Archive for April, 2010

The Secrets of Celebrity Makeup Artists

Monday, April 12th, 2010


Who hasn’t looked at the perfect beauty of a model on the cover of a magazine or seen the flawless beauty of movie star on the red carpet and wished that they too could possess such ultimate beauty? Now with these surprisingly simple secret techniques used by Hollywood’s top makeup artist on some of the world’s most famous celebrity faces you can discover your own star quality and possess flawless beauty as well.

Model High Cheekbones – To create model high cheekbones after applying your foundation apply a very thin line of highlighter in a diagonal line on the top of your cheekbones starting at the center of your pupil and ending at the end of your cheekbone, blend thoroughly. Next apply a very thin line of contour shadow or cream in a diagonal line directly underneath your cheekbones starting at the center of your pupil and ending at the end of your cheekbone, blend thoroughly.

Ready For Your Close Up Flawless Complexion – To create a flawless perfect complexion that can stand up to the closest close up, mix color correctors with your concealer apply after moisturizer and before foundation. Color correctors counteract specific flaws in facial complexions, hides imperfections, evens out skin tones, and covers blemishes. Mint Green Correctors neutralizes redness. Lavender Correctors covers
sallowness. Orange Correctors covers blue tones such as veins, dark circles, and bruises.

Cover Girl Perfect Brows – To create cover girl perfect brows pluck clean the area underneath the brow bone and shape the brow with widest part of the brow at the inner corner of your eye and the brow getting thinner has it goes out toward your temple. The highest part of the arch should be just above the outer edge of your pupil.

Dramatic Movie-Star Eyes – To create dramatic movie-star eyes apply a matte nude eye shadow over the entire eyelid. Next apply dark brown eyeliner to highlight your upper and lower eyelids from the inner corner to the outer corner. Finally apply another layer of eye shadow two shades darker to the crease of your eye and blend it upwards to your eyebrow.

Sexy Starlet Lips – To create sexy starlet lips trace the outer edge of your mouth with a lip pencil that matches your lips. Next, apply a slightly lighter lip color over your lips, and then blot. Finally, purse your lips and dab a little white eye shadow right in the center of them

By: Eileen Hammel

About the Author:
Eileen Hammel is a Nationally & Internationally Recognized Image, Style and Beauty Expert Ms.Hammel is President of Smarter Image, Smart Skin Care – Smart Cosmetics by Smarter Image. http://www.smartskincaresmartcosmetics.com/



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Artwork Auctions For Drawings

Sunday, April 11th, 2010


Artwork auctions for drawings are categorized into antique, trendy and contemporary. Antique drawings are any drawings that were produced before 1900. Trendy drawings must have been created between 1900 and 1949. Contemporary drawings are drawings that have been created from 1950 till the present.

There are plenty of up to date drawings listed in art auctions that never get a bidder. There are many reasons for this. One of the important causes is that the starting bid is ready so high that it discourages interest. There was an art public sale for a drawing that was created in 2000 that depicted James Dean welcoming Elvis Presley into heaven. The beginning price for this art public sale was twelve million dollars. I am not shocked that it didn’t get a bidder.

I discovered another pen and ink drawing in an art auction that was listed for a lot greater than it was worth. The original itemizing began at $825,000.00 and when it didn’t promote, the artist lowered the worth to $545,000.00. He provides the copywrite to the design, which he thinks would translate effectively for prints, posters or greeting cards.

There was an artwork auction for a drawing that was bought in 1971 London that did very well. The vendor of the drawing inherited it from his grandfather, who was the original owner. He began the bidding at an affordable $599.00 and the drawing ultimate offered within the artwork public sale for over twelve thousand dollars. He did a great job describing and picturing the drawing.

Antique drawings in artwork auctions can garner a variety of interest. I saw a drawing of two males within the nude that was drawn within the 1800’s go for greater than eleven thousand dollars. This drawing was pen and ink and had a brown wash and traces of charcoal on strains of black pencil.

I was very taken with an antique drawing made by Sir Francis Grant in 1832. The drawing within the artwork auction was of a woman and her daughter in Scotland. The drawing was a signed original and bought for two thousand dollars. I hope that it ends up framed and hanging in a set of comparable pieces. It was really nice.

One more reason that art auctions for drawings don’t promote is that they’re listed in the flawed categories. I discovered a number of contemporary pieces that were listed in the vintage category. With a lot competitors in art auctions, it is very important make sure that each detail is noticed.

Trendy drawings are by far my favourite artwork auctions. I wanted the stamped Degas I saw up for public sale, but it was means out of my budget. I’m sure that the person who ended up with the best bid at the art auction will love and treasure it.

Well known artist’s drawings can fetch some huge cash in on-line art auctions. If the title of the artwork auction comprises the phrases original Picasso, for instance, it’s sure to go over two thousand dollars. If the item is signed, it may possibly go for much more.

I actually favored a drawing I discovered in an artwork public sale from an artist that I used to be unfamiliar with. The artist was Patrick Caulfield and he titled his drawing Grapes. He used coloured pencils on black paper in the late 1980’s. This drawing bought for the opening bid, $4,250.00.

By: Gaetan Fortier

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