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Find your make-up style

If you are stuck in a make-up rut and your style is being held hostage by your work clothes, here's how to break free

Identify your personality
Before you begin your quest for your personal style, you need to identify who you are. Ask yourself what you love most about your personality. What is it you like most about your look? Then, apply that to your style. Are you fun and flirty? Do you like to go for drama and glamour or is natural more your style?

By assessing your lifestyle, your likes and dislikes, and your style needs, you will be able to easily build your make-up look. Here are three easy-to-translate make-up looks for three distinct personalities.

If you are romantic, flirty and fun!

A soft, pretty and feminine look with lots of sex appeal starts with glowing skin. Mix a dab of lotion with your foundation for radiant skin.

• This look calls for flushed cheeks, so let that be your focus area for colour. I love multi-use products, and my secret for a natural blush is to substitute a deep-coloured lip gloss for your blush. Apply this sparingly on your cheeks.
• Keep your eye colour light. A simple sweep of a champagne-colour eye shadow over your lids is all you need.
• Concentrate on your lashes. This look is all about full and flirty lashes. First, curl your lashes with a good eyelash curler, like the one from Shu Uemura. Then follow with two coats of really dark black mascara.
• Finish your look with a dusting of shimmer powder on your cheekbones, collarbones and shoulders.

If you are a glam queen

Some of us have a flair for drama and yearn to try something glamorous for a change, but don't know where to start. The trick is to play up your key features and let them do all the talking. Follow these steps to put together your fab face.

• A dramatic look calls for more coverage. Choose a foundation that looks dewy but offers full coverage.
• Let your eyes be the focus of your look. Don't stick to charcoals and browns; play them up with colour. Purples, blues and greens are a great way to add drama and glamour to your eyes. Try the Make-up Forever series of eye shadows. If you are nervous about going all out with a bright colour, opt for a cream-based eye shadow rather than a powder. You'll get a warmer, softer burst of colour.
• Opt for a bronzer instead of a blush to avoid looking overdone.
• Since your dramatic eyes are taking centre stage, keep your lips soft and simple so they don't clash.

If you are a natural, go for a glowing 'no make-up' look

• Start by keeping your skin hydrated and exfoliated regularly. Great looking skin is the first step to a natural glow.
• Heavy foundation will only weigh your skin down. Skip it and opt for a tinted moisturiser that gives you a sun-kissed effect.
• Don't give in to the temptation of putting on too much blush. Pink-based blush colours that have pearlescent pigments will give you just the touch of colour you need.
• Keep your eye and lip make-up simple. Less is more with this look.

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