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Expert's Advice

Treat yourself to a complete makeover as we share tips and advices on every aspect of beauty from the experts of the Center for Aesthetic Studies.

Our featured expert is an internationally trained and experienced make-up artist and currently one of the make-up instructors of CAS – Ms. Mari Wild. Get free beauty tips and secrets on how to properly apply makeup, do your eyebrows, and more. These tips will guide you how to get the most of what you have and how to find what you might be missing.

Keep your mouth slightly open when applying mascara. It stops your eyes from blinking.
Never stroke color across cheeks, just smile and pat the brush on your cheekbones
For a broken lipstick, heat it with a hair dryer. Reattach it and store overnight in the refrigerator
To smooth lines, use the product on the side of the cap of your foundation and apply directly on lines with a brush or sponge
Make your brows look more dramatic by running a pink or white pencil under the arch.
Lip Tricks

Open your mouth when applying lipstick
Use a nude, never a colored lipliner
Create a fuller-looking mouth by putting a spot of lightweight concealer on the center for your lips after applying lipstick, then lightly blend it towards the corners
Apply lip pencil along the Cupid's bow of your upper lip
NEVER go over your natural lip line

COLOR Tips for Lips:
1. Light skin with rosy tones: stay in the range of soft pink shades
2. Light skin with yellow undertones: choose coral and peach
3. Medium skin with rosy tones: violet and grapes tones
4. Medium colored skin with yellow undertones: red shades with blue hues
5. Dark skin: red brown, coral tones
Make eye shadow last all day by applying a little foundation on lids with a sponge or your fingers. Apply a little loose powder with a brush to create an even
Roll hard pencil tips between your fingers to soften
Bronzer Tips:
1. Bronzer should never be more than two shades darker than the skin's natural color
2. When using bronzer, always tone down make-up on the rest of the face
3. Creams work best on dry skin while powder is best for oily or combination skin
4. Only use bronzer on cheekbones, bones above the temples, and bridge of the nose to mimic a natural tan
5. To minimize contrast, run the bronzer down the center of the neck into the cleavage.
Be sure are using the right moisturizer for your skin type. If it is delivering too much moisture or not enough, your make-up will fade away quickly and needs retouching more often.
When applying mascara, wiggle your mascara in the base of your lashes. It's the mascara placed near the roots – NOT THE TIPS – that gives the illusion of length.
Ideal time for brow-shaping is the week after the period.
If you are unhappy with the shape of your brows, do not tweeze them for 6-8 weeks, it takes time for the brow hair to grow back fully; then try again.
If you overdo blushes, do not rub; apply a little pressed powder over the top to tone down the color.
For tired looking face, use blusher to give your face an instant lift – sweep it high on the outer part of the cheeks, near to the eyes and up towards the temples.
Women with oily skin should choose a blush that is a shade lighter than what they want to end up. This compensates for the darkening effects of oil on the blush's pigment.
For every foundation finish, slightly moisten your fingers when applying your foundation. If you're using a sponge, dampen the sponge a little.
When applying eye products, slightly tilt your head up when looking in the mirror.
Chill the tip of your eye or lip pencil before application, especially in warmer weather for precision.
Make-Up for the Eyes:
1. For close-set eyes – line only the outer corners of the eye; never use a pencil or liner that is darker than your own eye color.
2. For wide-set eyes – use a darker line on the inner corners of the eyes, then a slightly lighter liner on the outer corners.
3. For bigger looking eyes – dab a small amount of beige eye shadow on the center of the eyelids. Apply on top of you regular eye shadow. Blend.