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Originally Posted by Inoo
It depends on how you do it. On my prom I had quite a heavy make up. Like Jean Harlow (actress from the 30's), lots of dark eyeshadow, fake eyelashes and lipstick, and I thought it looked v. good. But I can wear a lot of make up, it doesn't look as strange on me as it would do on some of my friends.
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I generally adhere to the "play up one feature rule", but black lined eyes with plenty of mascara and red, shiny lips for special ocassions looks great on most people.
Some tips (none earth shattering)
For the lips to be pouty and fuller, line lightly, then apply lipstick. Take a dab of a lighter lipstick and apply just to the middle of the lower lip. Apply lip gloss to this section of the lip, blending it in well. Leave the top lip unglossed. It really creates the sultry bottom lip!
Practice makes perfect when using white eyeliner the right way, combined with black mascara and perhaps dark liner, to open the eye area up a lot.
Another well-known one is to finish off all eye makeup with a light shade strip down the eye, from bone to lid, to further widen the area and blend everything in, drawing attention to the center of the eye.
Never apply blush toward the temple to where it reaches the middle of the eye or above, as this makes the eyes seem smaller and can accentuate wrinkles, puffiness, or imperfections.
Apply blush last (well, before powder). If you put on the eye makeup and lips first, you generally end up applying less blush to look right. Applying blush beforehand can result in too much blush, causing you to remove some later. I know this sounds strange, but Victoria Jackson preaches this, and I've always found it to be true.
If you have a wide nose, avoid full, straight bang styles.
Beauty Tips! <3
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