How to perfect the winged eye look

 How to rightly work the winged eye look for a party, minimal makeup, glossy lips

With retro being the theme of the hour, there are several makeup trends from the golden era of 60s' and 70s' that are coming back. And one such makeup trend is the winged eye look. Creating a winged eye look is not a rocket science and one can easily get that look in a few simple steps.

1. Firstly take a tinted moisturizer and apply it all over your face in a circular motion. Blend it all over your face and neck to get an even skin tone.

2. Next use a concealer to cover your under eye dark circles and blemishes. Apply a bit of concealer with your ring finer in circular motion. Apply a bit of translucent powder after that all over your face and neck.

3. Next step is to create a base on your eyes. Take a light brown or a bronze coloured eye shadow and with a brush apply just a thin layer of the same on the upper lids of your eyes.

4. Now use your eye liner and start lining your eyes from the inner corner of your eyes and gradually move outwards in an upward position. For a thicker eye liner use short strokes from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the eye. Once you are done with it, use a kohl pencil or a kajal and fill in your lower lash line with it. You can even use a white eye liner at the inner corner of your eyes to give a more dramatic effect. The use of white opens up your eyes giving them more life and making them look bigger.

5. Now use a voluminous mascara in a wiggling motion, as it will open up your eyes instantly.

6. For finishing touches wear a thin layer of peach coloured blush on. For your lips you can either go for a light peach coloured or a nude shaded lip gloss.

Make sure that you keep your makeup minimal and let your eyes do the talking.

Love the skin you are in

How your skin looks is directly proportionate to your dedication to pampering it everyday. Here are simple steps towards radiant skin...

Who needs makeup if you can flaunt flawless skin? But that, sometimes, is elusive, thanks to all the pollution and the stress that we go through every day. However, there are some skincare programmes, which if followed regularly, could make a difference and make your skin look youthful and radiant.

You need to keep in mind that great skin is a reward you can get only when you are diligently looking after it daily. How your skin looks is directly proportionate to your dedication to pampering it everyday. And if you are really at it — results are bound to show, albeit in a few weeks.

 

Check out this simple easy to follow routine that comprises cleansing, exfoliating, mositursing, sunscreening, eating right, and keeping hydrated...

Cleanse

Begin with a thorough cleansing. Aesthetician Ritu Tanwar says, "Choose a cleanser according to your skin type. Gently rub it in a circular motion on your face, but don't stretch or pull your facial skin, especially the areas around your eyes." She advises washing off with normal or cold water and warns against using hot water.

Dermatologist Dr Apratim Goel says, "Before your retire for the night, make sure that you remove all traces of makeup with a make-up remover and then cleanse your skin with a facial cleanser." Dr Apratim recommends using a toner and then a nourishing moisturiser. "Do this without fail, every day. Don't ever skip this routine, because unclean skin can cause a host of skin problems," she cautions.

 

Exfoliate

Use a mild exfoliator to get rid of dead skin cells. Do not overdo the exfoliation bit on your face as you may end up with damaged skin, advise skincare experts. Facial exfoliation, even with a mild one, should not be done more than twice a week. Dr Jamuna Pai, cosmetologist says, "Use exfoliating agents on your knees and elbows too."

Moisturise and screen it

Toning and mositurising should be like a daily habit for you if you want to retain youthful skin. Use a sunscreen, two to three times a day. Ritu says, "Harmful sun rays can damage skin irreversibly sometimes, so avoid all excuses to skip the sunscreen. Even if you are indoor and the sky is overcast, apply at least an SPF 30 or above sunscreen."

Eat right

Eating the right kind of food is extremely essential if you want glowing healthy skin. Dietitian Deepshikha says, "Antioxidants present in berries — blueberries, and cranberries and also in aloe vera can help keep you skin vibrant." Dr Pai says taking nutritional supplements can help tackle free radicals that cause premature aging.

Drink water and juices

The idea is to keep your body hydrated all the time — if you are not too fond of water you can have fruit smoothies, chaas, vegetable soups, unsweetened natural fruit juice, low-fat milk and soy milk advises dietitian Deepshikha Aggarwal.

Get The Celebrity Look: Smoky Eyes

To copy the bevy of celebs sporting smoldering, smoky eyes on the red carpet, stay away from blue hues - which can make you look like you have undereye circles, says Giorgio Armani makeup artist André Drykin. Instead, go for black, gray, brown or if you want "color," dark green shadows and liners. Then, follow these steps: 

1. Apply a cream concealer over your eyelid to create a smooth base for your eyeshadow.

2. Use a pencil liner (black or gray looks best) to trace your top lashline from the inner corner to the outer. Then, use the same pencil to dot between your lower lashes. Smudge both lashlines with a cotton swab or an eyeliner brush.

3. Sweep powder shadow (brown, gray and dark green all work with black or gray liner) over your lid and into your crease, blending the color up and outward, says New York City makeup artist Morgen Schick DeMann.Marie Claire recommends: Morgen Stained Glass Eye Wash in Spruce; Shiseido The Makeup Eye Shadow Brush; Cover Girl Perfect Blend Pencil in Basic Black; Origins Full Story Lush-Lash Mascara in Black.

TIP: To prevent color from fading and give your lids a more shimmery finish, pat a cream shadow over the concealer on your lid first, wait five minutes, then top with a matching powder shadow. 

4. Dust a lighter, neutral eyeshadow (such as ivory) over just your browbone. 

5. Finish with two coats of black mascara.

7 Makeup Tricks to Make Your Nose Look Smaller

Many people feel worried about the size of their nose, and think it’s all people see when they look at their face. Although you can’t work miracles, there are several ways to make your nose appear smaller, or at least stop it from looking any bigger.

• Apply matt finish makeup to cover every shinny area of your face. In case you don’t know, shine can make your nose look way bigger.
• Apply blush on your cheeks in order to give the face the right contouring and ‘distract’ the eyes from your nose.
• When having a big nose is very important to use a foundation darker than your real skin tone-about 2 shades darker

• Contouring- is a great way to give your face as well as your nose the shape that you want.
• Apply a bit of bronzer on your nose and you will see the difference.
• After finishing all the steps above, use loose powder in order to mix all the contouring, bronzer, dark matt foundation and blush together.
• Apply shimmer on your lips and you will distract people from watching your nose. It works great.