My Make Up and Me: Sybil Mulcahy

Filed Under (Makeup tip, Product, mac makeup brush) by lctv8 on 21-04-2010

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Morning Routine?

When I think of Ireland clock during the week, then I usually give my foundation laid in the car and leave the make-up artist to fix my eyes when I’m in the door. If I had more time I used to spend about ten minutes to understand the work before leaving for the movie "The Morning Show. In the afternoon he returned in your hair and makeup , where I used to do everything off and allow them to return to the studio lights. I spend lots of makeup.

The first memories of makeup?

Probably the wrong use and with a strange orange light in my teens. I can not really remember playing with him too as a child.

The first product?

I would say that the first product I bought, I was pretty Foundation have pale skin, which is equipped with many freckles. Without doubt, I tried to cover them with a strange shade of brown.

What is your best advice?

For makeup, it would always ensure that your foundation matches your skin tone. There is nothing worse than seeing the wrong color foundation coatings on someone’s neck. Also Bobby Brown Makeup artists always tell me to put my concealer on first place in my eyes, then you can see where your foundation is really necessary.

They go without makeup … If yes, what are your rules and why is that?

Of course, I’m going without makeup – usually people say I look really tired and ask for my overall health, but you can not wear them all the time! Since I wear it every day during the week, the weekend I found my skin really needs the break.

In the pocket and on the wish list?

I have a huge in my pocket and I must also admit two cases at home. He was treated with Xpose I came across a batch of products for the show – many of Trish McEvoy and Bobby Brown. The Foundation Trish McEvoy and I kept with Bobby Brown eyeshadow amazing. I’m also a big fan of primary, so I probably a primer for all possible situations. Come to think of it, I probably highlighter, blush and lipstick shade for every situation imaginable!

What is the most you ever spent on a product, and why did you buy?

I spend a lot of MAC mac cosmetic brushes. MAC foundation mac cosmetic brush is about 50 euros and I lose all the time. I spend a lot on face creams.

Do you tend to buy cheap or are you going to vary depending on the ads?

I am a sucker for advertising and, worse still, I’m super curious. If I see one of the girls in the work with a product like it is a very good chance I’ll buy it.

Where do you see a beauty salon to fix?

Throughout the airport for MAC, House of Fraser for Bobby Brown, Thomas Brown Trish McEvoy and boots for the fantastic Soap and Glory products such as benefits are only one quarter of the price.

Is there a trend you want to come back into fashion?

Not really, I do not analyze, make-up too!

If you could snoop in anyones pocket makeup, which would it be and why?

It would be Jennifer Aniston, she manages to always look perfect.

Can you tell us what secret of beauty products, or technologies that you could not live without?

Do not come with makeup, whatever the end you sleep at home!

How to Choose Makeup Brushes

Filed Under (Makeup tip) by admin on 12-04-2010

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Having the right set of brushes can mean the difference between years of great makeup applications—and years of mediocre ones. Makeup artist Troy Surrat, who has worked with Jennifer Lopez and Freida Pinto, tells us how to choose the right ones:

· Buy the best you can: "I really believe high quality brushes are worth the price," says Surrat. A $60 blush brush, for instance, can last for decades (really!) if you care for it properly. Natural bristles work best; they’re fluffier and have a natural cuticle, like human hair, "that grabs pigment and holds it until you place it exactly where you want on the face." Blue squirrel is the finest (and most expensive), but pony hair, goat, and kolinsky sable are also good. Don’t skip synthetic brushes altogether though—they’re best for applying creams and liquids.
· Keep them clean: Once a month, mix warm water with a little soap and swish the head of the brush around in it. For natural bristles, Surrat recommends shampoo (Aveda Shampure works well) and for synthetics, simple dish soap will work. Once they’re clean, rinse them well and blot with paper towels, then lay them flat until they dry completely. Don’t stand them up in a cup to dry—gravity will go to work on the wet hairs and pull them out of shape.
· Get the right set: The four most useful brushes are a large powder brush; a slightly smaller, fluffy brush for blush and bronzer; an eye-shadow brush that’s about the size of a fingertip, and a smaller shadow brush for smudging and blending. "Look for a slightly domed shape," says Surrat. "It rolls best across the skin and deposits less pigment [all at once] so you can be precise."
· Build a base: Don’t bother with a brush for foundation, says Surrat. "Foundation brushes tend to blob too much coverage right where they first touch your face," he says. "I prefer using a damp Beautyblender sponge to stipple on makeup, because it allows for very sheer coverage."

MAKE UP FOR skin

Filed Under (Makeup tip) by admin on 02-04-2010

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master

the basics

To prepare a smooth canvas for your makeup,

always start off with clean, moisturized skin.
You’ll find

that your makeup glides on and blends more easily.

1.
Keep your skin

free of buildup by using a gentle cleanser in the
morning

and at night. When cleansing your face, do so gently
in upward

motion stokes – do not tug, pull or scrub too hard
to prevent

irritation.

2. Freshen up your skin with a
toner containing

ingredients that suit your skin type.

3. Indulge your skin and keep it hydrated with a
moisturizer

that is compatable with your skin type. Make sure
your daytime

moisturizer contains SPF to protect your skin from
the sun’s

harmful rays.

4. Treat yourself to an at-home-facial
2

to 3 times a week. Use a mild cleanser, then
exfoliate with

a gentle scrub that contains exfoliants that are
round and

non-abrasive.

5. Apply a facial mask after exfoliating. Rinse off
thoroughly

and get a good night’s sleep!


Tip: Even when you’re steering
clear of the
sun, or it appears to be a cloudy day, always be
sure your
makeup foundation or moisturizer contains SPF 15 or
higher.

How to choose Makeup Brush?

Filed Under (Makeup tip) by admin on 31-12-2008

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Whether at the beginning of the study make-up, or have a certain age makeup of women, believe that the need to have a set of He Xin Hua Zhuangshua. Hua Zhuangshua available in the market, a wide variety of styles, always see people dazzled. In the face of so many different options, you are not a bit unprepared? Different brushes, the bristles of the difference between them? How the choice will be right? To know that the election of the bristles of the brush, paint a perfect color to help Oh, not small!

 

   * Material:

   As far as possible to choose a soft, flexible, not to stimulate the skin of the animal hair, the make-up can only serve uniform color paste, powder is not easy out, to create the perfect color.

 

   Brush with a basic *:

   Zhexia brush, eye shadow brush, eye liner brush, brush Blush

 

   * At present, common materials:

   Animal hair: Diaomao, Ma hair, goat hair, squirrel hair, pig mane

   Renzao Mao: The synthetic nylon and man-made fibers made of

 

   * The common materials comparison:

   Diao Mao: The bristles are the best, medium soft texture

   Ma Mao: goat hair texture than the hardware, as a number of eye shadow brush

   Goat: The most common bristles, soft texture, durable

   Squirrel hair: Diaomao cheaper than the soft wool quality

   Man-made fibers: more than the hard animal hair, thick texture for the color paste

   Nylon: The most hard texture, as a brush eyelashes, eyebrow brush

 

   * When purchasing tips:

   Soft bristles smooth, compact structure is full, not easy to brush off, user-friendly grip

 

   TIPS:

   Fingers can be caught bristles gently down the comb, brush, we can see whether Diaomao

   Will be back in touch in the brush, paint a semi-circular, we can see the hair is cut neatly

   So to distinguish the authenticity of Mao: The hot wind bristles, to maintain the status quo for animal hair, curly hair change is man-made fiber

 

   * Hua Zhuangshua cleaning:

   Daily maintenance: the use, the paper face down in the brush, remove excess residue of cosmetics

   Regular maintenance: maintenance once a week, the foam brush will be diluted in warm soapy water, wash hair down, and then cold water running water. Glossy paper with a little water will dry and finished, put on dry towel to dry

 

   TIPS:

   To air-dry naturally, can not use hair-drying machine, or place under the sun to dry, or else there could be material to the injury;

   Wash clean, hair care can also be used like milk Baptist Chong will be more soft bristles.

How To Apply Blush

Filed Under (Makeup tip) by admin on 25-12-2008

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Here’s How:

  1. First choose the color using nature as your guide. According to InStyle, the trick is to find a color that matches your cheeks when they’re flushed after exercise or being out in the cold. For a quick test, ’spank’ your cheeks & use the resulting color as a guide. (We suggest doing this in the comfrot of your home away from other people, wink). Another trick is to match your lip color. Fair skin looks great in rose, olive in peach & dark skin in apricot or even red.
  2. Now that you have the color, choose the right formula for your skin type. Powder is typically best for oily & combo skin. Cream is great for dry skin. Liquid and gel are great for oily skin. For even better results, combine cream & powder together. “It helps my blush stay on longer & looks more luminous,” said makeup artist Laura Mercier in O Magazine . Keep in mind stains — great for well-moisturized skin, not dry skin — tend to dry very fast so blend well & fast.
  3. Apply foundation, eye color & lipstick. While blush is usually your 2nd-to-last makeup step (before powder), you should experiment with what works best for you. Some makeup artists like to apply blush BEFORE foundation for a more ‘natural’ look.
  4. Throw out the freebie ‘Barbie-size’ blush brush that comes with the blush. Use a professional full brush instead (I like MAC’s blush brush No. 116), but don’t use the same brush you use for your powder.
  5. Put the blush on your brush, tapping off any excess or put a dab of gel on your fingers.
  6. Look into the mirror and smile. This helps you figure out where the ‘apple’ of your cheek is.
  7. Since you want a healthy flush, it’s best to apply blush only to apples of your cheeks. Keep color light & blended. If you’re using gel or cream, NYC makeup artist Carlo Geraci (in O Magazine) suggests dabbing it on with your middle finger, then blend with your ring & middle finger. The clean finger will pick up any excess blush.
  8. If you’ve gone a bit too heavy on the powder blush, a bit of translucent powder over it will calm it down. For cream blush, blot the color off with a tissue. Since gel & liquid blush ’stain’ the cheeks, the only way to lighten them is it wash your face, moisturize and reapply your makeup, this time more sparingly.
  9. Finish your look with a sweep of translucent powder.
  10. Extra tip: For a sun-kissed sheen dab bronzer powder on your forehead, chin & nose BEFORE you apply the blush. To make sure it doesn’t look like a stripe, use “a big brush & a light hand,” suggests makeup artist Bobbi Brown in Lucky Magazine. Those with darker skin tones should try a caramel-color bronzer (not orange) paired with a yellow-based blush, suggests makeup artist Jeanine Lobell in Elle Magazine.

    Lobell suggests Stila Sun Gel bronzer 
    She also recommends Dr. Hauschka Bronzing Powder 

  11. Expert tip: Feel free to experiment with different ways of shading. Makeup artist Shane Paish suggests in the May, 2006, issue of InStyle, to try a C-shape shading. To do this, apply a sheer highlighting powder in a c-shape from your temples to your cheekbones. It should go from the center of your brow bone to the center of your cheek, Paish said, “like the shape of a parenthesis.”

Tips:

  1. Clean your brushes with baby wipes. If you don’t keep your brushes clean, they’ll gather bacteria and transfer it to your skin.
  2. For a sexy look, dab a little shimmery blush on the highest point of your cheekbone nearest your eye.
  3. Using powder blush? Always sweep it in one direction. Going over & over or around and around causes streaks & can hurt your brush.
  4. Cream blush is great for mature skin. It blends easily & therefore looks very natural. For gel or cream blush, dab a dot on the apple of the cheek and two smaller dots up the cheekbone. Blend the dots together up to the hairline.
  5. Dusky pink blush will warm up any tired-looking skin.

What You Need:

  • blush
  • professional blush brush
  • mirror
  • translucent powder
  • bronzer blusher

Finding a Good Cosmetic Brush Bag

Filed Under (Makeup tip) by admin on 08-12-2008

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Finding the right cosmetic brush bag can sometimes be difficult. Although it seems like a simple task, there are many options to consider when buying a cosmetic brush bag. First a person should decide which size they want. Also important is the style and design of the bag. Some people are more willing to spend more for style if they prefer one over the other. A lot of people, however, shop based on price, and there are many good cosmetic brush bags out there that are available to the budget wise shopper.

If style and design is your main interest, you can spend over a hundred dollars on a good cosmetic bag, provided you have the funds. Many famous brand names make these types of bags for consumers. Some of the designers who make cosmetic brush bags are: Eiffel & Rioni, Royce, Prada, Miquelrius Jordi Labanda, Louis Vitton, Dolce & Gabana, and many more. These bags can be purchased for any where between $60.00 US and all the way up to over $500.00 US, depending on the size, style, and designer that is desired. For people who need designer products, these are the cosmetic brush bags to buy.

If you want something that is stylish, yet affordable, there are many cosmetic brush bags for sale that are designed to look like high end fashion, yet are made by cheaper local manufacturers to be appealing to the cost-savvy consumer. For example, on Designer Products for Less you can buy many designer inspired handbags at prices that won’t break the bank. There, prices start as low as $20 to $30 US and go on up depending again on size and style desired. There are also other sites available that sell wholesale designer “knockoff” cosmetic bags. All you need to do is do a general search for them in any search engine and many shops and web sites will show up in the results. You can also search for the style of imitation bag that you want. For example, if you want a Prada knockoff, just type that into the search engine, and you will be flooded with results. Designers make good money selling their wares, and imitation companies make good money selling their imitation wares to cost-savvy consumers.

No matter what style of cosmetic brush bag you prefer, they can be found anywhere on the internet and in local stores as well. If going to the local superstore and grabbing a cosmetic bag off the clearance end cap is good enough for you that are fine. If something more appealing, or simply more expensive, is what you desire, then perhaps a designer or imitation designer cosmetic brush bag is in order. Either way you go, there are a million different varities and styles to choose from, and size, shape, and usage should always be considered when purchasing a cosmetic brush bag. It doesn’t matter if it costs three dollars or three hundred, the purpose and useability of the bag should be considered before buying anything.