"Smoky eyes" or "smoky eyes" - bright, stylish makeup that has not gone out of fashion for several years. He will make even very small, naturally expressionless eyes huge, his gaze alluring and attractive, and a woman with such makeup looks like a mysterious temptress. Smokey Ice is evening makeup, which suits almost everyone, especially since there are many variations of its execution. Contrary to popular belief, it is made not only in matte ash-black colors, but also in brown, gray, green, and purple shades. Only dangerous blue: In some cases you risk getting a bruising effect.

There are also a lot of smokey eye makeup techniques, only the following main features remain unchanged: black eyeliner on the upper and lower eyelids, careful shading of intensely colored shadows and several layers of black mascara on the eyelashes.

How to apply correctly foundation

You can have such flawless skin too, just follow these three steps. simple rules makeup.

Step 1: Moisturize your skin

Cleanse your face, then gently pat dry with a towel. Apply moisturizer to slightly damp skin. It is advisable that it contains sunscreen components and vitamins C and E, which nourish the skin. Wait a few minutes for the cream to be well absorbed.

Step 2: Masking

Apply concealer in a targeted manner, starting from the inner corners of your eyes and moving outwards. Use a small brush or cotton swab. Three little dots are all you need. Work the concealer in with your fingers, spreading it out. Choose a creamy concealer that is half a shade lighter than your skin tone.

Step 3: Even out skin tone

Apply moisturizing foundation onto a dry sponge (it helps distribute the cream evenly). Touch the center of your forehead first and rub the cream towards your hairline. Move along the bridge of the nose, along the cheeks and to the chin. Gently apply the shade to your cheekbones and move down to the beginning of your neck so that the color is evenly distributed. If you have oily skin, apply a translucent compact powder on top.

Rules for office makeup:

- disguise redness and unevenness with a special corrector.

- Apply a little blush to your cheekbones to give your face a fresh look.

- correct dark circles under the eyes using concealer.

- use mattifying powder to get rid of oily shine.

- use eye shadow in pastel colors.

- be sure to use hygienic lipstick or lip balm.

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Sometimes it’s not enough to just look good - for example, at a corporate party, themed party or a wedding with a non-standard scenario. It is for such situations that face art exists. Let's find out what skills, abilities and materials are needed to perform creative makeup.

Sometimes it is not enough to just look good - for example, at a corporate event, a themed party or a wedding with a non-standard scenario. It is for such situations that face art exists. Let's find out what skills, abilities and materials are needed to perform creative makeup.

To look great both on holidays and on weekdays, use 6 professional eye makeup techniques.

Makeup for special occasions

Face art - also known as creative makeup - turns your face into a real art object. This means there is no talk of any naturalness. Bright details, spectacular techniques and sometimes the most unexpected accessories are used. That is why face art is a separate type of makeup, and it should not be confused with evening makeup, catwalk makeup, or theater makeup.

Most often, creative makeup is done specifically for costume parties - they are suitable New Year, Halloween, themed corporate party or original wedding friends. Making your own face art is very difficult. And since reasons for such a transformation do not appear very often, it is easier and more convenient to invite a makeup artist to your home.

The lower limit for the cost of fantasy creative makeup in Moscow can be considered 1,500 rubles - however, if you wish, you can find more budget offers. The most qualified craftsmen charge from 5,000 rubles for their services.

Creative Makeup Features:

• Instead of ordinary decorative cosmetics, special long-lasting products are used.
• A particularly thick layer of foundation is applied under makeup.
• The emphasis can be placed on both the eyes and the lips at the same time.
• The color palette is not limited in any way: along with natural ones, the makeup artist uses the most different shades, up to neon and metallic.
• It is not customary to shade contours; clear lines are encouraged.
• Decorative elements are widely used: sparkles, rhinestones, foil, stones, lace. It’s worth talking about them in more detail.

Decorative elements in face art

Rhinestones

Where to place: in the eye area to visually enlarge them and give shine to the look.

Fine: small rhinestones on the arrow-eyeliner line; the outer edge of the eyelid filled with rhinestones.

Badly:

• rhinestones on eyelashes - difficult to remove;
• on the crease of the eyelid - not visible and uncomfortable;
• in the corners of the lips - this is the most vulnerable place where the glued parts hold the worst.

How to apply: squeeze a small drop of glue onto the skin, apply the rhinestone with tweezers and press for a few seconds.

Lifehack: When going to an event, bring glue and a few spare rhinestones with you.

Feathers

Where to place: on the eyelashes of the upper eyelid.

Fine: accentuate the outer corner of the eye with feathers.

Badly: decorate the lower eyelid with feathers - this will give the face a sad expression.

How to apply: Squeeze a small drop of glue onto the tip of the pen and press it to the lash line.

Lifehack: Glue feathers to eyelash extensions. This decoration is too heavy for natural eyelashes.

Foil

Where to place: anywhere.

Fine: scatter small pieces of foil like stardust on your cheekbones; Apply foil to eyebrows or under eyes.

Badly: use foil if your clothes or accessories already have shiny elements - you will look like a Christmas tree.

How to apply: for body glue or mastic.

Lifehack: If you don't have makeup foil on hand, you can use manicure foil or even baking foil.

Creative Makeup Safety

Of course, we cannot help but worry about how we will look not only at the holiday, but also the next day. So, is creative makeup safe for skin?

Glue

It is quite safe to glue decorative elements to the face if you do it no more than once every 2-3 months.

Face art artists use hypoallergenic glue.

To remove it, just use a makeup remover and then wash with soap.

Decorative cosmetics

In face art, foundation and other products with a very dense structure and high durability are used. All of them make it difficult for oxygen to reach the skin and can clog pores.

Nothing catastrophic will happen within a few hours of the holiday, but before you go to bed, don’t be lazy to cleanse your face of makeup.

Face painting

Face painting is a cross between theatrical makeup and everyday cosmetics. It is applied to the face with brushes and sponges, and washed off with soap and water. Face art masters often use face painting to create creative makeup, and for good reason.

Any conversation about makeup implies decorative cosmetics, which are intended to make the face more beautiful and attractive. But no matter how skillful decorative makeup is, it will not produce the desired effect with unkempt, unprepared skin. Because main secret high-quality decorative makeup - clean, healthy and radiant skin.

After the traditional priming of the face (day cream, base, foundation and correctors), the stage of “drawing” the eyes and lips begins. First of all, you need to decide which object in makeup will be the main one: lips or eyes. Golden rule The makeup artist has repeatedly said that if the lips are highlighted, then the eye makeup should be done in restrained colors, and, accordingly, on the contrary, if the eye makeup is catchy and bright, then the lips should be painted with a barely noticeable natural lipstick.

How to choose shades?

Glossy magazines, fashion websites, and television programs are rushing to tell girls about the trends of the coming seasons. Some suggest that fashion trends should be abandoned because this color is not suitable. But makeup artists remind you that each color has a huge supply of shades and you need to learn how to correctly combine them and “play” with them. For example, the color of blush and lipstick should be identical, but differ in saturation and shade.

For owners dark hair Makeup artists advise choosing light shades of lipsticks and blush, such as soft pink, sandy golden. Girls with brown hair It's worth taking a closer look at peach shades. Warm golden tones are suitable for blondes and light brown ladies; this will make the complexion warmer, but it is important to use only brown mascara. Red-haired people look crazy with green and light green colors in clothes and cosmetics, but the color of lipstick should be close to the color of the hair.

To make your eyes bright, expressive, and attention-grabbing, you need to choose shadows that contrast with the color of your eyes.

About makeup products

When performing decorative eye makeup, you should adhere to the following order of applying cosmetics: pencil, eye shadow, mascara.

It is recommended to use a pencil when creating evening makeup. However, an unobtrusive thin or shaded line is also allowed in daytime. everyday makeup, it corrects the shape of the eye, making it more correct and expressive. When highlighting the contour of the eye with a pencil, lift the eyelid by the corner of the eyebrow, and not pull back the outer corner of the eye. In this case, the line will be smooth and smooth, and not curved and dotted. The pencil should always be sharpened well. If the pencil is sharpened, and not retractable in a plastic case, it must be systematically sharpened, and not try to bring the makeup tool back to life when there is nothing left of the lead. A finely sharpened pencil is easy to work with and control the thickness of the line.

The first thing that makeup should correct is whether the eyes are close or far away. Next, you need to work on the dimples or folds on the bridge of the nose at the base of the eyes.

If the eyes are located close to each other, eyeliner is applied from the middle of the eyelid to the edge. With far-set eyes, the contour of the eye is distinguished from the inner corner to the outer. With wide open eyes, dark eyeliner is used to highlight the eyelid from the inside; if the eyes are narrow, then apply eyeliner from the outside. In the case when the eye size is normal, in daytime makeup it is better to refuse eyeliner pencil and limit yourself to shadows.

If the dimples at the base of the eyes are noticeable and deep, they need to be painted over with matte white or lighter shades than the skin. For bulging eyes, this area is painted over with darker shades. Moreover, on bulging eyes, makeup begins with dark shadows; dimples and eyelids are covered with more in a dark tone, so the eyes seem deeper and closer.

If over upper eyelid If the so-called pad hangs over, then it can be visually made less noticeable by distributing the shadows diagonally from the inner corner of the eye to the end of the eyebrow line.

Mascara completes the process of “creating” the eyes. It is important to know that mascara can be dry, liquid and colorless. Dry mascara gives amazing thickness, but mercilessly crumbles and forms dark circles under the eyes. Liquid mascara lengthens eyelashes. And colorless mascara is most often intended to treat and strengthen eyelashes; some owners of thick and long eyelashes by nature, with the help of colorless mascara, they are slightly curled. The brush of the mascara can be wide and small. Professionals recommend choosing small brushes, as they have the ability to paint eyelashes from the very roots. A wide brush does not allow you to get to the roots, and during coloring it often stains the eyelid. You should apply mascara by following some tips. The ends of the eyelashes are painted first, since this is their thinnest part. Then the eyelashes are painted over completely - from roots to tips. Then, when the mascara dries, you can repeat the procedure. Eyelashes colored in this way appear not only more voluminous, but also longer. When dyeing, it is important that the upper eyelashes “look” down, and the mascara brush is positioned strictly horizontally.

Pomade. When the work with the eyes is completed, it’s the turn of the lips. The most common sequence for applying lip products is: powder, contour pencil, lipstick, gloss. But some professionals break this rule and apply lipstick first, and then outline the lips.

If you need to visually make your lips smaller, then you should avoid using a contour pencil. For visual increase Lips with a pencil need to highlight only their central part.

Makeup artists advise not to be afraid of experiments: they suggest imagining and trying on not only different shades, but also interchanging means of creating decorative makeup. So, instead of eye shadow and blush, you can apply lipstick, or replace eyeliner with lip liner. Such bold decisions have both opponents and supporters; everyone will decide individually whether to succumb to the “provocations” of professionals or not.

With the help of decorative cosmetics you can transform your face - correct features, make it more expressive, hide minor flaws and reveal advantages. Decorative makeup skillfully done at home completes the look and brings all its details together.

Selection of products for decorative makeup

There are many subtleties and secrets of choosing and applying cosmetics that are useful for every woman to know.

Selection of cosmetics for decorative make-up

Decorative cosmetics are so diverse that it’s easy to get lost when choosing them. Factors that are taken into account when purchasing cosmetics:

• age-related skin characteristics;
• time of year;
• skin type (oily, dry, combination, sensitive or problematic);
• general color type;
• makeup function for which cosmetics are selected (concealing, or).

Makeup Tools

To apply decorative makeup yourself, you can use improvised tools (sponges and applicators that come with cosmetics, cotton swabs) and fingers, as well as special tools.

• With an eyeliner brush, the line is either very clear or slightly shaded if necessary.
• With an eyeshadow brush you can achieve soft shade transitions and well-shaded borders.
• A lipstick brush will help you create the perfect contour.
• To distribute the tone over the skin, various brushes have been invented.

Basic products for decorative make-up

For any make-up option - daytime, evening or - you need a basic set of cosmetics. Without these tools, you cannot master the basics of decorative makeup.

1. Nourishing light cream for skin preparation.
2. Makeup base. It will allow you to gradually apply the tone in a thinner and even layer, and all decorative cosmetics will stay on the skin longer.
3. Foundation and corrector. The latter is optional, but in case of redness or rashes on the skin, it will help hide them. The foundation will make the skin matte and its color even.
4. Blush. It is better to use matte blush in natural shades. Depending on the color type - cold or warm tones.
5. Eyebrow pencil and setting agent. Nowadays, natural, well-groomed eyebrows are in fashion. The pencil will make them a little brighter and more expressive, and the fixative will hold them in place. the required form during the day.
6. Eyeliners. At least two – black and white – are a must, they will help create a classic decorative makeup. Using a black pencil you can either slightly highlight the lash line. A white pencil will highlight the line of the lower eyelid and make the look open.
7. Eyeshadow – one palette of nude shades for daytime makeup and one with rich, bright colors for an evening option. The color of evening shadows is chosen depending on the color of the eyes. To make decorative eye makeup more durable and to prevent shadows from creasing in the crease of the eyelid, an eyeshadow base will help.
8. Mascara. You can't imagine even basic makeup without mascara. Black is a win-win option. Although fair-skinned blondes will prefer a softer brown.
9. : first a pencil, then lipstick and a little gloss. Or no shine. If the lipstick is nude and barely noticeable, you can do without a pencil. In your arsenal it is better to have a neutral lipstick and a classic scarlet color for the evening.
10. Powder is applied as the final stage, after the makeup is completed and all inaccuracies are corrected.

Choosing the color of eye shadow and lipstick

The basics of decorative makeup and the rules for applying it say that the color of the shadows should match the color of the eyes, but not coincide with it. Shades of eye shadow for different eye colors:

• green eyes - beige, brown, golden, lilac, gray-lilac, dusty pink shadows;
• blue eyes - brown, hazel, beige, orange-golden shadows;
• gray eyes - gray-pink, burgundy, purple, beige;
• light brown eyes - burgundy, beige, violet, gray-blue, turquoise;
• dark brown eyes - muted tones of gray, brown, blue, purple, turquoise colors, beige shades.

It is worth noting that neutral beige decorative eye makeup products are suitable for any eye color; gray-black colors are also a universal option.

The color of lipstick depends on whether the skin tone is cold or warm, on the color of the hair; this is a very individual question. When choosing lipstick, you should bring it close to your lips to imagine how it will look when applied.

Tricks of decorative makeup

To make decorative makeup better and faster, there are a lot of tricks. Here are some of them:

• when drawing arrows or simply lining the upper eyelid, it is better to lift the corner of the eyebrow rather than pull the skin to the side, then the line will be clear and will have the correct direction;
• if bright decorative eye makeup is done, then the lips should be invisible, and vice versa - if the accent is the lips, then the eyes do not stand out. This is the so-called “One Accent Rule!”;
• to carefully apply and shade the shadows on the outer corner of the eye and not smudge them downwards, you can glue a narrow strip of tape from the outer corner to the temple;
• if your eyes are close together, it is better to stretch the eyeliner from the center of the eyelid to the outer corner of the eye, gradually thickening the line. And if the eyes are set far away, then line the eye completely from the inner to the outer corner;
• so that you need to line the upper eyelid with a black pencil, and highlight the inner corners of the eyes and the water line below with white;
• the eyeliner looks neater if there are no gaps between the line and the eyelashes, that is, you need to carefully paint over the areas between the roots of the eyelashes;
• you can apply eyeliner slightly beyond the natural contour of the lips;
• Powder will help to fix unstable lipstick - it is applied to the first layer of lipstick and covered with a second layer on top;
• To make your lips look fuller, you can apply a light pencil or concealer to the center of the bottom and upper lip, and on top blend the lipstick from the corners to the center of the lips.

Experiment with colors and textures, application methods and techniques, and you are sure to find your favorites cosmetics and create your perfect decorative makeup!

Video: Master class - decorative makeup

The word "cosmetics" comes from the Greek phrase "the art of decoration." At one time, this concept meant an entire science that studied ways to change one’s appearance or maintain its attractiveness.

Speaking of ordinary cosmetics, we mean face and body creams, toothpaste, shower gels, and caring lotions. Interestingly, the word “decor” is also translated as “decoration”. Accordingly, decorative cosmetics are created so that any woman can turn herself into a beauty.

So, decorative cosmetics include products with which you can transform yourself - a little or radically. Decorative cosmetics come in several types. We will talk about the main ones.

Foundation

Just imagine that foundation appeared several thousand years ago. Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks actively used it to disguise minor imperfections. Only, unlike modern products, their arsenal included chalk and lead white, and the first foundation appeared only at the beginning of the 20th century. You have the opportunity to choose between light textures and thicker ones, creamy or dry, mattifying and giving a barely noticeable tan.

We are no longer talking about what is for small pimples or dark circles There is a concealer, for a base for makeup - BB cream, for a base for professional makeup for photography - foundation, and for every day – cushion and stick. The basis of modern foundations consist of silicone oils, pigments, moisturizing components, and you can also find products with the addition of salicylic acid which helps get rid of acne.

Powder is a mixture of mineral and organic substances. It mattifies the skin, hides redness, protects the skin from dust and dirt from the external environment, and also fixes makeup. There are several types of powder.

Shimmering particles are often added to the powder, which are visible on the skin only at a certain angle of incidence of light.

A slight blush indicates that the woman is healthy. That's why it attracts the opposite sex so much. Women Ancient Egypt They ground mulberries and rubbed them into their cheeks, and in Ancient Greece, blush was made from beets or strawberries. The Queen of France, Catherine de Medici, was a lover of a beautiful blush, and the image of a Russian beauty is not complete without glowing red cheeks. Where can I find it?

Nowadays, give a face healthy looking possible in an infinite number of ways. There are loose, roll-on, liquid, cream and gel blush, as well as compact and baked ones. Also, if you forgot your blush at home, you can replace it with pink gloss or lipstick, pink eye shadow or even lip liner. Also, modern girls often prefer tints to blush, which we wrote in more detail in.

Eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara

Eye makeup is the most difficult and most interesting technique. Having mastered it, you can visually enlarge your eyes or give them additional expressiveness.

Eyebrow pencil and shadow

Thick eyebrows are the most popular trend of our time. Refined ladies of the twentieth century with string eyebrows would be horrified at the sight of Cara Delevingne. But modern beauties boldly accepted this fashion - and did not regret it.

In order to draw or highlight eyebrows, girls use eyebrow pencil, eyebrow gel, eyebrow shadow and even. And also a comb - it combs and shades. In addition, it can be used to apply various products, for example, a transparent fixative gel.

Lipstick

The skin of the lips is very sensitive, so it is important to choose products from trusted manufacturers and follow the basic rules:

To ensure that the lipstick does not smudge and also lasts longer before application, outline the contour of your lips with a pencil of the same color, and then paint your lips completely with it (you can read about what else to do to prolong the durability of the lipstick). Complete your lip makeup by dusting them with translucent powder with shimmer.