Models aren't Perfect -- Steal the Tricks They Use to Get Gorgeous
Listening to the backstage beauty tips from runway makeup and hairstylist pros, you might momentarily be convinced that models are ugly.
Hearing them rattle off expert tips for things the models are dealing with like dark circles, split ends, chapped lips, dull complexions, etc., etc., you want to kind of shake them and be like: "These are models! MODELS! They don't suffer like us real people."
Then you realize that you don't want a restraining order and that models are really just like us, with possibly slightly better bone structure and an unmentionably smaller waistline. They just get access to the best beauty tips -- the beauty tips that make models look like glamazon goddesses.
Here are some tips from the pros so you too can look like a model:
Get expensive-looking hair
In order to create hair that looks healthy, full and shiny (AKA "rich girl hair" as designer Zac Posen calls it), follow these quick steps:
• Blow dry your hair using a combination of mousse and dry shampoo. This will add volume. Find the best dry shampoo from these high-rated ones.
• Curl all of your hair section by section using a one and a quarter-inch iron. Wrap (don't clamp) hair horizontally around the iron -- only to ear height. Use the same sized sections all over.
• Brush out your hair completely. The end result will be soft, shiny, touchable, glam waves. -- Larry Sims, Got2b celebrity hairstylist
Apply foundation for a flawless finish
To make your foundation look less like makeup and more like naturally flawless skin … "use a good primer and an illuminating foundation (try Stila Illuminating Liquid Foundation). After applying your foundation, take a dab of moisturizer and warm it in your hands, then pat it over your skin for a more natural look. It softens your foundation." -- Val Garland for MAC
Prevent bold lip colors from bleeding into fine lines
To make sure bright or dark lip colors don't bleed into fine lines, prep lips with lip primer or wax pencil before applying color. Then, use only lip liner as your color. Pencils stay in place better and last longer than lipsticks or glosses. -- Lyne Deshoyers for MAC
Find the best lip liner for your lips here.
Master the winged liquid liner look
Adopt these savvy tricks and you might just get that glam eye look you've been craving.
• Don't use the brush included with the liquid liner -- use a very fine liner brush instead. (Try Make Up For Ever Eye Liner Brush #1N, $14. They're easier to use.)
• To get a perfectly thin line, aim your brush toward your lashes instead of aiming for the base of your lid. It'll help prevent it from getting too thick.
• To make lining easier, line the inner half of your lid first, then flip your brush around and start at the outer corner of your eye and work inward.
• When trying to get the perfect extended tail, aim toward the end of your brow bone -- where your brow should ideally end.
• Have pointy Q-tips on hand. They're the perfect clean up tool. -- Wendy Karcher, Make Up For Ever artist
Camouflage chapped lips
If you plan to wear lipstick, you've got to disguise flakes or you'll get painful looks from your friends. Do this by applying lip balm or ointment try Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream, $25 then mix even more balm with your lipstick and press it onto your lips -- instead of swiping it on per usual. This will help the flakes lay flatter. -- Sarah Lucero, Stila makeup artist
Make small eyes look bigger
When creating a smoky eye look on smaller eyes, don't apply the shadow much past your creases -- keep the intensity of the color close to your lashline. And avoid lining your inner rims; skipping it will make eyes look bigger/more open. -- Nadine Luke, MAC makeup artist
If you're going for a more natural look, apply a flesh-toned metallic eyeshadow (try Stila Eye Shadow in Kitten, $18) along your top lashlines. Apply it with a damp, flat shadow brush or angled liner brush for a more precise and pigmented finish. This will instantly brighten up your eyes and make them appear bigger. -- Sarah Lucero, Stila makeup artist
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