Update Your Style With These Hip Eye Makeup Tips

Need A Style Update?
Get Four Very 'Hip' Looks
With These Eye Makeup Tips

These eye makeup tips are meant to be fun, allow you to more effectively express your personal style and enhance your beauty confidence.

Remember not to 'pigeon hole' yourself into one style all the time. Different times of the day, different events, and different style moods afford you the means to be creative and try new things. So have a little fun...

Below you will find quick tips on four of the most popular and beautiful makeup styles:

j Natural Beauty Chic- Fresh Beauty Defined
k Classic Modern Beauty- Precise, Polished, Pretty
l Diva Glam- Fun, Playful, Glamorous
m Cutting Edge Beauty- Bold, Adventurous Style

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j Natural Beauty Chic:

This fresh, dreamy, seemingly effortless look has a lot of sex appeal and is all about that certain something that you can't quite put your finger on...beauty sparkle that seems to be the result of a number of attributes; great radiant skin, fresh mouth, bright smile, bright eyes, shiny hair etc.

The make up?... What make up? Isn't that natural beauty? The eye makeup tips and other make up strategies focus on the appearance of minimal, accentuating the individual's features ie. makeup color palette that plays up eye color, skin, lips etc. In other words, you notice the features, not the makeup.

Celebrities often reflecting this style: Think Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Anniston, Angie Harmon, Christy Turlington to name a few...
Designers often reflecting this style: Calvin Klein, Prada, Vera Wang, Todd Oldham, Donna Karan

Eye makeup tips plus other techniques and strategies to deliver "Natural Beauty Chic":

Remember the objective of this makeup style; FRESH beauty, subtle application , strategic placement and color palette.

Skin:
Focus on the skin with natural looking blush and bronzers; TRY tarte cheek stain , NARS The Multiple , LORAC Portable Paints Face Color .
For more face color application tips, click here.

Eyes:
Since the look of natural beauty eye makeup styles is strategically minimal, blending is even more important.
Eye makeup tips:
1. Blend very well; shadows, liner, etc. so there are no distinct lines where makeup starts and stops.

2. Keep makeup in natural eye area. Do not extend shadow beyond brow bone, beyond eye corners and avoid heavy liner or thick color under the lower lashes.

3. Use shadow and pencil liner tones that compliment your eye color and skin tone, as well as, define your eyes.

Usually neutral earth tone shadows work well in a light, medium and dark shade) and black or dark brown pencils to closely line top lash line; TRY tarte double ended eyeliner , and CARGO Eye Shadow .

Lips: Mimic intense version of natural lip color. Lined lips with sheer berry/brown tones often work well with gloss added for luscious sheen. A very hot look right now is very neutral, un-lined wet looking lips. TRY: NARS Sheer Lipstick, Belle du Jour and DuWop Original Lip Venom Clear Lip Gloss.
For more makeup tips for lips, click here.

k Classic Modern Beauty:

This look is reflects impeccable style with just the right balance of these components; polished, clean, beautiful precision makeup, simple wardrobe with modern flare and well chosen pieces , and well groomed hair and nails. It is always 'in style', does not get caught up into trends, although it may add an 'on trend' touch ie. at present, high sheen/ glossed lips.

Celebrities often reflecting this classic modern style: Think Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Angela Basset, Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfeiffer...
Designers reflecting this style: Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Halston, Chanel, Chlo�

Eye makeup tips plus other techniques and strategies to deliver "Classic Modern Beauty":

Remember the objective of this makeup style; POLISHED precise, clean, modern makeup.

Skin:
Appearance of clean flawless complexion TRY Elizabeth Arden Bare Perfection Flawless Finish Foundation SPF 8 OR as sheer a foundation as your complexion can afford. If your skin needs a little help TRY philosophy "the present" clear makeup to smooth your complexion .
PLUS Flattering Blush tone well placed TRY Vincent Longo Duo (two tones work beautifully together and create more natural looking dimension).
For face color application techniques, click here.
Eyes:
Because classic eye makeup styles are clean and not overdone, "matte" skin and eye color flattering tones work best.

Eye makeup tips:
1. Once again, neutral tone shadows work well (avoid frosted colors, a little shimmer is okay).TRY NARS Eye Shadow Duo Compact, Bellissima .

2. Closely line top lash line with dark eyeliner.; TRY tarte double ended eyeliner .

For more tips, click here.

Lips:

Apply matte or sheer creme in mauve to berry/brown tones TRY: CARGO Celebrity Charity Collection like "Ce Ce" by Courtney Cox Arquette. Lipsticks in beautiful tones for a great cause. If you like red, this one has been designed to work with any skin tone Paula Dorf Lip Color For Lips, "Gilda" .Make sure you use a lip liner for a clean precisely defined mouth.

l Diva Glam:

This look can get 'over the top', but generally diva glamour is boldly beautiful, fearless, playful and reflects the pleasure of makeup, hair, and fashion. This style profile often goes well beyond the general enhancement function and into the objective of dramatic impact, making it not a style for the shy and reserved.

Celebrities who do this well: Think Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Beyonc�, Nicole Kidman...
Designers often reflecting this style: Versace, Gucci, Valentino, Christian Dior, YSL...

Eye makeup tips plus other techniques and strategies to deliver "Diva Glam":

Remember the objective of this makeup style; FUN confident play with glamour.

Skin:
The look of flawless skin is still the objective (it always is) however, subtlety is not needed. Have fun with shimmers and bronzers. Blush can move to more vivid tones of pink TRY LORAC Cheek Duo Blush/Bronzer, Hot Flash . For all over your body, TRY DuWop Revolotion Tinted Body Moisturizer With SPF 15 and Shimmer, Medium Skin .
For face color application techniques, click here.
Eyes:
Eye shadows in vibrant colors are definitely playful and mesh with this confident style.
Eye makeup tips:
1. Bold replaces subtlety but that does not mean excessive.
2. Blending and precision are still two valuable application techniques to use.
3. Bold and playful means pushing the proverbial glamour envelope, not displaying borderline taste.

TRY these 'beauty with ease' trios; Vincent Longo Trio. For eye shadow with translucent shimmer TRY Paula Dorf Glimmer .
Don't forget liquid liners for added drama and play. This set has a lot of versatility LORAC Cream Eyeliner Collection .

For more eye makeup tips, click here.

Lips:

Playful shimmer and/ or shiny wet gloss in exuberant colors.

TRY tarte double ended lipgloss "Bogey and Bacall" and DuWop Original Lip Venom Clear Lip Gloss.

m Cutting Edge Beauty:

This makeup style picks up on the latest fashion trends and makeup "fashion" that is hot for the season.

It is also fearless, experimental and playful but unlike glamour, leans towards adventurous "avante garde" or unusual artistic ensembles.

Celebrities often reflecting this unpredictable style: Think Cameron Diaz, Eve, Milla Jovovich, Gwen Stefani...
Designers often reflecting this style: Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, John Paul Gaultier, Mui Mui

Eye makeup tips plus other techniques and strategies to deliver "Cutting Edge" Beauty:

Remember Objective of this style: ADVENTUROUS fashion forward style.

Skin:
As with any look, the objective here is still flawless skin. For whatever "edgy" makeup mood your going to create, TRY tarte secret weapon concealer, Deception , LORAC Portable Paints Face Color and build it on Vincent Longo Liquid Canvas .
For face color application techniques, click here.
Eyes:
Dramatic style, bold lines, and unusual yet beautiful combinations of color are the signatures of cutting edge eye makeup styles.
Speaking of unexpectedly beautiful duos TRY NARS Eye Shadow Duo combinations by Francois Nars himself .

Eye Makeup Tips:
1. Just as magazine fashion editorials exaggerate a trend, to make a visual point, exaggeration of lines and colors will bring dramatic effects.

2. Since we are operating with the agenda of beauty, cutting edge should still reflect aesthetic principals.

If you like the look of gloss shadows TRY LORAC It Kit for Eyes in "Live It" , "Own It", "Work It".

For more eye makeup tips, click here.

Lips:
A very hot look right now is very neutral, un-lined wet looking lips. TRY: NARS Sheer Lipstick, Belle du Jour and DuWop Original Lip Venom Clear Lip Gloss. If you must work in color TRY DuWop Venom Gloss For Lips, Snowberry AND MAC - Lipstick - No. 302 Grid .
The beauty of these eye makeup tips for four styles is they will always be 'in'. Why? They reflect common beauty personality types. Whatever the era there are those who are considered natural beauties, those who pursue glamour, those who have classic clean style and those who like to be a little more daring.

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Need A Style Update? Get Four Very 'Hip' LooksWith These Eye Makeup Tips

Need A Style Update?
Get Four Very 'Hip' Looks
With These Eye Makeup Tips