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following the same arches along the outside of the lips. I followed this advice and proceeded to draw what looked like a cloud around my mouth. I then filled it in and stood back from the mirror… Only to realise I looked like a clown!
One of the newest emerging trends is to create “wavy” makeup looks.
How do other people do it? Following several (mostly failed) attempts, I began to see some success and even introduced some gradients to give the look more dimension, and stop myself looking like an extra for the movie, IT.
While I first assumed this was a Photoshop trick or curious new filter it actually turned out to be a steady-hand masterpiece. I was intrigued by the idea and researched it further only to find people were incorporating this look for their eyebrows, blusher, and hair. With so many people doing it, I thought I’d give it a go. Armed with my lipstick palette, lip liner, and lip brush, I was ready to start drawing. But where to begin? Most people seemed to start by lining the cupid’s bow and
However, getting a perfectly symmetrical look similar to that in the Instagram photos was still proving difficult and I was becoming increasingly impressed with the precision and thought that goes into all these looks. I definitely have more appreciation for Instagram makeup - even though some of the looks are absurd, they are carefully put together. The majority of the photos you see will be the product of a few hours of work, especially if done for the first time. And being the first person to start a new makeup trend therefore puts you in a prestigious position: you’re the first person to not only be creative enough to think of the trend but also the first to execute it to excellence, thus setting a new standard for what is artistic and beautiful. So here’s to the artists of Instagram - our faces are the perfect canvases.
Mila Georgieva
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nstagram brings us everything from the gorgeous to the downright ridiculous; from glitter contour and gradient lips, to feather brows and extreme highlighter. It’s a place to explore new looks and become inspired to create your own.
FASHION
How do they do it?