Beauty Links

The advent of color films and professional makeup fashion was what tipped the practice of wearing makeup from something that only more affluent members of society did on special occasions to something that just about anyone could access.  The glamor of Hollywood actors and actresses in the 1930s and 1940s got everyone interested in looking like a movie star and the first modern cosmetic companies were born.

Now most women and even some men wear makeup on a daily basis.  I studied costuming and stage makeup in college.  Most often, the makeup done for theatrical purposes is “corrective youth makeup” which is a fancy phrase that means “making everyone look as young and aesthetically attractive as possible.”  This Hub offers up a variety of tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years for how to apply makeup.

Tip #1 – Allow Yourself Enough Time:

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