Welcome, Ejenna! Here's your individual beauty profile, created for you by the experts at Redbook:
Conditioning and Styling
Keep your long hair healthy by using a quarter-size dollop of conditioner.Use a rinse-out conditioner on the ends whenever you shampoo, and a deep conditioner once a week. (This also helps prevent split ends.)
Style with a big, square paddle brush: it glides gently through long, straight hair without causing breakage.
Tip: Camouflage long hair when it needs a washing by using pretty hair sticks or combs to create a quick French twist or chignon.
The best way to style your layered cut is to blow-dry the roots. The ends will take care of themselves. Work in a little light-hold gel at the roots, using the pads of your fingers. (Liquid gels work best; if yours is too stiff, thin it out with a little water. If you use a spray gel, spray it into the palm of your hand first, not directly on hair.)
Blow your layers dry in one-inch sections, curling the ends under with a small to medium-size round brush: Lift the brush away from the head slightly as you point the dryer downward. When finished, rake your fingers through hair to give it a piece-y texture, and lightly mist with hair spray for hold.
To style layers with your fingers instead of a brush, blow-dry hair, manipulating it with your fingers as if you were shampooing — use short, fast movements right at the scalp. When it's dry, mist a touch of aerosol hair spray onto individual sections and lift them with your fingers.
One last-try technique for your uncooperative layers: Mix a few drops of shine enhancer with a stiff gel, and use your fingertips to pinch hair into sections to create a chunky look.
To unflatten slept-on bangs, heat them with a blow-dryer for about 20 seconds while using a round brush to fluff them out.
Once you?ve colored your hair, start using shampoo and conditioner specifically designed for color-treated hair. They will be more moisturizing and will help prevent color from fading too quickly. Remember: Color-treated hair needs daily conditioning as well as a weekly treatment with a deep conditioner or protein-based hair restructurer. Whatever your hair type, you'll appreciate our conditioning and styling tips.
The Best Cut for You
To flatter your round face, go for a bangless, shoulder-length cut.
The most flattering hairstyle for your small/average chin and small nose is a cut that's rounded (through layering) in back, such as a graduated bob.
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Makeup
Your brown eyes will be most flattered if you wear brown, gray, peach, and apricot eye shadow shades.
Always insert contacts before putting on any makeup to avoid getting any residue on lenses. At night, take contacts out, then remove all eye makeup thoroughly.
Be sure to choose makeup specifically designed for sensitive eyes (look for brands that are labeled "hypoallergenic"), or for contact lens wearers.
Your Problems
If your eyes are red, irritated, or scaly — whether from a reaction to makeup or from allergies — here?s a great soother: Place cotton balls saturated in whole milk on closed eyes for 5 minutes; rinse with cool water.
No matter what your eye characteristics and problems, you'll appreciate our tips on eye makeup and eyebrow care.
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Skin Care Basics
Follow these skin care basics for your oily skin: Use a gentle cleanser that leaves no residue, such as a soap-free liquid (when your skin is actively oily, switch to a gel cleanser or one containing low levels of AHAs); an oil absorber for shine control to wear under makeup (or solo); a water-based SPF 15 moisturizer; an oil-free eye gel; an AHA exfoliant; a night moisturizer to use only where skin feels dry after cleansing; a clay mask to use once a week on oily or congested areas; and a product containing salicylic acid for breakout control.
If your skin gets shiny before noon, use an oil-free moisturizer only where skin feels dry. Use foundations labeled sheer, oil-free, or oil-controlling. Dual-finish foundation, which looks like pressed powder and can be applied dry for a powder finish or with a wet sponge for a sheer matte finish, is perfect for oily skin. A matte (or liquid-to-powder) foundation that creates a dry, flat finish is a good evening look for oily skin, though it may emphasize lines or acne scars.
Whatever your skin type, you'll find lots of helpful information on our skin care page.
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Your naturally very fair or very rosy skin has pink undertones, so you should look for a foundation that has pink undertones, too.
To add some definition to your round face and give the illusion of more slimness, apply blush in a vertical sweep down the center of your cheeks and blend upward and out toward the outer corners of your eyes. Also, you can blend a slightly darker shade just beneath your cheekbones (just be sure to blend completely, so there's no discernible line).
No matter what your face characteristics are, you'll appreciate our makeup advice, with its invaluable tips on foundation, contouring, concealer, lip color, powder, and blush.
Ejenna.
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