Call it a clan

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.

Not all bits have equal value.

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.

                                            Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)

Shading and lip brushes

Females use different makeup brushes for different purposes. Here are some common makeup brushes and their uses.

Foundation Brush

Foundation brush is designed to achieve a smooth and flawless finish,  and is used to apply liquid or cream foundation smoothly over your skin for a polished finish. Tapered to reach even those hard to get areas such as the inner eye and around the nose.

Powder Brush

The fullest hair and rounded finish is ideal for sweeping loose or pressed powders over the skin for a sheer translucent effect.

Blush Brush

A smaller tapered round brush is used for blush on. Made with fine, gentle fibres the blusher brush has a rounded head which is perfect for giving a pop of color to the apples of your cheeks. It is used to keeps blush on the apples of the cheeks and helps prevent ‘over-blushing.’ Soft enough for sensitive skin but firm enough to deposit a rich dose of color.

Eyeliner Brush

This angled firm brush is used for eye liner and works with eye shadow powders to line eyes, achieving a natural or smoky, smudgy look.

Fine Eyeliner Brush

The extra fine tip of this brush delivers precise liquid and gel eyeliner application. For precise lining and dramatic definition, this ultra fine line brush pinpoints the lash base and gives a crisp, clean line.

Brow Groomer Brush

Brushing brows daily keeps brows shapely and helps stimulate brow growth. This brush is excellent for blending brow pencil colors or powder colors into brow hair for a natural look. Flip side has a narrow tooth comb for separating eyelashes.

Blender

Use this light brush to blend eye colors and to highlight the brow bone. Blending eye shadow is key to a professional, polished look. This soft blending sponge with rounded tip easily blends colors even in the inner eye area.

Lip Brush

The sculpted tip of a lip brush is perfect for achieving a flawless line. This firm brush is contoured to your lip line to give you the smoothest lipstick look ever. Helps lipstick colors look more intense and last longer.

Makeup For Round Face

There are many tricks and tips for round makeup. If you want to have makeup for a round face, make it look slim and well defined properties. Faces can be round, square, oval or heart-shaped, but each of these forms has to get their own makeup technique. Round face shape lookes natural beautiful and energy of youth. If you have a beautiful round face, long but blessed for a long shape, you have options. First you will want to draw attention to the foundation emphasized that you pay in the region of end use.

You should also ensure that the areas above the cheeks, and highlight the area just below the eyes. It is also important to use dark makeup to the areas where it should be placed to improve.

1: If you have good eyebrows, have a nice shape and a decent amount of hair, you apply your mascara and gently wash them in the opposite direction of hair growth.

2: Apply the eyeliner from the outside of the eye, with a smooth sweeping motion and with the line, easy to make a little cat's eye.

3: To make your face appear slimmer, apply the brush just below the cheekbone and up into the temple. Do not go deeper than the virtual line at the bottom of the nose, and no further than the outer corner of eye.
4: Finally, for a creamy lipstick, lip gloss or soft gloss to a hub of neutral light to determine your look. You can enjoy lighter complexion light pink chiffon and peaches, while deeper complexion lush nudes and sheer plums are more flattering.

Sancocho Recipe

Sancocho Recipe

1 5-lb chicken or cooking hen cut into eighths

3 tsp salt

4 tbs cilantro, chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

pinch of oregano

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 hot pepper, finely chopped

2 quarts water

5 lbs yucca, peeled and cut into large piece

Season the chicken with the cilantro, oregano and salt.

Put a heavy pot over medium heat and add the seasoned chicken. Brown the chicken on all sides.

Add the water, onion and hot pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the chicken softens, about one hour.

Add the yucca and allow to boil until the tubers soften. Season with more salt to taste if needed.

Serve hot.

Carimanola Recipe

Carimanola Recipe

Filling

1 pound ground beef

1/4 cup oil

1/2 cup onions, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, finely minced

1 bell pepper, seeded, cored, and chopped

1/2 teaspoon finely minced hot chili pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon salt

Heat the oil and fry the onion, garlic and bell pepper. Then add the hot pepper, cumin and meat. Mix and break up the mixture with a spoon or spatula. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Batter

3 pounds yucca

3 teaspoons olive oil

1 tablespoon salt

oil for deep frying

Peel yucca, cut into pieces and cook in water until tender but not overcooked. Puree in a food processor while warm and knead with oil and salt until the batter is soft but firm. Form balls with the yucca, flatten it, add one tablespoon of the filling (see recipe below) and close it, giving it an elongated form. Heat the oil and fry the fritters until brown. Remove from oil and drain excess oil by placing them on a paper towel.

Tamal de Olla Recipe

Tamal de Olla Recipe

1 lbs. par-cooked polenta

1 small chicken; cut into pieces

3 tbsp olive oil

Salt & pepper to taste

4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed

1 tsp annato seeds or oil

1 larg onion finely chopped

1 yellow pepper chopped

1 red pepper choppes

2 tablespoon capers

15 green olives

2 cans tomato sauce puree

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1 cup red wine

1 hot chili pepper; cored, seeded, and minced

Marinate the chicken with salt, pepper and oregano for at least 1 hour. Heat the oil over medium low heat in a big pan and add the annato seeds if using them. Add onion, peppers and garlic. Turn the heat and add the chicken to brown whilst adding the wine and vinegar little by little.

Add the tomato sauce puree, turn the heat down and let it simmer for about 1.5 hours with the hot chili pepper.Check the seasoning adding salt and pepper if needed and the capers and olives for the last 10 minutes.Take the chicken out, debone and skin it and put the meat back into the pan. Make the polenta according to package instructions, but using ¾ water and 1/4 chicken sauce . Put the tamal in a baking dish and bake for a further 20 minutes at gas mark 375º F.