for Wide-Set Eyes
Everything you have been told about keeping the inner corner light gets reversed here. Where to put depth, how short the wing should be, and why the highlight moves outward.
Read →Individual Lash Clusters: Placement and Removal
Three cluster placement maps for different effects, how many you need per eye, why clusters attach to your lashes rather than your lid, and safe removal.
Read →How to Apply Gel Eyeliner with a Brush
Choosing the right brush, loading the correct amount of product, drawing the line in sections, and fixing the four things that usually go wrong with gel liner.
Read →Pencil vs Liquid Eyeliner: Which to Use
Pencil, felt-tip pen or gel with a brush - what each format actually does well, which one forgives mistakes, and what a beginner should buy first.
Read →Makeup for Close-Set Eyes
A placement map for close-set eyes: keep the inner corner pale, weight everything outward, and start the wing halfway along the lid instead of at the tear duct.
Read →How to Apply Strip Lashes at Home
Why the outer corner lifts, the 30-second glue rule that fixes it, how to trim and shape the band, and removing lashes without taking your own with them.
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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