How Do You Enhance Natural Features Without Overdoing It?
Navigating the delicate balance of enhancing natural features can be daunting. This article distills expert advice on the safest and most subtle techniques to elevate one's beauty without crossing into excess. It begins with the essential step of a professional consultation to ensure that enhancements harmonize with innate attributes.
- Understand Facial Anatomy and Use Safe Products
- Use Subtle Techniques to Draw Out Beauty
- Start with Consultation to Harmonize Features
Understand Facial Anatomy and Use Safe Products
Enhancing natural features without overdoing it begins with understanding facial anatomy and selecting safe, effective products. As an oculoplastic surgeon and co-author of the TFOS Lifestyle Cosmetics Report, I emphasize using eye-safe products free of formaldehyde, phthalates, and parabens, which can harm the delicate ocular surface. Subtle techniques like applying neutral-toned eyeshadow can define the eyes naturally. Opt for mascaras with gentle formulations to avoid irritation, and avoid tightlining the waterline where you can block the eyelid glands and cause irritation and red eyes. Prioritize skin health by prepping with hydrating skincare and using minimal, blendable makeup for a radiant, natural finish. This approach ensures beauty without compromising eye health.
Use Subtle Techniques to Draw Out Beauty
When doing someone's makeup, I do it to enhance their natural features without much effort at all. I also prefer using subtle techniques to draw out the innate beauty of the person. For example, I worked with a deep-set-eyed client and applied an eyeshadow that is soft and matte. I finished that off with brightening shimmer that creates a glow on both inner corners of her eyes. It looks totally natural and still creates attention to her eyes.
I found that illuminating the peaks of one's face with cream-based highlighters does the trick. This casts a glow without being over-the-top and thick. Less is always much-much less; so blend it well and take a step or two back to see whether the balance is good or not. My aim is to enhance, not cover, and this is something appreciated by clients who enjoy the feeling of sheer and polished outcomes.
Start with Consultation to Harmonize Features
I always start with an in-depth consultation to understand their individual facial structure and natural balance. This allows me to recommend treatments that harmonize their features and bring out their best qualities! Subtlety is key-it's about creating a refreshed, balanced look that clients absolutely love!
