All You Need To Know About Women Make Ups

Make Ups

Many of us are guilty of not paying as much attention to our makeup as perhaps we should.

From foundation lines and clumping mascara to looking as if we‘ve been ‗tangoed‘, we‘ve probably all had disasters at some point. Most beauty professionals agree that it should enhance your best features and minimise the negative ones; not make you look like a completely different person!

Whether you‘ve got a big occasion coming up (such as your wedding) and you want your makeup to be perfect, or you just want to learn about how professionals apply makeup, most beauty salons offer cosmetics application for occasions and make-up lessons.

Wedding make up

A woman‘s wedding day is often considered the most important day of her life and every bride dreams of a perfect wedding. This includes looking perfect so it makes sense to leave the wedding makeup to the professionals – the risk of a disaster is then far less likely!

Not only could the entire day be ruined if the wedding makeup goes wrong, but the wedding photographs will be around to haunt the bride forever!

A pre-wedding consultation is essential. Colours and styles can be discussed and tried until the bride finds her perfect look. 

It‘s all very well having a professional to do the make you up, but the bride won‘t be happy unless she feels comfortable with her look, so a ‗rehearsal‘ should leave her feeling confident and you could pick up some makeup tips along the way. 

This will make the actual day of the wedding more relaxing as she‘ll know what to expect and won‘t be surprised with the finished look.

Brides should allow at least an hour and a half for their appointment. This will be plenty of time to perfect the look and allow for any interruptions. However this may vary with different beauticians so check this in advance!

Makeup lessons

 Some women are lucky enough to be born with a natural creativity which helps them to apply their makeup. Other women spend huge amounts of time studying how others apply it and browsing magazines for inspiration and make up tips.

With enough practice they too can master the application. So what happens to those of us without a natural creativity or time to learn the  art of applying cosmetics? The answer‘s simple: either we accept our faces will never look like that of a models or we call in the professionals for help.

Beauticians will be able to advise you on the colours that suit you and how to apply all the different products to achieve the best look. It‘s amazing the difference applying cosmetics correctly can make – just a foundation can transform your skin from drab and dull to radiant and glowing.

Every person has a different skin tone, eye colour, lip shade, cheekbone structure, face shape and hair colour, and all will be complemented by a different coloured foundation, eyeshadow, lipstick, blusher, mascara etc. Unless you know which colours complement your unique appearance, you won‘t be making the most of your make-up.

All products can also be applied differently too, so there‘s a strong possibility that the way you‘re applying your cosmetics now could be improved. A beautician will be able to discuss this fully if you book a makeup lesson.

Professional makeover

Another trend that is sweeping the UK beauty and make up stores is to offer makeovers for willing shoppers. This is a great way for them to sell you some of their products while you are in their store, if you are happy with the results of your makeover.

However, this will not always be the best makeover option for you. Going to a professional make up artist or beautician is likely to leave you with a better makeover which suits your personality, skin type, colouring and budget.

This is because make up artists and beauticians who are not working for a make up store are more likely to have a choice of different brands and types of makeup and so are more likely to have ones that suit you.

Their end goal will always be to make you look your best rather than sell you some of their products and they will be properly trained and know how to look after and enhance your particular skin type.

Makeup tips

There are loads of things you can do to make your cosmetics suit you and most tips will be different for each person, but here are a few which apply to everyone:

o   Start with a good natural look - Your make up will only look great if it is applied on a well looked after base. The skin on your face should be clean, free from dead skin and well groomed before you even attempt to apply any cosmetics

o   Use a gentle face scrub once a week to keep skin clear from dead skin and dirt

o   Invest some time in shaping and plucking your eyebrows. Eyebrows shape your face, and no amount of makeup can do it as well as a good shaped brow. If you are scared to work out your own shape or pluck your eyebrows have a qualified beauty therapist do it for you. It shouldn't be too expensive and it will be well worth it

o   Less is more - Don't go overboard on your basics, they are there to enhance your features, not drown them

o   Choose colours that complement your skin tone, when buying, try them out and use a mirror to work out what suits you best, which colours make your eyes stand out and enhance your features

o   When choosing foundation, go for your natural colour, it is designed to create an even skin tone, not give you a tan. Too dark a colour will create streaks and too light will make you look ill!

o   Use a well lit area and a good mirror when applying your makeup

Semi Permanent Makeup

Semi permanent makeup can be the solution to so many of our beauty worries, from filling out an ageing lip line to restoring the natural look of breasts after cancer surgery.

As a means of enhancing a youthful appearance semi permanent make-up is often a great alternative to fillers and botox and is used for a wide range of treatments such as lip enhancement, eyebrow tattoos and scar coverage.

Well filled out eyebrows and a perfectly drawn eye-liner can take years off of the face and semi permanent makeup doesn't carry the risks associated with invasive cosmetic surgery.

If nothing else, semi permanent makeup is a great time saving device – you'll never need to worry about popping to the toilet to reapply your lipstick or eyeliner because you know you'll always have a perfectly fresh face.

What can be achieved with semi permanent makeup?

When people think of permanent makeup they think of harsh tattooed on make up lines which remain indelibly on the skin, turning an unnatural colour and looking increasing misplaced as the skin ages.

However modern techniques can create a look far from this unflattering image, inherited from the 80's when the treatment first became popular.

Today's techniques can achieve fine light lines of colour which can be subtly layered to create natural results indistinguishable from regular makeup.

This can create great looking effects with popular techniques such as eyebrow tattoos and lip enhancement. Most semi permanent makeup these days lasts for the amount of time that that client desires so they don't have to worry about it looking odd as the skin ages.

The procedure

 

Most treatments start with a consultation and colour analysis to discover what the best makeup look for each individual is. Pharmaceutical grade pigments will then be custom mixed to suit their colouring.

An airbrush type gun is used to add pigments to the top layer of the skin (the dermal layer) and often a numbing cream will be applied to the area before this happens. For the first couple of days the pigment may appear darker than it will eventually look.

 The surrounding area may also be slightly red but scabbing is infrequent. A retouch might be scheduled for a few weeks time to achieve a perfect result.

Popular semi permanent Makeup solutions Eyebrows

 

For really natural looking brows, soft thin hair lines can be achieved using multiple colours to create a beautiful full looking brow. This is a great option for those who have lost all their hair through alopecia or those who suffer from bald patches from over enthusiastic plucking.

This technique can enhance the natural shape of the brow and add length where the tails of the brow are missing. Fuller eyebrows create a more youthful appearance and makeup techniques can be used to raise the eyebrows slightly creating a more uplifted look.

An eyebrow tattoo block technique is also available where one colour is applied to create a flat shape. This might be preferred by some alopecia sufferers who are more comfortable with the block shape they are used to drawing on themselves.

Blocks can be softened with lighter application and adding a few hair strokes, this can create a natural but strong looking colour great for those who suffer from light colour brows or older clients.

Eyes

It's so hard to maintain a smoky eye look that lasts. Black pencil sitting in the creases below the eyes can completely ruin a makeup look making the eyes look tired and old.

However a completely smudge proof eyeliner has yet to be invented. Liquid eyeliners offer a more long lasting solution but create a very strong black line and the application is very difficult for makeup mortals to master.

Semi permanent eyeliner can be applied to varying degrees, whether that's a thin light line to bring out eyes framed by pale eyelashes, or a hassle free bold tattooed make up impact effect.

Different techniques can be used to achieve the look of full lashes such as dotting between the lashes for a more subtle effect or stronger lines above the lash which can be layered to achieve the desired intensity or thickened at the end to give the eye an almond shape.

Lips

Semi permanent lip liner and lip colour can be used to completely transform the look and shape of the lips or just to give a subtle lift in colour for more natural lip enhancement.

It can remedy uneven lip shape and enhance the volume of one or both of the lips to create a more balanced full lip. Lips that have lost their shape and some of their volume and colour as they've aged may benefit from this procedure and it's a good lip enhancement alternative to lip fillers.

Techniques include retracing the natural lip line to give the individual back their original shapely lips.

This can be done in a very natural way by fading the line into the centre of the lips. Colour can also be added to the centre to create a natural tint – clear lip gloss can then be added for a glamours makeup look.

Breasts

Reconstructive breast surgery can result in very natural looking breasts, however many people worry about the appearance of their areola and the nipple after surgery. Semi permanent make up is often considered the best long term solution for this problem.

Pigments can be used to create a natural looking nipple and areola as well as covering up any post operative scarring giving those who have undertaken breast surgery their confidence back.

Scar coverage

Semi permanent makeup is becoming a popular way of transforming burns, scars and postoperative scars.

It often achieves excellent results when used to camouflage scars that are a different colour from the natural skin colour and can be useful in restructuring the texture of the skin to give a more natural look.

How long do effects last?