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8 Simple Makeup Tricks For Flawless Skin

After you moisturize, spread on a light primer with silica, which has a filling effect. A foundation that’s creamy and moisturizing won’t settle into fine lines and wrinkles, but use it sparingly—the more you add, the more pronounced lines will look.

PICK FOUNDATION WISELY

Choose a liquid foundation with silicone. Avoid luminous or matte ones (they make the skin appear either too moist or too flat to be natural), and instead look for the words “lightweight,” “sheer,” or “invisible.” Some lightweight foundations won’t mask every flaw, though. Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Ultra-Light Skin Perfecting Makeup does the trick. For extra coverage, you need more pigment, not a heavier texture. Try M.A.C. Matchmaster Foundation.

FIND YOUR SHADE

To find a foundation that matches your complexion, test the color on your neck. Your skin tone is more uniform there than it is on your face, so you’ll wind up with a shade that’s just right. You’ll also avoid that dreaded demarcation along the jawline.Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover Foundationhas a wide range of shades to choose

APPLY SPARINGLY

Dab on six dime-size dots of foundation: two on your forehead, one each on the tip and along the sides of your nose, and the last on your chin. Using two fingers, spread the color over your forehead, down your nose, across your cheeks, over your chin, and along the sides of your face. Always blend down or sideways—never up—to prevent foundation from catching in peach fuzz.

USE YOUR FINGERS

Blend the liquid toward the perimeter of your face. It will get sheerer as you move closer to your hairline and jaw, preventing any harsh lines.

DIFFUSE WITH A SPONGE

Tap a clean, damp makeup sponge around the nose, over wrinkles, and anywhere your base is noticeable to remove excess that could crease or emphasize lines. The Beauty Blender’s pointed end gets around your nose; its oval base is perfect elsewhere.

HIDE IMPERFECTIONS

• With a fine-tipped brush, dab a solid concealer over blemishes or dark spots that are still visible. Laura Mercier Secret Camouflagecomes with two shades you can blend. 
• Get rid of redness with a yellow-based foundation, such as Clinique Redness Solutions Makeup. Smooth it over any discoloration with your fingers, and then blur the edges with a damp makeup sponge.
• Hide undereye circles with a creamy formula, such asMaybelline New York Fit Me, tapping it on with your ring finger.

POWDER YOUR NOSE (AND YOUR CHEEKS, AND YOUR FOREHEAD…)

Dip a large, fluffy brush in loose translucent powder. (We like Dior DiorSkin Matte and Luminous Hydrating Loose Powder.) Tap off excess and dust powder where you tend to get shiny.

DIY: Gold Cord Bracelet from old stuffs

This is a very pretty and elegant bracelet that I made from old things that I’m glad I have not thrown yet.  

MATERIALS:

• Gold cord (I got mine from my wrap around sandals)
• ball chain
• Gold plated chain 
• Jump rings
• Brown Yarn 
• Scissors
• Cutter
• Long-nose
• Tape Measure
• Lobster lock (from the old gold plated chain that I’m also using in this project).

DIY: OMBRE SHORTS

I’m getting encouraged by the likes that I’m getting in my posts and it’s giving my creative mind a boost.  Few weeks ago, my friend Ivy told me how she wanted to get an ombre skirt.  So I asked her what ombre is and she sent me some photos to understand better what it is.  Ombre is usually achieved by dip dyeing, color bleeding or gradated dyeing.  It gives an effect of color changing from light to dark.  Again I thought of personalizing it and used fabric paint in my project instead.  Here’s my finished product…

HOW I DID IT?

MATERIALS:

Old white shorts 

Scissors

Fabric Paint (orange and violet)

Paint Brust

Toothbrush

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. You could trim the edges of your short or keep it the way it is.  I trimmed mine because it’s a little long.
2. Decide where you want to start with color, I started with coloring the shorts orange from edge (please refer to the photos) then I brushed the upper colored edges so some parts would be lighter.
3. I painted the edges again with violet and brushed the upper colored edges to spread the color and make the top part appear lighter.  

DIY: PEPLUM BLOUSE FROM MY OLD ZIP UP DRESS

Peplum design is now back in trend.  Many designers are making their own versions and I’ve been seeing a lot in local TV shows too.  I saw a blog about doing a peplum shirt using a plain white Hanes and I wanted to do one for myself.  So I searched my cabinet for old shirts I could experiment with (I don’t want to cut new shirts and regret losing). I ended up not with a shirt but an old zip-up mini dress that I don’t use anymore.  I like the fit of this dress but the challenge is that the zipper is too long.  I decided not to touch the zipper and stay with the original structure of the dress just cutting the lower portion to use with peplum.

HOW I DID IT?

1) Mark the waist part of the dress, then with a tape measure, get the length of the lower part of the dress from waist then divide it by two (so you have enough fabric for front and back part of your blouse), then mark it again.

2) Cut the fabric following your markings.

3)  Create even pleats with the strips of fabric, join it with the upper part of your dress (now a blouse!) by using a pin to put it in place.  

4) Start sewing.  Sewing machine is easier to use, but if you don’t have it, basic stitches like running stitch, back-stitch, and blanket stitch will do.  

Michael Kors Inspired Studded Nails

While browsing online (as usual) earlier, I saw this beautiful nail art in The Nailasaurus website.  It is part of their 31 day challenge featuring a nail art for each day.  This particular nail art is for their 25th day, a Michael Kors dress inspired nail art.

Here’s how the author did it…

She used W7 Black as a base colour then slicked on GOSH top coat and placed on the gold bullion before it dried. Then she used a top coat of NYC to seal it all in.

Doing it your way?

You could play with colors (I am thinking of Orly Star Spangled as base).  If you don’t know where to get these gold bullion (same problem that I have) try improvising with gold beads at craft shops or supply stores like Carolina’s (Megamall).  

DIY: My Own Version of Urban Outfitters Renewal Knot-Back Dress

HOW I DID IT?

MATERIALS:

1)      Old jersey dress

2)      Scissors

3)      Tape measure

4)      Pins

INSTRUCTIONS:

1)      Trim all the edges and remove hemlines.

2)      My height is 5’6 so I measured 12 inches from shoulder (put a pin to mark it), then measure another 5 inches below and mark it with a pin.    I did this on both left and right back part of the dress.  (Change the measurement according to your preference, I think I made the cut out too big.  I should have started with just 3.5”)

3)      Get the mid part of the dress (between the left and right markings that you made).  Measure 2 inches from the middle then mark it again. 

4)      Cut a triangle on both sides of the back part of the dress following the marking that you made.  To make sure you create an even cut out, you may prepare a triangular pattern for the cutout.

5)      Get some fabric from the cutout that you made then create a knot joining the left and right cutout (I used the silver trimming that I got from the neckline of the dress and just created a ribbon to make it simpler).

6)      I didn’t like the plain straight edge so I made the front shorter than the back part of the dress.

MY INSPIRATION