Lips of Love

These cute lips are showing some love with a dainty little heart on them. Now this is something that you couldn't just wear out. But it is something to keep in mind when your playing with the camera at a slumber party. Or if you want to show your special someone just how much you care.

Step 1: Start off with "The basics"

Step 2: Apply foundation over entire lips.

Step 3: Once you have your lips as closely blended to your face as you can get them, take a pink/red lip liner and draw a heart on your lips.

Step 4: Start off at the top, make the curves at the top of your lips the curves of your heart. Chances are you are going to have to go above your lips a little to get a nice curve.

Step 5: Then go to the bottom section, make the middle of your lips at the bottom the bottom of your heart. Then draw up and connect to the upper lip.

Step 6: Now fill in with a bright pink or red lip stick/gloss.

Step 7: Snap a picture and show him just how much you love him.<3



Inner Nicki Minaj

Most people normally wouldn't wear a two tone lipstick look on a normal basis. But lately this kind of makeup seems to be coming in style. So, next time you are bored and want to go a little crazy with your look, channel your inner Nicki Minaj and go for a funky two toned look.

Step 1: Start off with "The Basics"

Step 2: Keep it more natural up top by just wearing some mascara and light eye shadow.

Step 3: Now for the lips, apply a light layer of foundation on your lips to set a base.

Step 4: Then take your first color and apply to your upper lip.

Step 5: Now take your second color and apply to your lower lip.

Step 6: Rub a Q-tip around the edge of your lips to wipe off any excess

Step 7: Set look with powder and now your ready to show off your new bold look to the world.

Paper inspiration

A new trend coming out recently is paper lashes. Now, I know what your thinking false lashes have been out for a while now. But your mistaken! These are no false lashes, these are paper lashes. These eyelashes are a London based design that are inspiring people to take paper usage to the next level. These eyelashes are so cute and dainty that everyone will fall in love with them. Prices range from $17 for the small ones to $19 for the larger ones.

Naturally Pretty

I love this look because you look so in touch with nature. Yes, you can see the makeup on your face, but you look natural in a one with the earth sort of way.

Step 1: Start of with "The Basics"

Step2: Apply a light grey liner to your lower water line and a thin line to your upper lash line.

Step 3: Now take a light green shadow and put it on your upper lids and into your crease and down under your lower lash line.

Step 4: Apply a layer of black mascara

Step 5: Then take a peachy blush and apply on your cheek bones

Step 6: Then take a bright pink lip gloss across your lips.

Step 7: Set with powder and now you look just as beautiful as the earth you live in.

Best colors

Everyone has different eye colors some are blue, some green, etc. and we don't always know what colors look best with them. After getting some opinions and doing some research, I have determined that these colors look best with these color eyes.

1. For brown eyes rich colors like purple and plums look great. They add a pop to the brown that most brown eyes don't have. 
2. For blue eyes dark smokey colors like blacks and greys look best because they make your blue eyes look smoldering.
3. For green eyes browns and golds look best. Most green eyes have some flecks of gold or lighter colors in them so by applying a gold or brownish color it helps bring that out.

What's used?

I use some favorite go-to products in every post. If you have these items you are set for any makeup look.

First I always use a black liner, I love CoverGirls Perfect Point Plus eyeliner in black onyx. It is super smooth, so it goes on really easily; plus it has a smudger on the end to smudge your eyeliner for a smokey look. I use the smudger and the eyeliner in every post.

Second I always use a black mascara, CoverGirls Lash Blast Volume Blasting mascara in very black. This mascara doesn't clump easily like others do and it stays on really nice.

Third I always use a chapstick or a lip plumper, I like avon Lip Plumper with double the retinol in it. It makes your lips look very full. I wear it alone if I have a heavy look on but it goes great under a color, it's a good base.

Fourth I use a foundation, I use L'Oreal Paris True Match super blendable makeup. It goes on great and just like the name implies, it is super blendable.

Lastly I use a powder, I use neutragena's mineral sheers powder foundation. It is great coverage but it doesn't feel heavy or thick either.

Rules of Thumb

1. What ever you do to the top, do to the bottom.
• When you do something with your eyeshadow to the top of your lids you should normally do it to the bottom also. So if you put a grey shadow on your lid, then lightly line underneath your lower lash line with it also.
2. When you have oily skin, DO NOT use oil based products!
1. If you have oily skin and you use an oil based product then all you'll get is more oil! Oil based products will leave your skin feeling greasy before you even start your day. So instead try a water based product. Next time your looking for a foundation look on the bottle for the words oil free.
3. If contaminated, throw it out.
1. The minute your makeup gets bad bacteria in it, you start spreading it all over your face. We never really think about it that way but it's true. Leaving your makeup open, sprawled out all over the counter, just screams breakout waiting to happen. So, when your makeup starts getting dirty, smelly, or weird looking throw it out. Also don't let little kids hands in your makeup bag with out them being washed first. Children's hands are every where! They pick up every little germ, then they go and touch your makeup and BAM contaminated.

Pixie Girl

This look is so delicate and pretty. It's a very girly look, sort of like a cute little pixie look.

Step 1: Start of with "The Basics"

Step 2: Take a light blue shadow, one with sort of a shimmer will look nice. Trace your upper lash line with the blue, then take the blue shadow and swoop it out to your outer corner ,then up around into your crease. Make a thick crease.

Step 3: Then take a shimmery purple eyeshadow and fill in the middle of your lid with it.

Step 4: Take your purple shadow and line your lower lash line with it.

Step 5: Then take your shimmery blue shadow and smudge it underneath your lash line also, right over top of the purple.

• Let some of the purple show in the middle when you take the blue over it.

Step 6: Then if you want to take this look over the top you can add some dramatic fake black lashes and cover with mascara.

Step 7: In the picture she has blue sequins that follow the shape of her eye on the outside. You can add this for a party or something, but just for a normal day I would keep these off.

Falsies!

 

From the simple to the daring they make them all. False eyelashes are a great way to add more umph to an outfit. Whether your going out in the evening so you add a pair of simple elegant black lashes or your going out to a costume party so you decide to throw on a pair of peacock feathers, falsies are the way to go.

Date night gone wrong

So, now that we have talked about different looks to wear on date night maybe we should lay some ground rules. These are the looks you never want to wear on a date....unless your only looking for one date.

Red Lipstick: Yeah red lipstick is a major essential for any girl but DO NOT wear it on date night! No guy wants to see a girl all piled up with makeup on.  First off, if you want that goodnight kiss and your wearing red lipstick, well don't expect it. No guy is going to kiss you and get that gunky red lipstick all over them. Try a nude colored chap stick that wont disgust the guy and apply it at the beginning of the date so it isn't as harsh by the end and it wont rub off on the guy.

Bright colors: Yeah, us girls like experimenting with makeup and we love bright colors. But guys just don't understand makeup and if you walk out that door with bright, bright makeup on, then the guy will look at you like you have two heads.  When your going on a date you want to keep it simple and sophisticated. The guy will look another way if you show up looking like this, so try to tone it down a bit.

Dark colors: So another thing to watch is going too dark. Again, piling on the makeup is bad! Don't show up to your date looking like a wanna be goth girl; you'll look hideous and that guy won't be calling you again.

Falsies: Lastly, don't put anything false on your face. Girls have a tendency to love to wear false eyelashes all the time. Yeah false eyelashes are cute and if you get a normal looking pair there is nothing wrong with wearing them out. But when you go on a date a guy wants to see the natural you. If you have fake stuff on then how in the world is he ever supposed to see what you really look like. A guy will like you more and be more attracted to you with less fake and more natural. 

Date Night!

So it's date night right? And your standing in front of the bathroom mirror thinking, "He'll be here soon what the heck should I do!?" Well I'm here to take a little stress off your shoulders.
Here are a couple options for a date night look. Depending on your personal style, choose which one that fits you best.

Sweet Girly:  Start off with "The Basics"

                    Then take a grey or black eyeliner and put a little bit on your lower waterline.

                    Apply a very thin line to your upper lash line and smudge slightly.

                    Then take a light pink eyeshadow and apply it all over your lids and take a white shadow to highlight your brow bone.

                    Take a light pink blush and apply to your cheek bones

                    Then apply a light pink lipstick to your lips.

                    This look will have him staring at you all night thinking just how gorgeous you are.

Sexy smoldering eyes: Start off with "The Basics"
                                   Then continue with applying a natural color to your whole lid and underneath your eyes.(Try a light brown).
                                  Then apply a purplish brown color from your lids to your crease.
                                  Now take the black color and very lightly apply it to your inner crease and lightly under your bottom lashes. (Don't forget to blend!)
                                 Apply a black liner underneath your lash line and to your upper lash line very thin. Smudge the eyeliner on top, past your eyelid angling upward to create a slight wing.
                                Apply a layer or two of mascara and then apply nude lip gloss.
                                You'll keep his focus on your eyes all night long with this smoldering look.

All Natural....sort of: Every guy wants a girl who looks natural and doesn't pile on the makeup. So you'll have him thinking how naturally gorgeous you are all night long with this sort of natural look.
                                First start off with "The Basics"
                                Then apply a light brown eyeshadow that is just a shade darker then your natural skin tone to your eyes. (Apply to top and underneath lower lashes)
                                Then apply a layer of mascara
                                Some light pink blush
                                End with a nude chap stick.
                                No guy will be able to resist your natural beauty with this look.

Pretty Purple

I think this look is super pretty. It looks alittle harsh in this picture but it's a great and very pretty look for a date night or going to a party. 

1. First you start off with "The Basics"
2. Then you take a white/silvery eyeshadow and apply it to your entire lid the whole way up to your brows.
3. Take a purple eyeshadow after and line your top lash line with it.
4. Apply it to your crease and out to your outer corner so it attaches with the purple you just lined your lash line with.
5. Apply a white liner (or even the white/silvery eyeshadow from up top) to your waterline.
6. Take the purple from up top and line underneath your lower waterline with it.
7. Apply mascara
8. I would keep the lipgloss simple and nude or light pink, but apply whatever you'd like.
9. Now you can go be the best face at the party.

P.S. If you want to wear this look to a date or a wedding, then make the purple lighter and blend super well so it looks simple and pretty.

Dramatic double wing

For this look we are going to take the dramatic single wing and step it up a notch. Now we are going to do a dramatic double wing. You can wear this at any time, but it is most suited for going out at night.

1. As always start off with "The Basics"
2. Now take your eyeliner and apply it to your lower waterline.
3. After, apply your eyeliner to your upper lash line and wing it out to just a little bit before the end of your eyebrow.
4. Now go underneath your waterline and make a super thin line under, going out and winging it out the whole way to the end of your eyebrows.
5. Apply a layer of mascara
6. Then some lipgloss 
7. Now you have your dramatic double wings!

Simple double wing

So we had the single dramatic wing and the double dramatic wing, I think it's time we settle down alittle. This is a simple double wing. Something perfect for any time of the day or night.

                                            

1. Start with "The Basics"
2. Take a black eyeliner and apply it to your lower waterline
3. Then make a line with your eyeliner on your upper lash line.
1. Just a simple thin line that extends out slightly past your eyelashes.
4. Then start in the middle and apply the eyeliner out again, angling upward slightly and taking it just alittle less then you took the bottom one out.
5. Apply a coat of mascara
6. Some lipgloss
7. Now you have your georgous simple wing!

Halloween: Secret Agent

As for me, I'm being a secret agent for halloween this year. It was a quick, simple, and cheap costume for me which is exactly what I needed.

1. First start off with "The Basics"
2. Then take a black liner and make a medium thick wing on your upper lash line. (The sleak wing goes perfectly with whole secret agent look).
3. Next curl your eyelashes
4. After, apply a coat or two of mascara
5. Then apply a nude lip plumper or chapstick.

For my hair, I just did a sleek, straight, ponytail. And for my outfit I wore a pair of black skinny jeans, a black tank top, and a black blazer/suit jacket. You can also top off this look with a plastic, \toy gun and a fake police badge on your waist. And of course some nice eye candy with a suit on helps top off the look, too.

Halloween: Zombie

This year for Hallowe'en my friends asked me to do their makeup for them. My one friend is being a zombie for halloween, so I am going to take you step by step on how to do a zombie look for Hallowe'en.

1. First apply a light color foundation over your entire face.
2. Then apply a black eyeliner to your eyelid.  

• Just put random streaks all over eyelid (top and bottom lid), then take your eyeliner smudger and smudge the black all around until your eyes are completely black.

1. Next take a black eyeshadow and apply it all over your eyes where you put your eyeliner.
2. After, take a powder brush and brush the black eyeshadow all over your face until you have your desired color.
3. Take a skinny lip brush, and using a reddish/maroon color, streak the lipstick on certain spots of your face.
1. All you do is make short dashes until you get whatever length line you want. take the lip brush and smudge it out off the sides so it blends into your face alittle bit.
4. Apply foundation and black eyeshadow to your lips also, then you're done.

To top off this look, spray your hair black and shake it so it looks black and crazy. Then take some old clothes and a pair of scissors and poke holes in your shirt then rip the holes to how ever big you want it.

Pink smokey eye

This look is very bold and dramatic. I would wear this for going out in the evening, but not during the day. Its just a little too harsh for day time.

1. Start off with "The Basics"
2. Next apply hot pink eyeshadow to your eyelid, up to your crease.
3. Then apply a dark black eyeshadow from your crease to your outer corner and into your inner corner.
4. Take a black eyeliner and place it underneath your bottom waterline, just a thin line.
5. Take the black eyeshadow and apply it from your outer crease, down underneath the eyeliner you just put on.

• Smudge the black eyeshadow together slightly with the black eyeliner, so it doesn't look as harsh.

1. Highlight your brow bone with a light pink eyeshadow.

• Take the highlight color and edge the black eyeshadow with it. So, go from your brow bone down around the black underneath your eye, and up past your inner corner.

1. Apply a layer of mascara
2. Finish with a nude colored gloss.
3. Now you're ready to rock the night.

Calendula Plant

Calendula officinalis is a plant that is more commonly known as pot marigold. These plants have oil extracts that have been found to have many good side effects when used. So people have recently started putting it into cosmetics products. The oil is an anti-inflammatory, skin conditioner, plus, as an added bonus, it's a great fragrance!

So if you ever wake up with a puffy face or you have dry skin problems going on (which don't deny it, we all have dry skin in the winter) look for a skin product with Calendula in it.

Dramatic single wing

For taking your night outfit to the next level try a dramatic wing! Depending on how dramatic you want to go, you can either do a single wing or a double wing. For this look, I'm going to show you how to do a dramatic single wing.

1. Start off with "The Basics".
2. Take a liquid or gel liner, and make a medium thick line from the inner corner of your eyelid to the outer corner.
3. Next, start in the middle of the line you just made and make it a little thicker on top of that, angling upward as you go, and swoop out past your eye. Take it out to about the end of your eyebrow.
1. (Your not going up to your eyebrow just out that far.)
4. Put a little liner on your lower waterline.
5. Two coats of black mascara
6. Then top it off with any lipstick you want.

Eyebrow techniques

There are many different ways to control your unruly hair. From shaving to threading to plucking. Everyone wants to keep their hair under control, so I'm going to give you the 411 on the best ways how.

1. Plucking- Probably one of the most normal, common used technique. You just need a good, sharp pair of tweezers, try to look for ones that are slanted so they grip your eyebrows well.
1. First, place a very warm wash cloth over your eyebrows for a few seconds to loosen the pores, so the eyebrows slip right out.
2. Then take your tweezers and a couple hairs at a time, maybe even one at a time, pluck out your eyebrow hairs.
2. Waxing- Next we have waxing, probably another very common technique. Most people get their eyebrows waxed at a salon, but they make kits to do it yourself at home. 
1. If you are doing it yourself you just need some wax that you heat up, either by microwaving it in a microwaveable safe bowl or if you are using wax strips, then you just rub them in your hands to heat them up. After they are heated up, you just apply the wax where the hair you want to remove is, and apply a strip over it. Then press down on it, pull skin taught, and rip it off in one quick swift movement. 
3. Shaving- Shaving, the one technique that no one really thinks about doing. I mean us girls shave our legs, and underarms, and some other things that we don't want to disclose, but why don't we shave our eyebrows?
1. You don't use a normal razor that you would shave your legs with, they have these skinny razors that are designed specifically for your eyebrows. You can get them at any local drug store like, The Dollar store, Walmart, or CVS.
2. All you do is take the razor and shave around your eyebrows in the shape you want them.
3. It doesn't last as long as waxing, but it is a nice in between waxing sessions, quick fix.
4. Threading- This is probably the most uncommon of them all. Threading came from eastern countries like India and Persia. Threading is something done at beauty salons and is really inexpensive.
1. What they do is take cotton thread and move it in a twisting motion around your eyebrows, so it pulls the hairs right out of your folicles.

These methods can be used for any unruly hair area on your body. But remember, some methods last longer then others. So if you are one who doesn't want to mess with your hair all the time I suggest waxing or threading. Shaving is something to do in between for quick touch ups. And plucking is something I do when there is that one or two stubborn hairs that grow inbetween waxings.

Beautifully Bronzed

Bronzer. It's something that some people love and use like it's their best friend, and other people shy away from it like it's a scary monster. Well, I'm going to give you some tips to show people that it's not scary and it can be there best friend, just don't go over the top either.

1. Know your shade! If you've ever seen any of the jersey shows (jerseylicious, jersey shore, etc.) you have seen them go from pale white to super "brown" (more like orange) in a matter of seconds. How in the world does this happen? Bronzer. They take a bronzer that is ten times darker then their natural shade, and slap on a million layers all over their face. This is definitely not what you want. For bronzer you should know your natural shade and grab a bronzer that is maybe two times darker then your natural shade.
2. Place it naturally! Back to the jersey shows, they pile their bronzer on all over their face to make them look dark. Well trust me, you do not want your bronzer placed all over your face, it definitely does not look natural. Place your bronzer on just the areas the sun hits your face, these areas would be the top of your cheek bones, the middle of your forehead, down your nose and on your chin.
3. Just a layer will do! You don't need to pile on a million layers of bronzer to look super tan. Just take a powder brush and swipe two layers of bronzer on your cheeks, then a light layer or two on the rest of the areas the sun hits.

Purple Smokey Eye

I love this purple smokey eye. I was just experimenting one day before I went out with some friends, and I fell in love with it. I would wear this when I'm just going to the movies with my friends, or out to dinner. Something casual but still nice.

1. Begin with "The Basics" as always.
2. Then apply black eyeliner to lower waterline.
3. Apply a purple liner to top lash line
1. Make the upper lash line sort of thin but still thick enough to see it.
4. Apply a light black shadow to the crease.
5. Take a clean powder brush and blend those well so the black isn't harsh and you can't tell where it begins or ends. If you don't blend it, the black will drown the purple.
6. Time for the purple. Take your purple shadow (I suggest a dark purple to go with the black) and with a tiny blush-like brush, brush it right above of the black that you put in your crease out just alittle past where you stopped the black. Fill some of the purple in at the corner so it connects to your top eyeliner and crease. Apply two or three coats of the purple until desired intensity is reached.
1. Apply a thin amount underneath eyes too.
7. Blend with a powder brush
8. Then take a white shadow and highlight your brow bone with it. (Just swoop a light amount across the bone below your brows.)
9. Curl lashes and apply mascara to upper and lower lashes.
10. Apply chap stick or lip plumper
11. Apply nude or pink lip gloss.
12. Set with powder.

Liner/Eyeshadow

Using eyeliner as eyeshadow is a great way to save money and time. All you need is a colored eyeliner and some mascara.

1. Start off with "The Basics"
2. Grab any colored eyeliner you prefer (Here, I'm using a dark blue eyeliner.)
3. Draw eyeliner across top lid as though you are doing a thick upper liner.
4. Continue to draw the thick line until it covers your whole upper lid.
• Don't draw the liner past your crease
5. After you have your lid covered, wing out the liner from right at your lashes.
6. Then fill in your lower water line with the same color.
7. Under your water line, draw a medium thick line of eyeliner.
8. Wing out the bottom into the top wing so you have one wing.
• (After you finish with all your eyeliner, take a translucent powder or an eyeshadow of the same color and LIGHTLY dust it over the eyeliner so it doesn't smudge onto your top eyelid.
• If you like the color, then I suggest the translucent powder. If you apply an eyeshadow of the same shade, it will change it a little. Most likely it will just make the color bolder. If you're willing to, experiment with adding on the colored eyeshadow.
9. Afterward, curl your upper lashes. Hold the eyelash curler there for about five-ten seconds.
10. Then put on a coat of mascara on upper and lower lashes.
11. Apply a chap stick or lip plumper.
12. Apply a nude colored lipstick or gloss.
13. Set everything with powder.

Simply Gold

This is my basic, everyday, morning routine. It's simple to do and takes about ten minutes. I usually wear this everyday unless I'm going out at night or I have something like a spirit day going on at school.

1. I always start off with "The Basics".
2. Then I take a black eyeliner and apply it to my lower waterline and upper waterline.
3. After I apply the eyeliner to my waterlines, I apply a thin black line to my upper eyelid as close to my lashes as possible.
4. Then, I take the smudger on the end of my eyeliner and smudge my upper liner just slightly, so it isn't as rough and harsh.
5. When I finish my eyeliner, I take a light gold eyeshadow and apply it to my whole entire eyelid
6. Then, I take a darker gold eye shadow and apply it over the light eye shadow.
7. I take my smudger after I finish my eyeshadow and smudge back over the eyeliner so I don't have any eye shadow on it.
8. I take my eye lash curler and curl my eyelashes for about ten seconds each set.
9. And I apply a coat of mascara to top and bottom lashes.
10. Then I apply soft lips chap stick and a pink lip tint.
11. Then set with powder and I'm on my way.

Suggestions

I recently posted a blog called "The Basics" where I talked about moisturizers, face washes, etc. I am no expert, but I've been doing this for years, and it's been working for me. So I felt I should give some suggestions on products (Don't expect them to work for you just because I suggest them, though. Everyone's face is different; experiment till you find what works for your skin type.)

1. Face wash: My pick is Clean and Clear's Morning Burst. Since my face is on the oily side, I use the shine control facial scrub (It's the light green one with yellow and blue beads), (Watch the labels because there is a scrub and a cleanser scrubs exfoliate while cleansers don't), but I have also used their dark blue and light blue scrubs, they work, too.
2. Moisturizers:  Again, Clean and Clear. I prefer the dual action oil free moisturizer. It keeps my face from drying out ,whether from the harsh winters or the sun and chlorine in the summer. When I need extra protection, I sometimes use the Sunscreen Clean and Clear moisturizer, but it's not my favorite because you can feel the sunscreen in it, and it's sort of rough.
3. Green Stick Concealers: Green stick concealers are not something you see in everyone's makeup bag, but they are very helpful, and I suggest every girl have one! They look like lipstick, but they are green and can be found in the foundation section. I use cover girls cover green (green stick smooth concealor.)
4. Corrector: For a corrector I like mary kays corrector. It comes in a little black tube. All you do is squeeze the tube and dab the dot that comes out on any problem area. It covers amazingly well and doesn't make your face look cakey. 
5. Liquid Foundation: For liquid foundation I have tried probably around ten different kinds in the past three years. In the end I have found that loreal's true match super blendable foundation has worked the best for me. It is super light, goes on super even, and is easy to apply.
6. Powder Foundation: I have gone through tons of powder foundations too and recently I have found one that I have fallen head over heels for. It is Neutrogena mineral sheers loose powder. It applys so light and airy that you don't even feel it and yet it gives the best coverage I've ever had.

Prices:
face wash- around $6
moisturizer- around $7
green stick- around $7
corrector- between $10-15
liquid foundation- around $11
powder foundation- around $11

Red Lipstick

I enjoy red lipstick so much. It looks so elegant and sophisticated.  Red lipstick is great for an evening out, especially when you are dressing up.

1. Start off with the basics. (If you have not read my basics posts, I suggest reading that first.)
2. Take eyeliner (whatever color you prefer, I used black eyeliner) and put a thin line across top eyelid, as close to the lashes as possible.
• Smudge your eyeliner slightly so it doesn't look as harsh. ( I use an eyeliner pencil with a smudger on the end, but you can use a Q-tip-- be sure to smudge it lightly, or the Q-tip will rub it off.)
3. Use white liner on your lower waterline
• (I didn't have white liner, so I substituted white eyeshadow; it works just as well. You will need to apply a little more shadow to get the same effect.)
4. Apply a skin colored eyeshadow to your eyelids and below your eyes
•  (It covers up any unevenness in skin tone and helps cover dark veins.)
5. Curl eyelashes
6. Apply one thick coat of mascara
• (Again, it can be any color you'd like, but I would suggest it be the same color as your eyeliner.)
7. Smooth on lip plumper
• (If you don't have lip plumper, use a Chapstick.)
8.  Two thick coats of red lipstick
•  (Any shade of red lipstick you'd like.)
9. Take the sponge you used to do your foundation and dab it along the edge of your lips. (Don't apply any more foundation to it; whatever was left on after your face will work.)
• (Dabbing the foundation gives you extra coverage around your lips so your skin doesn't look red; otherwise your lipstick will look smeared.)
10. With a fluffy powder brush, brush on a layer of powdered foundation to set your liquid foundation and give you a little extra coverage.
• (If you do this too soon, before your liquid is dry, it will cake up and look bad.)
11. You're ready for a night out on the town!

The Basics

Every look should begin with the basics. No matter what makeup look you're doing, you should always start your face off with these steps:

1. Clean Face- Always start off with a clean, fresh palette. You should wash your face morning and night to get rid of any dirt or unwanted oils.
2. Apply a moisturizer evenly to your face.
• Pump a dab or two onto your fingers and rub your fingers together for a second. Then smooth the moisturizer onto your face.
3. Dab a green stick concealer on red areas.
• Use finger to smooth out the green so it blends slightly and is smooth to prevent foundation from clumping. You don't want to rub off the green, so just dab it slightly with your finger .
4. Put a dot of skin colored corrector over any problem areas. (Pimples, redness, under eye circles, etc.)
• Dab with finger until blended and smoothed out.
5. Apply liquid foundation with sponge over entire face.
• For additional coverage, dab your sponge on the areas to which you applied the green stick and corrector.
6. After you have done the rest of your makeup (eyeliner, lipstick, etc.) apply a layer of powder foundation over your entire face to set your liquid foundation, to smooth out uneven areas and provide extra coverage.