Thursday, July 29, 2010

Pakistani Dulhan Bridal Makeup Tips

Pakistani Dulhan Bridal Makeup Tips

Pakistani Dulhan Bridal Makeup Tricks:
Wedding Day is the most important day in the life of a woman and every young girl desires to look at her best on this blessed day in her life.

You have met the man of your dreams, fallen in love with him and even got the marriage date fixed. And now, you are eagerly waiting for the day of your union, when the two of you would become each other’s, forever. In the meantime, you have started with the preparations, right from choosing the venue to selecting the bridal dress.

Makeup is surprisingly often an overlooked item when planning your dream marriage / shadi. Brides /Dulhan always focus on planning their outfits, jewellery and makeup style.

Pakistani Dulhan Bridal Makeup Tips

    * Even if you are getting your makeup professionally applied, do not put aside your wedding makeup to the wedding day. Have a trial session to check out the colour scheme and overall look.
    * Get your facials done one week before the wedding.
    * For a resistant blushing, experts recommend a powder based blush.
    * Use a very resistant lipstick as you will kiss a lot of people. Make sure it fits your eye and hair color, same as the lip liner. For a longer durability, use balm, lacquer or primer, and apply the lipstick with a lip brush. Apply two layers for better resistance.
    * Avoid pink tone foundation. It will make your face appear pale in photographs. Also when you apply foundation make sure you apply in all exposed areas , that is your neck, hand and back. For an oily skin choose a matte foundation that is water based.
    * While applying make-up, blend it well. Make sure there is no visible lines. In case you are using translucent powder, for a long-lasting make-up, avoid patting too much as it will make your skin look dry and flaky.
    * For more natural look avoid applying any makeup to your brows. Apply the eye colour and a neutral shadow after putting on shadow primer.
    * For brightening the eyelids, use an eye shadow base.
    * Apply two layers of waterproof mascara, having few seconds pause between, to avoid smudging Make sure you use smudge proof eye makeup. Wedding ceremonies take a longer time and you might rub the eyes accidentally. Eye shadow should compliment your skin tone and the outfit your wear. Use eyelashes for a dramatic look.
    * Avoid bright and neon colours as they make your skin look ashy. The best bet for your makeup in the big day is to choose a neutral or true color
    * After a complete makeup, dust a little face powder as it will help the make up stay longer.
    * A badly chosen hair ornament will make you look like an un-cropped tree. Ask your hair stylist for a rehearsal before your wedding to make sure you do not look too festive. A very tight bun will result in stiff neck.
    * Do use a bronzing powder to warm your skin tone.
    * When choosing a fragrance for your wedding day, wear one of your favourites. This is no time for surprises! Layer the perfume to create a magical aura of scented pleasure.

Asian Bridal Makeup Tips

Asian Bridal Makeup Tips

Makeup for Asian Brides:
A person’s wedding day is of course the most memorable day in a person’s life. And being the people who are getting married it brings right in the middle of everyone’s attention. And it becomes all the more important for them to look at their best on this very important day of their lives. Putting time and thought into your Asian bridal makeup will make everything go smoothly and leave you looking gorgeous for your big day.

Asian bridal wedding makeup is a vital part of an Asian wedding. Brides want to look stunning but not overdone. Radiant, sophisticated Asian wedding makeup is simple if you remember the following tips.

Asian Bridal Makeup Tips

Eye Shadow:

    * First apply foundation on your eyelids. On top, apply a nude hue eye shadow as this creates a perfect base for the color. This keeps the colors in place and adds intensity.
    * You should brush a deep bronze hue into the eye’s contour. Then, apply a softer hue of bronze over the outer part of the eyelid.
    * Apply a deep shade of copper to the middle section of the lower eyelid. Apply a creamy color on the inner lid corner. Use the same color to highlight the brow bone. This combination of colors enhances the eyes.
    * You should then blend the colors evenly using a brush. To add depth to the look, apply a red eye shadow into the contour crease. Remember to blend any harsh lines.
    * You can dab a bit of glitter to the middle section of the eyelid. This adds a touch of glamour to your look.

Eyelashes:

    * You should apply a mascara to the top eyelashes. For dramatic eyes, you can wear false eyelashes. After all, it’s your big wedding!
    * You should next fill in your eyebrows with eyebrow powder. Apply it with an angled brush. To keep it in shape, you can comb eyebrow gel through it.
    * Now, apply a black liquid eyeliner along the eyelash line. For a traditional wide-eyed look, flick it upwards.

Foundation:

    * Apply a foundation to the rest of your face using a brush. You should blend it down the neck. To achieve a professional finish, Naveeda suggests to use good quality brushes.
    * Now, hide any imperfections like blemishes or flaws using a concealer. Apply it with your fingertips and blend it evenly into the foundation.
    * Set or fix the foundation with loose, translucent powder.

Blusher:

    * As it is your special day,Naveeda suggests to use blusher in a little excessive amount. Apply it on the apples of your cheeks. Sweep along the cheek bones.
    * To get rid of any harsh lines, use a large soft brush and gently dust over loose powder.

Lips:

    * First line your lips with a lip liner. Try to soften the lip line with a brush.
    * Now, fill in your lips with a deep red color lipstick. You can blend a bronze lipstick for a opulent, rich look.
    * To add the final touch, dab on some gold lipgloss to make the

Eye Shadow and Eye Makeup Tricks for Big Eyes

Eye Shadow and Eye Makeup Tricks for Big Eyes

If your want to apply eye makeup professionally, you’ll need eye makeup tips to make your eyes look bigger and more expressive.

Most women, however, are impressed by the way others can artfully apply eye makeup, but fail to make their eyes bigger and more attractive due to improper makeup skills.

Whether you are using eyeliner or eye shadow to enhance big eyes, here are makeup tips to make your eyes more beautiful.

Eyeliner Using an Eye Shadow Brush

To make your eyes look bigger, eyeliner is necessary. Use both cream eyeliner and liquid eyeliner to draw the perfect line. Use a steady hand to draw the line from the inner corner to the outer corner of the eye.

By applying the cream eyeliner with a small brush, you can have better control over the application. After applying the cream eyeliner as the base, you can on top draw the eyeliner again using the liquid eyeliner. For beauty novices, the cream eyeliner is much easier to apply than the eyeliner pencil.

Highlight Your Eyelids Using Cream Eyeliner

Gently lift your eyelid. Dip some cream eyeliner onto the applicator brush. Start from the middle of the eyeliner and draw smoothly towards the outer eye corner. Draw a thicker line in the middle of the eye to attain the big eye effect.

To be more fashionable, you can extend the eye line to a bit longer than the outer eye corner end and make a little tail. This finishes half of the upper eye line.

Start from the middle again and draw the eye line towards the inner eye corner. If you cannot do it smoothly in one step, do not worry. The key is to draw the color evenly and leave no gap. Follow the same steps for your lower lash line.

Finally, apply the liquid eyeliner on top of the cream eyeliner again to strengthen the effect.

Eye Shadow Expertly for Big Eye Enhancement

Eye shadow is essential for big and attractive eyes. However, you do not need to apply too much eye shadow. You only need the layering effect.

Pick one color scheme. From the color scheme, choose three eye shadow color shades from the darkest to the lightest. Apply the darkest shade between the lash line and the crease with the width of roughly 0.5cm. You may need to apply a little bit more to give a heavier color.

Take some medium color eye shadow with your finger. Smudge it over the other part of the eyelid. Blend the two colors well to make it natural.

Embellish Eye Shape with Light Eye Shadow

Use a brush to apply the lightest shade to the area under the end of your eyebrow at an angle of 45 degree upwards. This helps embellish your eye shape to make it more attractive.

Finally, do not forget your lower lash line area. To make the whole look natural, you must also do a matching makeup to the lower part. You need to take the darkest color shade and apply it to the end of the lash line or outer corner area.

You do not need a heavy shade here. Just smudge to make the colors in tune with the upper eye and you are ready to go.

Quick Makeup Tips For Working Women


Office makeup should be such that it does not create any hindrance in your job. It should be subtle and soft. While applying makeup for office, make sure that you should look natural.

Appling office makeup is something tricky and needs proper skill. This does not mean that you should look dull and boring. You should look great, attractive. At the same time, you should also look confident and make out maximum of your positive personality. While applying makeup for office, you should not forget that you are not getting ready for an evening party.  What looks good in the bathroom mirror may look sick in fluorescent lights of office.

Basic Cosmetics  Used by Working Women
Generally working womens’ makeup kit include following cosmetics
  1. Moisturizer – contain UVA and UVB filters. UVA light protects skin from ageing. Cold cream is popularly used in winter.
  2. Sunscreen lotion with SPF 30 gives protection from UV rays in summer season and even avoid skin tanning.
  3. Blusher – It helps to change your face shape and adds healthy glow on your face. Blushers in light shades (e.g.rosy pink,peach) are mostly used for office wear and applied on apples on cheeks. Carry throughout the day to get a trendy look.
  4. Lipsticks – It defines the outline of your lips. Lipsticks are available in the market in variety of shades. Branded vitamin E enriched lipsticks are popularly used by working women.
  5. Lip-balm – Lip balm moistens the lips (especially used in winter).
  6. Foundation – Foundation comes in liquid, cream, solid and mousse form. It contains a vitamin or talc base. For dry skin, cream foundation is the best and for day make-up liquid foundation is prefered.
  7. Eye-liner – Thick streak of eye-liner emphasize the shape of eyes.
  8. Eye-shadows – Eye shadow comes in many different colors and textures. It adds depth and dimension to your eyes.
  9. Muscara – Mascara gives a finishing touch to your eye makeup.
Preventive Makeup Tips for Working Women
  1. Apply sunscreen everyday.
  2. Choose eye shadow colors according to your eye size and type.
  3. Apply lip liner before applying lipstick to prevent fading.
  4. Less mascara should be used on the lower lashes.
  5. Always check that your nails are manicured.
  6. Never apply powder repeatedly throughout the day.
  7. Apply mud mask or egg mask to your face to retain youth and promote elasticity to skin.
  8. Perform hand massage at least once in a week to increase circulation and nail growth.
  9. Day time makeup should be lighter than makeup for night time.
  10. Use a good perfume to feel fresh throughout the day.
Note
  • Use powder to set your makeup if you have oily skin.
  • Remember to remove all makeup before going to bed at night.
                         Pakistani Mehndi Design and Styles

















Mehndi is prepared by the leaves of plant called henna, also known as cypress flower. The Henna word came from the Arabic name for lawsonia inermis which is pronounced as Hinna. The exact origin of mehndi is difficult to place but it has been nearly 5000 years old. Some historians think that mughals brought mehndi to India and South Asia. Some other thinks that the origin of mehndi is Middle East or North Africa.
There is some evidence of Mehndi in the folk stories of Pakistan. Mehndi is an important event of weddings in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and in Asia. Mehndi consider as having blessings. It’s also applied for luck, joy and beauty. In marriages Dulhan or bride had the most mehndi on their hands with complex structures and patterns. In some country this tradition of Bridal Mehndi is very complex just like in Yemen where four or five days are required to complete this bridal tradition process.