3 Makeup Tricks From the Queen of Eyebrows

If you happen to’re something like me, you have discovered one make-up technique that appears good on you… and have not deviated from it ever since. My make-up routine includes utilizing the same products, utilized by way of the identical strategies (with perhaps slightly additional eyeshadow added from time to time) that I have been utilizing since I graduated from faculty.

However just lately, I have been eager to department out from my traditional model, particularly on particular events. The issue? I don’t know the best way to apply make-up past what I have been doing for years, and following together with YouTube tutorials someway by no means works out for me (i.e. the over-lined lips that look so glamorous on the creator find yourself with extra of a kid-playing-with-their-mom’s-makeup vibe on me).

In determined want of assist, I went straight to an professional to get some simple make-up ideas that even my uncoordinated palms might deal with. Anastasia Soare, the founding father of Anastasia Beverly Hills and queen of eyebrows herself, laid out some easy make-up tips that (spoiler) truly labored for me, plus the precise merchandise that you’re going to have to do them. Make-up novices rejoice.

1. At all times mix nicely

Gone are the times when making your cheeks seem like the highest of a Neapolitan ice cream carton was the “in” model—now, it is all about that flawless, no-makeup make-up look. To attain it, mixing is vital, in accordance with Soare. “If you happen to take a look at all of my [eyebrow] pencils, they’ve the pencil and a spoolie brush as a result of it’s good to apply it and mix it,” she says. “It is all about mixing and the remainder of the face as nicely, with the contouring and all the pieces.”

To ensure you’re mixing your eyebrows out, keep in mind to run a spoolie brush by means of your eyebrows after filling them in. In your face and eye make-up, mix every product in with a brush (or a sponge or your palms, if that is your most popular technique), till they appear pure.

2. Put your eyelashes on increased

Regardless that faux eyelashes could be tough to placed on, I like to make use of them to really feel additional glam for particular events (normally with the assistance of a buddy, in fact). Nevertheless, typically I really feel that they’ll overwhelm my eyes, making them seem smaller, which is unquestionably not the purpose. Soare, in fact, has make-up tips to assist—and so they apply to anybody hoping to make their eyes look wider and extra lifted when sporting false lashes, or individuals with droopier eyelid pores and skin who’ve a tough time placing their lashes on.

“You may put the lash slightly bit increased—like one or two millimeters increased—on the nook [of your eye], after which you possibly can fill in [the gap] with eyeliner,” she says. Completely genius! (Psst: Do not forget to use a layer of mascara to your pure lashes earlier than adhering your faux lashes so that they mix collectively seamlessly).

3. Do not define your lips all the way in which

Have you ever ever gone to the lavatory throughout an enormous occasion and observed an embarrassing quantity of product buildup on the corners of your lips? Keep away from this make-up fake pas by stopping your lip liner about two millimeters from the corners of your lips, Soare says. This tip will even assist elevate the mouth for these with downturned lips, she provides.

As soon as you have utilized your lip product of selection on high of the lip liner, Soare recommends including some highlighter, concealer, or skin-toned lip liner to your cupid’s bow and beneath the center of your decrease lip line to actually assist make your lips pop.

Though the following pointers could seem minimal, it is make-up tips like these that can improve your make-up recreation and have individuals asking what modifications you have made to your routine. So subsequent time you are doing all of your regular routine, really feel empowered to stray slightly bit by giving Soare’s recommendation a strive—you may be stunned on the distinction it can make.