Making Makeup Do More By Using Less

Carmindy, Of TLC's "What Not To Wear," Shows How Best To Bring Out Your Natural Beauty

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MODEL #2: LIPS MAKE-UNDER (Angelique, 20-year-old from New York City)

Angelique had a ring of colored lip liner circling her lips that was disproportionate with her lip shape and shade, creating a two-toned look.

Carmindy's fixes: First, when it comes to selecting color, a rose shade is universally flattering.

Use a clear lip liner to outline the lips and fill-in with lipstick. To prevent lip color from bleeding, trace the outside of your lipsticked lips with a little concealer or a clear lip liner. Don't use a colored lip liner; you want to embrace your natural lip shape.

Intensify your lips by adding a dab of sparkling lip gloss to the center of the lower lip.

Remember to keep a balance of the face. If you have a heavy lip, go for a softer eye look and soft lips go with a heavy eye.

Tips:
Rose lip shade is universally flattering
Use clear lip liner to enhance lip shade
Add sparkling lip gloss to center of lower lip

MODEL #3: CHEEKS/FOUNDATION/BRONZER MAKE-UNDER (Dina, 40-year-old from Long Island, N.Y.)

Dina had a "clown-like" circle in the middle of the cheeks as a result of applying too much blush. She also wasn't wearing the right foundation/bronzer colors for her skintone.

So: She was wearing the wrong shade of foundation color, because you could see the color definition on the jawbone. Picking the right foundation is key. The color should melt into your skin so you can't see it. Don't test color on your wrist. The skin on your wrist and face are hardly ever the same color.

It's all about picking the right shade of blush and the proper application. Always use a big powder brush to apply powder blush to the cheeks. It will blend on the perfect amount of color to the right area creating the most natural-looking flush.

Pick a shade that's right for you, then smile and apply to the apples of the cheeks in a circular motion and brush excess color back towards your temples.

Bronzer doesn't go all over your face. That just makes it look like you have a "dirty-face." Choose a bronzer without shimmer, like a cream bronzer, and apply in key places where the sun would normally hit your face.

On both sides of the face, start at the middle of the forehead and brush in a C-formation, down your temples and around to cheek bones. You can also lightly brush bronzer over the bridge of the nose and chin.

Tips:
Use large fluffy powder brush to apply blush
Smile and apply blush to apples of cheeks
Brush bronzer in C-formation-down temples to cheek bones