A Guide to Choose the Right Makeup for Your Face

The beginning of your journey in mastering the art of makeup is to be familiar with and understand all the different types of beautifying tools you have. A woman that wears makeup is one that shows to be taking care of herself and looks. Basically, a makeup helps us to flaunt our best features and cover up those that we do not like. When you are prettier, you become more confident. And by that, you become more productive. Here are a few types of makeup item that are highly recommended for women.

FACE PRIMER

This is, by far, one of the best types of makeup to make sure that what you put on your face stays longer. They take care of the skin by creating a protective boundary. This is perfect for those who have an oily skin.

CONCEALER

This was highly invented mainly to cover all skin imperfections. Often, it is used for any extra coverage to cover blemishes, scars, and all marks. It comes to be thicker and more solid than foundation and lasts longer.

FOUNDATION

This is a type of makeup that you put on your face and functions to even out your skin tone. It comes in liquid, powder, or cream, as well as in a fluffy mousse.

FACE POWDER

This is used to set the foundation so it would look like it has a matte finish. Additionally, face powders also work to hide and cover up small flaws or blemishes.

BLUSH OR BLUSHER, CHEEK COLORING, OR ROUGE

Commonly used by women, this is applied to redden the cheeks to give a more youthful look and emphasize the cheekbones.

BRONZER

Coming in a powder form, this one is used on your cheekbones, forehead, nose, and chin to give you a tan look without having to expose yourself under the sun.

HIGHLIGHT

Coming in a liquid, cream, or powder form, this is used to give attention to the high points of the face and add glow to it at the same time. Also, it may or may not contain shimmer. 

How to Guide of Face Contouring

Contouring has become the beauty secret of the many celebrities for far too long, yet is now the beauty trend that everybody is talking about! But what about contouring? Well, if you want to have a more defined facial features like cheekbones as a supermodel would be proud of, the beauty trend of face contouring is the great beauty trick you need to include in your makeup routine now.

This makeup Guide to Contouring will reveal you how to use shadow and highlight to shape and define your facial features in the most complimentary ways. The aim is just to emphasize your natural features by improving and defining your contour. So, give this beauty secret a try, take a mirror, your makeup brushes, and your contour kit, and let us create some contouring!

What you'll need:

• Blusher Brush
• Angled Brush
• Bronzing Brush
• Flat Brush

Step by Step Contouring

If you normally use foundation, start with this to provide yourself a good foundation to work over. When you are set to start contouring process, suck your cheeks in! Now, using an angled blusher brush sweep a Bronzing powder into the now said hollow of your cheekbone. Brush in a slanting manner towards your ear lobe applying firm but light sweeps to blend the bronzer into its place.

To soften and define the features of your face, work the blusher brush over your jawline. For those who are concerned regarding double chins, brush the contouring bronzer below the chin to produce a slimming shadow.

Finally, use the bronzing powder on each side of the nose to sculpt and slim the width of the bridge of the nose.

Then for the cream highlighter; this must be applied over the bronzer and should never come into touch with the powder. Remember about where the sun would normally fall on your face and with your fingers, rub and blend the cream into those areas. Begin with the center of your nose, the arc of you brow bone and your forehead.

A simple touch of highlighter on the edge of your eyes will provide you a wide awake appearance and on your cupid’s bow will give your lips that fuller look.

Complete by highlighting the peak of the cheekbones for the final sculpted model looks.

Use a light blush for a bit of color to finish the look.