Naples Makeup Artist Talks About Eye Makeup: Matching Your Eye Color

The trick to eye makeup is getting the right shades of shadow for your eye color. Being a Naples makeup artist I constantly get asked whether you should match your shadow to what you're wearing that day, which is a good thing to do, however when it comes to every day makeup matching your clothes is not the best tactic. The key to applying correct eye makeup is coordinating the colors with your eye color. Here is a list of colors that work well with the following eye colors:

1. Brown - Blue and Green shadows work well to make brown eyes POP! Gold can also intensify the yellow/gold tint in a brown eye
2. Blue - Shades of brown and darker grays are the best color for a blue eye. They intensify the blue/teal pigments.
3. Green - Same rules apply for green as for blue, however I would experiment with golds on a green eye as they compliment green beautifully!
4. Hazel - Lucky people with Hazel eyes can wear all different kinds of colors, depending on which shade they are trying to intensify.

The concept is simple once you get it down pat :)! This does NOT mean that you can't wear the other colors recommended for different eye colors, it only means that these colors are what make the color stand out the most. If you have any questions feel free to email me!

JPB
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Naples Makeup Artist Discusses 3 Lab skin care - CELEBRITY SECRET!

As a Naples makeup artist I get asked constantly about proper skin care and what a good line is to use. There are many great skin care lines (Elemis, Osmotics, Advanced Tech). All of these skin care lines use high end ingredients but cost more than the average drug store product. Drug store products CAN WORK, however you're not going to get the same results. Some of my clients even go as far as La Prairie which is extremely expensive and is a gamble as to whether it works or not!
The line that a lot of celebrities are using now a days is called 3 lab! 3 Lab is great for all different skin types, whether you're young and having oil and acne problems, to being middle aged and older worrying about wrinkles and dry skin. Although expensive, the product really does work and I have several clients that have given great testimonials about it!
A fellow Naples makeup artist has been using it for years and she said it saved her skin! Women in their 60's and 70's use it and always tell me how they have noticed a severe reduction in the number of wrinkles! Go to any Nordstrom and sample some before actually buying it and see the results for yourself!

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Naples Makeup Artist Talks on Face Makeup for Pictures: (Weddings, Prom, Photo shoots, etc.)

There is one specific rule that is applied when it comes to photography of any kind, (unless you are going for a certain type of look) and that is STAY MATTE! I know I have mentioned this before in my prom makeup blog but I want to reiterate some tricks and tips that can make this happen! As a Naples makeup artist I get asked all the time about photography foundation and what is good to use :).

One major tip is to watch what kind of primer you apply to your skin before your foundation. Although MAC foundation primer is excellent, it has bits of glimmer in it to give your skin a nice glow which is NOT what you'd like for picture taking. In some cases shimmer can look like oil on camera.

Use a foundation like Studio Sculpt (MAC) which is specifically designed for pictures, or Cliniques Stay Matte foundation. Make sure eye shadows are also kept matte. Shimmer and frost are beautiful, but for cerain beauty shots are not what you need. Shadow is a bit more flexible however depending on what you're going for.

My last tip is to apply a bit more makeup than usual as the camera dumbs down all makeup! Clown makeup is a bit extreme but a good way to think about your application when taking pictures. If you have any questions feel free to email me! as a Naples Makeup Artist I am constantly asked about makeup and skin care and am happy to respond to help people :).

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Naples Makeup Artist Talks About Secret Tip in New MAC line: Colour Craft

As a Naples Makeup Artist, I have to be very well versed on all of the new lines and hot new trends coming out. The reason I'm talking about this line in particular is because of how amazing the new colors and products are!

There are a ton of new glosses and lip products that go along with this line. Most of them are either lipsticks or Dazzle Glass (very sparkly) that are spins off of previous and permanent MAC lines. However there was a new product that I absolutely love in the lip glosses. Each gloss has a swirly effect and comes in five different colors.

My Absolute favorite secret weapon of this line are all of the face products. All of the skin products are great for your skin! The skin finish (that comes in all different colors so can be used as bronzer or powder) is mineralized, which lays on top of the skin instead of seeping into your pores! The colors are beautiful and each contains a little bit of shimmer to give a nice glow. These are shadows, blush, and powders/bronzers, necessities to a woman's look!

Finally, the tinted moisturizer is perhaps one of the best products from this line. Many other lines have this product, however MAC's not only moisturizes but gives great coverage! Any one can use it! there's no oil in it and it glides on beautifully. Many women who are used to wearing a lot of makeup shy away from it, but it is absolutely amazing! Try it!

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Naples Makeup Artist Shows Step by Step Applying Make Up: From Skin Care to Total Look

STEP ONE: Cleanse your face with appropriate cleanser (for either dry, normal or oily skin).
STEP TWO: Apply Toner, (again for appropriate skin type).
STEP THREE: Moisturize (even oily skin types should moisturize)
STEP FOUR: If going out or have a special occasion where you want your makeup to stay on a long time, apply a foundation PRIMER (after moisturizer before foundation)

STEP FIVE: Concealer in appropriate areas
STEP SIX: Foundation, (blend with concealer) and USE BRUSH
STEP SEVEN: Bronzer and Blush of your choice, (bronzer may substitute for blush)
STEP EIGHT: Shadow (remember the three color method: light, medium and dark shadows)
STEP NINE: Liner on top and bottom or on top OR bottom... never just put on bottom as that could make your eyes look droopy and tired!
STEP TEN: Mascara on top and bottom lashes, up to three coats as needed
STEP ELEVEN: Lip Liner, lip stick and gloss or two of the three as needed for look and you're out the door!!

For details on these looks or questions on applying make up or skin care feel free to email me! As a Naples makeup artist I love answering people's questions so please don't hesitate :).

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Naples Makeup Artist Talks on Applying Makeup: Natural Look for Photos

As a Naples makeup artist, sometimes we have to do crazy fashionista looks, and other times subtle, natural looks are in order. This particular model was shooting for her website as a musician/singer, and wanted a very natural, elegant look.

EYES:

In order to create a natural look but still make it show up on camera, for shadow I used a base, and then followed with a light brown from the inner corner of the lid to half way down the lid, leaving halfway in the middle of the eye to the outer corner open.

I then took a dark brown shadow (expresso) and placed it in the crease and in the open parts of the eye (outer corner) which gave the model a subtle, brown smokey eye. The same expresso shadow was used to lightly line the bottom of the eyes.

For liner, a dark brown paint pot liner was used on the top and a pencil was blended on the bottom to make it all come together. One coat of mascara was placed on top a bottom lashes.

LIPS & CHEEKS

For the cheeks I used Blunt MAC blush (a contour) with some blush baby on the cheek bone to give it a soft highlight.

By placing some neutral liner and tan colored gloss on the lips we finished off the nice natural look.

Being a Naples makeup artist isn't easy but it is definitely fun! These kinds of looks are just as challenging as some of the more extravagant ones but with practice can be easily conquered in less than 15 minutes! If you have any questions feel free to email me!

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Naples Makeup Artist Talks About the Perfect Eye Makeup

As a Naples makeup artist I have been asked to give the "perfect eye" for each eye shape, given the close photography done by local photographers. In this particular picture, I was asked to make the eyes look absolutely perfect given the fact that it is such a close up shot. Here are some of the techniques I used:

First I took the same basic techniques I used for the 1930's look and applied it to the model's eyes. Instead of applying a blending brush and blending everything together, I brought out the liner way past the outer corner of the eyes and then took two different pigments and aligned them along the lid.

Gold and Green pigments (sparkle) were used to bring out the green in her eyes. Also the long eye liner accentuated her almond eye shape to give a beautiful Cleopatra eye!

Eventually I took a blending brush and slightly added a white/gray highlighter under the brow bone to make the look just a TAD softer. The eyes came out beautiful and especially glimmered in the cameras.

If you have any questions on how to do this look or how to do makeup in general please feel free to email me :)!

JPB
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