Let’s Make Up

I received an e-mail from a reader who is having problems with her makeup regime. She has bought books on the subject and visited websites to hone her makeup skills, but she complains that the “experts” are often in disagreement about how to apply makeup. She asked me for help.

I made two suggestions.

Experiment.

If the experts disagree, try doing it each way that they recommend. Then see what works best for you and incorporate that into your makeup routine.

I have been at it seriously for nearly 40 years and I still experiment with my routine. If I find something new that may work for me, I try it. If it works, great; if not, I chalk it up to experience.

Get made over.

You can read books, visit websites and watch videos on makeup application, but nothing beats getting a makeover. When you get a makeover, the cosmetician will do her magic on you (and not some model in a book or video), so whatever she does will be specific to you. And you can ask questions and take notes to your heart's content.

Getting a makeover may be easier said, than done. I live in a progressive part of the USA and I have never been turned down when I sought a makeover, whether it was in a small local salon or a big franchise store in the mall.

Your mileage may vary depending on where you live. If you live in the country, head for the city, specifically a mall near a city. In my experience, M•A•C and Sephora are franchise makeup stores located in many malls that will makeover femulators without hesitation. (I have had makeovers at both. For what it's worth, my best makeover experience ever was at Sephora in the West Farms Mall in West Hartford, Connecticut.)

Wearing Shein

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