Lindsey Lockwood - Secret Model Beauty: The Best Makeup, Skin Care, Hair, Fitness, and Diet Tips Taken Off The Set By An Experienced Professional Model

Secret Model Beauty by Lindsey Lockwood

2011 Lindsey Lockwood

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ISBN: 978-1-4507-8209-8

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Designed & Written by Lindsey Lockwood

Edited by Travis Ducsay
&
Nicole Steinhaus

Cover Photographed by Felix Mack
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Cover Model is Lindsey Lockwood

A s the go-to girl for friends and family, answering questions about makeup and general beauty advice became a common occurrence. This is how Secret Model Beauty was born. A place to share secret tips and tricks picked up over my career as a model.

Before graduating high school, high profile jobs such as Seventeen Magazine, Teen Magazine and German Vogue were the fortuitous beginning. Since, its been a privilege to be a part of many more jobs such as advertising campaigns, runway shows, catalogs, commercials, magazine covers, and television shows, including NBCs game show Deal or No Deal. My career has given me the opportunity to live in many cities and travel the world to places like Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Hawaii, Caribbean, Latin America, all over the U.S., and even Australia.

During travels on various sets and shoots, I took the opportunity to gain knowledge and tips from professionals in the beauty and fashion world. Ive been relentless in asking questions, such as why do you highlight the brow?, what's that brush for?, or how do you achieve a fresher look?

Eventually, coming to the conclusion many of the professionals use consistent techniques, tricks, and products because of how well they work. Fortunately, the methods are from all parts of the globe.

I'm a mere vessel passing along the industry's beauty secrets to you, dear reader, because it shouldn't be celebrities and models who are in the know to looking beautiful and glamorous.

Y our skin is your biggest organ. Taking proper care of it can make you look younger, healthier, and give you the extra it factor. Dry, sun-damaged skin not taken care of will add years to your appearance. Which nobody wants. Models make it their number one priority to have beautiful, glowing skin and so should you. The three major ways to slow down the process of aging and ensure youthful skin is by using sunscreen, eating healthy, and not smoking. Here are a few of my favorite tips to give me the extra freshness for great looking skin. Enjoy.

M akeup is used to accent your best features, hide blemishes, and make a Plain Jane into a diva. Like a designer, you can use makeup for transitioning an everyday appearance into a pretty piece of dcor. When you want to look your best, creating perfect skin and highlighting your favorite features are important techniques to harness for all of lifes occasions.

P art of a complete beauty routine includes hair maintenance. Hair care, styling, and products are all integral parts of a personalized look. The smallest change to a boring braid or predictable curl can give an air of trend setting style and sophistication. Hair makes its own statement. Try these helpful tips for healthy, stylish, and glamorous hair.

I ts unlikely you will flip open a magazine and see a model with poorly manicured nails. Probably because callused feet and unkempt nails are not very pleasant to look at -- ultimately distracting from the advertisement. Taking care of your extremities will make you appear put-together. It can also give you a very feminine feeling which will add to your overall attractiveness. Moisturizer and mani/pedi's can go a long way and they should be on every girls regular to-do lists.

T he greatest argument for being fit and exercising regularly is longevity. If it's not convincing enough, regular exercise fights depression, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and aids in cognitive function. However this is a book on beauty. Let's talk about the cosmetic effects of staying fit.

The beauty benefits are so great when it comes to your skin, hair, and toning you can't look your absolute best without routinely hitting the gym, going for a long hike, or participating in any other form of exercise.

T he best epiphany I've ever had was acceptance. We all love to eat fast food, cookies, and cakes. But I know as a model this cannot be part of a healthy meal plan. Evil temptations such as sugar loaded treats, foods high in trans fats, and unhealthy heart fats are a test to all of our will power.

The first thing to start a diet should began with a routine at the grocery store. Make sure to never have junk food readily available in your cupboards by never buying it. Chips, soda, and other sugary goodies are out of reach for good reason. Were not made of steel.

When it comes to vitamins, make the habit of taking omega 3's and multivitamins at the same time everyday after a meal. Ensuring you are giving your body the extra love it deserves. You only have one life and one body. Treating it well and putting good things into it will in turn give you a better quality of life. Healthy living can translate into confidence because you are doing something for yourself everyday. Let's not forget the other wonderful positive side effects: preventing cancer, glowing skin, a thin figure, healthy skin/hair, and self-esteem.

Y ou dont have to be model perfect to feel beautiful. When you give yourself the gift of taking care of you, the outcome of glamor, beauty, and grace is unavoidable. Our goal is to feel confident in our skin without adding a ton products and distractions to mask things we can change.

Models should feel comfortable in their bodies with any amount of clothing on. We also have to feel comfortable with our own natural beauty because you never know how a makeup artist is going to paint you. Ive shown up for a photo shoot when the makeup artist would only cover a blemish or two, leaving out the products which make me feel glamorous (i.e., blush, mascara, and eyeliner). Ive also been to photo shoots where makeup artists have accentuated things Im most self conscious about. It doesnt matter if Im happy about the way the makeup looks on me or how the clothes fit me. My job is to give the paying client the best, brightest, and most confident me I can be.