Make Up Application for Beginners
On July 28, 2009 in Retail
All women want to look beautiful. Some say that beauty is not that important, but you have got to admit, being pretty in everyone’s eyes is still very flattering. Women usually use make up to further bring out their beauty. Basically, make up refers to any cosmetic applied on the face, to alter or enhance the appearance of women, or even men. Make up is used by both sexes, especially those in theatre. It is usually the women, though, that make use of make up on a daily basis. If you want to enhance your face’s appearance, thus enhancing your beauty as well, you could use the following tips on applying cosmetics. This information of makeup will be especially useful for girls just learning.
All you will need to start are the blush, blush brush, foundation, concealer, mascara, lipstick, lip gloss, face powder and eye shadow. These are the usual cosmetics women use everyday. Some of these supplies can be obtained from free makeup samples that come in gift sets when you make a purchase. One line of cosmetics that I really enjoy is MAC makeup.
The first thing that you have to do is apply concealer in your face. The concealer should at least be of a shade lighter than the foundation you have. Using a sponge or just your bare fingertips, spread it all over your face to “conceal” eye bags, dark spots, blemishes, and pimples. If the concealer usually “cakes”, put on eye cream prior to the use of the concealer. Then, use your index fingertip to apply foundation in tiny dots and spread these to cover the entire face. For the concealer and foundation to last longer, apply pressed powder after.
Now that you are done with the face, you can now do your eye area. Use your eyebrow shadow and apply it using a brush. There are also pencils, but these can sometimes give unnatural-looking results. Next, use light, medium and dark shades of the eye shadow color you chose to apply earlier. The dark eye shadow should be used on the upper lid area while the medium shade and light shade are to be used for creases and under the eyebrow respectively. Line the eyelashes’ lower lid area using eyeliner. The usual application is just two-thirds of the lower lid, but if you want a darker look, line all across the lower lid.
The next thing that you need to do is apply your mascara on both upper and lower lashes. Brown mascara is better to use if you have fair complexion. On the other hand, if you have ebrown complexion, use darker shades of mascara, preferably black. You could also try experimenting with different colors of mascara.You should not use excessively bright colors, though, if you do not want to be laughed at. After the mascara application is finished, go back to your face. Apply your blush on the apple of your cheeks. It is advisable to smile when applying cheek blush.
Once you are now done with the basics, you can put the finishing touches. Choose a lipstick color that complements your skin complexion and use it on your lips. Get your lip liner and line it on the lips after you apply the lipstick and not before. This way, once the lipstick has worn off, there would be no remaining lip liner. Pale-colored lipstick combined with dark lip liner is a no-no.
And that is how basic make up is applied. If you are already good at this, then you should do your own thing. These are merely the basics of applying cosmetics in your face for those who do not know how to do it yet.