Makeup Application Tips

Let me ask you guys first: Are You Applying Makeup in the Right Order? well..... i guess some of you know but for my pals and client that ask me this, the below order of applying your makeup is stated with details. Cheers

There is a natural order to accomplishing most anything in life: Love, marriage, baby in a carriage. High school, college, job (if you’re lucky). But some things, like putting on a fresh face of makeup, are a little more complicated as you all know.

What do you do first: Apply lipstick or focus on eyes? Where does blush come in? Can you get away with putting liner on after mascara? while researching on line on this post, i stumbled on Cristina Bartolucci, NYX’s chief creative director and co-founder of DuWop, who gave us her formula for putting together a perfect face. Of course, not everyone will use all steps, but even if you skip the concealer/foundation or cheeks, this is a still a good working order to follow!

1: Primer or Moisturizer

“Choose one, not both,” Bartolucci says. “Moisturizer, no matter how light in texture, will interfere with the function of a primer.” Also, always remember to get in your sunscreen, whether SPF is built into your primer, moisturizer, or foundation.

Primer

Moisturizer 

 

2: Foundation

I do not believe in doing the eyes first to avoid smearing and falling out, not that fallout is bound to happen when you are using eye shadow. Also when product falls onto bare skin, the pigment can be even harder to remove, so its advisable to apply your foundation before your eyeshadow and all since it also serves as your second skin. It’s better to create a canvas with the foundation and then correct any mistakes as a finishing touch.”

FM Second Skin Foundation

 3: Concealer

Here is where you look at your face with a critical eye after applying your second skin foundation and add concealer sparingly onto those dark circles or blemishes eye bags. "You want to wait until after the foundation because foundation will do a lot of the job for you." Bartolucci says.

Concealer

4: Powder

Set it all with a very light dusting of translucent powder. This will help make it easier to remove fallout from eye shadow and give the base time to settle in while you apply the rest of your makeup.

 5: Eyes or lips

“I like to mix them up,” says Bartolucci. After the face, I usually do the eyes first, but sometimes I’ll start with the lips because it gives me time to think about what I really want to do on the eyes.

For Eyes: shadow > liner > then mascara. This is the order Bartolucci follows for applying eye makeup. “But always go back and layer,” she suggests. Add a little more liner at the lash line, an extra pop of shimmer shadow in the center of the lid to get an outstanding eye pop.

Eyeshadow Palette

For Lips: balm > liner > lipstick > then gloss. Bartolucci suggests smudging liner all over your lips and rubbing it in with fingertips before applying lipstick. And of course, use gloss only if you want!

6: Cheeks

I do the cheeks last for two reasons. One, it ties the eyes and lips together. Two, if you’re using a powder, you can sweep it across the lids after the eye makeup is done to add an extra pop. sometimes i apply the blush before the powder to derive something i call contour effect, which adds beautiful colorful blend to your makeup.

FM Baked Blush