http://www.makeupjournal.com Blogging about the Makeup World Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:34:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you have just worked 12 hours or are looking at a long hard day and are now expected to be the sexy momma, the high-browed hostess, or the dewy-eyed ingénue, try one of these techniques   Powder is very popular today. It is a lot of fun to get a ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/brush-cream-or-stain-your-blush/ Everyone loves to look kissed by the sun and have a radiant, healthy glow in summer, rather than a pale, office pallor. However, we also know that excess exposure to the sun can be damaging to the skin, so moderation and a little help form the cosmetic counter will produce ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/rosy-sun-glow/ You might be saying, “Come on Robbi, you give great tips and advice, but nothing can make my skin look perfect. I was cursed with the dreaded combination affliction at birth.” I understand your frustration. But here is the thing. Something can be done no matter what your circumstance, as ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/complexion-perfection/ Oily skin is not a curse. You too can achieve a youthful sparkle and glow with the use of the right products where it counts. Oily skin is a boon when you mature or if you have a lot of exposure to extreme weather elements. The following 3 steps will ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/sparkle-for-oily-skin/ Even dry skin can achieve a luminous glow. Use the right products for your skin and apply them where they are going to do their job and your skin will be flawless, requiring only an enhancing touch. The following 3 steps produce radiant skin, which is the key to beauty. ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/luminous-glow/ Applying make up is an art, but don’t let Picasso’s perfectionist pickiness overcome you. He would throw out canvas upon canvas of masterpieces, crazed by his pursuit of perfection. You have one face given to you and it is already perfect. There is no need to throw anything out.   Makeup ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/blend-does-not-mean-bland/ “More titanium please?” When did you ever think that you would walk up to a makeup counter and ask for a hint more manganese and a dash of titanium to your blush? There is a ground swell in natural mineral make up that is creating a mountain of a stir ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/shimmer-and-shine-with-nature/ There are two schools of thought, on how and when to apply concealer; before or after the foundation. This school says after. When you apply concealer before the foundation, all you do is end up wiping it off when you do apply the foundation. Choose a concealer that is going ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/conceal-to-appeal/ The foundation of your makeup is critical to the success of your over-all efforts. Just like a house that is beautiful, made from the best materials, elegantly designed by the best architecture but built on a cliff, quagmire, or fault line, you are a disaster waiting to happen.  There are some ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/foundation-faux-pas/ The Persians gave us henna to dye our hair. The Egyptians gave us precious emollients to soothe. The Nobles of the High Courts of France and England gave us wigs to hide the lice and chalk to produce a pure white pallor that ravaged and pocked the skin. The House ... http://www.makeupjournal.com/%e2%80%9cpure%e2%80%9d-makeup/