Make Up - The Elegant Way (Under Construction!)

Make up is a kind of clothing for the face.

How Often Should You Throw Away Your Make Up?

Coverup/Concealer - 2-3 monthsCoverup/Concealer Sponges - Clean every week or get disposable onesLip Gloss/Stick - 6-8 months Eye Shadows - 4-6 months Blush - 3-6 monthsMascara - 3 monthsBrushes - Clean every two weeks to make sure you are not applying bacteria on your face.

If you are very young, pale lips look better with a fresh face.

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Nevertheless, it is still considered bad taste to wear bright blue, or bright green eye shadow, during the daytime and even more so to appear before sunset with scintillating eye cosmetics sparkling with gold or silver.

The fashion in eyebrows is to keep them as natural as possible, groomed by unaltered, and darkened with a pencil only if they are very pale.

For the majority of women who cannot live without lipstick, it is indispensible to own several colours in order to select the shade which harmonizes best with each different outfit colour.

* light pinks go well with all blues and violet tones

* orange-reds are prettier with beiges and yellows

* if you wear a red ensemble, your lipstick should be of exactly the same shade of red.

Ultra long scarlet fingernails have been, thank heavens, abandoned by elegant women in favour of short oval names covered with a colourless polish.

However, unless your hands are perfectly lovely, it is better to your advantage to give them the illusion of a greater length by letting your nails grow a little longer by wearing a light red polish.

In the summer time and out doors, a skin that is lightly tanned can do very well without make up, except for a clear bright 'lipstick'.

The eyes should only be made up in the evening because false eye lashes, mascara and blue eye lids do not get along at all with the brilliant sunshine and even less with sea water.

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