Learn Day Time Makeup Basics
- Cleanse, tone and moisturise: Wait a few minutes for moisturiser to be absorbed
- Foundation: Dab liquid foundation over the entire face with your fingertips or sponge. For cream foundation use a wet sponge for a smoother coverage
- Make sure that the entire face is well blended and covered. Don’t stop at jaw line extend the foundation under it also and on the neck
- Corrector / concealer: Cover blemishes and dark areas with orange, yellow or peach-toned
- Corrector: The concealer will conceal the corrector colour, what is in skin colours. Application with fingertips or concealer brush.
- Powder: Use a loose pale yellow-based powder or translucent dusting powder to set the makeup
- Eyebrows: Shape the brows with a small amount of brow powder or pencil. If you have a dark hair, use a colour that is one or two tones lighter than the hair colour
- Eye shadow: Choose three shades of eye shadow: light, medium and dark. Use the dark to line upper lid, thinly, along the lash edge. Use medium shade to cover the remaining part of the eye lid up to the crease
- Eyeliner: Use cake liner and apply with an angled or fine liner brush, or use a sharpened eyeliner pencil.
- Mascara: Black mascara is the best to highlight your lashes. Apply in two thin coats rather than one heavy one
- Blush: Apply the blush directly on the cheekbones and blend it to the hairline.
- Lip liner: Apply lip liner in advance of lip colour as the lip liner helps contain the lipstick, keeps it from feathering, and makes it more durable.
- Lipstick: Use a lip brush to apply dark or bright colours since these require very precise application. Add a dot of a gloss to the centre of the bottom lip and then blot