Cut Your Beauty Expenses With Natural Makeup

One look that is universally flattering, a look that makes older women look younger, which makes younger women look prettier, is the barely there, no makeup look. At least it appears as if you aren't using any makeup. As if you were born with that radiant glow.

Eyes are sparkly. Lips and cheeks are rosy. Skin looks gorgeous. Wait a minute, is she wearing makeup. Can't really tell. Now that's the kind of reaction you want from people who look your way.

The idea is to wear makeup that is barely there. Apply only what you need and nothing more. Choose your colors carefully. The trick is in the color and texture of what you use on your face and how you apply your makeup.

If you have good skin, you do not even need a makeup foundation. All you need is a moisturizer with SPF and a light dusting of translucent powder for your base.

If your skin is uneven, a tinted moisturizer should help even it up yet let your skin show through so you don't look made up.

If you have pimples, calm them down first with ice. Then apply a touch of concealer to hide them. One with a greenish tinge would neutralize the redness of these angry pimples.

If you have panda eyes, lie down, close your eyes and put a slice of raw potato over each eye. Rest for ten minutes with the potatos on your eyes and let the stuff in the potatos lighten your dark circles. Then apply concealer only on the dark circles. A yellow tinged concealer would neutralize the dark circles more effectively.

For your cheeks, if your skin is oily, then you need a powder blusher. Get a large powder brush to pick up the color. Pat the brush to dust off the excess. Then run the brush lightly over your cheeks, forehead, chin and nose to give your face that radiant glow.

If you have normal or dry skin, use a cream blush. With your finger tips, dab a tiny dot of cream blush on the apples of your cheeks and blend in thoroughly for that rosy flush.

You don't need much eye makeup. Overdone eyes are aging. You just need two neutral shades. Maybe a light peach or beige or warm brown, depending on your skin tone. And a dark brown for contouring and lining your eyes with. Use an eyeshadow brush to apply the lighter shade over your eyelids. Then line your eyes with an eyeliner brush, using the dark eyeshadow.
Finish off with a coat of black or brown mascara. Black looks great on olive or darker skin and on brunettes while brown looks more natural on blondes.

Pick a lipstick in a rosy hue a few shades darker or brighter than your natural lip color. Use a lip brush to paint that lipstick on your lips.

If you want lip gloss, get vaseline. Put a dab of vaseline on the back of your clean, dry hand. Pick up some lipstick with your lip brush and mix that with the vaseline for that rosy tint. Apply the mixture on your lips.