Category: Makeup Tips

Do’s & Don’ts for Luminess Beauties

Lauren C Brown

Luminess Beauties of all ages and all skill sets can always learn more. Whether this is your first time opening your Luminess Air package, or you’ve been using it for years, there are likely tips and tricks you haven’t heard yet. We’ll cover traditional beauty tips, as well as airbrush-specific hints. After reading through, be sure to let us know in the comments if you have any other beauty tricks you live by.

Do

•  Find subtle ways to add color

•  Go for a natural look

•  Experiment with different styles and looks

•  Clean your stylus after every use

•  Practice using your airbrush with water to get familiar with the feeling

•  Use the darker colors in your starter kit for contouring and natural eyeshadows

•  Practice airbrushing eye shadow by using Glow as your brow highlighter and
Bronzer on the lid. Finish your look with regular eye shadow in the crease.

•  If you have a lighter skin tone, mix in Glow with your foundation for a
natural glowing look.

•  If you have a darker skin tone, mix in Bronzer for a subtle shimmer.

•  Add a little moisturizer/primer over your foundation if you were too heavy-
handed.

•  Do your eyes first, then concealer, then foundation. This will allow you to
easily clean up if you have any “fall out.

•  Find subtle ways to add color

•  Go for a natural look

•  Experiment with different styles and looks

•  Clean your stylus after every use

•  Practice using your airbrush with water to get familiar with the feeling

•  Use the darker colors in your starter kit for contouring and natural eye
shadows

•  Practice airbrushing eye shadow by using Glow as your brow highlighter and
Bronzer on the lid. Finish your look with regular eye shadow in the crease.

•  Don’t pull on your face! It creates wrinkles and transfers bacteria.

•  If you don’t have to shake it, don’t put it in your stylus. Products not made
for airbrush will ruin your stylus.

•  Don’t over-pluck your eyebrows. Take it from our 8th grade selves: too much
over-plucking will result in eyebrows that never fully grow back.

•  Don’t overdo it. A little goes a long way with our makeup; you can get full
coverage with only 6-8 drops.

•  Don’t touch your face. Touching your face with dirty hands or makeup
brushes will transfer bacteria and can cause breakouts or infections. That’s
why airbrush is so hygienic.

•  Don’t pull all the way back on the trigger when applying makeup. Pull
slightly to apply in light layers.

•  Don’t hold it too close to your face. Hold your stylus 6″-8″ away from your
face to avoid a tacky look and feel.

•  Don’t use too many drops of blush. Our blush is very highly pigmented,   so it
doesn’t take much to make a big impact. Put a little on, and let it dry
before deciding to add more.

•  Don’t panic! Everything is easily fixable. If you overspray, just dab it out gently with your fingertips. If you get too heavy-handed with anything, balance it out with another product. You never have to start over!

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5 Easy Ways to Instantly Look Younger

Lauren C Brown

Makeup, we all know, can be a girl’s best friend. Within a few minutes you can erase a pimple, make your cheekbones more prominent, or enliven your tired eyes. Some of the best makeup secrets, though, are those that shave years off.

  1. The Beauty of Air – Using airbrush makeup is essential for a younger appearance. The water-based foundation mixes with air to create a truly flawless look that instantly minimizes fine lines and wrinkles.
  2. Make it Yellow – Pink-based foundations tend to bring out the redness in your skin. Try using a yellow-based foundation, instead. Not sure how to tell? We make it easy. Our odd-numbered foundations have a yellow base, and our even-numbered foundations have a pink undertone.
  3. It’s All About the Eyes – The eye area is key to your youthful glow. As women age, they tend to lose eyebrow hair, so be sure to fill in your brows. Feather the color onto the tails of your eyebrows, as that’s where hair loss usually focuses. Use a light-reflecting concealer around your eyes to instantly brighten them, and line the eyes with a soft color (such as brown or a nice taupe). Black eyeliner can look harsh and severe.
  4. Focus on the Apples – Many women tend to apply blush beneath their cheekbones. But, using a peach blush on the apples of your cheeks will bring back your spirited, youthful glow.
  5. Keep it Natural – For your lips, opt for lipstick shades that are as close to your natural lip as possible, or a shade darker. Dark lips can instantly make you look older.

What are your favorite makeup tips and tricks?

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Get the Look: Oscar de la Renta

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Makeup minimalism transcended the spring/summer season to overwhelm the runways of New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016. Models from Proenza Schouler to Anna Sui showed us how to rock a naked face, a graphic eyeliner and an overstated Audrey (thank you, Brandon Maxwell).

But, our favorite look of NYFW was the severe cat-eye at Oscar de la Renta.

To get the look:

  1. Start with a fresh, clean face and add a soft Glow. You’ll want to keep an understated face for the rest of this look.
  2. Draw a triangle with our Persuasion Eyeliner.
    • – Start halfway on your lash line and, extending toward the outside, draw halfway between the outer corner and your eyebrow.
    • – Finish the line by tracing the crease of your eyelid.
    • – Just inside of the outer corner of your eye, draw the bottom of the triangle and fill it in.
  3. Use Mascara just on the outer corners of the eye, where the eyeliner is. It’s effective and effortlessly sensual.
  4. Fill in your eyebrows with our new Brow Pencil to get confident, alluring brows. Using the brush, swipe up and  out.
  5. Finish with just a hint of Lip Finisher, so you don’t distract from your statement eyes.

Now, you’ve got the look. And when you got it, flaunt it!

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Getting Selena’s Grammys Look

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Last night we saw the giants of the music industry walk the red carpet for the annual Grammys awards show. From Taylor to Adele, talent, style and beauty ran rampant, especially in the case of Selena Gomez. The singer took her “come and get it” mantra to heart with a serious smoky eye, glam waves and killer sexy Calvin Klein slinky, sequin dress in midnight blue.

Fortunately, you don’t have to be a Hollywood starlet to get red carpet glamour.

  1. After applying your silk foundation, contour with bronzer. Hold the airbrush stylus roughly six inches away from your temple, just in front of the center of your ear. Using a gentle sweeping motion, brush the color down toward the corner of your mouth.
  2. Apply a light iridescent shadow to the inner corners of your eye, and just below the brow.
  3. Using a good black eye liner, trace your upper lid. Start at the center, then work outwards in a dramatic cat eye. Finish the line from the center to the inner corner. Repeat on the bottom, blending away harsh lines.
  4. Fill in the negative space between your liner and your light shadow with a dark bronze or purple shadow. Blend for a seamless transition.
  5. Finish the look with two coats of mascara and a statement brow.

Practice a few times before wearing this out, so you can be sure to nail the technique. You can get everything you need for this look on our website Luminess Beauty

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The Newest Trend in Contouring

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We’ve seen contouring progress over the years from simple contouring to clown contouring, strobing, baking, contouring, and everything in between. (Christmas contouring? Really?) The latest trend to rock perfectly sculpted faces is tape contouring.

Tape contouring began with Beauty Blogger Huda Kattan, and has taken over the beauty world.  Huda has you use the tape as a guide on the areas you are going to apply your darker contouring color, then peel off the tape and add your lighter contouring color or highlighter.

While this may make for precision contouring when using liquid foundations, we still prefer our method: airbrush. With airbrush makeup systems contouring is basically done for you.

When you spray on your makeup, the foundation blends automatically without harsh lines or the need for excessive blending. No office products required.

Part of the beauty of airbrush makeup is that you use 10x less makeup than liquid foundation! (Especially when half of your foundation gets left behind on scotch tape.)

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Airbrushing for the First Time

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We get it. The idea of using an airbrush system to apply your makeup can be daunting if you’re not a professional. It’s surprisingly easier than you think. It may take one or two practice applications before you master the technique, but you can do it! Don’t believe us? Still on the fence? Take a gander at Beauty Vlogger FacesbyStacye’s first time using the Luminess Legend and see for yourself. (She even throws in some bonus tips she learned from experience.)

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January Luminess Highlights

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2016 is up and going, and as usual there’s no shortage of reviews for our Luminess Air Systems! Many women are taking advantage of this professional makeup tool and achieving their beauty goals. Check out some of these blog reviews and youtube videos to hear what they have to say about Luminess.

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Helen Berkun has waited years to have her own airbrushing system. She shares how thrilled she is to have a professional makeup application at home or on the road with the compact Luminess Legend.

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Choosing a Perfect Lip Color

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When choosing a lip color that will make a statement, knowing which colors and type of lipstick finish that will work best with your needs is the first order of business. Depending on your personal preferences and how long it has to stay on during the course of the day makes a huge difference in your selections. Here are a few tips on choosing the perfect lip color and finish:

Identify your undertones

The undertones of your skin plays a huge role in the lip color you choose. Whether you’re seeking a subtle or dramatic look, the undertones will help you in determining the colors that will work well with your skin tone. How can you determine the undertone of your skin? Look at the inside of your wrist to determine whether you have cool or warm undertones. This will steer you in the right direction.

Know your finishes

It is best to determine the type of finish you like while choosing a color. Depending on the finish, whether it is matte, something with bold color, or a sheer glossy look, this will assist in the choice of a lasting lip color. Matte lip colors last longer, creamy lip colors are rich in texture and add more shine, and satin lips are delicate and glossy.

Factor in the eyes

Your eyes are an integral part of the overall effect when choosing a lip color. Your lipstick should blend effortlessly into the presentation, and the color should help your eyes pop. Your lip hue should balance the coloring in your skin and eyes.

Think hair

Choosing a lip color that will also blend in with the color of your hair is smart. Your hair is also a major factor when choosing a lasting lip finish. If the color doesn’t look good next to your hair, chances are it’s not the right color for you.

Your overall goal when choosing the perfect lip color should be to choose a color that will flatter your eyes, hair and skin tone for a successful presentation. Factor in the other elements of your makeup, such as your blush and eye shadow colors. With a little research, you’ll be able to pinpoint hues that work every time!

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Cool Considerations for the Perfect Blush

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Having the right blush shade is important to accentuate your skin and overall appearance. It’s important to know what colors work for you, and how to properly apply it, whether you want a soft, pink glow or a tan, sun-kissed look. The Luminess system has many shades to choose from that will work with your skin tone to perfect luminosity and an even skin tone.

What to consider when choosing a blush

When choosing a blush, you must think about a number of elements:

Your natural blush color

If you’re going for a natural look, applying colors that naturally enhance your skin when you blush is the key. Pay careful attention to the color of your cheeks when you exercise, pinch your cheeks or are embarrassed about something. This will be a good start in selecting the right colors.

Your skin type

This plays a huge role in the blush you use. Luminess shades cover a wide spectrum of options, and is good for any skin type.

Your skin tone

Does your skin have cool or warm undertones? This makes a difference in choosing colors that will accentuate your skin. You want to have a natural look, staying away from colors that may be too dark for you.

Application

You want to have a blush that is easy to apply and will avoid the look of racing stripes. Practice using the Luminess stylus to learn how to apply the right amount of blush that will leave your skin glowing with color.

How to apply blush

When you are applying blush using the Luminess airbrush blush, it’s important to remember that you only need one drop of color. The beauty of this system is that the color goes on and intensifies over time. Blush should be applied to the apples of your cheeks to achieve the right effect.

It is important to take your time in finding the right colors that will look good with anything you wear. One of the best things you can do in achieving the perfect look is staying close to colors that will make a subtle impact while giving you a flawless finish. With a Luminess blush color, you’ll achieve that and more!

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