Make-up is a way to beautify yourself, but how great a result you get may require some sort of fuss in front of a mirror.
You’ve probably once also come across a picture on social media where fish puts mascara on. The look of the fish is familiar and worth a thousand bucks: eyes on your back, mouth open. Probably everyone who does make-up has sometimes looked like this properly when focusing on showing off:
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– When applying mascara, you really need to focus on what you are doing. I do make-up tutorials on Instagram and no matter how hard I try, my mouth opens and my look looks forced even when the camera is on, says the make-up artist Riga Koivisto.
By “opening” the face, you can get closer to the base of the lashes, for example, but according to Koivisto, it is more about concentration. This makes it easier to get the look in the right place.
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A focused look isn’t just about painting lashes. Whenever you apply make-up, Koivisto’s eyes are nailed intensely to the work area. A focused look gives you precision to do.
The look also matters holistically when applying makeup, as it can help to apply makeup to the right place. You’ve probably sometimes put your cheeks in a dent before sipping sunscreen and smiling while applying blush.
For perfect eye contouring, it’s a good idea to set the mirror down and raise the corners at the same time. This makes the eyelid smooth and makes it easier to trim the base of the lashes.
According to Koivisto, the mouth forcibly opens when you make a delineation on the inner surface of the eyelid.
– Mucosal staining requires concentration. You have to be really careful not to poke, scratch or scratch your eyelid.
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When making a perfect lip make-up, Koivisto urges you to change the look of your mouth. When the mouth opens big, every wrinkle and wrinkle on the lips gets colored and the lipstick or pencil sticks well.
– First the mouth for basic readings, this is how you see the shape of your lips perfectly. When cropping the lower lip in the mirror, it is worth smiling. It is then advisable to open the mouth as large as possible so that the color is applied to the mouthpiece as accurately as possible. Finally, the lips usually and the inspection of the arches of Cupid: are they the same shape?
The story was originally published in October 2020 and revisited in October 2021.