Keeping Skin Moisturized During Winter

One of the biggest problems people face is dry skin as the days get colder. To avoid the flakes, make sure you have a well trusted moisturizer. Try to avoid anything with scents because they could break out your skin. Apply your moisturizer after you get out of the shower since some soaps dry out skin. Anytime you know that you will be out in the cold, this would be a great time to reapply. Places where you will need moisture the most is on your face and arms. These two areas typically are the most exposed places on your body. This means they lose moisture quickly. Make sure you leave time before going outside to let everything to soak in. Doing these steps will keep your skin soft like it is not even cold outside.

Substitutes for Eyeliner

Running out of eyeliner in the middle of the week can be a real bummer. Luckily there are some alternatives. All you need is some simple items you probably already have. 

If it is your waterline you want to cover with eyeliner, then all you will need is some mascara, black eye shadow, and some sort of slim brush or applicator. What you will want to do first is take the brush and dab a little mascara onto the end. Use the brush to swipe the mascara on your waterline like you would normally. Without blinking too much in between, use the brush to dab on the black shadow over the mascara to seal it in. If you need white eyeliner, you can use clear mascara or just skip right to the shadow part.

If you want to line your upper lash line then you only need the black eye shadow. Load up your brush with the shadow. Then lightly spritz everything on the brush with water. Reload your brush and then apply onto your eye like you normally would.

Using this technique is useful if you want multiple colors without buy lots if different liners. It saves money since you can use things you already have. Also, if you find an eye shadow you love, but wish it was a liner, problem solved.

How to Properly Use Bobby Pins

   There is always that one person that over floods their hair with unnecessary bobby pins. In reality, for most hair chunks, braids, etc. you only need to two pins total. All you have to do is cross each pin of the other. In other words, place a bobby pin where you want your hair to be held, (make sure the open end on the pin is facing upwards to ensure no fall out). Now with the second bobby pin, place it over the first bobby pin so they are perpendicular or form a "X". For the second pin have the open end facing downwards so no hair can try to escape out the top. For a finishing touch you may take hair from the side of the bobby pins that is loose (if the rest of hair is down) and let it hang over the pins to conceal them.

Gold Homecoming Makeup

Gold makeup can go with a variety of dress colors. It also gives a classy look without going overboard.

What You Will Need

Eye Shadow

• Gold, Shimmery 
• White
• Dark Brown

Eyeliner

• White
• Dark Brown or Black

Mascara

Put primer all over your lid to prevent any smearing. This is especially important for homecoming since there will be lots of pictures and dancing.

Pat the gold color all over your lid aside from the inner corner.

Now take the dark brown and pat it into the inner corner, carrying it out to midway of the crease.

Highlight the inner corner and brow bone and you are done with eye shadow for now. With your eyeliner, line your upper lash line. Carry the liner out a little more than your natural lash line, or 'wing' it out. Pat the dark brown shadow over the line you made for longevity of the eyeliner.

Apply mascara and you are done.

Parts of the Eye Where Makeup Goes

Different parts of the eye you will apply makeup on.

Mermaid/Fairy Makeup

What You Will Need

Eye Shadow

• Two different bright colors (I used blue and pink)
• White 

Eyeliner

• Sparkly liquid or pencil
• Black pencil 

Mascara

Scissors

Lace

To start, pat on the white eye shadow all over your eyelid, even the inner corner and brow bone.

Use your scissors to cut a piece of lace approximately 2x2 inches (5x5 centimeters)

Tape the lace to your eye leaving out the inner corner.










With a large brush, pat your first color of eye shadow all over the lace focusing on the holes in the lace.

After you have covered every part of the lace, carefully remove the tape and lace.

You will end up with something like this.
Repeat these steps on the lower lash line of your eye.








Line your eyes on the top with the second of color eye shadow.









Next, line your upper and lower water line with the black pencil.

Apply mascara. For a more dramatic look, apply false lashes.

Optional:

Fill in your eyebrow with the first color you used for the lace.

Perfect Gothic Lips for Halloween

What You Will Need

Black/Dark purple lipstick

White eye shadow

Start with a layer of black lipstick. Depending on the pigmentation of the lipstick, you may need two coats.

In the inner circle of your lips, pat on a layer of the white eye shadow to create a gradient look.

White=Inner circle



As an option, you can put a clear gloss over to finish the look in a less matte way.