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Enlisted below are tenmake-up mistakesthat women common-ly make and how to

rectify them:COMMON MISTAKE 1: Ihave seen many womenaccentuate their cheeks liketwo tomato blobs that standout from a mile!CORRECTION: Blusheralways needs to be selectedaccording to the skin colour.One should normally blendwith two colours to highlightthe cheekbones.

COMMON MISTAKE 2:Always test a founda-tion on the jaw line ofyour face. Foundationshould be one shadelighter than normalskin colour.C O R R E C T I O N :

Always spot your face,neck and ears with a

foundation matchingyour skin tone and

blend gently. COMMON MIS-TAKE 3: Vaselineor cream under lipcolour is an absolute

No! It'll only makethe lipstick smudgeand stain teeth.C O R R E C T I O N :Line the lip with a lip

penc i l and thenapply lipstick onwith a lip brush.Fill in the colour allover and then press

a t h i n t i s s u e o nclosed lips and dab tis-

sue with a translucentp o w d e r.

Apply a second coat of lip-stick. This will help the lip-stick last longer.

COMMON MISTAKE 4:Most women neglect the lowereye lash when applying mas-cara. CORRECTION: Alwaysmascara the upper and lowerlashes to make the eyes looklarger and more defined.

COMMON MISTAKE 5:Many women use talcum pow-der instead of compact powderor loose translucent powderending up looking ghostly!CORRECTION: For the faceand neck it is important touse a compact powder to keepmake-up in place.

COMMON MISTAKE 6:Lipstick used as an entiremake-up kit for eyes, cheeksand lips.CORRECTION: Never make

an entire make-upkit with your

lipstick. Uses e p a r a t emake-up ford i f f e r e n tareas of theface.

COMMONMISTAKE 7:

Never draw a stern line witheye-liner to define the eyes.CORRECTION: Alwayssmudge the eyeliner very gen-tly with a fine tipped spongeor an eye-pencil to give theeyes a softer effect. Wait 30seconds and then smudge. COMMON MISTAKE 8:Never use the same coloureye shadow all over the eyetill the brow.

CORRECTION: Basic eyemake-up should always bedone with three shades themain lid, the crease andunder the eyebrow. Alwaysuse a very light shade belowthe brow to make the eyeslook larger. Use a darkercolour if you want to definethe crease and a lighter oneon the main lid. COMMON MISTAKE 9: Donot apply eyebrow pencil as if

you are ready for theatrics,many women draw severelines and darken the eyebrowtoo much.CORRECTION: One coulduse a dark brown eyebrowpencil or even black eye shad-ow applied with a spongeapplicator. Eyebrows need tobe filled in for gaps anddefined for shape.

COMMON MISTAKE 10:Concealers should concealflaws and not stand out likewhite patches!CORRECTION: Always dotthe concealer very carefullyand remember it shouldalways be a shade lighterthan your foundation. Makesure you blend in the con-cealer to match your skintone, otherwise you'll end upwith white patches.

— SUPARNA TRIKHA

Ten make-up mistakesthat women make

Women all over theworld have always

been extremely curi-ous about colouringand enhancing theirfeatures with make-up, but I often seen

that some of the mostbeautiful women loseout on the advantages

of make-up due totheir lack of knowl-

edge about whatcolours suit their

complexion and howto blend and contourtheir face and accen-tuate their features.

BEAUTY