What I love about bronzer is that it’s the secret weapon of the workplace. Everyone has the blush and the eyeliner and the lipstick, but with a little bit of bronzer, you look young and fresh but also well-rested. I always look so pale in the mornings, especially: it’s good to give your skin a wakeup call! Don’t wear bronzer to the beach or the pool: it will wash off immediately, and if you lay out in the sun with bronzer on, you won’t effectively tan. It’s kind of a reverse psychology. But let’s give it a shot!

Supplies Needed:
Bronzer
Blush
Foundation
Large handled blush brush
Moisturizer

How to apply a bronzer to the cheekbones
1 After foundation and blush is applied, go on to the bronzer!
2. Apply starting on the apples of your cheeks and working your way back
3. Mix the bronzer and blush together on the brush
4. Apply the remainder of the mixer lightly to the rest of your face (in small circle motions) to the forehead, chin, and nose.

TIP: Don’t blend with your fingertips, only use the brush!

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This video is helpful because it shows you the proper application: it shows you where and how to apply the bronzer to the cheekbones, and how to achieve an all-natural glow. But it doesn’t tell you exactly how to prepare your skin for bronzer. Here are some of my prep tips to help sustain your glow throughout the day:

1. Make sure your face is clean before you start. Use a light facial scrub and terrycloth towel to clean up you face of excess oils, and dry your face before you apply the makeup. Remember to dry thoroughly!

2. Please, remember to moisturize before you begin to apply foundation. Moisturizer helps you absorb the foundation, and if you’re going to be putting on a few different layers of makeup (foundation, powder, blush,and bronzer) you are going to have to have moisturized skin! Parched skin won’t achieve that beautiful, natural dewy look: you will look like a powder-faced donut!

Image Source: flickr.com/photos/vincealongi/2220611397

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Lip liner was one of the first beauty tools I bought: I thought they would help plump up and redefine my lips. I learned quickly that there was a bit more science to the application (and to the achievement of lip plumping!) than just outlining the fading edges around your lips.

I think we all need to rediscover lip liner once we graduate from college. In the teen years, and in college when you’re trying to save up your cash, you opt for the easy, youthful looks: lip glosses, yummy smelling lip balms, heavy on the eyeshadow and eyeliner and call it a day.

Eyeliner was so much more present than lip liner in my college at least: not a lip liner stick to be found, except for in the theatre bags of my performing arts friends, who applied the lip liner so liberally (ha, try saying that three times fast!) in their shows it was almost for comic relief.

Let’s revisit the old tricks and trade of lip liner and lipstick combos today, and see what we can learn to make our beauty look more mature: enjoy!

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Supplies you will need:
Lip Liner
Lipstick
Tissues
Sharpener for the Lip Liner pencil

Optional:
Lip Balm
Lip Gloss

Step 1: Choosing a lip liner is difficult. Pick a pencil that is just one shade darker than your lips, so it doesn’t look too clownish. Make a soft, delicate line around the edge of your lip, first on the top of the lip, and then on the bottom. Follow the video to see for yourself how delicate you want the pencil strokes to be: you don’t want to look like someone drew on your face!

Step 2: Lightly fill in the inside of your lips with the lip liner to give it a little extra color.

Step 3: Apply the lipstick (should only be one shade darker than the lip liner)

Step 4: Blot with a tissue

Step 5: Optional, but apply a light lip gloss

Seems easy enough! Just remember, please be delicate with your pencil strokes. You will thank me later

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The nails are probably the most neglected part of the body. What most people do not know is that the nails reflect how we take care of our bodies. People often check out the nails of a person to see how hygienic they are. Knowing this, you should always be conscious of the proper nail care tips to keep the nails as clean as possible.