Simply Glamorous: Gary Cockerill
We all had those days where we don't want to look like a living zombie or having our face caked on like a clown. A natural look can change what you looked like before, to a whole new different look. This look can be your "No Makeup" Makeup look. It's easier than it seems, so grab your makeup brushes and lets get to it.
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"This understated neutral make-up, where all the tones flow together, looks beautiful and healthy in the day or evening. It's easy to achieve and suits everyone, as long as you pick warm, soft tones that work with your skin, a multipurpose product for the eyes, lips, and cheeks is ideal." (Cockerill 14)
Paraphrased:
To create a natural/neutral makeup look, you need to have tones that work and flow together so it looks healthy and not fake. The tones you need are warm and soft tones that work with your skin. And using multipurpose products, is ideal because they can make an even more natural look.
Impact:
Previously, before I picked this book, I would create "natural" looks. But they weren't exactly "natural" per-say. I wasn't using the right colors for my particular skin tone, I would pick up harsh tones and they would be all cool tones, which don't fit with my skin tone. I wouldn't either go way too dark, or way too light, this was another story of Goldilocks and the three bears. So what I've learned, ALWAYS PICK THE RIGHT SHADE, FIND ONE THAT IS JUSTTTT RIGHTTT.
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" ...I defined her brows with a brow powder one shade lighter than her hair, and swept an apricot eyeshadow into her socket and under the lower lash line at the outer edge of her eyes...with a coat of mascara this dressed up the eyes just enough. The lipstick is neutral and tones with the eyes...I added apricot blush to warm up her cheeks, with champagne highlighter along the cheekbones for a youthful sheen." (Cockerill 12)
Paraphrased:
Gary Cockerill used a brow powder a shade lighter for the brows, so it wouldn't be so harsh on the girl's skin. Then he used an apricot eyeshadow into a socket and lower lash line on the outer edge. Then he put a coat of mascara, so it dressed it up. And then used a lipstick that was neutral and worked with the eyes. Then he added an apricot blush to add color to her cheeks, and a champagne highlighter along the cheekbones for a youthful look.
Impact:
I have taken away from this paragraph was that using a shade lighter for your brows makes her face more lighter and not as harsh. I personally, am all about the dark eyebrows, but making them just a little bit lighter made the look seemed more put together, and you can say, more "natural".
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| Final Look |
Question: What are your daily must-have product or something you just can't live without?
A: (Mascara and/or Eyebrow Pencil)
Peace Out,
Tia Nguyen
Cockerill, Gary. Simply Glamorous: Make-up transformations to make you look & feel fabulous. New York, NY 10010 St. Martin's Press New York
