Makeup artist Elena Gosteva about cosmetics and make-up mistakes
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About attitude to cosmetics
At the age of 13, when, in addition to the love of the gothic subculture, I started having quite understandable problems with the skin, I discovered the wonderful world of cosmetics. An important role of a conductor in this world for me was played by my mother, she bought me quality products, the first tonal and a huge amount of different teenage care. In addition to this role, my mother still had the role of the enemy: rising from the first floor to the fourth, I managed to erase the pencil and mascara from my eyes, and the first maroon lipstick was bought, of course, without her knowledge.
From caring and decorative cosmetics covers me the same thrill. In the first case, I want to get the promised result here and now, and in the second I get goose bumps, when I imagine that unimaginable set of makeup that can be realized with the help of various means. I usually choose care abroad - there is more choice and lower prices. I got used to buying decorative things in Moscow or Kaliningrad, although now I do it quite rarely. When buying, I rely more on my professional opinion and the opinion of my colleagues, sometimes I find out about interesting things from beauty blogs (I like the blog skromni_beauty of my countrywoman Valeria Grinevich).
About care
For the care I most often use different cosmeceuticals. I try everything different and for a long time I could not find something worthwhile. I have been sitting on Bioderma micellar water for a long time, I still loved Embryolisse gently, but in Moscow it is not easy to get it (or it is expensive) and my reserves are a little depleted. In general, the good condition of my skin rests on three pillars: powerful cleansing and cleansing (make-up oil and “micelle”), good but light moisturizing and antimicrobial creams (Skinoren is currently leading).
About decorative cosmetics and mistakes in makeup
The biggest mistake that girls make when they put on makeup in the morning is the wrong prioritization. The main thing in make-up - tone, blush and eyebrows. Okay, you can still walk the mascara, because it takes a second. Shadows, arrows, cheekbones and lipstick - the tenth thing, but they need a lot of time. My daily make-up looks like this: I put on a tone (almost all the time is different), I blush with lipstick, I paint my eyebrows and eyelashes. For the evening I can and I like to dream, but usually I don’t draw anything super complex - I like conciseness. In general, I really like working with leather, from here in the list of my favorites are highlighters. I love the highlighted skin, just adore. I love and advise cream products - they are applied with a finger, easily shaded and have long been superior to dry ones in durability. In fact, the work of a makeup artist is very happy. I love everything beautiful, and I really like to increase this beautiful around me.
About aromas
I have a complicated relationship with flavors. In general, I am an aromamaniac and my accomplice in this matter is mother again. We try a lot, buy, throw. We love complex smells, but more often they unexpectedly unpleasantly reveal themselves. Now I like almost nothing, except Byredo Blanche. But they are mother's.