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| Varsha Rathod |
Lately
it seems like the more advanced we become as women, the more insecure we feel
about the way we look. Women are always pointing out their flaws to me hoping I
can make them go away with make up. They only see what is "wrong"
with them as they are trying to achieve someone else's idea of perfection.
Instead of looking for what to correct, I focus on bringing out their best
features.
I
apply makeup like a watercolor painting, using sheer washes of color, allowing
the skin and a woman's special loveliness to shine through. For this I use the
right products in the right places to enhance natural beauty. I don't use
products because they are "the latest trend" but because they are the
best product for the individual.
I
believe looking good starts and ends with feeling beautiful from within. Make
up is simply a reflection of that beauty.
Embrace
it.
Celebrate
it.
And
work it!
Varsha
Rathod do and donts for makeup
Have
you fallen into a makeup rut? You know you want a new look,but you keeping
coming back to the same old routines? Change can be challenging. But switching
gears and emphasizing your best features in new ways can be positively
thrilling.
The
most important thing is your skin.
Radiant
skin is the key to beauty. Healthy skin is essential and the beauty basics
start with a good, consistent skin care routine. Some of us are blessed by
flawless skin. For most of us, though, we need to enhance our complexion and
create a luminous glow by using the right products-for our skin type. Always
Always start by moisturizing your face. I do not apply makeup without following
this cardinal rule .
Sunscreen
— Never leave your home without sunscreen it's the most essential beauty tip I
can pass onto you. it protects the skin from all the pollution and harmful
effects of the sun .
Freckles
— Freckles are fantastic! Let them show. A lot of models and actresses I work
on have freckles and I love them. They keep you looking young and fresh.
The
matte look — Using powder to matte down your face is as dated as the beehive.
To control shine, use oil-control lotion, blotting papers, or sheer blotting
powders. Or just powder the T-zone area. Look clean, not cakey.
Over-lining
the lips — Lip liner abuse is the biggest sin I see. Never use liner to draw on
big lips unless you're in a stage show. And don't use liners darker than your
lipstick or gloss shade.
Concealer
gone wrong — Don't apply concealer before the foundation; you'll just wipe it
off when you apply foundation. And don't use a shade much lighter than your
foundation; that highlights rather than conceals. Apply it to the problem spots
later and blend away .
Finding
your foundation shade — Never use the back of the wrist to test foundation
shades. Always use the chest area or the side of your face. Always try 2 to 3
shades along side each other so that u know which will be the perfect match .
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UNDERTONES "
Ok
ladies. If there is ONE thing that I could ever teach you about beauty
that will change your life, it’s determining your skin undertones. I know
it sounds trivial, but when you know yours and then adjust your make-up colors
accordingly, something magical happens and you’ll light up a room. Here
are a few of the best ways to detect yours:
1.
Stand in front of a well-lit mirror in the privacy of your bathroom wearing
only a pure white towel/bath robe and wrap your hair under a white towel. Drape
another white towel over any furniture behind you because the more you are
surrounded with white, the easier it is to see what colors are hiding beneath
the surface of your skin. Now what do you see? Does your skin look blue-ish? If
so, you have cool undertones. If it looks yellow-ish, you have warm
undertones, and if it’s green-ish, you have neutral undertones.
2.
Hold up a piece of silver or platinum jewelry next to your skin, then a piece
of yellow-gold jewelry and determine which one looks better, regardless of your
personal preference (I love a yellow-gold necklace, but if I hold both up to my
skin, silver is much more harmonious because I have cool undertones). So if the
silver/platinum looks better on you, you have cool tones, if the yellow gold
looks better, you have warm tones. If both hues look equally good on you, you
probably have neutral.
3.
Look at the veins on your underside of your forearm or underarm in the
sunlight. If your veins are blue or blue-purple, you have cool
undertones. If your veins are yellow or olive, you have warm undertones.
If you have both blue and green veins, you are neutral.
After
taking all three tests, you should have a good idea what your undertones are.
Here’s what to do with this invaluable information (with a cheat sheet)
If
you have warm undertones, you look best when you wear eye shadows that are
gold, copper, bronze or any of the earth tones (orange, olive, yellow or brown)
paired with a warm peach or coral blush. When picking out your perfect
red lipstick, choose an orange-based red and when choosing your foundation,
look for a yellow-based or peach-based shade.
If
you have cool undertones, you look best when you wear eye shadows that are
silver, grey, magenta, pink, white or any of the jewel tones (emerald,
sapphire, garnet) paired with a cool pink or rosy blush. When picking out your
perfect red lipstick, choose a blue-based red( wine or burgundy) and when
choosing your foundation, look for a pink-based or neutral shade.
If
you are lucky enough to have neutral undertones, you get to wear EVERYTHING!
And black is the exception and looks good on cool, warm and neutral
undertones. But of course, rules were meant to be broken (like mixing a
printed skirt with a striped top) and you can wear whatever you’re in the mood
to wear… So if you have warm undertones but your favorite make-up line just
came out with an amazing silver liquid liner that you have to have, go for it,
just know that the copper one will look better on you. But don’t break the
rules when it applies to your foundation shade; there’s nothing pretty about a
yellow-based skin tone covered with pink-based foundation
Heavy
eyeliner — Using heavy liner is only okay if you're trying to create a look for
the evening (like the cat eye), otherwise it is better to gently smudge liner
only into the lash line for a more natural effect.
Matching
eye shadow to eye color — Get greater impact by choosing colors opposite your
eye color. The contrast brings out your eyes. Using the same shade as your eye
color will only make you look like you're wearing too much eye shadow.
Bland
blush — Using dull blush colors makes you look muddy. Instead choose bright
shades and apply them on the cheekbones with a big blush brush for a flushed
effect.
Contouring
— Again, unless you are in the theatre, use highlights instead. Contouring is
almost always noticeable and it is time we embrace the different shapes and
lines of our faces and focus on using makeup to enhance, not recreate.
Plucking
gone wrong — We used to think that a thin arch was best, and the butchering
began. Put the tweezers down. Modern brows are groomed, natural and soft.
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