Underneath my makeup my skin is never flawless I have always suffered from having blemishes on my skin which means I've had to teach myself the best way to hide them!
Step.1: Skin prep
Prepping the skin is the most important part for a flawless finish. ALWAYS start with a clean face! Then add moisturizer (I recommend embryolisse). After moisturizer add a primer onto your T-zone then blend outwards Smashbox photo finish is amazing or a cheaper alternative is Maybelline Baby Skin!
Step 2: Conceal
A concealer with good coverage can work miracles on your skin! The best I have used so far is NARS creamy radience concealer it covers everything! I always like to apply a generous amount underneath the eyes as i do not apply foundation in that area. I go lighter on any other blemishes because i do not want to look cakey once the foundation goes on. (Remember to blend foundation upwards into the undereye concealer for a seamless look)
Step 3: Foundation
There are two things I swear by when it comes to putting on my foundation!
I literally could not do my makeup without these two pieces I love them and create an airbrushed finish without fail! I use the F80 to apply my foundation (my favorite at the moment is smashbox studio skin or drugstore revlon photo ready) then blend it all out by pushing it into the skin with the Beauty Blender. Always add your foundation gradually, and build up to a coverage you feel comfortable with, its better than applying too much foundation on your face and trying to spread it around everywhere without it looking cakey. Always start light and build up to full coverage!
Final step: Baking
Bake the under eye area, chin, forehead & bridge of the nose. Apply very generous amount of setting powder onto these areas I usually apply them with my Beauty blender Laura mercier translucent & Ben nye banana powder are two of the best setting powders i have used so far (Collection 2000 translucent powder as a cheaper alternative)! Leave sit for a good 10 munites (I usually do my eye makeup while I'm waiting) then buff out with a fluffy brush untill smooth! I swear by this, makes my face look FLAWLESS in photos and in person! Then spray a generous amount of MAC Fix+ (ELF setting spray as a cheaper alternative) Onto your skin to get rid of the powdery look and give your skin a nice dewy finish!
Would you wait to bake underneath your eyes until you were done contouring?
ReplyDeleteYes, I tend to do all my contouring, blend everything & then bake underneath my eyes and dust it off after about 10 mins x
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