Are you an average person that prefers to wear makeup and would like to perfect your skills? If you wear makeup on a daily basis or even perhaps special events, you would prefer it to appear flawless. Makeup is the perfect way to enhance your natural beauty. It is a simple art that even a child will occasionally attempt to master. Having seamless makeup requires various steps that can become tedious. However, using different techniques will shorten the application process and improve your overall look.
Prep Your Skin
Starting off with fresh and clean skin is essential to this process. To prep your skin, use your favorite face cleanser to remove any dirt or oils. Skipping this step can make your makeup appear clumpy, or even greasy. To be even more cautious, take an ice cube and rub it along your face for a few seconds to minimize and close large pores.
Know Your Skin Type
Understanding if your skin produces more oil or does not guides you on how you should moisturize your skin after cleansing it.
Oily
When moisturizing oily skin avoid applying moisturizer in the most oily areas. Depending on how oily your skin is a moisturizer could be necessary.
Dry
Having dry skin means you must apply a moisturizer after your face cleanser. If you do not do this your makeup can become clumpy. Also, your skin could peel; which, is not the ideal base for foundation.
Oily and Dry
this skin type requires you to apply a moisturizer on the driest areas of the face. Usually, for people with this skin type it is the area out side the "T-zone" that is dry. The "T-zone" includes your noise, eyelids, and under eyes.
Know Your Undertones
There are three categories that foundations are made to match best with your skin tone. Foundations are distinguished as cool, warm, or neutral. When purchasing foundation next to the name of the shade or number, it will say if it is one of them.
Cool
Your skin appears to have hints of blue, pink or slight red color.
Warm
Your skin appears to have a base tone of yellow and gold.
Neutral
Your skin is a combination of both cool and warm. The undertone resembles your actual skin tone.
Conceal Any Blemishes
After distinguishing your undertones you are now ready to apply the base of your makeup. Most people have natural blemishes and acne scars that would like to conceal. However, sometimes it is hard for them to achieve this goal without using too much product. If discoloration, acne, uneven skin tone, or puffy under eyes is a problem for you then color corrector, foundation, concealer, and face powder are your new best friends.
Color Corrector
If you struggle with any dark spots or discoloration, use a color corrector. For fair skin tones its best to use a green or purple color. However, for medium to dark skin tones use an orange or red color. This is important, so your foundation looks uniform throughout. For the best results, use a wet or damp beauty blender to make sure everything is blended evenly into the skin.
Foundation
If the color corrector was not necessary in your situation, still apply the foundation all over your face. Foundation is meant to bring your natural color to your face. Place a couple of pumps of foundation to the back of your wrist to warm it up. This makes blending easier and more efficient. If you need more coverage continue to apply and blend well.
Concealer
Concealer should be around two shades lighter than your actual foundation. Once your foundation has been applied, go in with concealer underneath the eyes and on the bridge of the nose. If you have under eye bags, consider purchasing a full coverage concealer, or reapplying layers of concealer. You can also go around the outer edge of your eyebrows to shape them. It is important to focus on blending because this is not your actual skin color.
Face Powder
Makeup tends to move because of sweat, heat, or just because of how long you have had it on. Face powder is meant to keep your foundation or concealer from moving throughout the day. Setting powder, bronzer, blush, and highlighter are essential components to a glam finish. After a setting spray has been sprayed, these powders soak in together and will stay put.
Setting Powder
Apply this on top of your concealer using a triangular shape sponge or a flat beauty blender. Let it "bake" or sit for one minute. Finally, brush away using a fluffy powder brush.
Bronzer
Apply this along your cheekbones and temples of the forehead. Make sure this shade is around one or two shades darker than your foundation in order to contour your face. Use narrow strokes along the sides of the nose to make the nose appear more narrow.
Highlighter
Highlighter is far most one of the most important parts to having flawless makeup. Highlighter is meant to make the high points of your face stand out when there is any light reflected along them. It is so quick and simple to put on. The quickest and most efficient way, is to use a fan brush because precision is essential.
Bring Your Eyes and Brows to Life
Not only should you have flawless skin but your eyes and brows deserve the same attention. Filling in your eyebrows are simple, just take your favorite eyebrow pencil and spoolie to shade in and define your natural brows. However, if you want your eyes to really stand out, applying eye-shadow includes these steps:
- Prep eyelids with a very light concealer to make the eye-shadow colors stand out.
- Set with a setting powder so the eye-shadow stays in place.
- Apply a transition color above the crease of the eyelid.
- Blend a darker color to define the crease line.
- Place a lighter or shimmery color on the actual lid part of the eye.
- Apply eyeliner and mascara to finish the look.
Admire Your Beauty
Embracing makeup alone is the perfect way to express yourself. It is another method to display art on either yourself or someone else. You can wear makeup for many purposes. Perhaps, if you're in the mood to stand out and boos your confidence. However, make sure not to forget to embrace your natural beauty underneath all of your hard work. Not forgetting having to prepare your skin, match the right foundation, contouring your face, and completing your eye-shadow and brows to achieve your glam look.
Considering the various steps, there are tips and tricks that improves your overall look to have a flawless finish. For instance, knowing your skin undertones, using setting powder to prevent your makeup from moving, wetting a sponge for blending, and spraying your face with a setting spray to complete the look. With practice and if done correctly, you will get used to having seamless makeup.
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