a little eyeshadow can make a big
difference i'm cindy watson professional
makeup artist and beauty expert
the beauty world can be really
intimidating and i want to help you
navigate and simplify how to do a
natural makeup on a daily basis today
we're going to take a look at some of my
biggest makeup do's and don'ts
good skin gives you good makeup right
first step is primer i'm using a spray
primer because you want your makeup to
stay on all day and you also want to
make sure that your pores are smoothed
out so you start with a smooth surface
and then from there you want to do your
foundation first the whole thing about
foundation is that you number one want
to smooth out your complexion but you
also want to even out your skin tone
you want to make sure you're taking your
foundation back to the ears
and also down the neck so our next step
is concealer and i like to put on
concealer after foundation and i take a
concealer brush you can use your fingers
absolutely a lot of times people over
conceal because they're putting on their
concealer first but if you put on your
foundation first you get a sheer veil of
coverage then go back in and see just
spot cover where you need concealer and
that way it looks very natural
when people look at you and they say oh
that's a pretty person they're really
looking at symmetry so you want to make
sure you start after you've done your
foundation after you've done your primer
you want to start with your brows and
the first thing you want to do is make
sure they're shaped perfectly you want
to map them out so there's a mapping
that needs to be done to make sure you
get your perfect sheet it's truly about
what's right for your face the best way
to choose the perfect color for your
brows is to really just match the actual
color of your brow not the color of your
hair eyeliner can get tricky you know it
can be intimidating it's like how do i
use an eyeliner if you're a newbie and
you're starting out i say use a pencil
or a powder you just really just trace
the lash line so most people start from
the in inner and go out but if you take
your liner and start tracing your lash
line just all the way in the lash line
get as close as possible that way it's
going to look the most natural then you
want to come
out to end to get that tail so you just
bring it forward and look at that it's
bringing your eyes up that simple when
you choose a mascara you want to make
sure you're getting the blackest mascara
because it really opens the eyes you
want a thickening you want a lengthening
mascara and the most important thing
about a mascara is that you need to
replace that mascara every 60 to 90 days
just like your toothbrush and also
when you're opening your mascara you
don't want to do that pumping because
you're pumping air into your mascara and
it makes it dry out faster
i get questions all the time about
bronzer and contour a bronzer is used to
really warm the skin this is where the
sun naturally kisses your skin that's
where your bronzer goes it's almost like
you went on vacation but you didn't
right so you want that look and then a
contour is cooler it adds a little bit
of shadow to your face so a contour
recedes and a highlighter is what lifts
and it's everything that's going to come
forward
so when using a highlighter you want to
use it on the high points of your face
and then you add your blush to add
vitality back to your face but one tip
that i always like to tell everyone is
you want to make sure that that brush is
clean you don't want to use the same
brush with the contour on it or you if
you have another brush use another brush
when choosing the perfect lip shade for
yourself you might go with a bolder
shade just because you want to feel
better because lipstick does that for
you applying to the bottom first and
then meshing together so you're not
using too much lip color
then perfect
by going in
now you're using your pencil just to
fine tune
one final tip is to color in with that
pencil after you've lined to give you
that perfect tone
finish it with a finishing setting spray
and that way it seals in the makeup you
can do it i hope these do's and don'ts
help you the next time you're putting on
your makeup and choosing that perfect
makeup look for your day or evening
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