Hair and Makeup Tricks Every Modern Woman Should Know
by Charmaine Pioquinto
HAIR AND MAKEUP TRICKS EVERY MODERN WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
Every since we knew about make-up, beauty and its importance in our lives, women everywhere have struggled to learn everything about them. What is foundation? How to conceal properly? How to blend eye shadow? How to braid? What hair color matches my skin tone? These and some other questions have been asked by many girls and women everywhere. Of course, there have been a lot of mistakes and misfortunes. But, that's how learn right? However, this does not mean that we have to encounter mistakes just to learn how to correctly apply mascara or to do a braid without causing injury. Here are some makeup and hair styling tricks you need to learn. Take note, these are from experts themselves. List them down and avoid the next beauty catastrophe.
HOW TO CREATE A PERFECT CENTER PART EVERY TIME
Sometimes, changing your hair's part can change one's look. Center parts look more demure and subtle while deep side parts are for more dramatic looks. I'm sure everyone has tried making their own center part and fabulously failed. It probably looked crooked or jagged. Well, avoid this again in the future by following this easy tip. Using your comb, create your center line flawlessly by quickly zipping your hair from front to back to create a straight line. If you do it slow, your hands will shake, giving you a crooked center part. Easy huh?
GIVE YOUR BANGS A TEXTURED LOOK
Make your bangs look cool and alive with this simple texturizing technique. Get a hair spray like DKoye's The Hair Spray, spray some of the product to your bangs then scrunch your hair using your hands for that messy look while blow drying them for a complete look. The good thing here is, DKoye's The Hair Spray is lightweight and can give your hair a strong hold while allowing free movement.
SHIFT FROM TIGHT CURLS TO RELAXED WAVES
Ever wanted to look more chill and calm rather than uptight and stuck-up? Maybe it's because of your curls. Well, time to bring out your flat iron and make your curls turn into waves. Using a flat iron, break your curls gently by running it down with the styling devices, moving your wrists back and forth to carefully unravel your curls. Use a hairspray and voila! You have beach-worthy waves.
WANT TO CHANGE YOUR CENTER PART TO A DEEP SIDE PART?
As mentioned above, a simple change in your hair part can make a huge difference in your look. So, how does one shift from center part to side part and side part to center part? Here's how: Wet your hair hair, focusing on your hair's part. Then, create the part using the technique above and wet the newly created hair part. To make this part last and hold, use a blow dryer to dry the hair and now, you can enjoy your new hair part. Water is quite necessary to help your hair hold the position.
HOW TO MAKE NICE LOOKING CURLS
There are a variety of ways by which one can use a curling iron. If you want tight curls, hold the curling iron horizontally while you wrap your hair around the barrel. If you want loose, beach waves, hold your hair vertically while you wrap your hair around the device, wait for a few minutes and unravel your hair slowly.
TRICK OTHER PEOPLE WITH BRAIDS
People always aims to look amazing or extraordinary by making their hair look different. To help you achieve this without running the risk of knowing your hair together, make two low pigtails, braid them individually, secure them with elastic bands and place them together by using a bobby pin.
CREATE MESSY WAVES WITH FISTS
One of the most iconic red carpet looks is the messy, bedhead that Hollywood stars effortlessly pull off. To achieve this, place your hair into curls. Then apply a liberal amount of DKoye's The Hair Spray then, instead of brushing through the curls using your fingers, scrunch them using your fists, grabbing your curls like you're grabbing a rope. This creates a chunky yet sexy look
PULL OFF THE NO MAKE-UP LOOK ANYTIME
Here is a simple trick to get that no-makeup look: During the day, stick with matte lipstick and for nighttime, choose glossy lipstick. Simple yet effective.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR LIGHT EYELASHES LOOK DARKER
One important thing to make your eyes look bigger and more alive is by making your eyelashes darker. Get this look while pulling off that no makeup looks by using a liquid liner. Color your eyelashes using a windshield wiper-like motion.
MAKE YOUR CAT-EYE PERFECT
If there is one thing that frustrates women from around the world is creating a perfect, symmetrical cat-eye. It is definitely difficult. So, how do you avoid such mishap in the future? Create a dot to locate where you want the eyeliner to end. Then, draw an inward line from the dot to the end of the eyeliner at the lash line. This way, you will never have to guess the angle of your lovely cat's eye.
Aren't these tricks undeniably easy and practical right? So, make sure to take note of these tips and share them with your friends!