Friday, August 17, 2007

Jennifer Lopez' Makeup Guy Gives Out Young Makeup Secrets

jennifer lopez PRNewsFoto/Scott Barnes, Eric Liebowitz
Tips and tricks from El Cantante makeup artist Scott Barnes on how to
convincingly lie about your age

>) Unlike many other actresses, the 30-something Jennifer Lopez actually
plays every version of herself. How? Makeup artist Scott Barnes wielded a
magic brush to make the always radiant J-Lo take on the even more youthful
looking glow of a teenager
and then again to transform her into an older
woman. Here, his secrets to turning back the clock and the makeup mistakes
that unwittingly advance it.
Skin
Say I Dew:
"Ever notice how children have that sort of pretty sheen
about their skin all the time?" Barnes asks. "That's because their skin has
optimal amounts of water, fat, and oil-all of which keep their faces
looking plump and radiant." As we age, our production of these things
declines and skin gets drier and more drawn looking.
To create a vibrant looking complexion:
- Choose moisturizing foundation and lipstick formulations over matte
ones, which can "suck the life right our skin."
Get Even: Redness, brown spots, and an uneven skin tone are just as aging as lines and wrinkles, so a good foundation is essential.
- Choose a dewy formulation that's not too heavy. "Your skin should look
and feel like it's breathing," he says. "If it doesn't and it's not,
you're adding years to your face," he says.

Be cheeky: Shade and placement are crucial. "Young skin isn't just tighter
skin, it's plumper and rosier skin, especially on the tops of the cheeks,"
Barnes says. Here's how you can fake that fresh, youthful looking flush:
- Apply blush directly onto the apples of the cheeks to help round them
out and create a more youthful looking "fleshy" effect.

- Choose a healthy-looking, natural shade. "Too bright or too dark blush
not only looks fake but can also wash you out," Barnes says, "There's a
reason people speak about the beauty of a peaches and cream
complexion," he continues. "A peach radiates good health and vibrancy.
It's firm, plump, round, and its skin is that perfect combination of
pink, gold, and peach."
- Get your cheekbones gleaming. "I love to use a shimmery highlighter on
the tops of Jennifer's cheekbones" he says. "It makes the face look
more lifted and adds a fresh radiance. When she had to look older, we
skipped that step."

Eyes
Lash out:
"I always tell my older clients to use less eyeshadow and
more mascara," Barnes says. "Too much eye makeup can make the eye look
heavier. And as we age our lashes get sparser and don't grow as long as
they used to. When Jennifer had to look older, I didn't give her lashes any
extra attention." To up your batting average:
- Apply two-three light layers of mascara, versus one heavier one to
create naturally longer and thicker looking lashes without clumping.

Lips "When Jennifer's character was older we gave her an extra matte, drying purple lipstick and it definitely did the trick." The best lip tints,
Barnes notes, are the ones that closely match your lip's natural color
pumped up a notch or too.
Celebrity makeup artist Scott Barnes has worked on numerous films and
covers for magazines, such as Marie Clare, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and
Harper's Bazaar. He is the creator of the Scott Barnes Cosmetics Line,
which is sold on QVC, at select Saks Fifth Avenues, and Holt Renfrew. The
first specially created Scott Barnes beauty boutique in the U.S. was
recently installed at Equinox Fitness Clubs' West Hollywood location. His
first book is due out in early 2008.

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