"Makeup is meant to be beautiful, and beautiful makeup is all about the colors you choose and where you place them--never about how much you put on." --Robert Jones
It is amazing to me that in this modern day I find myself explaining the benefits of makeup to woman. I often wonder how beautiful we'd think Audrey Hepburn would've been if she didn't wear a gradually widening liquid liner--a look that now called "The Audrey Eye." I wonder how sexy we would've thought Marilyn Monroe was if she hadn't learned to contour her nose. It's true, Marilyn Monroe is often credited as the first to start uses dark shades to minimize large features, making them look more defined. And, what would Betty Davis been known for if she hadn't worn dark mascara to extenuate her eyes?
I'm going to set the record straight, so before you turn your noses up, perk-up your ears and listen. Makeup's goal is to help you identify what is beautiful about YOU and so you can show it off! It's the same thing that you and I do with our different body types. Have a small waist? Great, wear lots of belts to show it off! Have a small chest size? Never fear, shirts with volume along the bust and necklaces will take care of that. We woman have learned to find our best and show it off. We do this with our clothes and our homes, even on our resumes. Our face should be no exception. It goes without saying, that every woman is different. God made people with a variety of facial features and shapes. Our differences are often what can make us beautiful. Makeup is all about taking those differences and showing them in their best light. Not to change them. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons woman are adverse to wearing makeup is because they think it takes away from their "natural look." But makeup isn't about changing you its about intensifying the things that make you, you. Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Betty Davis had the right idea: captivate others with their stunning differences.
That doesn't mean you should over do it and start piling the makeup on. I believe makeup should look natural. You don't want to walk around looking as if you're wearing a mask--no matter how pretty that mask might be. Makeup uses color's hue, temperature, value and intensity to diminish flaws and highlight beauty. It's use of texture also plays a crucial role in enhancing the total look of your face. Makeup should make you feel like you, not like you pretending to be someone you're not. Makeup is not one size-fits-all. That's why it's important to discover if you have Audrey's eyes or Marylin's sharp features. Makeup can help you discover that about yourself. Makeup can transform you into a classic beauty without sacrificing your natural, God-given beauty.
I have a few questions for you readers today
Do you know what the most beautiful feature about you is?
And more importantly do you know how to extenuate it?
Also, which beauty in Hollywood do you find attractive and why?
Don’t wear makeup? Tell me why.
I am for sure a Marilyn Monroe. With my shapely figure..LOL I think my favorite feature is my eyes..I like the color. But they are little I make it worse by putting the eyeliner on the inside of the lid on the bottom and make my top lid smaller by putting it on the outside. What would you suggest to make my eyes pop I love eyeliner so getting rid of it is not an option. As for not wearing make up...A wise woman once told me..."get in the house, brush your hair, & put on some make up." LOL I did not realize then how much I needed that statement to ring in my ears. So when I do not wear makeup I feel like a bum...That is just me though, I do not hate on the non-makeup types. It helps even out my skin tone which I think is one of my biggest flaws. I can look pale and blotchy. Makeup smooths the rough frazzled look I can sometimes carry.
ReplyDeleteHey Amanda, I know what you mean about the curves! Sometimes I feel very Monroe lol. And I can't part with my eyeliner, I feel naked without it! But, heavy eyeliner can make your eyes appear smaller. One trick a lot of girls in hollywood use is to put white eyeliner along the bottom lashline, then take a mid/contour toned brown eyeshadow and brush it right under the bottom lashline with an angle brush.
ReplyDeleteThe white eyeliner is an optical illusion. It creates a "wider eye" by extending the whites of your eyes. Brushing the eyeshadow underneath isn't necessary but if your used to your dark eyeliner this will play into the dramatic look your comfortable.
Hope that helps, Cassie