Beauty Techniques Quotes

If you're not a makeup artist, and you just try to go for the big looks, it just gets the best of you.

I have nothing against cosmetic procedures, but I don't want my face lasered. Also, people are naive about how much you can do with make-up and lighting, and I've learned from the best.

My big challenge, I will say, is contouring. God help us all with contouring.

I have been watching Youtube makeup tutorials since I was born. I did my own prom makeup and used to do peoples' makeup in high school for money.

I'm not even a little bit talented at the red-carpet makeup thing, but recently I did learn how to give myself dramatic-looking eyes and how to contour my cheekbones.

Every makeup artist or stylist with whom I work has many special ideas, tips, and creations. I can always learn so much from them.

From being in the industry as a teenager, I'm so used to getting makeup done all day.

I always wanted to be a makeup artist. When I don't get to have my stylist, I do my own makeup!

I think most beauty tips that work and last are kind of old.

I think if I wasn't a singer I'd probably do make-up and beauty and hair and something creative like styling; I really enjoy it.

To be honest, makeup is a big part of what I do for a living.

If you give me an eyeliner, I can create 40 looks with that - whether it's liquid or pencil.

From Kevyn Aucoin, I learned about the power of eyebrows. He was an eyebrow freak, and rightly so because there's nothing in your face that changes you more. You can quite visibly lift your eye with a higher-placed eyebrow, or if you thicken or thin it.

I'm self-taught, and fake eyelashes definitely took the longest to master. I glued my eyes shut at least 15 times.

Just like I am obsessed with the history of fashion, I love reading about the history of makeup.

If my legs are showing, the makeup artist adds a tiny amount of foundation to body lotion and rubs it in.

Blushes are fun. I like to do circles - like a Caravaggio painting almost, or Victorian looking.

Some days, I know beauty techniques like it's my job, and other days I can't do my makeup for the life of me. So I find it easiest to just put on mineral veil and a little mascara and call it a day. I use Physician's Formula and Bare Minerals every day of my life.

I did not know that you had to learn makeup. I just thought you went, 'Oh, I'm gonna put on some makeup.'

I am pretty bad at doing my makeup myself, so these days, I am learning from a makeup artist. I treat my face as a sketchbook and am gradually trying things that I learned from the artist.

I grew up learning from numerous makeup artists how to put on makeup, different ways you can put on makeup, what type of makeup to use, what type of makeup not to use.

I've always felt more prepared whenever I do my makeup.