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Q: Hello sabs! i have been following your blog for quite some time and am learning alot from you. i need help! i am morena and i have been wanting to look bronze and golden like some of your models in ur site. but my friends tell me that only women with fair skin can use bronzers. is this true? how can i wear bronzer that will make it look natural? thank u sabs! -nicole [Sent via ASK SABS on May 21, 2009]


A: Hi Nicole! First of all, I am obsessed with bronzers! I apply them to myself and on my models (even brides!) all the time... On the contrary with what your friends are saying about bronzers, I think morenas have the most advantage in wearing bronzers! You have natural beautiful tanned skin so you do not have to fake your glow!

If you are morena, you are a lucky one. Fair skinned women spend hours on the beach to fake a tan, while you already are blessed with one without the extra UV rays! But remember! You must NEVER give up products with solar protection factors (SPF).

Tweetie De Leon-Gonzalez have always celebrated her tanned golden skin. So when I did her makeup for this Kerastase Advertorial, I took advantage and used bronzers. I emphasized on her skin more than I did on eyeshadow. Tweetie already is gorgeous so she didn't need much makeup, so I used foundation that matched her skin perfectly and a whole lotta bronzers!

Try bronzers with an illuminating effect to dust on your forehead, cheekbones, nose bridge and your chin, while use a matte one for contouring your cheeks and temples!

Here are some bronzers that I use... I recommend never leaving home without it!



Lancome Tropiques Minerale
Mineral Smoothing Pressed Bronzer SPF 15






LANCOME STAR BRONZER
Bamboo Powder







NARS
Bronzing Powder in Casino





LANCOME BRONZING SPRAY
Bronzer for Legs






PHOTO CREDITS
Makeup of Model by Sabs Hernandez
Model: Tweetie De Leon-Gonzalez
Prducts shots courtesy of Google Images

Q: "Hi Sabs! I am morena, and I have always had trouble with eyeliner. With my dark skin, I have even darker skin under my eyes. And because of this, every time I wear eyeliner, it makes my under eye area even darker. Help! Many thanks -Julie" [Received via Ask Sabs]


A: Hi Julie! Don't panic! I can give you tips and a possible solution to your beauty problems. I have many clients and have worked with talents and models with your same beauty concerns.

Meet Laura. I have attached her photo here so that we have a model for our little discussion (hehehe...) She was one of my models in Hong Kong. Laura is a Filipina, working as a model there. Anyway, Laura didn't exactly have dark under eyes, but she had some discolorations under her eyes because of lack of sleep and dehydration. During the shoot, I needed to make her fresh.

Before you put on your makeup, make sure that your face is clean. Tone and moisturize, then allow 5 minutes for the products to set. If you use an eye cream, do so before makeup.

For Laura's eyes, I used a peach-tone or an orange based concealer for her under eye area that is about 1/2 shade lighter than her skin color. Then i used a setting powder that matched her skin color and tone exactly.

If you are using liners, use waterproof ones, and don't line the inner rims of your eyes. Our eyes naturally produce tears when they get dry so running the liner is a common faux paz when applied at the rims.

Try lining your eyes at the lashlines, and use a peach-tone liner (or nude) for the inner rims. This will open up your eyes but still gives you that dramatic look.




PHOTO CREDITS
Photographed in Vogue It Is Beauty School, Hong Kong
Hair and Makeup by Sabs Hernandez
Model Laura Bautista Chan