Make Up Games for the Holidays

The holidays are an excellent time to enjoy some make up games. Make up games are a perfect way to play around with cosmetics and other make up items to find the best look for you as the times change. Times change and make up styles change with them. If you’re going to try a new look, why not give it a try around the holidays? Not only that, but holiday make up tends to be a bit more creative and fun than the make up games you might play during the regular work day or school year.

The holidays usually include a bit of glitter and glam, and that’s just fun to do with the right make up items. Plan for the holidays by checking out the latest make up items in the drug stores or talk to the specialists at a cosmetic counter. You’ll find yourself enjoying beautiful new looks and fun make up items without needing to commit to the long term – you’re just free to enjoy what you want to wear with your make up games – no problems at all.

Make Up Games and Confidence

Isn’t it funny how much confidence we can get from make up games? Simply apply a bit of mascara and blush and suddenly you feel more pulled together and ready to take on the world. Make up games tend to have this effect on us since they make us more pulled together and showcase our assets while downplaying any faults. You’re able to hide the things that bother you and then bring out your best features using just a few clever strokes of the brush or wand.

Make up games make it possible to develop a smooth, clear complexion in just a few minutes per day. Suddenly you have dark eyelashes that make your eyes pop right out of your face. Big bright eyes help to downplay anything we might not like on your face. Concealer and highlighter help you play hide and seek with great and not so great areas on your face – get rid of blemishes with make up games just as easily as you can make yourself look young and fresh. Make up games are a great way to boost your confidence on a daily basis and give yourself a nice way to finish off a look as well.  

Make Up Games and Highlighter

One of the least appreciated make up games is using highlighter to really make your facial features pop. Generally speaking, highlighter is usually used by older women, but it certainly doesn’t have to just be a make up game enjoyed by women of a certain age. The highlighter has plenty it can do for all of us, and I don’t mean hair highlights . Highlighter helps you see the brilliance of your features and it helps those special features stand out to others as well.

Using highlighter is simple. The highlighter is a bit of sparkly concealer. The lighter color brings lightness and freshness to your features. If you dab a bit of highlighter on the inside of your eyes and just a bit along your eyes, you’ll see your eyes stand out a bit from your face dramatically. You can also use the highlighter near the tops of your eyelids to showcase the orbital bone and even on top of your cheekbones to make those bones stand out as well. Everywhere you use highlighter, you’ll be introducing a bit of lightness to your face making you appear youthful and glowing, even if you’re nothing f the sort.

Make Up Games Worth It?

Sometimes I wonder if make up games are really worth it. It’s hard to get motivated to put on a full face in the morning, especially if I’m short on sleep as I am most mornings. Who wants to put on mascara when you feel like rubbing your eyes every few minutes to help you finish waking up? But even when you’re tired there are some minimal steps you can take to be sure that you’re putting your best face forward.

Every girl should be using a moisturizer after washing your face in the morning. A quick trick is to use a tinted moisturizer instead of the regular one you might use. One that has a bit of color helps to even out your skin tone without feeling heavy like make up would. Once you have your tinted moisturizer in place, you just need a bit of lip gloss and you’re ready to hit the town. If you can keep your hands away from your eyes, you might opt for a bit of mascara as well, just to make those tired eyes really pop.  

Make Up Games and Blemishes

I hate blemishes and I was surprised to learn the other day that I’ve been covering up the red spots all wrong when they appear on my face. Right now I’m using concealer, but after reading some new advice by Bobbi Brown, I’m switching over to a real method of concealing – a heavy base is the right answer.

When you use concealer to cover up a blemish, you’re putting on a spot several shades lighter than your usual skin tone. Using a foundation that is exactly the same shade as your skin tone means you’re able to truly blend the spot in with the rest of your face, especially if you use a light foundation on the rest of your face so that the transition between the light and the heavy foundation is a smooth one.

Make Up Games and Blemishes

Many of us use concealer to cover up blemishes, but I’ve recently learned that it’s not the best way. Concealer is great for the dark circles under your eyes, but if you’re looking to reduce the appearance of red spots from acne, you don’t want to use concealer. It’s too light and you’ll be creating a bright white spot that draws the eye like a signpost. Instead of concealer, buy a stick of heavy foundation or a tube of very creamy foundation that isn’t as sheer as what you’d normally use on your face.

The foundation should match your skin exactly for these make up games, and to cover the blemish, you’ll simply dab a dot directly on top of the redness. Once your make up games have a dot of base, use one finger to dot, dot, dot at the spot to help it blend in with the surrounding foundation and skin. By using the exact skin tone of your face, the foundation covering the spot will easily blend in, making your make up games truly flawless.  

Make Up Games and Aging

It’s funny really that the girls who enjoy wearing make up are the ones who actually need it the least. Make up games aren’t anything new, but the young and beautiful girls are the ones who are often wearing the most make up, while those of us who are aging and starting to show some lines and wrinkles aren’t doing enough with our make up games to hid the more obvious signs of aging. More often than not, I’ve walked out of my house without any make up on at all, and I used to be obsessed with getting my full face of make up games on before the day really started.

Make up games aren’t just for teenagers and young adults. As women age, make up games are a great way to help hide features of our faces that aren’t as attractive and bring attention to the areas where we really shine. Adding a bit of blush to make us look more alive and the a bit of powder to decrease shine is almost as impressive as a quick swipe of mascara. It takes five minutes to put on a new face in the mornings – it’s simply a habit I’m going to need to work on.