Pro Hacks: Enlarge your eyes & lips, slim your nose and jawline
If you don’t have the face of a supermodel, that’s okay! Create the illusion of flawless features and symmetrical perfection with these makeup pro hacks.
Enlarge the eyes
For irresistible Bambi eyes, try the following:
For irresistible Bambi eyes, try the following:
- Start with a cooling eye mask to reduce puffiness. Even ice cubes wrapped in a soft flannel can help.
- Apply Pore Minimising Primer around the eyes to blur fine lines for a smooth, fresh look. Who said you need Botox?
- Lift and define your brows to make the entire eye area appear wider. A high arch makes eyes look bigger. Treat yourself to a professional brow shape – it can make all the difference. Use Brow Ready for your best brows in a flash.
- Add Luminous Light Highlighter under the eyebrows to open the eyes up even more.
- Line your water line in white or flesh tone as this makes the whites of your eyes seem larger and brighter. Add a little of the white pencil to the inner corner of your eyes as well, or you can create the same effect using Luminous Light Highlighter in Champagne, adding a touch to the inner corners of the eyes.
- Define the crease of your upper eyelids with a brown or charcoal shadow to give the illusion of depth. From Triple Effects Cool Collection, use Mischief. From the Warm Collection, try Obsession or Limitless. Make sure you use quality brushes from the Thin Lizzy collection for best results. Blend carefully.
- Use a pale colour on the lids to make the eyes take centre stage. Try the Bare shade from Triple Effects Cool Collection, or Champagne from the Warm Collection.
- Curl your top lashes and apply two coats of Max Lash Mascara making sure to comb out any clumps with an eyelash comb.
- Add a few false lashes to the outer corners of your eyes for the ultimate in wide-eyed glamour.
Enlarge the lips
For luscious lips, try these tips:
For luscious lips, try these tips:
- Make a lip plumping mask by mixing ½ tablespoon of cinnamon, ½ tablespoon of cayenne pepper, a drop of peppermint oil and a little Vitamin E or olive oil to combine. Apply a layer to the lips and leave for a few minutes till you start to feel a slight tingling. Make sure you keep it away from the eyes. Remove carefully with a damp cloth and apply gloss to finish.
- Scrub your lips gently with toothpaste use your toothbrush for this, rubbing gently in a circular motion. This brings out the natural colour of your lips, gives them greater volume and removes any dead skin.
- To create the illusion of larger lips using makeup, you can’t go past the Ultimate Pout Volumising Lipkit. It contains four perfectly matched, high-quality products to create your best lips ever! The lip kit contains a velvety lip liner and blending brush, oversized crayon highlighter, rich nude lipstick and tinted lip glaze. The easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the simple application for luscious lips!
Slim the nose & jawline
- To sculpt a slimmer nose, apply a strip of Luminous Light Highlighter down the centre and contour the sides with 6 in 1 Professional Powder.
- To define your jawline, apply 6 in 1 Professional Powder to contour along the edges, blending carefully.
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