30/07/2020
Makeup is an artistic act, an expression of our creativity and imagination. But it is very important to take into account a few steps in its realization.
Let's see together what they are:
🦋I. Cleansing, Toning, Hydration
One of the most important steps in making makeup is skin preparation.
The cleanser is very important because it is the first product in contact with our skin. The correct steps are: make-up removal, toning and then hydration with adapted professional products.
1 Make-up removal is done in circular movements, from top to bottom and always towards the nose, thus achieving an anti-wrinkle movement.
2 The tonic lotion is not applied to the eye area.
3 We will dampen the moisturizer at the end of its application, after a few seconds, with a dry towel to remove the excess product.
- We can then use the primer (makeup base) according to our skin, but without loading (sometimes the primer and moisturizer can be found or used as a single product).
🦋II. Concealer, Foundation, Powder, Corrections
Depending on our skin problems, the concealer / concealer can be applied to blur them and, later, the foundation.
- If the skin allows us we can apply the foundation first and then the concealer, to correct the area under the eyes
- It is good to apply the foundation with a damp sponge (without latex) that will not absorb much product and will keep it at the level of the applied area.
- The neck and décolleté area are also used with foundation, as well as the ears, these being the first to change their color when we have emotions, it is hot or cold.
- Transparent or invisible powder is applied to the foundation.
- The powder has a double role: that of fixing the make-up and removing the shine from the skin.
- Also from a slightly darker powder, we can make corrections to the shape of the face (slightly close the sides, to give volume and create light on the center of the face), we can thin the nose by applying two darker coughs on its sides or to sculpt the cheekbones by applying a structural blush under the cheekbone area.
🦋III. Eye and eyebrow makeup
For eye makeup we need an eye base that we can apply, makeup and a powder or a protective pad under the eye area against pigments that could fall from the eyelids.
We didn't forget to contour the eyebrows either with powder or cream make-up, but in natural shades (not black, and for blondes and light skin, with khaki).
🦋IV. Blush and lips
You can apply the blush in light and fresh shades (with the blush brush) but not closer to two fingers and always towards the temples.
Lip makeup in a few steps:
After a good hydration beforehand, we can blur the initial contour of the lips with foundation or concealer, and we can lighten the corners.
You can then apply the lipstick, in the most natural shade, on the entire surface of the lip, because it will also give the lipstick resistance.
It is not at all advisable to go beyond the natural contour of our lips or to highlight it with visibly darker shades.
I always apply the lipstick and gloss with the brush (especially when doing makeup to another person) and never directly from the original container.
The gloss is not applied to the edge of the lips, thus risking stretching.
