How to Fake A Face-Lift with Makeup in 4 Easy Steps
Want to turn back the clock on your skin? "The solution isn't at a plastic surgeon's office—it's in your cosmetics bag," says Mally Roncal.
Everyone's skin sags a bit with age. Sad but true. Fortunately, you've got options. Highlighting, contouring, and even changing the way you apply mascara can appear to lift and slim your face, making you look younger and fresher. Carol here told me that the closest she'd ever come to contouring was using blush and highlighter on her cheeks—but she can do a lot more while adding no extra time to her routine. Check out how we shaved off 10 years in a mere 10 minutes.
Makeup artist Mally Roncal works with stars like Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez and is the founder of Mally Beauty cosmetics.
BRIGHTEN KEY AREAS
This instantly enhances your features. Dust a highlighter that's two shades lighter than your skin right above—not on—your cheekbones, just above each brow, and on the tip of your nose.
SCULPT YOUR CHEEKS
Make a fish face and, using a narrow brush for precise placement, sweep a matte powder bronzer that's two shades darker than your skin back and forth only in the hollows. Don't blend it all the way to your hairline.
CREATE A DEFINED JAWLINE
Dip that same brush in the bronzer again, then glide it along the underside of your jaw. (This also helps disguise a double chin.) Swirl a healthy rosy blush on the apples of your cheeks.
GET WIDE-EYED
Curl your lashes and apply mascara, but hold the wand so it's diagonal; pull it in toward your nose as you brush through lashes. This fans them out so your eyes look big and open, like a mini eye lift. No pain, all gain!
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