General make-up tips

For Asian skin, I'd usually recommend hot pink lips. They should stay away from frosty eye shadows or anything too light on the eyes. African-Americans should stick with berry or wine colors. They should

choose a foundation that is made for African-American skin, because certain foundations can make the skin look ashy or dirty. Plums and pinks are great for Hispanics who have a darker skin tone.

For the stage, you always want to go darker than you would for everyday use. You have to let people see from far away, so put extra emphasis on the eyes, lips, cheeks. You should do more contouring, which means highlighting and deepening areas such as the cheek bones. Outline your lips and eyes heavier, so that they will show up from farther away. To contour your face, you can use a powder or bronzer in a color that is a couple of shades darker than your foundation. For example, putting a darker foundation on the tip of your nose it will shorten it. If you put a bronzer under your chin, it can minimize the double chin look.

Permanent makeup is basically tattoo make-up. It is painful and needs to be redone occasionally, because certain areas fade faster than other. Certain colors like eye liner tattoo tends to fade and turn kind of grayish color as well. You might be able to remove it with a laser, but it's so close to the eyeball that it's probably not safe. Permanent make-up, depending on the area, usually costs $200 and up.