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Lately I've been really paying attention to the way young girls and women apply their makeup. Sometimes I'm pleased, and sometimes I feel it's so uncomfortably that women are cosmetically challenged. Stay with me girls!
Wow where do I begin? Ok, well first let me talk about ethnic differences and why these differences are imperative when thinking about appropriate colors in the application of makeup. If you are fair, you do not want to cake on the bronzer and black eye liner. Moreover if you are brown, black or caramel toned, you want to stay away from pastels and cherry blush's. It is winter '07 and we all need to be on top of our wardrobe and our colors. A great night time look which I absolutely love (in fact, I think I think I might wear it on my date tomorrow night), is a turtle neck sweater with some great boots and a wonderful smoky eye and bronzed face to compliment this fashionable night time look. If you are fair, stick to light grays and browns. If you are dark try out some rich grays and black for contouring and shaping the eye.
During the day, doing my usual routine, I tend to unconsciously watch people without even noticing. I always realize when I'm in line at Starbucks what my next column is going to be about. Ladies, can we please, pretty please, stay away from electric blue eye shadow? Or purple, green, red or orange? Unless you are in a dance recital or play, this is unacceptable during the day. If you like to be a little edgy and experiment with your look, hey, I support you! BUT (big but), make certain that you understand the difference between tasteful and dreadful. If you ask me, and if you're reading my column than lets face it, you do, a little mascara and eyeliner go a long way during the hours that the sun is out. A clear or light peachy, pink, beige or brown gloss for the lips speaks volumes in an understated classy way. If you have an important meeting, you can definitely add some eye shadow and light bronzer on the cheeks, but make sure it's appropriate for the day time hours. Those smoky eyes and super bronzed checks are not going to look clean without the sun has gone down and you have a glass of wine in your hand. Well, maybe not so much a glass of wine, but you catch my drift. Sometimes girls and women that wear heavy makeup during the day tend to look overdone and even a little ridiculous.
Keep it cute ladies, and for all your fashion needs, click on my women's bi-weekly columns at weeklyfashiontrends.com.
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Source by D. Matthews
