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Facing up to the make-up challenge


SUE RITCHIE get some tips on make-up from expert Linda Blackburn and watches her at work on the face of colleague Sue Parish.


BY day Linda Blackburn decorates pine fu rn i tu re with eye-catching designs. But at night she turns her hand to a different type of artistry and


paints faces. Linda, from Bamoldswick, is East Lan­


bara Daly. Linda and her husband Andy set up a


business decorating pine furniture two cashire’s answer to make-up artiste Bar­


years ago. By day she dons her overalls and with a


canvas to work on,” said Linda. “It is amazing how much women will spend on clothes and shoes, which in the end get thrown away, yet they so often baulk at the cost of basic care to skin, which after all has to last you a lifetime.’ Most women use cleansers and mois-


“You must ensure you have the right


rid of any of the cleanser still left on the skin.


combination of pastel coloured rag-washes and delicate stencils helps to produce novel and eye-catching tables, dressers and the


like.But at night it is faces not furniture that she works on. She is a make-up consultant who offers advice to anyone who wants a new look, in particular brides. With the change in season, most of us


turisers all the time, but Linda stressed it was important to use toner as well to get


used lots of moisturiser, but was told that the skin can only take in so much, so it was better to use a little of a concentrated product. As Sue has a very pale skin, she tested the two lightest foundations close to her


Sue told her she had a very dry skin and


women take stock of the ravages winter has caused and seek a more complemen­ tary look to their brighter spring fashions. So without ado I went along with col­


fect look was cleansing, toning and moisturising.


league Sue Parish to pick up some tips on how to look your best. Linda told us that the first step to a per­


right, as you should never put make-up on your neck. It gets into the creases and emphasises them,” said Linda. Having evened out the skin-tone it was then time to emphasise the eyebrows.


neckline. “I t’s important to get the shade just


LINDA gets to work on the face of product”. Photos: Anthony Braithwaite.


strokes using one or a blend of two pencils. If the effect is a little harsh or sparse in


parts, then the missing bits can be filled in with a little powder eye colour. As spring fashions are much stronger this year, Linda advises a bolder look to


Sue Parish . . .and the “ finished


eye and lip colours. Most women only use a concealer under


the eye, to hide those dark shadows or bags, but Linda explained that it could also be used as a base for eye colour. She then chose a peachy base and


Fashion has come a long way since the Donald Duck-style straight line eyebrows


of the 1960’s. Now the aim is to achieve a. natural look, drawing on short feathery


brushed it in all over the eyelid, before . analysing where the other colours should go.“If you have a small eyelid and an over­


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hanging top part then you should use the lighter colour on the lid and the darker colour on the brow, or if you have a more prominent lid vice versa,” Linda advised. As Sue has quite a good balance, she put


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colour that makes up the rainbow should b e a r th a t in mind when choosing eye-shadow, as apparently the colour oppo­ site in the circle to your eye colour is the one that brings out your natural eye colour


best. As Sue’s eyes are green, Linda applied


you look like a panda if you are not careful, so Linda recommends you just put it on in


coral in the crease of her eyelid before some gold on the lower lid and a touch of gold on the outer edge. Eyeliner defines the eyes but can make


pressed over Sue’s face and a large soft brush used to take off the excess. This helps to set the rnake-up, although


if you have a very dry skin Linda may be best to restrict the powder to the eye area. Don’t worry if any powder settles on the


eyelashes for when mascara is added they will look much more luxurious and thick. . Anyone who likes the idea of using


cream blusher under the cheekbones, with just a dash of powder blusher on top. For evenings, highlighter can be used to emphasise the cheek bones even more. Lots and lots of loose powder was then


the corners by the darkest eye-shadow and then blend it in. She recommends eyeliner pencils which have a rubber on the end for easier smudging. As Sue has a dry skin, she then used


coloured mascara to match an outfit or their eyes should try Linda’s tip and apply plain brown mascara then highlight the tips with one of the new fashion shades.


Linda stressed the need to use a lip pencil to define the jips and help stop them bleed­ ing once the lipstick is applied.


The final stage was was the lips and


quarters and do it very slow, so there are no wobbly lines. One thing you mustn’t do, apparently, is to draw the line right into the comers, as this can make you look like a clown. Instead use short feathery strokes towards the edges.


Sue’s new look was now complete.


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