First of all, it is necessary to determine the "purpose" of makeup. Will it be a make-up for the working day, evening make-up, make-up for a romantic evening or a day's walk in the park. Of course, daytime make-up should be more restrained, evening involves brightness and originality, festive - also some thematic. In summer, it is necessary to limit the use of decorative cosmetics to a minimum, on cool days return to the traditional scheme of applying makeup.
The main rule of how to correctly apply makeup is: the accent should be done only on one site of the face of .As a rule, these are lips or eyes. If you decide to use a bright red lipstick - then you have chosen an emphasis on the lips, so eye makeup should not be so provocative. The same thing is exactly the opposite, when you decide to focus on the eyes. Otherwise, you will look like a bright misunderstanding( overdone with accents) or a gray mouse( completely ignoring them).
It is very useful to find out the color-type of your skin, depending on which it is convenient to choose the color of lipstick, shadows, blush, foundation and powder. Pay attention to the skin color of your face, the color of your eyes and your hair - it is from them that largely depends on what make-up will suit you.
Ideal for applying makeup - in daylight. Then you will be able to adequately assess how your face will look when you leave the house. By the way, that's why it is advised to choose cosmetics in the store, standing at the window, with maximum natural light.
Sequence of applying makeup
There is a certain sequence of how to apply makeup, which must be adhered to.
Step 1. Clean the face with a cotton swab dipped in a tonic. Thus, you remove dust and sebaceous glands from the skin.
Step 2. Apply daily moisturizing cream, smoothly distribute it on massage lines. Blot the face with a tissue to remove excess cream.
Step 3. Shade all skin defects( pimples, red spots, etc.) with a masking pencil. Using a moist sponge, apply a foundation cream: start from the area under the eyes and around the nose, distributing it to the entire face.
Step 4. Smoothly apply powder, following the massage lines.
Step 5: Apply the blush.
Step 6. Go to the eye make-up: apply shadows in horizontal movements, circle eyelids with a pencil, paint eyelashes with mascara twisting movements.
Step 7. Go to the make-up of your lips: circle their contour with a pencil, apply lipstick.
Now let's take a closer look at how to correctly apply makeup to individual areas of the face.
Eye make-up
Eyebrows clean with a special brush. Apply a pencil with a pencil brush from the bottom edge of the eyebrow to the edge. After that, again use the brush, thereby softening the contour of the eyebrows.
Shadows of the lightest tone( the base) put on the entire upper eyelid right up to the eyebrow. Shadows of an average shade put on the middle of the century, and shadows of a dark shade - on the very edge of the century at the eyelashes. Shadows shade with a brush to smooth the transition from one shade to another.
When using a contour pencil or liquid liner on the inner side of the lower eyelid, it should be slightly removed with your fingers. Then bring the outer side of the upper and lower eyelids. The upper eyelid move from the inner corner of the eye to the outer, the lower eyelid - vice versa.
Apply a wristband to the lower, and then to the upper lashes. Some stylists advise not to apply mascara and lower eyelashes - this advice is suitable for those who have long eyelashes by nature. After the first layer of the brace is dried, you can apply a second( third) to give the eyelashes the effect of fluffiness. If this effect is not necessary, then one layer of carcass will be enough.
Some tips how to effectively and correctly apply makeup to your eyes:
- bags under the eyes can be masked with a contour pencil, bringing them only the upper eyelid, and compact powder under the complexion, applying it under the eyes to the very cheeks;
- if you want to make age or mimic wrinkles in your eyes invisible, you should abandon the shadows with the effect of shine;
- to prolong the life applied to the eyelids pencil will help the shadows in the tone, applied over the lines of the stroke.
Apply the blush correctly
Blush should not be neglected - it's a great way to hide the imperfections of the face, bring it closer to the ideal shape. However, they need to be applied, following certain rules.
Apply blush with a wide brush evenly, not allowing spots and smears to appear on your face. To choose the perfect shade of blush, you should experiment a little. To give naturalness, it is recommended to apply blush in a small amount not only on the cheeks, but also on the "outstanding" places: the tip of the nose, whiskey, chin, shoulders.
Do not forget to apply to the entire face a foundation and powder - only in this case, the powdered blush will last for a long time on the face.
Makeup of lips
Make a lip with a contour pencil, as much as possible relax them. You can apply a contour pencil and the entire surface of the lips, and then apply a layer of lipstick - so it will last longer.
Apply a layer of lipstick on the lower lip and spread it over the lower lip and then over the upper lip with a little finger or index finger. Blot your lips with a napkin and apply one more lipstick layer - so the lipstick will last longer.
Some tips on how to correctly apply lip make-up:
- make the lips more complete with lip gloss over lipstick of light color and a contour pencil chosen for the tone of the lipstick and drawn along the outer edge of the lip contour. Will finish masking lipstick of light or bright tones;
- to make the lips thinner can be with the help of a cream-base and penciled around the inner border of the lip contour. In this case, on the contrary, it is necessary to choose a lipstick of dark shades, and on bright and light shades, and also shine for lips to put a taboo;
- radiance of the lips will give a small circle around the lips closed with a lip gloss.
Over time, you will learn to use the art of applying make-up in order to make your appearance as attractive as possible, to hide all minor shortcomings and to present yourself in the best possible light. Be beautiful!
It turns out that the art of applying make-up also needs to be learned. After all, make-up is not only and not so much a way to make your appearance more vivid. This is a great way to focus on the merits and hide the shortcomings. However, to achieve this, you need to know a few unshakable rules and important secrets. Let's talk about how to apply makeup correctly.
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