by Sherri Price

Created on: May 14, 2009   Last Updated: May 15, 2009

Make-up is made to enhance your natural beauty. Use in moderation, because the more natural, the best. We all like to look our best, I have some tips, that will help you. These tips will enhance the natural beauty, you already have.

Make-up Tips:

1. First you should cleanse your face, pat dry.

2. Apply a toner, to even out your skin tone.

3. Apply a light non-greasy moisturizer with sunscreen.

4. Apply foundation- one that matches your skin tone. Blend, blend, blend. Pay special attention around your jaw-line, blend in with your neck. It needs to look as natural as possible.

5. Face powder- use only if your face is oily. Blot on, do not rub, only where needed. Use a translucent color. Powder can set in your wrinkles and make you look older, so use only, if you have too. I think it is best to avoid. Get a good foundation, for oily skin, so that it wont shine. Plus this looks more natural. If you have to use powder, use only in T-Zone, across forehead, and down nose.

6. Blush- blush can add a natural glow to your skin. Use a cream blush and gently tap on the apples of your cheeks with your fingertips.Then swirl a color of powder blush over it. Blend upward along cheek bones. Where you naturally blush. This will add hours of wear.

7. Eyes- First shape your eyebrows. Then apply an eye shadow over your lids, wait a couple of minutes to set. Apply a light color over entire lid, from lash line to crease. Add a darker color of same into crease. Finish by blending a medium shade from crease to brow bone. Next apply eyeliner. It should extend past the corner of your eyes, by 1/4 on an inch. Flare up and out as it extends. Then apply mascara, using a hand mirror and look down to get the best coverage.

8. Lipstick- Apply lipstick, preferably one that matches your blush. Lipstick helps set your face and makes your teeth look whiter.

Make-up is a wonderful thing, to enhance our natural beauty, if it is applied the right way. Remember less is best. To have a natural enhancement follow these guidelines. We all like to look our best, but we also want to look natural. Practice with your make-up, because practice makes perfect. Take care of your skin, and always where sunscreen. Sunscreen protects our skin and also helps us look younger. Remember to always wash your face, before going to bed and apply a moisturizer. It is best to wash your face at night and also in the morning. Keeping your face clean, helps fight off aging. Good luck and I hope these tips help.

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