| Cosmetics can help you put your best face forward. | | | | wearing it every day. |
| They can emphasize the features that are naturally | | | | To enhance your skin's natural glow, drink plenty of |
| attractive and that set you apart. But wearing too | | | | water, which will help your skin retain moisture and |
| much makeup (or applying it incorrectly) can have the | | | | elasticity. Use a good skin care regimen and always |
| opposite effect. | | | | use the moisturizers and sunscreen recommended for |
| Here are six tips to help you use makeup to enhance | | | | your skin type on both your face and neck. |
| your features while letting the natural you shine | | | | 3. Experiment with using powder alone, instead of a |
| through. | | | | heavy foundation. You might also want to try one of |
| 1. When it comes to makeup, less really is more. How | | | | the mineral foundations on the market today. These |
| do you know if you are wearing too much? That's a | | | | foundations provide a more translucent coverage. |
| difficult question to answer because makeup is | | | | Many of them do a good job of evening skin tone |
| something you wear for yourself, and that means | | | | and hiding the undesirables, but they go on light |
| the amount of makeup that's just right is going to | | | | enough that the look of your natural skin is not |
| vary from person to person. As a general rule, if you | | | | masked. |
| rarely go out without "your face on" because you | | | | 4. During the day, stick to a light eyeliner and neutral |
| feel as though you look very different without it, | | | | shadow. Save the darker colors for evening. The |
| you may be wearing more makeup than you | | | | same goes for lips: choose a subtle shade for day |
| genuinely need to enhance your features. | | | | wear. Save the darker lipsticks and liners for evening |
| If you decide that you would like to reduce the | | | | events. |
| amount of makeup that you wear, it's best to take it | | | | 5. Make sure to blend your cheek color and eye color |
| slow, especially if you rely on makeup to help you | | | | very well. When you take the time to blend the |
| feel more confident and comfortable. Go more lightly | | | | makeup colors, the more obvious lines becomes |
| on the eyeliner for a week or so, for example, until | | | | shadows and highlights, which look much more |
| you get accustomed to the way you look with less | | | | natural, and which help define the natural contour of |
| eye makeup. Over time, you will likely enjoy seeing | | | | your face. |
| more of the natural you shining through. | | | | 6. It might be fun to stop in at the cosmetics |
| 2. When your body and skin are healthy, you may | | | | counter at your favorite department store. Many |
| naturally feel as though you don't need as much | | | | times, you can get a complimentary makeover or |
| makeup, so the first step in achieving a natural look is | | | | makeup lesson. Let the consultant or makeup artist |
| to take good care of yourself and your skin. When | | | | know that you are particularly looking for techniques |
| your skin glows, you may hesitate before you put on | | | | to accentuate your positive features. |
| any foundation at all, even if you are accustomed to | | | | |