Have you experienced the confidence make up gives when it is worn?
There is a feeling of elegance that is attached to make up that enhances our overall appearances.
Why is Makeup Important to a Woman?
Aside from boosting confidence, other importance of Makeup are:
- Cleansing the skin and keeping it protected
- Sustaining youthfulness
- Covering of body insecurities
- improving and can be therapeutic
Makeup is widely used in most countries by women, but people are confronted with the challenges of not knowing how to apply makeup properly or not applying it in the best way.
If you are among those people; I have good news for you!
This article contains a complete step-by-step guide on how to apply makeup like a pro artiste without leaving your house. This makeup guide covers: face, eye, and lip makeup.
How to Prepare your Face for Makeup?
Before applying makeup, you have to create a good base by cleansing your face.
Step 1: Facial Cleanser
Wash your face, then apply a face cleanser that is formulated with micro-pearls and glycolic acid. This will help to brighten your face.
With a face cleanser, you will have a soft and slightly moist face.
Next, use a small amount of facial cleanser into your wet hands, press gently into your face, and then rinse off.
Step 2: Apply a Facial Serum
A facial serum helps to keep the face moist.
After you’ve cleansed your face, apply 3-4 drops of this serum in the morning to help improve the firmness of your skin
How to Apply Make Up Like a Professional
Step 1: Apply Primer
Applying primer is the foundation of makeup process. It helps makeup to stay on for a longer time and gives it a glowing finishing at the end.
Step 2: Color Effect
If you have dark under-eye circles or colors in your eye that you want to cover, color correcting concealer will neutralize the color and transform it to your complexion.
Apply a small amount of correcting concealer on the affected areas using your ring finger.
Step 3: Apply Foundation.
Foundation is one of the important elements needed when applying makeup, it helps the face and neck region with a natural appearance.
When applying foundation, it shouldn’t be too obvious. Also, ensure you pick a foundation that matches your face color and will make your skin look better. Foundation is best applied with a brush
How to Apply Foundation With A Brush
Make use of the higher point of the brush for the larger areas of your face, such as the hollows of your cheeks, your hairline, and jawline. After covering the larger area, use the lower point of the brush to blend in smaller areas such as the sides of your nose, around your nostrils, and around your eyes.
Then use the larger part again to blend the foundation to your neck region. Continue the practice until your face and neck color are the same. Use a primer to make the foundation clearer.
Step 4: Conceal under your eyes
Concealer is best used to cover blemishes and imperfections like dark circles. Apply the concealer to the affected area in a triangular form below your eyes.
This will help to conceal dark circles and give your face the perfect natural tone you desire.
Step 5: Blush, Contour, and Highlight
Trust me, this combination will take your makeup to a professional level.
Apply highlighters to your cheekbones, brow bones, chin, and cupid bow before using contour on your cheeks, forehead, and the side of your nose.
Use an angled brush to blend well so that the contour doesn’t get too muddy in one area.
Apply the brush towards the cheekbones and extend towards the upward temple region.
If you are using a powder blush, do not apply it over a liquid foundation, It will make it difficult to blend well.
How to Apply Eye Make UP
For your eye makeup, get your eyebrow pencil, eye shadow, and mascara.
Step 1: Carve your eyebrow
Carve and define your eyebrow to get a good look, then fill in your brows using eye pencils before moving to the next.
Step 2: Apply Eye Shadow
Apply the eye shadow when you are done with the carving.
You can use an eye shadow of your choice and dust it into your lid, then enhance it with a crease color and a dab of highlighter along your brow bone using a blending brush.
Step 3: Eyeliner and Mascara
Use a waterproof eyeliner for easy and convenient application.
Use a tipped pencil for the waterline and a stiff, using an angled brush for the lids.
Apply the mascara from the root of the lashes, this will help it to spread evenly to full-blown lashes.
You can use your eye makeup to show off your creativity. Amazingly, there is no limit to learning how to do makeup.
How to Apply Lip Makeup and Make your Lip Fuller
Lip makeup is the most noticeable aspect of the makeup.
Before applying lipstick, use a lip liner to prevent color bleeding and ensure you outline the line of your lip to make them look fuller.
After that, apply any color of your choice using a lip brush. For a perfect look, use a lip liner after using a layer of liquid matte. Make sure you use liquid of the same color for the entire lips.
When you are done with the above steps, apply a setting powder or spray, to keep your makeup intact for a longer time.
Conclusion
This step-by-step guide on how to apply makeup like a pro artiste is simple and easy to follow. They are quick to follow steps you can follow on your own.
Practicing it will help you to level up your makeup skill from being a beginner to becoming a makeup professional artiste.
This guide is not restricted to just beginners, but also to those who want to hit the next level in their artistic makeup skill.
