By: Prisilla Griffin
If there’s one word to sum up spring and summer trends, it’s NATURAL. Before adding your favorite makeup so that makeup blends in easily‚ first wash with cleanser and a cloth as well as exfoliate your face (exfoliate at least once or twice a week).
- Moisturize and Sunscreen Even Out Skin Tone
The fastest, most natural way to even out Skin Tone is with a tinted lotion (Choose a tint with SPF 15). Because it’s sheer, you don’t have to match it to your skin exactly, as you have to do with foundation. You can even go slightly deeper to warm up your complexion. Apply it like a basic moisturizer.
- Conceal Any Flaws
For visible breakouts or deep under eye circles, use a pigment-rich concealer. Its small applicator deposits just the right amount of makeup. For blemishes, dab, blend, and build up coverage in thin layers. For dark circles, apply under your eyes and then pat with a finger to blend.
- Use Powder (if Need)
If your skin gets shiny, follow with an oil-absorbing powder. If your skin is very oily, skip the tinted moisturizer and use the concealer and powder only. Using a brush and a circular motion; this will leave an undetectable veil of cover-up and not a powdery look.
- Pick a Warm Cheek Color
Cream blushes in warm peaches or pinks which give skin a natural, subtle flush. Cool pinks can look more made-up.
- Now Define Your Eyes and Lips
To make sure you’re using the lightest touch, do your makeup in daylight, if possible. Prop up your mirror near a window.
- Shade Eyelids
A soft, brownish tint enhances your eyes’ natural contours without showing up as shadow. Brush it into the creases and along the lower lashes, making sure there are no hard edges. For extra eye brightening, apply eyeshadow to the centers of the lids, the brow bones, and the inner corners of the eyes
- Dot on Eye Pencil (Optional)
If your eyes need a little extra definition (or you want a slightly less bare look for evening), lightly dot a soft gray or brown pencil between the top lashes.
- Amp Up Those Lips
To get a pretty tint (that will lasts), pick a shade that matches your lips exactly and press the color into your lips with your fingertip rather than applying it directly from the tube. Concentrate it in the center and blend out well.
- Enhance Lips and Lashes
Defined lashes are essential, even for a no-makeup look. Apply two coats to the top lashes to give eyes the “POP.”(if they’re blond, use brown mascara; if darker, brownish black). Enhance your lip and eye color to create your evening look.
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