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Makeup Artist Dino Dilio Cityline beauty expert on top products for fall
Story: Laurie Wallace-Lynch
His celebrity client list reads like a who’s who of the TV, film, music and theatre world with stars like Kim Cattrall, Rachel McAdams, Diahann Carroll and Justin Beiber. Dino Dilio has served as a personal makeup artist for on-location photo and video shoots for celebrities, politicians, broadcasters and big business like Coke and Calvin Klein.
He’s also a Cityline beauty expert and owner of Dino Dilio Beauty (a private makeup studio in Toronto). We asked the makeup guru to share some of the same makeup tips he uses at his studio as part of his makeup lessons and share his top picks for must-have beauty products we all need in our makeup bag for fall.
“Most women are sold the wrong concealer,” states Dino. “Often they are sold concealer with yellow undertones and you should stay away from yellow tones. In colour theory, if you put a yellow tone over blue under eye circles, it looks green. It’s better to have an orangy-peachy concealer, because orange neutralizes blue and brightens your face. This is the number one thing I show my clients. Go with light peach undertone for lighter skin and go to a darker undertone for darker skin. To correct redness in the skin: Everyone is selling this green illusion product, but gold or golden olive concealer cancels red in a more natural way.”
Big, bold brows are a huge trend. “I say leave them alone or just darken your brows for night time and not too dark. Your brow product should match the colour of your eyebrows. I see blondes with big, black brows. Oh my God! It’s all you see!”
L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Number 305 mascara is like a magic wand that instantly transforms your look, says Dilio. “My favourite trick is to start at the roots and go up. By putting more mascara on the roots you create an eyeliner and the tips naturally flip up. It’s all you really need.”
When it comes to choosing a lip colour, Dilio picks a colour that’s complimentary to your eye colour! “For blue eyes, the direct opposite is orange so oranges, rust, tangerine on the lips instantly brightens blue eyes. For green eyes, plums and pinks and violets work beautifully. Brown eyes, nine out of 10 people don’t know the colour of their eyes. There’s brown eyes with gold undertones, copper undertones or olive undertones. You can extract that colour from eye shadow and really make brown eyes look sensational.”
Dilio dishes up his secrets on which products he truly loves. “I am a big believer in Paula’s Choice skin care products by Paul Begoun who wrote “Don’t Go to the Makeup Counter Without Me.” What is great is that it addresses all types of skin types and issues that many cosmetic companies don’t address. As far as I am concerned, it’s the best thing out there. I believe it’s better than some of the overpriced designer lines.”
His other top picks for your fall makeup bag: “Prep & Prime MAC Fix+ by MAC Cosmetics which is like a shot of moisture for your face which helps set makeup, plus MAC Brow Styler Pencil. MAC has the best brow pencils because the colours are so realistic. For lips, I suggest Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Bombshell Red, Cherries in Snow or Black Cherry. I chose the DDB Mineral Powder Foundation from my own line which is good for all skin types. People with dry skin almost jump out of the chair when you mention dry foundation, but the DDB Mineral Powder Foundation gives a refined look with the appearance of a liquid. And my last pick, you are going to laugh, a black eye brown pencil from Wet n Wild that you can buy at the Dollar Store! It can be worn as a top line or smudge it out for a smoky eye. I love something in kohl or even waterproof gels.”
And one final lesson from the celebrity makeup artist: “Don’t study trends; study style. Go with a cream lipstick with a lot of colour in classic red or berry. If you want to refine the edges, use a lip liner afterwards. If you start with the pencil first and fill it in, you are going to end up looking like Lucile Ball! Stick with the classics and you will never go wrong. There’s a reason that red lips OR a smoky eye have held up so long.”
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ORIGINAL SOURCE ARTICLE: mississauga.com/goodlifemagazine FALL 2019
