The Ugly Truth About Beauty Analysis

According to the article be Dave Barry, “The Ugly Truth about Beauty”, the article compares men and women. Barry illustrates that men think of themselves as average looking, an average is fine for men. On the contrary, women always think that they are not good enough. Barry thinks this difference is because those women when they were young used to play with a Barbie, which made them feel that they have to be perfect just, like she and that generated low self-esteem. On the other hand, men used to play with their action figures when they were young, which are not good looking. This made boys grow up with the concept that looks do not matter. The author’s overall point is that women have more interest in appearance than men. In this article, …show more content…
There are many kinds of foundations including liquid, translucent powder, compact, and creamy foundation. There are also many shades such as light, medium, and dark. Also for different skin types like dry, combination, and oily skin. Before start to apply your foundation wash your face and make sure it is clean and after that, moisturize your skin. The fist step of the foundation routine is to choose the right shade and type of the foundation that match your skin. Then, apply your favorite primer to make your face smooth so that the foundation can spread easily. Subsequently, apply concealer to conceal dark spots and blemishes. Next, apply the foundation to even out the skin tone with a flat top foundation brush to give you a full coverage or with a wet beauty blender sponge to absorb the excess foundation and give more natural coverage. Finally, apply a translucent powder to set the foundation. This foundation routine is better to use on special occasions because it is a little bit heavy on the skin, which might cause breakout and damages the skin, so for an everyday makeup it is better to use a lighter foundation called BB cream. BB cream is a combination of primer, moisturizer, and a very little amount of …show more content…
There are many colors of lipsticks such as light colors and dark colors. There are also types like matte lipsticks and glossy. It is important for every girl to pick the right shade that match’s her skin tone. There are some colors are used mostly in summers such as pinks, oranges, bright reds, and light neutral colors. For the winter, we use darker colors like browns, dark purples, and dark reds. The first step to apply the lipstick is to moisturize your lip by adding a lip balm to get a smooth look. Then to get the right color of the lipstick adds some foundation or concealer to the lip. After that, for longer lasting color, coat your entire lip with a liner before applying lipstick. This way you will still have some color left on your lips even when the lipstick fades. Another use for the lip liner is to make the lips appear larger. After that, use the lipstick with a lipstick brush or use it right away and apply it on the lips. If the lipstick was matte add a clear lip-gloss to make it shiny, and if it was shiny and you want it to be matte put a napkin to your lips and put a clear translucent powder on top of the napkin. Finally, spray some makeup setting spray to set the makeup and make it stay