Being beautiful is essential to every woman. Some say that beauty is not that important, but you have got to admit, being pretty in everyone’s eyes is still very flattering. The common thing that females use to enhance their beauty is make up. Make up is typically any cosmetic applied to a woman, or even a man’s face to change or improve the appearance. Make up is used by both sexes, especially those in theatre. It is usually the women, though, that make use of make up on a daily basis. If you want to enhance your face’s appearance, thus enhancing your beauty as well, you could use the following tips on applying cosmetics. This information of makeup will be especially useful for girls just learning.
To begin, the basic things you will need are concealer, face powder, foundation, eye shadow, cheek blush, mascara, lipstick, lip shimmer, and the blush brush. These are the usual cosmetics women use everyday. Some of these supplies can be obtained from free samples of makeup that come in gift sets when you make a purchase. One line of cosmetics that I really enjoy is MAC cosmetics.
The first thing that you have to do is apply concealer in your face. The concealer should at least be of a shade lighter than the foundation you have. Using a sponge or just your bare fingertips, spread it all over your face to “conceal” eye bags, dark spots, blemishes, and pimples. If the concealer usually “cakes”, put on eye cream prior to the use of the concealer. Then, use your index fingertip to apply foundation in tiny dots and spread these to cover the entire face. For the concealer and foundation to last longer, apply pressed powder after.
Now that you are done with the face, you can now do your eye area. Use your eyebrow shadow and apply it using a brush. You could use some eye pencils but these usually give the eyes an unnatural look. Next, acquire some lighter and darker shades of eye shadow than the color use used earlier. The medium shade will be applied on the creases, the lighter shade under the eyebrows, and the darker shade on the upper lids. Use eyeliner to line the lower lid area of your lashes. Normally, two-thirds of the lower lid is lined but you can choose to line all across it for a darker look.
Next, use mascara to emphasize your upper and lower eyelashes. Brown mascara is better to use if you have fair complexion. On the other hand, if you have ebrown complexion, use darker shades of mascara, preferably black. You may even experiment and try to use colored mascara like plum or navy. You should not use excessively bright colors, though, if you do not want to be laughed at. After the mascara application is finished, go back to your face. Put some cheek blush on your face. It is advisable to smile when applying cheek blush.
Once you are now done with the basics, you can put the finishing touches. Find a lipstick color that goes well with your skin tone and apply it on your lips. Get your lip liner and line it on the lips after you apply the lipstick and not before. This way, the lip liner also disappears as the lipstick wears off. Do not combine pale lipstick with dark lip liner.
And that is how you put on simple make up. If you are already good at this, then you should do your own thing. These are just the basics of cosmetic application meant as a guide for beginners.