Summer has gone, in comes fall's cold temperatures which not only bring crunchy leaves, warm sweaters, but that dreaded blotchy skin!
As the last of summer's glow fades, you end up with no natural camouflage for under eye effects of a late night.
Well primers, concealers, and foundations to the rescue. Start with a clean, exfoliated face so that smooth, cosmetics-friendly cells are at the surface, then follow these 3 steps.
Step 1: Prime time. Primer works as a base coat, even though it may seem like and extra layer of gunk. You don't "need" it, but it can make the makeup that goes over it look better and last longer.
A lot of primers contain silicone or dimethicone to create a transparent, uniform surface. It actually feel weightless, and its really not spackle-like. You can use less foundation because it blends so well over the surface. You'll also find primers in Crayola-worthy tints, that disappear in the skin, meant to neutralize less-than-healthy looking tones.
Peach and red counters blue, so its useful if your skin is pale and veins show. Blue offsets sallow tones.
Yellow neutralizes redness if your blotchy.
Step 2: Foundation use it without fear. If you still think foundation makes you look "made-up", then you are in for a surprise. Formulas these days contain skin-mimicking pigments and super smooth polymers that feel featherlight.
Moisture dilutes the formula enough to give it a sheerer and clean finish, so apply your foundation with a damp sponge. Sometimes, do you feel like you have to cake on base to get true coverage?
You may need to rethink the texture you are using. If you are having to blend for longer than a minute, that is usually a sign that you have purchased the wrong shade. Apply a drop of the foundation your cheek, if it doesn't disappear in your skin, chameleon-like, try a new color. Or you can put on two shades and have a friend or two give you an opinion.
Beware of any fluorescent lights though!
Step 3: Do conceal your concealer. Under eyes and blemishes are usually foundation-resistant.
But they are no match for the creamy concealers, because they have the most concentrated pigment.
Just because heavy concealers can look cakey unless your skin is hydrated, you should apply a drop of light eye cream first to dilute concealer lightly and wait a few minutes for the cream to absorb.
Don't let blemishes bum you out, apply concealer with a tiny brush, then tap it with your finger. But, leave a scabbed one alone, because the makeup won't blend over the dry crust.
So that your so-so skin is so, so gorgeous, finish it with a dusting of powder to set the makeup!
These base basics will not only help you get glowing, they will also get you gorgeous.
Now that you have the base "basics" you can go and get yourself Gorgeous!
Until next time...
LadyDro
