Wake Up Makeup.

Shining Right

Shining Right

Take a lesson from Midas *not everything you touch should turn to gold (or silver or copper or bronze). A little bit of shine can go a long way:

Choose your metal. To decide which ore is right for you, consider the effect: [degrees]Gold, bronze, and copper warm up the complexion, while silver gives it a cool, luminous sheen, [+ or -] Pecheux says. From there, take your skin tone into account. [degrees]The darker your complexion, the harder it may be for you to wear shades with dominant white undertones, [+ or -] Robinette says. Women with fair skin look striking in sterling silver or platinum shadow, for example, [degrees]while darker skin can go for gunmetal or rich yellow gold, [+ or -] says Page. One warning: If your face is ruddy, steer clear of any shade with a strong red undertone, such as copper.

Make a statement *quietly. [degrees]Metallic creams or powders are only striking when they [macron]re used as a point of contrast with the rest of your makeup, [+ or -] Page says. Example: [degrees]A rich bronze eye shadow gets lost against shiny skin and lips, while it [macron]s spectacular on an otherwise clean face. [+ or -] Limit metallics to one or two features, and vary their concentration; if you [macron]re applying intense gold liner, go for a sheer sparkling lip gloss.

Master the flash. When choosing a shimmering cream or powder, select one made with the finest particles. [degrees]The smaller they are, the easier the color will be to wear, [+ or -] Page says. [degrees]Anything big starts to look like disco glitter. [+ or -]

Mouth off. The only kisses that look good in opaque silver or gold are Hershey [macron]s. [degrees]Dense ...