How To Do: Sophia's Golden Shimmer
WHERE YOU'VE SEEN IT: "Friends with Benefit" Tour - February 7, 2006
RULE #1: Always start with a clean face.
FACE: After moisturizing, apply your light or sheer concealer and foundation sparingly. Apply some concealer to the inner corners of your eyes and underneath to minimize dark circles or slight bags. Properly blend a liquid foundation very-very well.. use a clean sponge, or the clean side of it to blend if you need to. Although we don't recommended those, seeing as how they can build up bacteria. Adding powder is optional, but if you do use it.. use lightly. To avoid looking too "powdery" tap the brush several times before adding it to your face.
NOTE: Remember to always wear a foundation that is in balance with your skin-tone.. you don't want to have a lighter or darker face then your neck or the rest of your body.
For your blush, use a rosey mauve. If you have more of an olive/medium/tan complexion opt for a more rosey-brick color. Use a shade that most compliments your tone the best. Apply to the apples of your cheeks if you have a round face. But, if your face shape is more narrow -- apply to your cheekbone. Use a large powder brush to lightly dust on a loose translucent powder to set the make-up. Brush downward and roll the brush across your face for a light coverage. To avoid looking too "powdery" tap the brush many times before adding it to your face.
EYES: Before you add shadow, prep your eye with an undercoat primer, then begin by adding a very rich and shimmery gold shade from your eyelid to the crease, apply lightly to the crease. Sweep the shadow under your lower lashes to continue the shimmer. Definitely avoid a thick sweep, you don't want it to overwhelm. Lightly fan out upward a light peachy/brown colored shadow at the outer corners of the upper lids, blend it well with the gold shadow at the outer corner. For highlighting, apply a light neutral shade to the area just under the brow, on the brow bone, blend it well. Be careful not to cover the fanned out shadow at the outer corner of the eyelid.
For your eyeliner choose a black or even a dark brown if you're complexion is quite fair. Apply a thin line to the top lash line, from the outer corner just barely reaching the inner corner. If you trace the inner corner of the eye, you could end up looking too outlined and will have over-done the look.
Use a lighter touch to get the color in-between the lashes.. it's very difficult but sometimes easier if you apply from under the side of the lashes instead of from the top side. Do the same on the lower lash line avoid allowing the line to be too thick and dark. If you want it to be darker, you can do so at the outer edges as Sophia has it in the photo above.
For the inner corners of the eyes, use a light neutral shadow and a light brush and lightly stroke the area to lighten the eye up and really make them pop.
If your eyebrows are groomed (i.e. waxed, plucked, threaded... etc..), define the arch with a sharp pencil a shade darker than your eyebrow color. Fill in the rest of your brow if necessary, but don't go too heavy. But, if you have dark or full eyebrows that you'd like to leave that way, make sure they're well-groomed and just add some gel or even clear mascara to keep them in place and not bushy.
Before finishing up with your eyes, curl your lashes and apply two or three coats to the upper lashes with a thickening, black mascara. Apply one or two coats to your lower lashes.
LIPS: Gently brush your lips with an old or soft toothbrush to get rid of any dead, peeling or dry skin. You can also use a warm washcloth, but don't rub hard. Apply a dime size amount of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) and let it soak in for a half hour, or more if desired.
Finish off the look by applying a color-free primer to your lips, then add a sheer coral or rose-colored lip gloss.
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