Alexander Mcqueen – Spring/Summer 2010
Check out the gorgeous makeup of this show. Not only beauty, but prosthetic makeup too!
BRUSHES
March 29th, 2010 
Beauty Makeup CROWN BRUSH
Crown has been manufacturing brushes for over 20 years. Their expert staff is specially trained to help guide you through every brush purchase. Whether you are ordering from their open stock catalog or creating an entire private line; Crown is the leader in quality, price, and customer service. These are the key principles that have made Crown a leader. They offer the highest quality brushes to the international beauty, nail, and skin care market; at the lowest industry price. When you buy from Crown, you are buying factory direct.
Check out http://www.crownbrush.com/ for great brushes, brush sets and many more tools for all your makeup needs.
BACKSTAGE – VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW 2008
March 29th, 2010 Beauty Makeup Copy the makeup look from the 2008 Victoria’s Secret fashion show!
CHOOSING THE BEST ORGANIC LIP GLOSS
March 28th, 2010 Beauty Makeup 
If you love lip gloss so much, you have to learn about the effects of gloss in your lips. There are different types of lip gloss, there are those with color, plumping lip gloss, glitter, no color or transparent, and there are even some with flavors. You have to learn how to wear lip glosses. For instance, a night out may require a different type of lip gloss than the one you wear at work. You should perhaps wear a different lip gloss during the day and a different one when you go out at night.
One of the best companies that offer excellent lip gloss is the Afterglow cosmetics. Their lip glosses can add that glossiness, moisture and excellent colors without the harmful chemicals. It is also not sticky unlike other lip glosses. Organic lip gloss from Afterglow lasts long and it helps in moisturizing your lips with its bioactive botanicals. It can also make the lips and the wearer sexy.
Plumping lip gloss works by making your lips slightly swell, so that it will be fuller. It has certain ingredients that will react to your lips; this ingredient is usually the cinnamon. It can because it produces a stinging feeling like cold water has just touched your lips. Some women find this lip gloss really refreshing and for some the experience is unpleasant.
Lip gloss that makes your lips sparkle have glitters. Ordinary lip gloss that is poorly done may have some small particles that are difficult to remove when applied on your lips. This can really be unpleasant, especially when you want to apply other products on your lips. Glitter lip gloss can make you look older. This will look best to younger ladies and perfect when you wear it at night.
Colored lip glosses will be very handy for the one who carries it, since it means you can just leave your lipstick at your home and wear lightly colored gloss. This can be worn at work. Stick to monotone colors like beige or peach if you decide to wear it at work, avoid colors such as pink and red when you go to work. If you are going out at night wear darker lip gloss color. Sheer gloss is perfect at any time of the day, it can either be worn over some lipstick or use it to merely just add gloss to your lips at anytime of the day.
Lip gloss which contains flavor and scent is the perfect one to use at night. Do not apply thick gloss. It is preferable to wear if you are going out on a date since it is perfect for kissing.
Afterglow organic lip gloss comes in four different shades. It is non-allergic and non-comedogenic, as well. It can stay for a long time in your lips and is also highly pigmented.
Now that you have an idea about the different lip glosses, it will be very easy for you to choose which ones to wear on different times and on different occasions. It is important that you choose the one that will not harm you and irritate you. Make Afterglow your perfect choice.
If you want to know more about organic cosmetics, mineral makeup, tips on applying makeup, and more, you can always check out the website: http://afterglowcosmetics.com
About the Author
Afterglow Cosmetics is the leading supplier of high quality natural organic cosmetics. At http://www.afterglowcosmetics.com you can choose between their wide selection of natural cosmetics and find the shade and colors that are perfect for you. Order online and have your new organic beauty product shipped to your home or busines today!
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AIRBRUSH MAKEUP – THE EVOLUTION OF BEAUTY
March 28th, 2010 Beauty Makeup By: Robert Closs
What ever happened to Fay Wray? We’ve lost her in the tunnels of time, but the new starlets out there are just as gorgeous as Wray ever was- and we do it with a little bit of air! Sounds light? You’re right! Airbrushing! The flawless coverage and natural translucency that airbrush makeup offers is a huge step in the evolution of makeup art.
When the average person hears the word airbrush, we think of a car being painted, or the final stages of prints for magazines that are finessed into perfection. Today, these processes are accomplished digitally. The model’s print (who already happens to be stunningly gorgeous) is color corrected, her teeth are made whiter, her pupils enhanced, her lashes made thicker, her skin tweaked to perfection, her legs thinned out and elongated. It’s quite an artificial process and it leads me to the conclusion that I – or any farm animal for that matter… could probably model for Vogue. However, what would you say if some of these adjustments could be made on your face instead of on your picture? I said prove it!
As I watched the tiny droplets leave the airbrush gun and dance in the air before landing on the subject’s face I was intrigued. I was sold when I saw a pretty great result dry into flawlessness. “Lets just wait a minute and watch the paint dry to see the final result,” the demo makeup artist whispered. (It reminded me of an episode on the original Star Trek with William Shatner hanging out with a colony of women taking “the beauty pill ” and watching all the “Plain Janes” turning into sexy amazons with the blink of an eye).
Spending time with the system I discovered the secrets that airbrushing holds. The airbrush gun takes the tiniest, most fragile foundation molecule and oxidizes it into a high opacity. In other words, one can wear the sheerest of sheer foundations and have virtually perfect skin. When I took the airbrush foundation and tried to apply it by traditional methods (a sponge and my finger tips) it was too watery to work with. Yet the same foundation passed through the air system takes on a new characteristic and a strength that I have not seen in the twenty-six years I’ve been painting faces.
THE PROS OF AIRBRUSH MAKEUP:
- Maximum coverage with minimal product
- Delivers a natural and translucent look
- Great for oily skin
- Fantastic for overly active skin that tends to “eat” makeup
- Lasts ten to twelve hours – a bride’s best friend
- Does not require powder, which can be aging
- Some foundation formulations are silicone based
- Silicone is as smooth as silk
THE CONS OF AIRBRUSH MAKEUP:
- Set up fee for airbrush technician: $500 to $800. Requires a skilled technician/artist or a lot of home practice
- Airbrush Make-up session $80 to $200
Beauty airbrush is slowly making its way into the television and the film industry. With the transition of high definition television, it’s definitely a makeup artist’s and television personality’s new best friend.
To view a video clip of airbrush makeup, log on to www.promakeupart.com/video.shtml and click on “fashion air brush”.
About the Author
Robert Closs is the Founder and Managing Director of The School of Professional Makeup in Toronto, Canada. The School of Professional Makeup is one of the premier makeup schools in Canada. Rob has provided fashion advice, makeup tips and beauty tips for almost 25 years.
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WHERE DID MAKEUP ORIGINATE? A GLANCE AT THE HISTORY OF MAKEUP
March 27th, 2010 Beauty Makeup The origin of make-up dates back to 3100 BC, during the 1st Egyptian Dynasty. Unguent, a substance used to prevent the skin from drying up due to heat and to avoid wrinkles, was extensively used by people of both genders during that era. The women of Egypt were known to apply kohl to their eyes to give them a smoky look. Antimony or soot was usually used to make kohl.
The use of cosmetics and make up was found among Romans also. They grew popular approximately around the middle of 1st century AD. Kohl was now used by Romans too. The cheeks were decorated with rouge. You would be amazed to know that people used to take good care of their teeth along with their skin. For cleaning teeth, Romans used pumice.
Henna dyes were used by Persian women for darkening their hair. Pale skin became very popular during the European time. A lot of women used harmful substances to achieve a pale look, which in turn spoiled their skin to a large extent. During the Renaissance period of Italy, women started using lead paint in order to lighten their skin, which in fact proved damaging.
Due to the damaging effect, makeup was criticised during the time of Elizabeth I. Cosmetics came to be seen as a threat and people started avoiding them. Except for prostitutes who donned themselves with heavy makeup, people usually shied away from it.
The French loved to adorn their lips with red lipsticks, and wore rouge on their cheeks. Though earlier it was repulsed by other countries, eventually it trickled down to other parts of the world also.
A lot of people started using herbal products to make cosmetics and makeup. Herbs, flower extracts, vegetable extracts, strawberries, brandy, spring water etc were widely used. Unfortunately pale complexion was still considered royal and so the efforts of most women were directed towards achieving skin lightness. The use of whiteners and blemish removers proved fatal at times. One of the most lethal products was white lead, which not only caused harm to the skin cells but also led to hair loss and stomach problems.
The irony is that, in spite of knowing the harm they are causing to their body, women continued using dangerous cosmetics like white lead for the face, belladonna for the eyes, and even mercury and nitric acid. Shockingly enough, coal tar was used to dye hair.
Even today a lot of people use harmful cosmetics, though thankfully the focus is shifting towards safer products.
