First things first; your skin is the foundation of your make up so you need to take care of it!
images from 'Making Faces'
Before applying any kind of make up you should always wash and EXFOLIATE your face and neck. Exfoliating your face is one of the most important components to flawless coverage. When I myself was a n00b to make up I didnt realize how important it was; I just knew that halfway through the day my make up would start to get splotchy and nothing I did made this stop. Until someone told me I needed to exfoliate more often. Seems simple, but I seriously had no idea that just washing my face was not enough. I wouldn't recommend exfoliating EVERY day because your skin does need time to recover from the process, but every other day works perfectly for me.
Another important procedure for pre-make up application is moisturizing; even if (or especially if) you have oily skin! The moisturizer, again, helps create a smooth, even surface for your make up and also helps protect the skin. The reason moisturizing is important for oily skin is that the drier your skin is, the more your body tries to make up for it by producing MORE OIL. Long story short, moisturizing actually keeps your skin less oily.
My last tip for make up newbies is blending. Whether you're applying eyeshadow or foundation, blending is key to a flawless finish. If there's one thing that irks me more than anything, it's a painfully obvious line right round the face and along the jawline where you can actually see that someone has applied make up. The purpose of foundation is to naturally improve the appearance of the skin, not to create a mask.
unless you're actually creating a mask. Like this one,
otherwise that terrible line is off limits and can be avoided by
-wearing a shade of foundation that matches your skin tone and
-brushing powder foundation over the hairline, ears and neckline
Are there any tips you have for people new to make up?
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