Beating Your Beauty Blues
3 secrets that make makeup work
-Lois Joy Johnson, BettyConfidential.com
Women and their makeup hit a relationship rut at least once a year, and usually it's right about now
. It sneaks up gradually, but one day you wake up, gaze into your 7X magnifying mirror and know it's just not working. Hauling yourself off to Sephora for a brand-new batch of color cosmetics seems like the perfect Band-Aid at first, and as a knee-jerk reaction, it is. But since we're smack in the midst of red carpet season, I'm guessing your expectations are too high.
If you compare yourself with celebrities (especially the ones you resemble most), don't forget that photos and TV screens lie. The fabulous faces you're looking at in magazine editorials and ads have had the advantage of a top makeup artist, amazing lighting and a generous boost from a clever retoucher in post-production.
Let's not forget that fast fixes of Botox, Restylane and lipo topped the 2009 to-do list for high-profile women who make big bucks based on their looks, like models and actresses (the latter group now all seem to have their own cosmetic contracts and enjoy piling it on). If that's not you (don't worry, it's not me, either), January is a great time to pitch your own star power. Start by getting into love-yourself mode with three quick makeup switches that everyone uses behind the scenes.
