Try wiping your face with a cotton ball soaked in toner. This will help tighten your pores. Pat your face dry with a clean towel. If you use a cleanser with an exfoliator, you should rinse your face before patting it dry with a towel.
If you dislike wearing too much on your face, you can purchase a tinted moisturizer that matches your skin tone. This way, you won’t have to apply primer or foundation. To determine which moisturizer is right for a certain skin tone, check the labels for products specific to your issue (oily skin, dry skin, sensitive skin, etc. ).
If you have red areas or pimples, use green concealer. The green will conceal out the redness. If you have dark circles under your eyes, use orange or yellow-tinted concealer. If you have a yellowish skin tone, use some lilac-tinted concealer. The lilac pigment will help cancel out the yellow.
If your veins look purple or blue, you have a cool undertone. If your veins look green, you have a warm undertone. If you cannot tell, you most likely have a neutral undertone. If you look best in cool colors, such as bright greens, blues, and purples, you have a cool undertone. If you look best in warmer colors, such as reds, oranges, yellows, and olive-greens, then you have a warm undertone. If you look good in all colors, then you have a neutral undertone. If you look best in silver jewelry, you have a cool undertone. If you look best in gold jewelry, you have a warm undertone. If you look good in both gold and silver, then you have a neutral undertone.
Cream foundation is thick, but it will give you the most coverage. You may not even need concealer for this foundation. It can feel heavy on your face, however. This type of foundation is suitable for normal and dry skin types. Liquid foundation can give you a sheer coverage to a medium coverage. It will look more natural the sheerer it is, and will help even out your skin tone. Some blemishes may still show through, however, and you may need to use concealer. This type of foundation is suitable for dry and combination skin types. Powder foundation will give you the lightest coverage, and will look the most natural. It is the best for evening out your skin tone and giving you the no-makeup look. This type of foundation is suitable for oily skin types.
If you are using powder foundation, you can apply the makeup using a makeup sponge or a powder brush. If you are using liquid foundation, you can use a makeup sponge, a makeup brush, or your fingers. If you choose to use a makeup sponge, consider dampening it in water first. This will prevent the sponge from soaking up too much foundation, and thus wasting it. If you are using cream foundation, you can use a makeup sponge, a makeup brush, or your fingers.
For the best blending, eye shadow should have four different shades: The lightest (a shade close to white) on the inner corner and just under your browbone, the second lightest over the lid, next darkest on the crease, and darkest on the outer corner blended in. If you have blue eyes, you can wear similar shades, such as dark blue, grey, and silver. You can also wear contrasting shades, such as bronze, brown, copper, and taupe. [12] X Expert Source Kelly ChuProfessional Makeup Artist Expert Interview. 9 May 2019. If you have brown eyes. . . you can wear similar shades, such as bronze, brown, and taupe. You can also wear contrasting shades, such as blue, green, grey, and purple. If you have green eyes, you can wear similar shades, such as green, and forest green. You can also wear contrasting shades, such as gold, pink, taupe, and purple. If you have grey eyes you can wear similar shades, such as blue, charcoal, and silver. You can also wear contrasting shades, such as brown, gold, green, and purple. If you have hazel eyes, you can use greens and golds to bring out the greens and golds in your own eyes. You can also use contrasting colors, such as plum, reddish-brown, and wine.
Consider brushing some loose powder under your eye, just beneath the eyelashes. This will catch any loose specks of eye shadow. When you are done applying your eye shadow, you can brush this powder off using a clean brush. Some people do not like having the same highlight color as their base. If this applies to you, you can use an eye shadow primer to stop your eye shadow from creasing. Be sure to apply your highlight in your inner corners to open up your eyes and to your brow bone to give your eyes definition.
If you brushed loose powder beneath your eye, you can dust it off after you have finished blending everything.
For a natural, daytime look, use brown or black-brown liner. For a more defined or evening look, use black eyeliner. It helps if you hold a pocket mirror in your other hand, and look down at the mirror while applying the eyeliner. You can also close your eye partway, and gently pull on the outer corner of your eye, stretching the lid. Draw your eyeliner in a neat line. You can use eyeliner or eye shadow on your bottom lid. Eyeliner will give you a more defined look, while a thin line of charcoal or dark brown eye shadow will give you a softer look.
You can apply some mascara to your bottom lashes. Simply bring the brush as close as possible to the lower lash line, and brush downward.
If you have blond or light colored hair, use a light brown or medium brown. For brown hair or medium-colored hair, use a medium or dark brown. If you have black hair, use a very dark brown. Never use black, as it will be too harsh. If you have red hair, use a color close to your hair color, but two to three shades darker. For other, unusual hair colors, such as blue, green, pink, or purple, consider using a shadow that matches your hair color, and going two to three shades darker. You can play around with colors, or use a color that matches your original eyebrow color.
If you have light skin, go for soft pinks, light corals, and peaches. If you have medium skin, go for rich pinks, warm mauves, and deep peaches. If you have dark skin, go for deep fuchsias, warm browns, and tangerines.
Bronzer usually doesn’t go on the nose, unless you’re contouring, and then it’s in very specific areas of the nose. Generally bronzer can go all over the face, but defines the face more when applied along jawline, under blush, and along the top of the forehead.
If you have really dry lips, then put some chap stick or lip balm before you put on your lipstick. This will help soften your lips and prevent too many creases. [16] X Expert Source Daniel VannLicensed Aesthetician Expert Interview. 12 April 2019. You can make your lipstick last longer by placing a tissue over your lips, and then dusting translucent powder over the tissue. Just enough powder will seep through the tissue to seal the lipstick in. For extra glimmer, apply a coat of lip gloss.
