Inside SOS: Eyes, Brows, Cheeks & Lips!

Yesterday's Science of Sephora trainings were all about makeup! (Apologies to my partner for the amateur applications I did on her all day. Seriously.) Despite my lack of expertise of doing other people's makeup, I did learn a ton. Here's a roundup of my ah-ha! moments.

-If you wear glasses and the lenses make your eyes look smaller, wear light, frosty shades. This will make them look bigger. If the lenses make your eyes looks bigger, use dark, matte shades. This will make them appear smaller.

-Mascara can double as an eyeliner! Just use a flat, synthetic brush to apply.




-When filling in eyebrows, blondes should use a powder/pencil/wax that's 1-2 shades darker than their natural color. Darker hair colors should go 1-2 shades lighter.

-Another brow-defining tip: Use a soft color on the inner part of the brow and a deeper color on the outside to create perfect balance.




-For perfect blush placement, place two fingers next to your nose, and apply the product outside of them, extending no further downward than the tip of the nostrils.








-Lips don't have oil glands, so prep them with a balm before adding color.

-The tips of your fingers are the closets color match to your lips. Test lip colors on tem to see what they shade will look like on.