This document provides makeup tips for different styles including Prom Queen, Rockstar, Sporty Basketball-Ball Star, and Trendsetter. It also provides general teen makeup tips such as keeping makeup simple, being careful when tweezing eyebrows, avoiding popping pimples, and washing your face daily.

1. FAMILY TEEN TALK FAMILY TEEN TALK
Teen
Beauty
Trends Prom Queen
Lip-gloss and blush are great for
creating the glowing look. Sheer
hues are best, adding just a hint
Rockstar by Andrea Claire of colour while allowing your
Bring on the kohl liner, the inner beauty to shine through.
smudgier the better! Rim your Your make kit is simply a tinted
bottom water line with the liner moisturizer, a cream blush, mascara
and then squeeze your eyes and lip-gloss.
together. This transfers the liner
to the upper rim of the eye, and Tip: For evening get your ‘J-Lo glow’
pushes the liner into your lash by adding a highlighter to your
roots. brow-bones and cheekbones.
F a u x - p a s : To o m u c h g l o s s y
Tip: A cotton swab makes a cheap highlighting. It makes you look Sporty Basketball-Ball Star
and cheerful make up brush – use sweaty. Just because a girl throws better
it to smudge your kohl. than a boy, doesn’t mean she can’t
Faux-pas: Dark matte lipsticks. Use dazzle him with her fashion flair,
a stain instead, so that the focus too. Oil-free toner helps to keep
remains on your eyes. that oiliness at bay. Sheer, creamy
eye gloss and glittery eyeliner
are designed to stay put for the
whole game. If Amy Winehouse-
inspired winged liner is what you
Makeup counters can make anyone feel as overwhelmed
are after, extend the line toward
as a kid in a candy store – there are just so many colours
your temple and apply it more
and so many choices.
thickly.
As a teen, you constantly hear from your parents how beautiful you are Tip: To create balance on both
without it and Daddy’s little girl looks too grown up with that ‘black sides, let a tissue be your guide.
gunk around your eyes’. Angle the tissue and use the
edge to draw your liner. Use your
Whether this is the start of your beauty adventure, or whether you are knowledge from maths class to
looking for some easy-breezy DIY make-up tips, remember to wash get the angle even on the other
your face before applying makeup. Makeup adheres better to clean side – no need to pull out the
skin. Besides that, teen years bring breakouts and, as much as your protractor.
parents wish you were self-cleaning, like the oven, you are not. Follow Faux-pas: Too much pre-game
a proper cleansing routine with your moisturizer, sunscreen, and finally make up. Your pores need to
foundation. A silicone-based foundation is slip-free and therefore great breathe, so save the real glam for
for acne- prone skin; if your skin is clear, opt for a sheer tint. the victory party!
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2. FAMILY TEEN TALK
Teen Tips:
Less is more
If make up and fashion are your extra-curricular activities, keep it
simple. i.e. yellow skinny jeans, black-and-grey animal print top,
turquoise eyeliner – now that’s hot! Channel some of that excess
fashion energy into your homework.
Beware of the tweezers
Over-tweezing can shock the roots and prevent hair growth.
Yes, your eyebrows can go bald! You have to keep in mind your
eye shape and where your features sit. If your eyes are wide-set,
for example, over-tweezing the middle exaggerates the space
between. Over tweezing to the point of exposing your brow
bone makes your eyes appear tired and heavy. Draw white liner
on the hairs you would like to remove, then visualize your shape
before weed-whacking.
Don’t poke ’em if you got ’em!
Keep your hands off your face. ‘Zit-popping’ can spread the
bacteria and lead to infections and scarring. You can reduce the
swelling and redness with a cotton-wool ball dipped in Visine
eye drops. If breakouts have you hiding behind your hair, just
remember, the oils in your hair will make it worse. Carry around
blotting films to mop up the oil in your T-zone.
Your mother is right
Wash your skin daily. Not washing daily leaves sebum and Trendsetter
impurities on the skin, causing the pores to fill, get clogged and Variety is the spice of your life.
stretch. Over time this bad habit leaves you with blackheads and One day you feel like going for an
acne, and can also lead to dull skin with early signs of ageing. aqua cat’s eye, or matte banana
Don’t say you were never warned. lid-wash; the next day you’re
in the mood for plain nudes.
Runways and magazine editorials
influence your fashion sense.
Tip: Keep in mind your event and
time of day. Are you hanging at
the mall, attending a rock concert
or hanging with the parental
units?
Faux-pas: Wearing every trend
at once: red dress does not equal
red lippy. Matching your nails,
handbag and shoes: save that for
Grandma. eL
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