By Diane Irons
Glee Contributor
Tyra... Gisele... Kate... Heidi -- supermodels we believe can crawl out of bed and put the rest of us to shame in the looks department. If only our best day was as good as their worst, we tell ourselves!
How do the supermodels you love to hate do it? Whether they’re strutting down the runway or gracing the cover of Vogue or Cosmo, you just can’t help but wonder what makeup secrets they know.
Well, as a former model and beauty consultant to the stars, I can let you in on a little secret... Better yet, make that five little secrets. The key lies in learning proper application. When it comes to putting on makeup, forget everything you’ve learned in the past.
Think of your face as a blank canvas. You have the tools and techniques to paint a masterpiece.
Are you ready to transform yourself into a model citizen and achieve the looks you’ve been longing for?
1. To create eye depth, quickly pass your eye pencil over a flame to soften the tip for smoother application. CAUTION: Wait for the pencil point to cool before placing it against your eye.
2. Separate a tissue and gently blot all over your face after applying your makeup to set and blend.
3. To open the eyes and visually slim down a nose, use a glisten stick or a shimmer stick. Apply the stick to the inner corner of each eye and the light will open up the eyes. By running the glisten stick down the center of the nose, it narrows it by bringing the attention to top of the nose, not the sides. Also, use it in the center of the lips to provide a quick pout.
4. Mix a dab of gel toothpaste with a little hair gel for extra hold.
5. Draw in perfect eyebrows with an eye stencil and brow gel. It will look like you've had them professionally done.
Diane is author of 911 Beauty Secrets, World's Best Kept Beauty Secrets and Diane Irons' 14-Day Beauty Boot Camp: The Crash Course (all SourceBooks). She's appeared on national radio and TV, including Good Morning America, Sally Jessy Raphael, Maury Povich, Montel Williams, Lifetime Television, CNN, CNBC and CBS This Morning. To find out more about beauty expert Diane Irons -- or to order her best-selling books -- please visit her Web site dianeirons.com.
