How to apply makeup correctly? Every girl can “make up”, but not everyone is able to make a good make-up suitable for a particular situation. The secrets of this art are available to professional makeup artists, but everyone can learn how to do makeup step by step, you just have to make a little effort. So, how to apply makeup on the face in stages?
Basic make-up rules
How to apply makeup correctly? First you need to familiarize yourself with the theoretical foundations, and only then proceed to practice. Here are some basic rules:
- Clean skin. A huge amount of foundation and powder will not hide, but will only emphasize all skin imperfections if you apply cosmetics, ignoring the mandatory cleansing step. Before make-up, you need to wash your face with a suitable cosmetic product, cleanse your face with a tonic or lotion. Also, never go to bed with makeup on.
- Quality cosmetics. If for any reason it is not possible to purchase a qualitycosmetics, you should pay attention to two or three products in one, domestic products. Definitely worth getting smart, for example, instead of buying a separate eyebrow pencil, use an eyeliner, find eye shadow that can be applied both dry and wet.
- Color type and face shape. It is necessary to take into account the color of the eyes and hair, the shape of the face. There are separate techniques that will help make narrow eyes wider, visually shorten a long nose, or hide skin problems. Do not ignore them, because these tricks will help you look really great.
Natural makeup
How to apply makeup step by step? The answer to this question will depend on the technique chosen. Ideal make-up on weekdays should be discreet, light, hiding flaws and only slightly emphasizing dignity. It is better to choose natural colors (fashionable “nude” will be most welcome), a natural shade of lipstick, brown mascara.
For special occasions, a festive or evening make-up with brighter tones, sexy smoke eyes, Greek (many bright colors and arrows) or an oriental-style make-up is suitable. But still, the model of style is natural or natural makeup, so you need to know how to apply it. It is by this technique that we will learn how to apply makeup correctly (photo of the stages below).
Steps of applying cosmetics
How to apply makeup on the face? Step by step, the whole process can be represented as follows:
- Facial cleansing. Remaining cosmetics need to be removed.cleanse and moisturize the skin, and then wash with cool water.
- Using a corrector. This stage can be skipped by happy owners of clean, well-groomed skin without any noticeable aesthetic defects.
- Alignment of complexion. You need to use a foundation (base) that matches the color perfectly. You can apply with your fingers, a special brush or a beauty blender.
- Powdering. Loose powder will help set the tone. This is just an aid. Powder should be applied in small amounts with a special brush.
- Correction. After foundation is applied, the face becomes a "blank slate", so it is necessary to draw the contours with the help of proofreaders in several natural shades.
- Highlight eyebrows. Eyebrows should be combed with a special brush, colored if necessary and fixed with a transparent gel.
- Eye makeup. This is the most crucial stage of the make-up. For light daytime makeup, you will need two shades of shadows (dark brown and beige). Light shadows are applied to the inner corner of the eye, dark - to the outer. Additionally, you can draw a line with a pencil or eyeliner. At this stage, it remains only to make up the eyelashes.
- Apply blush. Blush is applied to the "apples" that protrude when we smile. You need to shade them towards the temples.
- Final commit. This is not mandatory, but a very desirable stage for evening make-up. You can sprinkle your face with thermal water or a special fixative.
Skin preparation
How to apply makeup correctly (step-by-step photos accompany the material)? We start with cleansing and preparing the skin for applying cosmetics. First, wash well with cool water, while you can use foam or gel for washing. You need to choose a product that is suitable for your skin, you should not buy the so-called universal cosmetic products. You can find out your skin type and decide on care products with the help of a beautician.
Correction of imperfections
Next - moisturizing. You should use a special cream, selected according to the type of skin. Wait until the cream is completely absorbed, and only then start applying cosmetics. Usually five minutes is enough. After that, you can start applying the base for makeup. It is better to apply foundation along the massage lines.
If the skin has redness, age spots and other problems, before applying the foundation, you need to hide the imperfections with a corrector. Green corrector is used to work out red acne, yellow is needed to hide blue streaks and purple spots, pink or red corrects an earthy complexion, and purple hides orange stains from self-tanner. The most common problem - bags under the eyes - can be hidden with concealer, it should be a tone lighter than the tonal foundation. You need to draw a triangle under the eyes (the top looks down) and blend the product.
Perfect tone
When it comes to foundation, BB, CC or DD creams are very popular right now. BB-cream lays down on the skin in a thin layer, has a really very light structure, does not dry and moisturizes well. CC cream is a tinted corrector. The girls who used it note an even more weightless texture than BB products. DD-creams additionally protect the skin from the adverse effects of the external environment (smog, dust, solar radiation and exhaust gases). EE-creams are just beginning to appear on the domestic market. This foundation is ideal even for very sensitive skin.
Face contouring
How to apply makeup on the face (photo of the contouring scheme below)? After applying the foundation, it is necessary to correct the relief, divert attention from problem areas and visually emphasize the dignity of the appearance. Contouring can be done with powder, correctors, blush, cream, special pencil or stick. If choosing the perfect tone is difficult, you can consult a professional makeup artist or purchase a ready-made palette containing several shades that can be mixed to get the perfect one.
You will also need special brushes: soft and fluffy for working under the cheekbones, a sponge or kabuki brush for applying liquid cosmetics, a wide fan for dry cosmetics, a flat one that will ensure precise application of cream products for face sculpting.
How toapply makeup step by step The photo below shows the simplest and most suitable sculpting option for most types of girls.
How to choose the shape of the eyebrows
How to apply eyelid makeup correctly will be described later, but what to do with eyebrows? The correct shape of the eyebrows and bend determines the shape of the face. An oval face is suitable for horizontal, with a slight rounding, and an elongated face needs to be made visually wider, which will help absolutely straight eyebrows. Eyebrows with a noticeable kink, a thin tip and a relatively wide beginning are suitable for a round face. For owners of a square face, it is better to do arched ones, without a noticeable break, and a diamond-shaped one - a classic shape with a soft bend.
Eyebrows need to be combed, and if necessary, tinted with a pencil of a suitable shade or shadows. Additionally, it is desirable to fix the hairs with a special gel.
How to do eye makeup
Eye makeup is the most important and difficult stage of the whole make-up. How to apply eye makeup correctly? For everyday make-up, this option is suitable:
- Beige shadows apply to the inner corner of the eye and blend well towards the outer.
- With a darker shade, work on the moving eyelid and the outer corner. If desired, you can draw a thin brush with shadows of the same shade along the growth line of the lower lashes to about the middle of the eye and blend.
- With black eyeliner or a pencil, draw a neat line along the growth of the eyelashes, make a not too long arrow from the outercorner of the eye. The tip of the arrow should be pointing up. You can also draw a line along the lower lash line.
- Apply mascara to your lashes. There is a trick here: to make the cilia look fuller, first apply a little powder on them, and only then work with mascara.
Natural lip beauty
To give the lips a seductive volume, it is desirable to mask the area around them with a concealer. Next, you need to work out the lips with a pencil of a neutral shade and blend it towards the center. Next, apply lipstick, starting from the middle. After that, you can blot your lips with a thin paper towel, and powder on top of it. This technique is used by professional makeup artists to keep models' makeup for a long time.
Day makeup by eye color
There are shades of shadows that are great for brown-eyed girls, but do not look at all on blue-eyed blondes. The same can be said about green-eyed beauties, who are ideally suited for delicate pink for eye makeup, and brown-eyed brunettes, on whom the same shade is simply “lost”. What shades are suitable for owners of brown, blue and green eyes? The picture below will help you choose the color of the shadows, but how to apply makeup correctly was described above: the inner corner of the eye is highlighted with light tones, and the outer corner is dark.
Basic makeup set
How to applymakeup correctly - it's not so bad. Often, girls face another problem: it seems that there are more cosmetics than in the “beauty suitcase” of a familiar makeup artist, and it is very difficult to find the right tool for a harmonious make-up. This can be easily de alt with by assembling once a set of basic cosmetics, which is necessary to create natural makeup. So, you will need:
- Foundation, make-up cream. The tone can be used even by girls with perfect skin, since most of these cosmetic products not only perform a masking function, but also care (due to the presence of vitamins and skin-nourishing components in the product).
- Corrector. A liquid or corrector pencil is needed to mask minor skin imperfections, age spots, redness and circles under the eyes.
- Compact or loose powder. Powder must be in every girl's makeup bag. It will not only even out the tone of the face, but also fix the make-up for a long time. In addition, with the help of powder, you can easily refresh or correct makeup.
- Blush. It is advisable to have at least two shades at your disposal, and preferably one palette with several colors. Light colors will help in creating a natural make-up, while darker ones are suitable for contouring.
- Shadows. The choice of shade of shadows depends on the color type, shape and color of the girl's eyes, as well as personal preferences. Nude shadows are considered universal. At a minimum, you need to have three tones: dark, light and neutral.
- Pencil or eyeliner. They are necessary to make the eyes more expressive, to attract to themattention, draw arrows. With eyeliner, the line is more elegant, but using it can cause some difficulties, but the pencil is suitable if you need a hard, wide line.
- Ink. It is better to choose high-quality mascara, with the effect of false eyelashes or giving them length, volume. Blue-eyed blondes should probably go for brown mascara, as black might look too vulgar.
- Lipstick and lip gloss. It is enough to choose the perfect lipstick once and follow your choice. It is desirable, of course, to have (depending on preferences) a natural shade for natural makeup and a darker tone for a bright vamp makeup.
Now that it is clear how to properly apply makeup on the face step by step, it remains only to start practicing. Successful experiments and always perfect appearance, because it is so important for a girl!
