Possessing a glowing complexion like "Sports Illustrated" model, Mariano, is a priority for all women but "Asian women are generally very concerned about having flawless skin," says Chang-Babaian. To get an even complexion she suggests taking these steps:
Step 1: Take great care of your skin with a consistent routine, which should include removing makeup every night and applying SPF rain or shine. Step 2: If you have a very uneven skin tone due to hyperpigmentation, freckles, age spots or acne scarring, use a skin tone corrector like Kiehl's Highly Efficient Skin-Tone Corrector, $50 and treat your whole face. Step 3: Find the right foundation for you. Use the lightest formula you can, only opting for "full coverage [if you have] very uneven skin," says Chang-Babaian. Use concealer on spots that need more coverage and finish with "just a hint" of loose translucent powder. Need help finding a great foundation? Consult this list of top-rated ones.
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Lucy Liu: Defined Brows
While often overlooked, brows can impact your entire look, so follow Liu's lead and get the right shape and color for your face. Asian eyebrow hairs tend to be fine, sparse and point downward. To give more definition and structure to your brows, use a powder and brush duo like Benefit Brow Zings, $30. Chang-Babaian warns not to use black powder on your brows -- even if you have black hair on your head. Instead, use a color that's one to two shades lighter than your hair color for a more natural finish. When applying, concentrate the color on the tail ends of your brows. Using too much on the front of your brows "looks masculine," says Chang-Babaian. Blend the powder well using an angled brush to avoid a chalky-looking finish.
Did you know that Asia is home to 60 percent of the world's population? Yup, it's true. That means there are a lot of Asian women in the world, from many different countries, and just like every woman: no two Asian women are exactly the same. Face shape, skin tone, bone structure, eye color, etc. all depend on the individual. So what's the one thing all Asian women do have in common? The ability to look absolutely stunning. They do happen to share some similar features and attributes as well, all which can be made up to glorious perfection.
We found examples of the best makeup looks for Asian women on the red carpet worn by gorgeous celebrities like Sandra Oh, Margaret Cho, Lucy Liu and more. These stars show off their radiant skin, pouty lips, flirty lashes and smoldering eyes, and here we'll give you the scoop on the makeup techniques employed to create them, with help from an expert, of course.
We went to a bigwig authority on Asian makeup, celebrity makeup artist and author of "Asian Faces: The Essential Beauty and Makeup Guide for Asian Women", Taylor Chang-Babaian. She gave us her expert guidance on how to recreate these flawless and fun celeb makeup looks. So whether you're Asian or not, these tips will help you become your own makeup guru. Which is great because unlike A-list celebs, we can't afford to pay artists like Chang-Babaian to do our makeup.
