Asian Makeup Techniques
Asian women have slightly different makeup tips that they should follow to look their best. Here are some Asian makeup techniques to get you started.
A non-oily base, preferably a light, liquid foundation with some yellow undertones will spread nicely on your face instead of looking unnatural like a pink or red-based foundation would. Most foundations at retail stores are going to have pinkish bases, even if they don't actually say that, so you might have to spend some time looking.
Color should be swept on the apples of the cheeks, but don't use very much blush and keep it a very subtle color, though a bit of shimmer in it is fine. For most Asian women, makeup techniques should focus on the eyes.
Eyebrows should be kept groomed and an arch coaxed out of them to give definition to your eyes. Most Asian ladies don't have much of an eyebrow arch naturally, but pluck your brows at least once a week to keep the shaping noticeable, and fill in any thin areas you might have with a sharp eye shadow brush or a soft eyeliner pencil.
Black or a dark colored eyeliner is going to be the most important part of your normal, daily makeup routine. Be prepared to spend a few minutes meticulously working the eye liner actually into your upper lash line as well as into the visible eyelid area. Use short, slanted strokes to work the color into the base of your eyelashes, and extend the line slightly past the outside corners of your eyes to visually reflect the angle of your eyes.
Brush on a light color - a pale white yellow often looks good, on your brow bone right under your eyebrows to increase the apparent depth of your face, and smudge a little bit of a dark taupe color onto the outer edges of your eye lids to create more depth. There, now you're looking stunning!
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