Glam and Glitter Over The Top and Loving ItBy Camille Some of TGF's prettiest readers have agreed to share with us their favorite style and beauty tips. Camille lives in Southern California and will be appearing in her own Pictorial in November 1996. She's got her own look and it is great. As you can probably tell, I don't really go for the "subdued" look much! I really like a sort of glamorous approach to make-up, almost bordering on trashy (some might say I've crossed that border a long time ago!). My approach to make-up is more akin to a drag queen than it is to a real woman, but if you're not afraid to go a little "over the top", here are a few tricks I use: 1. Eyes. I start with false eyelashes (available at any beauty supply or costume shop) on top, then use liquid eyeliner to complete the upper lash line. Then I use mascara to blend the false lashes with my own, and plump up my lower lashes. I use a black eyeliner pencil to fill out my lower lashes. As far as eye shadow goes, I use a variety of shades, and a lot of black. My personal favorite combination is (from lashes to eyebrow): black to violet, violet to purple, purple to pink, which fades off to the eyebrow. And yes, I do tweeze my brows! I think a well-shaped eyebrow makes a huge difference.
3. Lips. I always line my lips slightly over the lip line with a lip liner pencil. Once the line is there, I fill in most of the area with lipstick, then using a lip brush ( available at beauty supply store) to blend it all together. It's too difficult for me to get a good, clean line with just the lipstick. Lips are hard to get right, I think, and I still screw up here constantly. I finish with a thin coat of Vaseline for lip gloss. 4. Hair. In the picture enclosed, I'm wearing a 3/4 wig, with my own hairline exposed up front. I've brushed my own hair into it, and then sprayed it to keep it's shape. I like being a red-head too, but being a natural brunette, this is my most realistic approach without just using my own hair. Personally, I avoid platinum blond wigs because I think I look completely ridiculous in them. If you're too bashful to go to a beauty supply store and buy make-up there, I highly recommend the Alcone Company mail order catalog. The address is : Alcone co., 5-49 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY. 11101. Tel (718) 361-8373, fax (718) 729-8296. They have a selection of theatrical make-up supplies that is second to none! These are just a few things that I've found work pretty well for me. I hope that they will be helpful to you too! The best tip of all, though, is practice! No one looks stunning overnight, and don't be discouraged if your first attempts are horrifying. Whoever said beauty came easy?!? |