MAKEUP DON'Ts

for this entry i just have to do this...people need to know how to use make ups! and yes its supposed to be easy, fun and experimental but for the later (most part at least) there are some grown rules....

mmm....ok today i was having brunch with my daughter in a cafe somewhere in Bukit Bintang and i saw these yuppies wearing unbelievable fugly makeup, the foundations are wrong, the eyebrows, lipsticks...need i go on in the end they look like a bunch of pamela anderson barbwire wannabies!
and that my friend is not a compliment...its worse that the whole bunch wore similar makeups and there were from work...would you look like pam from barbwire movie for work?...i can't take it...

so for those CLUELESS ladies out there.... please get some clues....


THESE ARE MAKE UP DON'TS

VISIBLE LIPLINER/ CONTRASTING LIPLINER

Even rihanna doesn't look so hot here...

this is a big NO NO! this is embarrassing to say but my mom actually like this look and sadly, no one can EVER pull this look off...mmm maybe if you were going for a Halloween treat or tricking.

you should have the similar shade of liner with your lipstick color or just be safe by using neutral or nude color. the purpose of lipliner is to give definition to you lips and also to prevent your lipstick became runny.

here's a tip : i find applying liner after applying lipsticks works better, cleaner and fuller.

My pick for lipliners are from:-

1. Mac
   
2. Bobbi brown
3. Faces

these brands offers wide range of colors to choose from and i especially love bobbi's color it is much suitable for asian plus if you like natural bobbi is the place to go!

MASKED FACE
this in a glance looks Ok......who m i kidding this just look like she have her head clipped to someone elses body!

this is the most common mistakes that women make. buying the wrong toned foundations or face powder. I see this to almost everyone..its sad! foundations are not supposed to be visible. they're not supposed to send out message " hey,look at me i'm wearing powder!" or "hey i'm on my way for an interview..to be a clown!" that's just crazy...

first of all you need to test the foundations that you are going to buy and test it on your jawline instead of your hands and get to a natural light to see if the shade is right for you. the foundation/powder should be the same color as your skin and try to find ones in yellowish undertone its give a more natural effect. foundation should make your skin look better, smooth, and even and NOT cakey and masked.

My pick for powders and foundations:-

1. Mac
2. Gorgio Armani
   
3. Inovi
4. Elianto - this is a more affordable range

If you can afford GA then invest on it! its a worthwhile investment

CLOWNED MAKEUP
maybe its not her fault...she was probably raised by a bunch of creepy clowns (shrugs...i hate clowns)

if you're feeling creative, express it but on a canvas not on your face! in the words of bobbi brown "you only need to highlight your best features to enhance your beauty.."

what i meant about clowned makeup is that when you are using every make up you have on your face and ended up looking literally like clowns minus the big red nose...besides this is so 80s you wouldn't want to relived the 80s. even their fashion mostly is sinful and punishable...we can only take so much...

the rule is that you would only have to highlight your best feature on your face. so if you like your eyes then by all means enhance it and keep everything else simple or neutral.

TANGOED TANNING

if this is the look that you're going for then...by all means *giggles*

for asians this is SO unnecessary! but somehow i do spot few people with fugly tan...i know that fake tan is an in thing but you need to be VERY careful with this one...one wrong choice will make you end up looking like barbequed orange or something...tangoed orange...

but if you must, choose tanning lotion rather than sprayed ones unless if you wanna go to the professional but even they screw up sometimes because the lotions are easier to apply and easier to correct if there's mistakes...
but my rule of thumb is if you're not sure don't do it girls!

OVER PLUCKED EYEBROWS

She look weird here | she looks a lot better

this Don't can just make my eyes bleed! i get easily annoyed looking at girls with ultra thin eyebrows with half round shape...*blurgh* what were they thinking? its the new century not the 40s..common people you're risking yourself looking like a back dated cartoon character betty boop or worse cheap prostertude...

please please don't over do it...full clean, trimmed and groomed eyebrows are in now...

GOING BARE

these are a bunch of celeb without makeups...even they don't look good without make up and they were supposed to look beautiful at all time...utterly unpleasant!

i know you wanna go natural but going bare to the public is a NO NO... unless you have a super flawless skin with natural perky blushing glow on yoru cheeks and naturally dark , volumized and curled eyelash and a naturally red lips then you don't need make up

but the reality is that we are not born perfect. we are not snow white. for alot of us with out our 'war paint' as what my husband put it will look just pale and unattractive and no one wants to look at our unpleasant and unattractive face and you certainly DON'T want people to look at you that way.