Make Up

Simple Ways to Touch up Hair and Makeup

When it comes to touching up your hair and makeup at work, scrubbing your face clean and starting from scratch is not an option. So we asked some of Hollywood’s top makeup artists and hairstylists for makeup tips on how to make the transition from sedate to dramatic while using the least amount of products.
The Best Touchups Begin at Home
By doing barely there makeup in the morning, you cut the risk of creasing and caking later in the day. So start with a tinted moisturizer or a sheer foundation, followed by a primer-and-mascara duo (which should deliver a long-lasting coat that doesn’t need a second one) and a neutral, rosy lipstick. “Pack the items you’ll need for the evening: a dark lipstick if you’re planning on a strong mouth, eyeliner and smoky eye shadow if you plan on strong eyes instead, translucent powder to absorb shine and an eyebrow pencil with a spooly brush on one end,” says Tonya Crooks, a Los Angeles-based makeup artist who grooms the brows of Megan Fox.
Refresh Your Complexion
Whether you’re coming in from a long lunch or heading out the door for the evening, the linchpin of the touchup is clean, healthy-looking skin, says Crooks. Job No. 1 is to cancel out imperfections: Blot out breakthrough shine with oil-absorbing rice-paper tissues. If your skin is dry, spray your face with rosewater and redistribute your existing foundation with a clean makeup sponge. Cover blemishes or dark circles with a creamy light-reflecting concealer, rub a little cream blush onto the apples of your cheeks and set everything with a light dusting of translucent pressed powder (or the talc-covered side of the rice-paper tissues).
Eyeliner for Evening
The quickest way to define your eyes at night is with eyeliner, says Eugenia Weston, a Los Angeles-based makeup artist. “Use a gel liner because it goes on creamily and gives you some playtime, unlike liquid eyeliner that dries so fast it demands precision,” she says. “Using a fine eyeliner brush, draw the line gradually thicker as it approaches the outer edge of the lid, and add a small cat-eye wing if you like.
“Fill in your brows with an eye pencil and brush them upward with the spooly end. And if you’re going for a strong eye, which I think you should because dim restaurant lighting calls for it, stroke on eye shadow in deep plummy brown, eggplant or espresso. If you must have more mascara, wet your fingers slightly to moisten your lashes and soften the old coat. Let dry, and then apply a new one, separating lashes with a tiny metal comb.”
Hair Care in a Hurry
“If your locks are droopy or oily, spray the roots with a dry shampoo and brush out thoroughly,” says stylist Lia Dominguez of the Tom Brophy salon in Beverly Hills. (Dry shampoo will add volume and traction for styling.) Using a rat-tail comb, tease the top for a little height and secure your hair into a French twist with four bobby pins.
High Style
“After work, give your hair a good brushing and gather it up into a high Barbie ponytail, which can look fun and youthful,” says Christopher Dove, creative director of The Doves salon in Santa Monica, Calif. “It also gives a nice sleek curve to the back of your head.” Final touchup tip: Ditch the plain brown or black elastic band for a slightly wider fabric-covered one in a color that coordinates with your blouse, dress, shoes or purse.

Quick Makeup Tips

Quick yet perfect makeup – is it possible to look your best and be ready to go within 20 minutes?
The goal of a quick makeup look is to look well-groomed and rested. These simple make up tips will help women in building their confidence levels at workplace, sets attitude and speeds up the daily routine work.
Add Shimmer to Your Skin
Start by smoothing on a luminous tinted moisturizer. It blends in fast and easy, and the added light-reflecting pigments give your face a candlelit glow.
Even Out Your Skin Tone by Applying a Good Base

Foundation or applying base to make your skin complexion look even is the most basic part of your makeup. In fact it’s the first step in any makeup whether it is casual or formal. Choose the right shade. If your concealer is too light, it will accentuate dark patches. Don’t rub the makeup from side to side, which will actually remove the product from the skin. Pat it gently.
Beautiful Eye Makeup

All you have to do now is brush your eyebrows into shape, since nothing will throw off your look worse than the facial equivalent of bedhead. Now add a little mascara. Use an eyeliner pencil to highlight your eyes. Apply a thin line on the lower lid and upper lid to brighten up your beautiful eyes. You can also use eye shadow to enhance the look of your eyes. Use a black eye shadow to darken the eyebrows and you’re good to go.
The Art of Applying Lipstick

Using the stick itself, apply lipstick starting at the center of both the lower and upper lips and moving out to the corners.  Press your lips together lightly and rub them against each other to distribute the color and help absorb the pigment. Apply a natural lip color and dab with color. This gives a natural look to the lips. You can also apply a lip gloss to sparkle your lips.
These simple make up is the basics of giving a makeover to face so use them to look beautiful and natural always.
Note:-While purchasing a foundation or a concealer choose what suits perfect for your skin tone. This simple make up takes only minutes to get ready.