Hello,
As a makeup artist in Nigeria, i get asked for practical steps for fast and easy makeup application by brides and clients today i bring you practical steps to have your makeup done and dusted in little time.
Before you start your makeup, you need to take care of the canvass on which you intend to put your colours, your skin.
SKINCARE
Step 1 - Cleansing
Step 2 – Toning
Step 3- Moisturizing
How to Apply Makeup in 10 Easy Steps
What you will need: Concealer and Concealer brush or your fingers, foundation
and foundation sponge/brush, Mascara, eye shadows and brushes, blush and blush brush, Powder and Powder puff/brush, Lipstick, Lip Gloss
Process
1
Apply a concealer that is one
shade lighter than your foundation. Dot it on over any blemishes or under-eye
circles and blend with your fingertips or a makeup sponge. You can apply eye cream under your eyes before concealer to avoid caking.
2 Apply foundation in dots over the central part of your face, forehead, nose, cheeks above and beneath your mouth, then blend it out with a damp makeup sponge/brush or your fingertips until it covers
your entire face.
3
Apply powder to set your concealer and foundation, this will make your makeup last longer
4
Define your eyebrows using powdered
eyebrow shadow, or gel eyebrow
definer (
Hegai and Esther brow definer is an excellent, and waterproof gel
definer)
Apply it with a hard, slanted brush. If you don't have either of the above, use a brow pencil that suits your brow hairs. please don't use black except your hair is jet black. You can check my brow picture tutorials here and a video here
5
Choose three colors of neutral eye shadow, preferably in the same colour family:
light, medium and dark. Use the light
shade for the whole eye, from the the under brow to the lid. Use
the medium colour in the crease , and the darkest colour on the outer part of the
lid for definition. Blend properly.
6 Apply eyeliner. Use a gel or liquid eyeliner
with a damp, thin liner brush, or an eyeliner pencil, and line the lower lid
below the lashes. Line only the outer two-thirds of the lower lid, or all the
way across if you're trying to achieve a darker look. Line all the way across
the upper lid (just above the lash line and as close to the lashes as
possible), or start the line where your lashes begin. The upper liner should thicken as you move
towards the outer eye corner.
7 Apply mascara to upper and lower lashes, in two thin
coats to avoid clumps. B
lack or brown-black works well for dark skinned ladies.
8 Smile to find the apples of your cheeks, and apply blush to the apples
or below, whichever you prefer. If you have to blend in blush, it's too bright.
9 Choose a lipstick color that's
suited to your skin tone and that's perfect for your day look. You can mix
colors and textures to suit your moods and your outfits. Nude colours like
light brown, peach, pink, brown are suitable for everyday looks. Save the ruby red
for special occasions and night time except you are in an industry such as mine where colour is very well entertained and accepted.
10
Line lips and apply lipstick.
Use a liner that is either your lip colour or the colour of your lipstick. Make sure you blend the liner and lipstick properly.
There you have it!
Do try these steps and let me know how it went.
Till next tim,
xx
Olubunmi
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