Makeup Instruction

If you love makeup and need some tips and instructional videos, my go-to site is on You Tube, the channel by model, makeup artist and all around beauty, Maya Mia. I like her videos because she tells you the products she is using and doesn't just plug her own products. You can use what you have from your favorite brands. You can easily see the color scheme she uses and she shows you how to apply the color and contour, if you wish to go that route, since contouring might be a bit too dramatic for your everyday look.

Don't be put off by her near perfect features, she provides a wide range of looks, tips, and general all around help for every woman, and you can easily adapt many of her techniques to your own personal style. You will find her videos addicting, they are well done, she has a calm and relaxing presentation, and has an endless supply of knowledge. I know you will find something on her channel that you will begin to use and adapt to yourself, immediately. Especially for those people who really don't want to subject themselves to a beauty salon and be at the mercy of whoever is there. If you eventually wander into a salon for pro help, Maya's videos will provide you with the knowledge you need to communicate what you want, what your issues are, and get the assistance you need from that local salon. 

Tip: I'm loving the Anastasia Beverly Hills
waterproof creme color. It goes on smooth and
doesn't crumble or flake off the eye. It can
be used as a base under your
eye shadow and to define the lash line.

If you go as far as the cosmetic surgeon [make sure for anything beyond a facial, you go to a medical doctor, i.e., a dermatologist or plastic surgeon, this is your face we're talking about, don't go cheap] Maya's face would be difficult to duplicate, but you can see her clear skin, plumped lips and the arch in the brow for those ladies or gents that want a more permanent fix for their features. I am never against any type of plastic surgery, just be conservative about it and careful because many procedures cannot be reversed if the scalpel slips or you end up with burns and blisters on your face from a person without a medical license. Side with caution and get to practicing with those makeup brushes and add some color to your face; it will brighten your mood and your outlook. 

Here are a few examples from Maya's videos:

Basic foundation or tinted sunscreen. You can stop here if you just need some foundation and lipstick for your day look. Maybe a bit of mascara but no eyeliner.

Maya shows you how to apply that eyeliner and layer on your eye shadows.

Great instruction on doing your brows, but remember the liner and color can slip during the daytime, so be careful if you are doing anything but your normal day of shopping or bossing around your staff [I mean, providing leadership]. Those things around her eyes prevent the makeup from falling on her face as she does her eyes and brows and are optional. You can dust powder around the eye area and then just clean everything off when you are done and continue with the rest of your face makeup.

I always do my eyes first then continue with the rest of my face since eye makeup is messy when applying it. Maya shows you how to apply a light contour around the eye area to brighten the face and always blend well after applying the color.

Yes, your inner beauty is important, but you need to present a confident and pleasant first impression to your public, not fake and phony, but effortlessly attractive and when those positive opportunities in life pop up unexpectedly, you want to be ready from head to toe. Have fun and experiment and remember to develop your own style.

Putting It Together

Ever get sick of everything and want to throw it all in the garbage and start again? Whether it be something in your life, your work, your home, do you just want to start over? Well, don't be too quick to ditch everything, but you can set things aside for awhile, yes, a thought, action, or even the stuff around your house. Put it out of view for awhile, place older items, stuff you are sick of, into a storage box and stick it in a closet, under the bed, in a cabinet, somewhere out of the way. I never advise throwing things out right away unless it's just paper, old files you know you won't need again, but actual objects, books, and things you spent your hard earned cash on, think before you toss or hit the donation stores. Sometimes you wish you had that special decorative box your aunt gave you or those wonderful dessert dishes that look so good on the table when girlfriends stop by, you know, just think before you completely give up on it. I found a few ideas on the web about grouping things together that might give you some ideas.

If you've got that odd but special chair, don't give it away, just place it in a corner of the room and group it together with a side table. Place it by a large window or sliding glass door, but any corner will do. No need for clutter, the chair and simple items will do the trick. Notice the colors match, so don't be afraid of a pattern on a chair, just match it with the same color scheme.

Below is an example of how to place items together at your work area at home. Notice again the colors compliment each other.







If you've got a large bedroom you don't need to clutter it up with a lot of furniture. Notice the large screen television on an easel with a small table and chair off to the side. It will save you the expense of having a recessed television built into the end of the bed and you can move the TV back into a corner and it will fit flat against the wall. No need for putting holes in a wall to mount the television and it can be moved easily to another room in the house.

In a small space, a cafe table can double as your work space so enjoy that fruit smoothie with blueberries while you type away working on that special project or the story of your life cleverly written under the guise of a novel. Don't be afraid to make your space special, no matter if you live in a large house or small apartment, it's your space and you can have it all, function, style and comfort.

Quote by Violet Grey