Have you seen the girls in high school who seem to have the perfect makeup? Well you can be one of those girls without looking like a paint canvas. Even if you don't have the perfect skin.
Steps
- Wash your face twice each day, once in the morning and again at night. You don't want that crusty skin on your face. After washing your face, apply a light moisturizer so your skin will be soft and your makeup will apply evenly.
- Only use concealer if necessary. While most guides instruct you to apply concealer after your foundation, but in some cases you can look like you have bags under your eyes. You can use concealer on under eye circles and pimples.
- Get a color a little lighter than your skin tone. Don't rub it on but dab it or pat it on and blend it in well.
- Use a liquid foundation, if you have blotchy skin. If you have pretty even skin, use a tinted moisturizer. To apply liquid foundation get a little palette such as the top of my eyeshadow case. Dab your make up sponge in the foundation and apply to the middle of your forehead. Work the color toward the sides of you forehead. Do the same starting with your nose, chin and cheeks. If needed to blend it in, you can use a cloth like an old t-shirt.
- Set in your foundation powder. Simply brush or pat it on.
- Apply your blush. If you want a beach-like tan look get the big brush you used for powder. Lightly brush it in bronzer and apply evenly to skin. Don't add too much or your face will look darker than your neck.
- If you want a rosy look find a peachy or rosy looking blush and smile. Very lightly apply to the apple of your cheeks while smiling.
- Enhance your eyes using Eyeliner.
- Set your elbow somewhere solid, put your finger a little below your eye, and pull down gently.
- Put the eyeliner lightly on the line. Black is always cute but brown and gray are good choices too. You're enhancing, here.
- Don't go bold.
- Top eyeliner is easy and adds a dramatic look if wanted. Put your finger to the side of your eye pull just so that eye shuts. Apply the eyeliner in a very thin line to where the eyelashes are growing. To make your eyes look bigger make the line a little bigger the further you go. You can use black eyeliner but for a dramatic look use a dark blue!
- Eyeshadow adds a pop of color! Don't use that crummy little brush that comes with your eyeshadow. Buy a small Maybelline brush. It looks like a paintbrush. Now their are several ways to do your eyeshadow. You can swipe one simple color like silver, brown, or pink. Swipe one color and add a darker color at the top of your crease. Ex. light blue, dark blue. Pink, purple. Gold, brown.
- It's not needed but if you want a look like you have longer eyelashes. Curl your lashes for about five seconds each. Get that eyelash/eyebrow brush and brush you eyelashes so each are separate.
- Don't forget your lips. Your lips are a central focus of the lower half of your face. You don't need lipstick or those sticky glosses, but if you do use them, make sure they are coordinated in not only color, but moisture protection.
- Apply some perfume and be on your way! A word on perfume. Go easy. Try several different types. One perfume that smells wonderful on one person, smells like a toxic waste dump on another. It all depends on your body chemistry. Let other people tell you what it is.
Tips
- If you don't get it right away, don't worry. Practice makes perfect.
- Try different brands of makeup until you find the ones that work for you.
- Make sure you take your makeup off at night so you won't get pimples.
- Use eye makeup remover or your lashes will fall out.
Warnings
- Apply your makeup in sunlight or natural light. What you look like in one room may look totally different in another. Incandescent light, fluorescent light, and sunlight will all show differently.
- Get your colors coordinated. You don't want to look orange on your face, and white on your neck.
(http://www.wikihow.com/Wear-Makeup-in-High-School-To-Look-Natural)
