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Last night's party was a total blast, but your makeup isn't looking so hot in those pictures making the rounds. The wrong makeup derails a picture-perfect look faster than you can say, "Untag me." If you have olive skin -- yellowish beige skin with cool green undertones -- your picture-perfect products counteract any shine or sallowness, while playing up the natural lusciousness of your complexion. Own any photo op you come across with flawless matte finishes and sultry neutral shades. Now get ready for your close-up, cutie.
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Cover for anything with the right concealer. Under-eye darkness is a common beauty bummer for ladies with olive skin, but a yellowy-beige cream concealer makes for a fast fix. Even if you don’t have any shadows beneath your peepers, a touch of concealer gives eyes a lift in photos. Opt for stick concealer if you need to camouflage a zit, scar or dark spot.
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Stop shine in its tracks with a dusting of powder. Flash photography exaggerates every drop of oil on your skin, so the makeup you thought looked dewy looks more like an oil slick by the time the photos show up on Facebook. Luckily, all it takes is a light layer of loose powder to keep your skin flawlessly matte all night. Use a powder that matches your foundation perfectly. Steer clear of translucent powder, which looks ashy and gray in pictures.
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Keep that bone structure poppin’ with a few strategic sweeps of blush and bronzer. Cameras can make your features look flat, your skin washed out – but the right blush and bronzer duo visually sculpts cheeks and adds a shot of healthy color to your face. Select an apricot or dusty rose blush to give your olive complexion a fresh flush. A bronzer with soft golden undertones looks radiant --not muddy -- against olive skin. Apply blush along your cheekbones with an angled brush, then use a big fluffy brush to sweep bronzer all over your face.
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Look for a nude beige eyeliner pencil to rim the insides of your eyelids, an old makeup artist trick for visually enlarging the eyes. The pencil should have a creamy texture so it doesn’t tug on the delicate skin inside your lids, and a waterproof formula so it doesn’t smear.
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Select a black liquid eyeliner pen for defining your upper lids. A liquid liner with a ballpoint pen shape and a soft, tapered tip is easiest to apply. Test it on the back of your hand -- it should glide on smooth, glossy and opaque on the first stroke.
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Choose satiny light-colored eye shadow to open up your eyes. Sheer shades of peach, pale copper and light bronze flatter olive skin perfectly.
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Perfect your pout with sheer, shiny lip gloss. A high-shine finish plus a light color makes lips appear fuller and sexier in photos. Just avoid going too light, or your lips will seem chalky on camera. Sultry hues of coral, apricot and fig look luscious on olive skin.
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Use the right tools for the job. Short, synthetic bristles work best for water-based products such as concealer and foundation. Fluffier natural bristles pick up the most powder, making them perfect for blush and bronzer. After you’ve applied your makeup, gently pat your face with a small makeup sponge to soften any visible brush strokes.
You want a perfect picture every time, but there’s no room in your cute little handbag for lugging around a full makeup kit. No problem, just sneak in the essentials -- oil-blotting paper, pressed powder and lip gloss -- for a quick pre-photo primp session.
