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CHOOSING YOUR COLORS:
First Item: Find a Liquid concealer that best matches your skin tone. This shade will come in a bottle. (I always choose Cover Girls Clean Skin, because of its light feel). Take your timetheir are tons of different shades to choose from, so chances are your color's out there somewhere. If you've finally narrowed your pickings down to a couple of similar shades that you think will match, but your still kind of unsure which one is for you; just go ahead and pick the lightest one of that bunch. (Going with the lightest color will help you to eliminate having "Orange Face" syndrome.) The color that you have now chosen is going to act as your main coverage shade. Second Item: Find a Liquid color that is 1 to 2 shades lighter then the one you just chose. This shade will come in a long tube and should have a pull out brush applicator (avoid using sticks that look like a lipstick, as they prove to be way to sticky and heavy). This second shade (the lightest one) is going to act as your "under eye" coverage shade. Third Item: Find a Powder that is exactly the same shade as your "main coverage" shade. This powder should not be a loose powder, as I find that they just don't seem to last as long. Instead, opt for a compact that comes with a mirror and puff. This is going to act as your setting tool (it will allow for continuous coverage). APPLYING: Make sure that your face is nice and clean and that all of your hair has been pinned back and pulled away from your face. Apply a good amount of facial lotion and allow time for your skin to really have a chance to absorb it all. Nexttake your lightest shade, (your "under eye" shade) and use the applicator brush to swipe some color underneath each one of your eyes. Now go back and with a clean finger, lightly DAB at the area to nicely blend it in. Notice that I said "DAB" and not "rub in". Makeup is supposed to sit on top of your face, and not be vigorously rubbed into your skin. (Lotion gets rubbed in. Makeup sits on top.) Now open the bottle of your "main coverage" shade and using that same finger, cover the top of your bottle, shake it up and then lift up your finger. The tip of your finger will now be covered in liquid (do not wipe any of it off and back into the bottle). Starting in the area of your forehead that lies in between both of your eyebrows, apply the liquid and LIGHTLY spread all of that liquid UPWARDS and OUTWARDS to cover your entire forehead and into your hairline. (You move the liquid upwards and outwards, because on this area of your face; that is the direction that your hairs grow). Now again, cover the top of your bottle with your finger and shake. Going right UNDERNEATH that first area you started at (in between your eyebrows); apply the liquid and lightly move it down the bridge of your nose, underneath nostrils, sides of nose and top of lip. Always move fingers DOWNWARDS on this area, as that is the direction in which your hairs grow. Next with more liquid on the finger, Start at the apple of you're left cheekbone and swipe UPWARDS along your bone to your ear. Go back and lightly move that line DOWNWARDS to cover your entire cheek. Now put more liquid on your finger and repeat that same step with the right cheekbone. Re-apply the liquid to your finger and start underneath your bottom lip and move the liquid DOWNWARDS and OUTWARDS over entire chin area and underneath your chin as well. Now dipping your finger one last time dab on little dots of color: 1 under your left earlobe, 1 under the left jaw bone (in between ear and chin), 1 under chin (near throat), 1 under right jawbone and one under right earlobe. Lightly move all dabs DOWNWARDS and OUTWARDS (that step will help to eliminate "Pancake Face"). Last step: Take your puff and cover it in your powder. DO NOT RUB, OR WIPE, OR SMEAR it onto your face. Lightly DAB the puff onto the middle of your forehead, then the right part of your forehead and then the left. Now go back with your puff and ever so lightly move the powder UPWARDS and OUTWARDS covering your whole forehead. Now apply more of the powder onto the puff and dab at the tip of your nose and on each side of your nose. Go back and gently move the powder DOWNWARDS from nose to upper lip. Apply more powder to your puff and dab onto cheek bones starting from ear and move downwards. Re-apply powder to the puff and dab onto chin and move downwards and outwards over entire chin and neck area. Lastly Close eyelids and give each one a dab with the puff. Now take a good look at yourself. Make sure everything is well blended. Lick your lips and remove any foundation that has covered them. Wet your finger and get rid of access foundation on top of your eyebrow hairs. HOORAY! You did it and I'm sure you look GREAT! |
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