Makeup professionals answer your questions

You've got questions about makeup. We've got answers from Sarah Brucker, makeup artist at and owner of Blush, 249 N. Water St., and Shelly Yingling, a specialist at Sephora in Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa.

Q: Should makeup match your clothes?

A: No. Makeup should suit your complexion. Coordinate warm or cool tones in clothing with similar tones in makeup. "You should not wear eye shadow simply to match your blouse color," Yingling said.

 

Q: How do you choose and apply concealer?

A: Concealer goes under the eyes and on blemishes. Use a non-creasing one and dab it on with a small brush. Brucker recommends applying concealer last and placing it in the inner-nose and corner-eye areas and directly under the lash line.

Q: Why should you wear a lip liner?

A: Lip liner holds lip color, stick or gloss in place and prevents it from bleeding.

Q: What's the difference between liquid liner and pencil liner for the eyes?

A: Liquid liner looks bold while pencil liner looks soft.

Q: What shape is best for brows?

A: Everyone should go for a natural looking brow that fits the shape of their face, Brucker said. "Super thin brows are outdated and harsh," she added. Brows should line up with the center of the nostril, move to an arch that falls above the pupil and end with the length of the eye.

Q: Are eyelash curlers a necessity?

A: Yes, if you have straight lashes and you want to curl them to open up the eye, Yingling said. If you do use one, Brucker offers this tip: heat an eyelash curler with a blow dryer to get a stronger curl.

Q: What products should be high-end brands or from high-end stores vs. low-end brands or what's found in drugstores?

A: Spend the money necessary for quality basics, such as brushes, foundation, primer and concealer. Experiment with low-end brands of mascara, eye shadow and lip color.

Q: How do you make color pop on thin lips?

A: If you have a slimmer lip, use a lip liner and a glossy look in a bright color, Yingling says. If you like a deeper or darker shade, use a lip plumper underneath, she adds.

EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS

Shelly Yingling, a specialist at Sephora in Mayfair Mall, recommends the following products for your fall makeup bag.

Foundation

-- Sephora Balancing Liquid Foundation with SPF 15, $20

-- Stila Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15 $28

Eye Shadow

-- Smashbox Eye Shadow Quad in Ambient, $30

-- Too Faced After Glow Ice Cubes, $26

Mascara

-- DiorShow Unlimited Mascara, $23

-- Benefit Get Bent, $19

Blush

-- Bare Escentuals I.D. BareMinerals Bare Radiance All-Over Face Color, $18

-- Cargo Matte BeachBlush -- Tenerife, $26

Lip Color

-- NARS Lipstick in Tamango, $23

-- Sephora Gloss Lip Stick # 14, $10

Concealer

-- Make Up For Ever Camouflage Cream Palette, $36

-- Lorac Under Cover Lover, $22

Lip Liner

-- Duwop Neutral Lip Pencil in Switzerland, $18

-- Bare Escentuals Lip Liner in Earth, $11

Eyeliner

-- Smashbox Jet Set Eyeliner, $22

-- Bourjois Metallic Eyeliner in Bleu Clinquant, $11

Brow Shapers

-- Anastasia Brow Gel, $18-$20

-- DiorShow Brow Gel in Shiny Brown, $17

Brow Fill-in Pencil

-- Lorac Creamy Brow Pencil, $18

-- Nars Eyebrow Pencil in Jodhpur, $18

Eyelash Curlers

-- Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler, $18

-- Sephora Eyelash Curler, $16, and Lower Lash Curler, $14