Eye Makeup Tutorial: Tightline How To
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What the heck is tightlining? Before we start, I want to explain what tightlining really is. I expect most of you will know, but if you don’t then don’t feel bad. I only learned about it 6 months ago but since then I’ve been using this technique a lot. Tightlining is basically applying eyeliner in a way that is nearly invisible, but makes your lashes look a lot fuller and...

Makeup Tutorial: How To Do Ombre Lips (Using OCC Lip Tars)
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Makeup Tutorial: How to do Ombre Lips Materials Needed: OCC Lip Tars (In this tutorial, we used Stalker, Clockwork and Traffic) Instructions: Apply Stalker on Cupid’s Bow and Blend Down Apply Clockwork to Inner Upper Lip and blend Saturate Lower Lip with Traffic Apply Clockwork to Inner lower lip and blend down You can use any colors to create ombre nails but its best to use colors that naturally blend...

How to Contour Your Face
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According to Los Angeles–based makeup artist Brande Bytheway, all makeup applications involve contouring on some level. But to many, the thought of doing it at home seems inaccessible and a little too tricky. But it’s easier than you think! “Basically, all makeup is contouring,” says Brande. “When you contour, all you’re doing is accentuating your natural features.” To get the technique down, we had Brande walk us through the how-to’s...

Contouring and Highlighting for Dark Skin
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One of the essential techniques to learn for any makeup application is contouring—and although it seems intimidating at first, it’s actually fairly easy to master. We recently covered contouring basics, but now we have remixed that article to share some tips and product recommendations for those with darker skin tones. “When you contour, the underlying idea is the same, no matter what skin tone you’re working with,” says Los Angeles–based...