MAKE UP FOR EVERY OCCASION

For A Girl’s Brunch

Ferreira suggests a flushed cheek with a stained lip and lots of mascara – think a girly face. "For a dark skin tone use a cream blusher in a chocolatey berry tone," says Ferreira. "For a lighter skin tone, aim for a powdery-pink or rose colour." Match with the same shade of lip colour, applied with your finger directly from the tube so your lips looked stained instead of perfectly painted. Add two coats of mascara to your top lashes only so your eyes look cleaned and defined.

For A Weekend Away

Now's not the time to pack 362 make-up items. The key to a fuss-free weekend getaway is a make-up bag with multi-purpose products. A cream-texture blush can double as a blush and as a lip stain. "The flush your cheeks get when you exercise is the best indicator of what your best cream blush shade should be," says Ferreira. "The other way to think about this is to imagine the colour that develops in your cheeks if you've kissed for too long." The only other item you need is a lash-defining black mascara and you're good to go!

For A Night On The Town

Ferreira's ultimate big-night-out look is a bronze smoky eye that looks a little bit unkempt. The more metallic shades you use, especially on dark and very dark skin tones, the better says Ferreira. You'll need bronze metallic shadow, a black kohl pencil and thick, plumping black mascara. And the application of your eye make up doesn't need to be precise. "Finger application is perfect," says Ferreira. Team with peachy-pink blush or bronzer and a nude lip.

For The Morning Market

Start with applying a rich moisturizer that'll make your skin look dewy. And then you needn't apply heavy-textured foundation but rather a tinted moisturizer to even out your skin tone. Once you've created a creamy-textured face, take a kohl pencil and simply rim your upper lids inside your top lash line. Team with a bit of mascara on your top lash line. Tip: If you need to conceal dark under-eye circles, use a lifting radiance pen. "For the mornings, apply this after your tinted moisturizer to hide any traces of tiredness," says Ferreira.

Make-Up For Work

A strong lip worn with clean eye make-up, looks sophisticated and bright in the grey weather. Also, a lip won't take you as long to perfect as a full-on eye look. "Scarlet red is very high fashion," says make-up pro, Algria Ferreira. "This shade of red makes your teeth look good and also, it works whether you're blonde or brunette." Team this bold shade with neutral eye shadow swept over your lids (use a shade that's the same as your natural skin colour) and lots of black mascara (go for brown mascara if you're very blonde and pale.


Courtesy of www.womenshealth.co.za