Beauty By Josi: Instant Beauty with Napoleon Perdis Light Patrol Luminizer Pallete!!!

Oh man ya'll...talk about EASY...I just found my answer to super-fast, naturally beautiful, sheer summer makeup.....Oh Napoleon, you did it again!

When I first saw the Napoleon Perdis Light Patrol Luminizer Pallete I thought, "Great! This will be perfect for my makeup kit...for photo shoots...not for ME for everyday..." Why? Probably because it would be too easy..I like to make things hard sometimes....in life and makeup unfortunately.....

Talk about all-in-one beauty babies!!!! First off, the texture of these creams is super nice...smooth and very easy to blend, yet not a bit greasy.  I was really happy too because the color lasted all day and I didn't have to do any extra touch-ups (like I have time for touch-ups, lol)!

Okay so here's how I used it..AFTER my foundation, but BEFORE my powder ..... with my fingertips I used the light Vanilla shade on my brow bone and the inner corners of my eye to lift them and cast away dark circles.  Then I used the Gold in my crease to add some much needed depth to my eyes.
Next up, the Rose shade made a perfect blush...just on the apples...a really easy application tip for this is to smile so you can see exactly where those apples are!!! The light Pink was next...I smoothed it  on in a mini-C formation around my outer eye area/top outer cheekbone area for a mini-face lift.

Makeup Artist Tip o' the Day: One rule in makeup (no, not really a rule..more a principle) is that dark colors make facial features RECEDE and light colors make features PROTRUDE...this is the general principle to follow when it comes to contouring...and why we use light shades on the tops of the eyes and cheekbones to give the face a "lift" when needed and use dark colors under the cheekbones and jawbone to slim a face down.....

Oh...and the same Rose I used on my apples I used on my lips...I can't believe I didn't have to use any brushes or sponges...just wash those hands and go ladies!!!  So...... we've got eyes, lips, and cheeks in one palette for $60...not too shabby ya'll!

Napoleon Perdis cosmetics can be  purchased at  Sephora and The Derm Store .

Be Beautiful.....