Natural Looking Makeup Tutorial

Apr 28
11:08

2011

Steve Nutt

Steve Nutt

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Did you know that nine out of ten people have dark circles around their eyes? Surprised? You shouldn't be. This article will help you avoid the same problem.

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Be sure your face has been cleaned,Natural Looking Makeup Tutorial Articles toned and moisturized. You will achieve better natural looking results when applying makeup on a clean face. Now, tilt your head down so you can locate where your dark circles are. Take your concealer and use your ring finger and gently apply it on the located area. Make sure you apply it with a rolling motion so you can gently blend it in naturally. Some people prefer using a brush or a sponge, but feel free to use whatever tools are best for you. The purpose of this exercise is trying to make the dark circles look less obvious, we are not trying to erase them.

Now it’s time to conceal other areas of the face. Taking a brush and a mineral based concealer, apply lightly on areas that tend to be red, such as your nose and your mouth area. Blend it in with a circular motion as we are trying to even out the skin tone. Moving on to foundation, take your brush and evenly coat it with a mineral based foundation. Starting from the centre of your face apply it on. Make sure you evenly coat your face. Also apply it on your jaw line and neck in a circular motion and blend it in. Your eyebrows can be a little tricky to deal with. Use powder that is three shades lighter than your hair color to apply on your eyebrows for a natural look. Go from light to dark and remember, you want to make it look very natural, as if they are your real eyebrows. So make sure you blend the powder in naturally.

There are many varieties of eyeliner you can choose from such as powder, pencil or in this case, liquid. If you want a more natural clean look, only line the top part of your lids. Be sure to evenly line both of your eyes.

Before you apply any mascara, make sure you curl your eyelashes. Take your mascara and evenly coat your eyelashes. There are many different types of mascara but if you want something that holds curls very well, go for waterproof since it has more wax.

Using blush is a great way to achieve a natural looking glow. Try finding the apples of your cheeks by smiling and apply on your blush. Apply it along the jaw line and the forehead for an all natural glow. Don’t over do it or it won’t look natural.

The last step is the lips. Try finding your favorite lipstick or lip tint. Find different colors that you like that compliment your face, your skin tone, your features or your outfits. Apply lip gloss for some shine. We are pretty much done. Check how successful you are in achieving a natural look with make-up.