Make-up is so much more than a bit of colour on the face. Used in the right way, it gives women the ability to enhance and emphasize their best features and play down their least favourite aspects of their appearance.
Make-up can perfect skin, restore a youthful glow, disquise blemishes and under-eye shadows, give the illusion of sharply defined cheekbones, make eyes look bigger, noses look smaller and lips look fuller. On an emotional level, wearing make-up lifts the mood and gives confidence - if you look good, you feel good, and vice versa.
The cosmetic industry is continuosly evolving, and the best modern formulations are not just about color or even staying power, but have the combined benefits of anti-aging and skin-conditioning ingredients, too. Natural skincare and mineral make-up are becoming increasingly mainstream, as there is more awareness about the potential effects of what we absorb into our bodies through our skin. As a response to these advances, both hybrid and mineral make-up have become imporatant features. Its never too late to discover new products, learn new make-up tricks or find different ways to enhance features or care for your skin. The main thing is to have fun experimenting - try a different colour, texture or technique, or take a whole new approach - and keep in mind that make-up shouldn't be a mask to hide behind, but a tool to let you reveal the best version of you.
MAKE-UP in CONTEXT
- Always consider the overall finished look
- If you are wearing a sexy outfit, you might want to match that with vampy make-up.
- If you're dressing low-key, keep your make-up natural and fresh with a soft lipstick or gloss, a simple wash of nude eyeshadow and mascara.
- Balance your look: wear a punchy lip colour with just mascara on your eyes, or pair rock-chick smoky eyes with tinted balm on your lips.
- If you want to wear a full face of make-up, choose tones that work together so they don't clash - likewise with your clothes.