[excerpt] Jo Strettell has painted the lips of Salma Hayek and brushed shadow on Demi Moore's eyelids. As a freelance makeup artist in Los Angeles, she caters to A-list celebrities who need makeup for special events and magazine covers. She's also prepped models for commercials from L'Oreal and Cover Girl.
QUESTION: How do you keep makeup from melting in the summer?
ANSWER: Use a tinted moisturizer with built-in SPF rather than foundation or powder.
Q: How do you get a bronzed look without the sunburn and damage to your skin?
A: Use bronzing powders and liquids.
Q: How do you keep oily skin from getting worse in the summer?
A: Stick to powder blush rather than a cream formula, and carry blotting tissues with you.
Q: What about makeup for special occasions, like a wedding, when you don't want to look overdone?
A: Brides want to look like themselves, natural and pretty, so the same things apply.
My favorite summer look is still a smoky eye with subtle, rosy cheeks and lips to balance. Long-lasting lip color . . . won't need to be reapplied like regular lipstick.
For fall, the eyes are going to be much stronger, with more defined lines and not as smudgy.
Q: What mistakes do women make with cosmetics?
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