how to makeup – Nancy Joseph

Is Contouring Necessary for Faces Over 50? {VIDEO}

July 14, 2017 No Comments

As a makeup artist, next to “Can you show me how to do a smokey-eye?”,

“Can you show me how to contour?” is the second biggest request that I get.

If you’re over the AGE of 50 you might not know what contouring is. I’m here to help you.

I’m here to let you know if it relates to you and your mature beauty.

CONTOURING is the art of using shade & light to create depth in your face or literally change your entire face shape (like Kim K.-style)

As we mature, our skin thins and we naturally have more depth in the hollows of our cheeks – causing our cheek bones to be more prominent! Yay! Celebration Time!!!

You do not need to contour your cheeks and risk looking crazy and overdone.

However, we can contour our “jowls” and “double chins. Use a shade that is just one shade darker than your foundation color. Watch the 90 Seconds With Nancy video below.

Now you can say… “I came. I saw. I contoured!”

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(VIDEO) Biggest Makeup Mistakes Women Over 40 Make

June 30, 2017 No Comments

After 40, Lipstick and Foundation are your Best Friends – Be Careful not to get into trouble with them though.

HERE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST MISTAKES I see women over 40 make when it comes to Makeup:

The first one is, they wear way too much foundation. They cover their entire face like frosting on an angel food cake. This isn’t necessary and it ages you.

Pro Tip: I recommend a little foundation on a brush, and apply it in the center of your face – that’s where most discoloration is.

The second mistake is that they apply a dark lip color. As we age our lips shrink and get thinner (Even Mick Jagger will have smaller lips someday!) Dark colors on your lips will make them look even thinner.

Pro Tip: I recommend that you use lighter colors on your lips to give the illusion of fuller lips.

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It’s my passion to help women over 40 look their best & face midlife issues with Style and CONFIDENCE.

I’ve included the “90 Seconds With Nancy” YouTube Video for you. I’m so glad you stopped by!

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Missing Eyebrows: Learn How To Fill in Your Brows Without Looking Crazy (VIDEO)

June 16, 2017 No Comments

Eyebrows are Important!

They frame our eyes. Without them we look like Uncle Fester from the Addams Family. Yikes!

As we mature our brows lighten and become sparse. Light, thin, short brows make us look OLDER and TIRED. It’s important to color them in.

How to Fill in Your Brows so they look natural and polished.

It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3

1)Find a powder or gel that is the color of the darkest shade in your hair. Put the product on an angled brush.

** you can dampen the brush for a darker color **

2) Start in the center of your brow and apply small strokes.

3) Without adding more product; go to the beginning of the brow and fill in and all the way through to the end (again, using small strokes)

Your brow should be aiming for the top part of your ear – where it connects to your head. Do not curve it down. You will appear SAD 🙁 and OLDER. If you curve them up you will appear CRAZY.

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PS – See a professional to pluck, wax or thread your brows if they’re out of control.

I’m not a fan of tatooed eyebrows, especially on mature skin – I’m afraid they look unnatural.

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The Foolproof Way To Create A Perfect Smokey Eye All By Yourself

December 19, 2016 No Comments

THE SMOKEY EYE is timelessly sexy. But too many women skip it altogether, because it seems too hard to create.

When it comes to gorgeous eyes, the right tools, makeup and application techniques matter.

I’m coming from behind the makeup counter to share a secret that makeup artists don’t want you to know.

HOW TO APPLY YOUR OWN EYE MAKEUP

When it comes to a gorgeous smokey eye, you want to lift your chin and look down into the mirror.

Try to keep your eye open. The goal is to create a flat lid while still being able to see what you’re doing.

If you squint, you risk applying product to wrinkles or folds.

For lower eye application, do just the opposite: Put your chin down (make a double chin) and look up into the mirror.

You’ll be amazed how much easier it will be to see your application.

Now, let’s create that perfect Smokey Eye all by yourself. Keep your chin up, beautiful!

The number one request I get as a makeup artist is for a “smokey eye”. The smokey eye is actually a technique, not specific colors.

You need three colored shadows (light, medium & dark). Purples are my favorite, they look great on everybody.

With the lightest color, apply from the lash line all the way to the eyebrow.
With the darkest color apply on the eyelid to the crease.
With the medium color apply in the crease. (blend back and forth like a windshield wiper)
Apply eye liner around the entire eye.
Mascara, Mascara, Mascara!!!

Congratulations! You’ve achieved an eye look so smoldering, others will be captivated by your beauty.

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