Whether you want a full face or just a light touch, you can achieve a natural look or “the no makeup, makeup look.”
Create your canvas
Focus on correction of irritated skin or imperfections. Use a concealer that is 1-2 shades lighter than your skin tone, preferably with the same undertones or neutral undertone. Use a soft concealer brush, beauty blender or ideally your fingers for either liquid or cream concealers. The heat from your hand is best for blending the most natural look.
Apply foundation
Apply less in areas where you don’t need it and more in areas with more skin imperfections such as blemishes, discoloration or textured. Again, you can use a soft foundation brush,
Contour
Contouring is not just for the Kardashians or a high fashion look. It’s a necessary component to avoid looking “washed out” after applying foundation. A time saving and most effective way to contour is on top of the foundation. Chose a contour color 2-4 shades darker than your shin tone (depending on how dramatic you want the contour). You can contour with concealer, contour creams or powders. Start by finding the indent of the bone from your middle ear over to your cheek. Dab the contour color with an angled brush or the wand of your concealer in an upward tilt between the cheekbone and jaw bone. Blend out to the front of the cheekbone and backwards to the top of the ear/hairline area. Next, if you want to contour your forehead, take the brush and blend the contour color on the top and sides of the hairline surrounding your forehead. You can also contour your nose by tracing a line on each side of the bridge of your nose, then blending with a beauty blender.
Blush
Choose a soft color that is complimentary of your skin tone. If you have warm tone, stick with coral, peach, brown. If you have cool tones pinks, plum/berry colors look most natural. For neutral skin tones, a mixture of both pink and peach look most natural, like a mauve color. That’s not to say if you have warm undertones, you should not wear pink blush. These are simply the most natural looking pairings.
Highlighter
Place your highlighter with a sweeping brush at the top of your cheekbones. If you are using a highlighter stick, one simple swipe is usually enough. Careful never to apply highlighter to the apples of your cheeks. This will only draw attention to pores. The highlighter line should be the same length as the contour line.
Eye Shadow
Starting with the area of your lid that is closest to your tear ducts apply a nude color all the way across. Select a darker color for the crease area and blend. When choosing your most natural eye shadow spectrum, the same natural color scheme applies from the blush colors.
Brows
If you have thick brows, brush them and if you choose, apply a gel or cream to hold them in place/tame them. If you have thin brows, fill them in lightly. For both thin and thick brows, follow your natural brow bone shape. Optional: Applying your brightening concealer gives them a pop and your brows will look more defined – still remember to blend.
Mascara
If you have straight lashes that you want to boost, use an eyelash curler before you apply mascara. To avoid breaking your lashes from using an eyelash curler, or to give your lashes a nice moisturizing treatment, condition your lashes after you wash your face by applying jojoba oil on a clean disposable lash brush and brush onto lashes, then let dry. Now, you are ready to curl your lashes and or apply your mascara. Start from the roots and sweep out to the ends, going heaviest on the roots and lightest amount of product on the ends.
Lips
Do use lip liner. Lip liner defines your lips and you’ll end up needing less lipstick which can give you a more natural look. Choose a liner that is close to the lipstick color as possible. If you cannot find an exact match always pick the a shade darker vs. a shade lighter for the liner. After you apply the liner, apply your lipstick. Choose the color that looks most natural on you, same as when you selected your blush and eye shadow.
Now you have a polished natural look!
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