Beginner Makeup Tips & Tricks

this video is a beginner's guide to face makeup from cleansing swatching application techniques and fun tips and tricks first thing I'm going to do is to remove my dream dots that I had on from last night that treat blemishes overnight next I'm going to cleanse my skin with a pink grap food facial wash and Pat the skin dry toning your skin is optional but this will remove any trace of cleanser that's left over on the skin time to moisturize don't forget to apply SPF I apply a light layer of SPF first and then my moisturizer Over the Top If I need to and we can't forget the lips apply some lip balm to create a Supple texture for later the first step in makeup is to apply a primer but these are totally optional think of it like a nail polish base coat for your face your makeup will last longer and it will glide on better now have a good look at your skin do you need to even out the tone of your skin or do you need to cover up some blemishes or dark circles or do you need to do both concealer will cover up any discoloration like dark circles or blemishes apply it to just the area of discoloration and then use the warmth of your fingers to blend it out for very dark circles apply a salmon or pink tone concealer first to counteract the darkness and then finish off with your favorite concealer to blend in with your skin for blemishes apply concealer with a small detailed brush don't use a lighter shade as it will just create more attention use a concealer that matches your skin perfectly apply to the center of the blemish and blend around the edges if you have good skin apply a simple BB cream or try a medium coverage Foundation test the shade on your chest and see which color disappears this is the right one to use apply from the center of your face and blend outwards you can use your fingertips a flat brush which is great for dry skin a flat topped brush which is great for Fuller coverage or a sponge now we're done done with all the creams we're going to apply some powder if you plan on using a cream blush make sure you apply this before you use your powder loose powders work great for oilier skin types as they're slightly drier while pressed powders work great for most skin types use a large brush and lightly dust the skin with powder or use a powder pu to press the skin and this will give a heavier coverage once the face is done I like to do the Brows brows are really personal but the way I like to do it is to use a pencil to outliner brows and then use a stiff angled brush to blend the pencil out I also finish with a brow gel just to hold the shape when choosing a brow powder or pencil choose a shade lighter than darker hair or a shade darker for blondes for red heads choose a slightly riter tone pencil instead time for blush to pick the right shade of blush have a good look at your lips the pink or purple Hues that are found in your lips will usually compliment your cheeks for those suffering from rosacea try a peach or light pink or purple blush instead to find the blush line place your finger onto your cheek and then your thumb right on top of your ear this is your blush line use a small detailed brush and sweep over and back across this area your contour line is slightly below this go from the top of your ear to the corner of your mouth this is your bronzing or contoured line sweep your powder over and back but don't use the same brush that you use for applying your blush as it can alter the shade of your bronzer for your highlight this goes right on top feel that bone around your eyes this is your highlighted area highlighter doesn't have to have Shimmer in it it can also just be a slightly lighter powder sweep this around the eye area to create the illusion of a thinner face or just to complement your face shape finish the look with your favorite lipstick lip gloss or lip balm and that's the look complete for beginner tips on eye makeup click the screen now and I will see you guys next time bye