Makeup Tips and Tricks Every Beginner Should Know!

The mod­ern woman is all about style. There are so many trends com­ing up with each pass­ing day that it becomes an immense chal­lenge to keep up. How­ev­er, the one con­stant thing as far as con­tem­po­rary fem­i­nine style is con­cerned is make­up. Whether for the office or spe­cial occa­sions, make­up allows the mod­ern woman to glam up her quo­tient accordingly. Thanks to the make­up kit, beau­ty has become a real­i­ty for all regard­less of their skin tone, the shape of the face, or even facial blem­ish­es. Nonethe­less, some ladies shy away from using these beau­ty enhancers due to the mis­con­cep­tion that the appli­ca­tion process is over­ly complicated. Such indi­vid­u­als are con­vinced that it takes a lot of exper­tise to use make­up. On the con­trary, the real­i­ty is that with a cou­ple of easy-to-flow tips, even begin­ners can mas­ter this art.

Below Are Some Basic Tips To Get You Going:

Pre-Makeup:

It would be best if you cleaned your face before apply­ing make­up. Sci­en­tif­i­cal­ly speak­ing, this pre-make­up rou­tine has been found to hydrate the skin and get rid of excess facial oils, thus, ensur­ing that the applied make­up set­tles even­ly on the skin. More impor­tant­ly, make­up sits for longer on clean skin as com­pared to oily or sweaty sur­faces. As such, your pre-make­up rou­tine should com­prise of wash­ing, ton­ing, and mois­tur­iz­ing reg­i­mens in that order. 1- Wash: Start by thor­ough­ly wash­ing the face using an ide­al cleanser. Dif­fer­ent types of skins react dif­fer­ent­ly to dif­fer­ent cleansers. Case in point, ladies with oily skin should uti­lize gel soaps, while those with dry skin should uti­lize cream soaps. Also, use a clean face tow­el every time to ensure that you exhaus­tive­ly scrub the skin surface. 2- Tone: Skin ton­ers are inte­gral ele­ments of the skin prepa­ra­tion process when apply­ing makeup. They are espe­cial­ly impor­tant for per­sons with acne or those with exces­sive­ly oily skin. How­ev­er, unlike in the wash­ing phase, you need to be gen­tle on your skin when apply­ing toner. As such, it is advis­able to use a cot­ton ball for this pur­pose. Apply a small amount of your pre­ferred ton­er on the ball of cot­ton and repeat­ed­ly dab it over the face as well as the neck. Make sure you cov­er every inch of your skin. 3- Mois­tur­ize: Why use a mois­tur­iz­er? The idea behind this pre-make­up reg­i­men is to hydrate the skin and allow the make­up to sit on the skin for a smooth finish. More­over, mois­tur­iz­ers help keep the skin in good shape as they also serve as an anti-age­ing supplement. Women with oily skins should avoid mois­tur­iz­ers made from oil. Water-based prod­ucts are more ide­al for such indi­vid­u­als. Oily mois­tur­iz­ers are best suit­ed for ladies with dry skin.

MakeUp:

Once you have washed, toned, and mois­tur­ized your skin, it is now time to apply your makeup. For the best results, one has to go about this method­i­cal­ly. Start by apply­ing the primer, then deal with dark cir­cles, fol­lowed by foun­da­tion, eye shad­ow, and final­ly, colour the lips. 1- Primer: A primer is a foun­da­tion­al lay­er on which make­up is applied. As a base, it gives make­up a smooth and sleek out­look, in addi­tion to mak­ing it sit on the skin for a longer period. How­ev­er, sim­i­lar­ly to the ton­er and mois­tur­iz­er, the types of primer used should be deter­mined by the skin type. Tint­ed mois­tur­iz­ers and CC/BB creams are a valid option, espe­cial­ly for indi­vid­u­als with sen­si­tive skin. Such primers also serve as mois­tur­iz­ers and include sun­screen for enhanced skin pro­tec­tion. Alter­na­tive­ly, reg­u­lar face primers are also good for women with reg­u­lar skin. 2- Cov­er facial blem­ish­es: it is com­mon for indi­vid­u­als to have black cir­cles and oth­er kinds of blem­ish­es on their faces. This might be facial blem­ish­es, gigan­tic pores, or mere­ly black marks. For this pur­pose, con­ceal­ers are used as they cov­er these narks, allow­ing for even skin colour. In fact, con­ceal­ers are also used in advanced make­up reg­i­mens such as air-brush or HD for the same purpose. For this to work, how­ev­er, you need to use a con­ceal­er that is of a lighter colour than your skin. Prefer­ably, ladies should use one that is at least two shades lighter. 3- Foun­da­tion: The foun­da­tion allows the skin to look nat­ur­al yet bright. Ide­al­ly, it evens out one’s texture. It is, there­fore, cru­cial that you pick a foun­da­tion that com­ple­ments your colour. To apply, start by plac­ing some foun­da­tion on a flat sur­face and use a brush to apply it on the face gently. Once the entire facial sur­face is cov­ered, even­ly blend the appli­ca­tion using a sponge. 4- Eye shad­ow: Sim­ply sweep the eye shad­ow across your eye­lids for the best results. Some make­up tuto­ri­als advise peo­ple on more com­pli­cat­ed eye shad­ow rou­tines. How­ev­er, begin­ners should keep it sim­ple to avoid over­com­pli­cat­ing the entire process. In fact, one could as well skip using eye shad­ows and apply eye­lin­ers instead. Either way, make sure to use one colour for a more bal­anced look. 5- Water-lin­ing-To a great extent, this is the eas­i­est step in your make­up rou­tine. How­ev­er, most make­up enthu­si­asts find it dif­fi­cult to use eye­lin­er on the bot­tom lin­ing of their eyes. As ear­li­er men­tioned, the trick is to keep it sim­ple. Dou­ble or winged lin­ers might be in style, but they are very unnecessary. With one sim­ple stroke, you can clear­ly out­line the shape of your eyes with­out much hassle. Bet­ter yet, there are sev­er­al lin­ers, each of which has a dif­fer­ent effect on the eyes. It is up to you to pick one that best suits the occa­sion at hand. If you are look­ing for a sharp­er and more intense fin­ish, liq­uid eye­lin­er is the best option, while pen­cil eye­lin­ers are best suit­ed for a thick finish. 6- Lips: It is always best to save the best for last. Your lips stand out the most and, as such, should be giv­en spe­cial attention. Start by using a soft tooth­brush to scrub the lips for a few min­utes firm­ly. This helps get rid of any dead skin. Then apply a sin­gle lay­er of lip balm to ensure the lip remains mois­tur­ized all day long. Last­ly, apply the colour of your choice, prefer­ably one that com­ple­ments your skin tone. For an enhanced def­i­n­i­tion of the lips, shape them using a lip lin­er.

Post-Makeup:

If fol­lowed to the let­ter, these tips are guar­an­teed to get your make­up pop­ping. How­ev­er, main­tain­ing this look all day long is anoth­er chal­lenge on its own. The creas­ing of eye shad­ow is one of the most noto­ri­ous prob­lems faced by women don­ning make­up, espe­cial­ly in the after­noon hours when it is hottest. In some cas­es, the eye shad­ow melts or fades away. If you reg­u­lar­ly find your­self in such a sit­u­a­tion, do not fret. Fol­low these steps for the ulti­mate rem­e­dy: 1- Hide The Under Eyes Using Foun­da­tion: The goal is to ensure that puffy or dark eyes do not get in the way of your over­all look. Start by apply­ing a base to the under-eye region and the rest of the face. Not only will these dis­guise the puffy eyes, but they will also offer your skin added pro­tec­tion. More impor­tant­ly, with the base lay­er already replen­ished, you will only require a small amount of concealer. This way, you do not risk hav­ing the con­ceal crease yet again in the course of the day. 2- Prime The Eye­lids: Swipe some lit­tle prime on the eye­lids after using a base and foun­da­tion to prep the eyes. This ensures that the eye shad­ow sticks through­out the remain­der of the day, in addi­tion to adding an extra colour­ful touch to the make­up. It also con­ceals wrin­kles and oth­er skin lines that would oth­er­wise be vis­i­ble in the eye­lids region. More impor­tant­ly, prime is the key to ensur­ing the eye shad­ow does not crack or smudge. 3- Apply colour: By now, you have already applied con­ceal­er and primed the eye­lids. The only thing remain­ing is to apply some colour to the eyes. This can be using mas­cara, eye­lin­er, or eye shad­ow. Remem­ber; apply dark shades to the skin areas you want to be reced­ed and vice versa.

Final Thought!

By and large, apply­ing make­up does not have to be an over­com­pli­cat­ed process. Begin­ners can go about it by sim­ply fol­low­ing these tips. Start by clean­ing your face, ton­ing, mois­tur­iz­ing, apply­ing con­ceal­er, foun­da­tion, eye shad­ow, and final­ly, apply­ing colour to the lips. This is an easy and fun way of apply­ing make­up. Avoid over­com­pli­cat­ing the process, for instance, by going for a winged lin­er appearance.  Stick to the basics and do a lot of prac­tice. Once you have mas­tered these few steps, you can now advance to more com­pli­cat­ed make­up routines. Also, do not shy away from try­ing new tech­niques every now and then. Items such as dif­fer­ent lip colours or eye shad­ow palettes will spruce up your look even more. Essen­tial­ly, apply­ing make­up is all about being method­i­cal and very creative!