Permanently Beautiful

Did you catch the Victoria Secrets fashion show last week? Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas certainly held her own against the professional runway competition. She looked utterly amazing in that glittering emerald body suit with its free-flowing cape. In a night filled with plenty of big T and tight A, it was a night of glamour, fantasy and beautiful women. The backstage glimpses of models being made up and stage managers rushing them on stage added to the excitement, but haven’t you always wondered how models achieve that absolutely perfect, flawless on-camera look?  

When asked to reveal their special makeup tips, professional makeup artists agree that totally flawless skin starts with a good moisturizer. Airbrushed foundation application and artistic facial contouring are the techniques the pros use to ensure that models and celebrities put their best face forward. That’s outside the skill set or needs of most women, but there are a number of professional tips you can apply at home.

• For barely there lips, apply a good moisturizer to lips, follow with concealer. Apply pale lip gloss for kissable natural looking lips.
• For a light and luscious lash line, dot along lash line with eyeliner pencil then blend gently with a Q-tip.
• For perfectly groomed eyebrows, fill in and shape brows with a 3B or 6B graphite pencil instead of an eyebrow pencil. While too harsh for blondes, graphite will give brunettes a more natural look.

More tips next time