Lip life

Lips come in all shapes, sizes and colors – thick, thin, uneven, dark or pale. When you are young, your lips tend to be plump and healthy red or pink color. As you age, your lips become thin, narrow and droopy as there is a loss of muscle tension, as well as the degeneration of underlying supporting layers of tissue and fat. If you are a smoke, continuous smoking will make your lips dark and easily prone to wrinkles and pucker lines. The texture of the lips worsen as well, making them rough and unattractive. With age, bleed lines tend to appear around the edges, resulting in the bleeding lipstick syndrome.

No Gain Without Pain

But how does one camouflage imperfect lips? Lip surgery is one of the most common look altering procedures. Cosmetic surgery can be used to correct asymmetrical lips and plump up thin lips. And it’s not just the models and actresses who are opting for it. In today’s appearance-conscious society, the average middle class woman doesn’t mind paying to better the way her lips look. While a slight pout can be attractive, the surgeon must be careful not to overdo it, or it will look very unnatural. Which is why it is imperative that you choose a surgeon who is well qualified and experienced if you opt to go under the knife.

Create An Illusion

If you want to change or improve the way your lips look, but don’t want to go under the knife, there are numerous make-up tricks that you can use. If you have wrinkly lips, use a light reflecting lipsticks which reduces the appearance of wrinkles. If your lipstick tends to bleed into the little lines around the side of your mouth, don’t use dark shades, which make the tendency obvious. Use glossy or liquid lipstick instead that will fill in the lines. And once the lipstick has been applied, use a sealant to help the color stay on for hours without smudging or bleeding.
Today, there is a slew of products in the market that remove dead skin from the lips and even diminish the appearance of ugly wrinkles above and around them. Temporary lip plumbing products can make your mouth look fashionably bee-stung without any help from needles. And you will have more reason to smile with your improved face values.

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Your Eyes:

1. For great looking eyes make sure to use powder shadows for a natural look and a eyeliner pencil for drama at night. Make sure the liner has a smudge tip at one end to get that smoky eye look. Only line the top of the eye is you’re looking tired. You don’t want to bring more attention to dark circles under the eyes. Neutral tones with a hint of color are flattering on everybody.

2. For sheen on the eyelids, dab a bit of Vaseline for a pretty reflective quality, as well as moisture.

3. Open up the eye with a gold/beige shimmery high lighter onto the brow bone.

4. Don’t throw away cash on an expensive eye makeup remover! Find a pretty glass bottle and fill it with baby shampoo.

5. If your cream eye shadow dries out, use a few drops of water or mineral oil to soften it up again.

5. Potatoes, like cucumbers, will reduce the appearance of dark, under-eye circles.

Your Lips:

1. Use blush as a lipstick, then use clear gloss or lip balm over it. Longer staying power.

2. Natural ingredients have been used for centuries as makeup: apply beet juice to lips and cheeks as a stain,or mix it with melted bees wax to make your own lip balm! Cayenne pepper can plump the lips, but use with caution!

3. Use eye makeup remover to treat super dry, chapped lips. It’s a great nighttime lip treatment!

Your Face:

1. For a longer lasting foundation try a product with silicone. The silicone creates a sweat-proof and smudge resistant second skin. For me, I find it helps with my rosacea because the live yeast extract has healing powers.

2. A powder bronzer under blush can really even out skin tone. I dab my brush in the bronzer, then into the blush and lightly cover my whole face.

3. For a new bronzer, use a foundation that is two to three shades darker than your skin tone and apply where you would use your bronzer. In a pinch you could use a brown eye shadow.

4. Papaya mixed with plain yogurt into a paste makes a great exfoliating mask for all skin types!

5. Use an egg white mask for a quick fix for diminishing the appearance of pores.

Jane Arnold is a freelance writer and part-time beauty buff. You can get more health and beauty tips at her website at: http://www.girlyside.com/girlyside.html The website is a girl’s guide to health, beauty, love and leisure. Sign up for the free newsletter at http://www.girlyside.com/newsletter.html
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