Applying Makeup Tips- I don't know what to do.?

I am 17 years old and prefer a more natural look. I never wear any make up. For the prom last year, my aunt put some on me and I noticed an definite improvement in my looks. What advice would you have for applying it? What types should I buy? What kind should I buy?





I have fairly pale skin, brown eyes, and brown hair.Applying Makeup Tips- I don't know what to do.?
I wear make up but I have a very natural look as well (I'm 16).


I have pale skin, blue eyes, and brown hair so were pretty similar! What works for me will probably work pretty well for you :)





What I do is when I have an uneven skin-tone or blemishes, I wear some foundation and concealer. This doesn't mean you need to glob it on. Just put on what you need. Foundation on the uneven, red parts of skin on your face to even the color out. Concealer under your eyes and where any blemishes are (it will NOT completely cover a blemish but will significantly help the appearance so don't keep rubbing it on if it's not totally covering the redness of the pimple. it never will completely! It should significantly improve it's look though). I'd apply the foundation with a foundation sponge which will make it apply evenly to your skin. Then use concealer after the foundation where you still need it.


I definitely don't recommend brushes for applying foundation or concealer because it makes you look really streaky. I've tried them and I really look better using a foundation spounge for both. They're cheaper and easier to clean, too (you'll need to replace them every month or so, though).


Also, never use powder unless your onstage or something! Powder will make you look dry and pale. It's a very matte look and rather unattractive. Dew-y and glowing skin is much more natural looking and much more attractive. Unless you have very oily skin, don't use powder. A little shine is better than what powder can look like!





For blush (since foundation can wash you out) I use a rosy cream blush on the apples of my cheeks (a little goes a LONG way, by the way) and then rub it outwards along the cheek bone. You'd be surprised how much blush can improve your appearance! It will really brighten your eyes and give you a healthy, cheerful look. I'd advise applying it right after foundation and concealer or first if your not wear foundation or concealer because you'll find you don't need as much other products with it on. I recommend cream blush over powder because it stays on longer and doesn't give you a fake-y matte look, but a dewy glow! I've used both and I found I like cream blush more. You can just apply it with the tips of your fingers and rub it in!





For eyes I either use a VERY LITTLE amount of black or brown eyeliner (not liquid, too risky if I do mistakes and looks to harsh and unnatural!) and then curl my lashes, or I use mascara and curl my lashes. It's an either-or thing since I have naturally long lashes and if I do both it looks like way too much but using one or the other usually looks really nice. Make sure to apply the eyeliner as close to your lashes and eye as possible and make sure your not applying a thick line (keep the pencil sharpened to your not making it harder on yourself!). Eyeliner is the hardest to make look natural but it can really make your eyes pop and give you thick-appearing lashes! Only apply it to your upper lip and if you want a really nice look, start at the beginning of your lashes near the corner of your eye and then keep going outward and let it get a bit thicker (only a little!) that usually makes your eyes look big and really cute, but only if you gradually increase - it takes a long time to get it right and I do it every day! If you decided to use mascara instead, always curl your lashes FIRST! Never after! You'll get a harsh crease in your lashes if you do it after! You can also pull your lashes out that way (it happened to my mom, they grew back, though). Curl you lashes for a few seconds starting at the base and working up (holding it for a few seconds, like 10, each time) and then apply mascara from base to tip, epecially on the outer corner. Don't put it on the bottom lashes, it looks odd and it will run and make you look like a raccoon!


Then I use a light pink eyeshadow or none (I have blue eyes). Sometimes I use a beige or beige and pink combination which works too. I don't recommend a bronze color. Beige or(/and) pink are very cute and natural looking!





Then I usually don't wear anything on my lips since I've found that guys really don't like it. If I do I definitly DON'T wear lip gloss or red lipstick. Both look very fake/plastic-y and lip gloss is really annoying to both myself and guys (I know that sounds kind of superficial, worrying about what guys think, but, really, I think it's worth pointing out!) If I wear anything I wear a light pink/rose-y or coral lipstick or I wear a tinted lip balm (i recommend Pink by VS's lip balms. Especially the one called ';Happy';. It's a rosy, light pink that is really natural and pretty. tastes and smells good, too! I LOVE it!!! It's only about 7 dollars and they sell it at Bath and Body Works, too!)


I know that might sound like a lot of products but it really comes out natural looking if you don't apply a lot.


Practice makes perfect, you won't get the perfect look right away but you'll learn from mistakes. Have your aunt or mom help you with application because they'll be able to help suit your particulair look.





As far as make-up brands go, it's usually worth it to spend a little more on it so that you look nice and not tacky - which can happen easily with drug store brands when you can't try them on to see if they match your skin tone! I recommend Clinique and Est茅e Lauder for the natural look. You can go cheap on eyeliner and get a 99-cent Wet'n'Wild black eyeliner stick that works well, though! And a drugstore eyelash curler is good too. I recommend getting blush, foundation, and concealer from a department store brand like the ones I mentioned, though, because those are the most important to get a quality color that matches you, if you can afford it. You can skimp on the rest if you get pastel colors :) I trust Avon and Maybelline. And wet'n'wild ONLY for it's eyeliner because it applies so smoothly and is such a nice, pure black color!





Good luck and best wishes!


--KatieApplying Makeup Tips- I don't know what to do.?
I gave this answer earlier for how to do natural makeup:


Okay you should get a brown/black eyeliner instead. It looks more natural. You shouldn't get just brown though cause your hair is black and that would look weird. And only apply it to your upper lid above your lash line. You don't need any on the bottom. I stopped wearing black eyeliner on my bottom water line cause it would smear all over and by the end of the day I looked terrible. And pencil eyeliners look more natural than liquid. I prefer automatic pencils.





Wear goldens and browns for eyeshadows. Nothing bright and funky looking.





Wear a light pink gloss. Something sheer. And put some light blush on your cheeks too.





Hope this helps!





And this one for a girl who needed tips cause it's her first time wearing makeup:


Mkay so you want to do two eyeshadows for basic and easy application. Put the darker color on the outside of the eyelid and the lighter shade on the inner part of you lid like this:


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Golds and browns are always great. You can never go wrong with them





For a natural look, use a brown or black/brown eyeliner pencil and trace a fine line on your upper lid right above your lash line. Like this:


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Mascara. For longer looking lashes, curl your lashes with an eyelash curler. Only curl before you apply mascara and after the mascara has dried completely. If you curl them while the mascara is still wet, you might rip your lashes out. Then apply two base coats from the very bottom of your lashes up to the tips in full strokes. Then do one coat on the tips for additional length. This is what your mascara should look like:


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My favorite mascara is CoverGirl LashBlast.





Lipgloss. Don't apply too much. Just apply a small amount and get a sheer light pink for a more natural look. Like this:


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For foundation, a foundation brush is the best. http://www.superdrug.com/content/ebiz/su鈥?/a>


A sponge can make your skin appear flakier from dry skin.


Concealer (for pimples, get a green one because it will cancl out the red. and a shade lighter than your skintone for under the eyes or a yellow.)


and use a concealer brush.https://ssl9.chi.us.securedata.net/bonbo鈥?/a>


Pressed or loose powder, you should use a kabuki brush.http://purebeautybyjd.com.au/shop/images鈥?/a>


And for blush, a smaller, angled brush would work well.http://www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/produc鈥?/a>


And for bronzer a big loosely packed brush.http://slimages.macys.com/is/image/MCY/p鈥?/a>





Hope this helps!





And here are my favorite products:


Liquid foundation: Revlon Colorstay (the best foundation I've ever used! I like it better than MAC's!)


Powder: Maybelline Mineral Power. Or bareMinerals. MAC studio fix foundation(it's actually a powder but it's under the category foundation) is also amazing. It's just more on the pricey side...


Mascara: CoverGirl Lashblast


Eyeliner: Maybelline automatic pencil ';Unstopable'; (It's waterproof and smudge proof) Or Sephora's autmoatic eyeliner pencil. It's 8 dollars and that works great too (It's also water and smdge proof)


Eyeshadow: CoverGirl EyeEnhancers. (They last forever)


Lipgloss: Maybelline Shine Seduction- I think? It's really pretty. I also can't stand MAC's lipglass. It's super sticky and get all gross on my lips.





Sorry this answer is so freaking long! Hahaha.





Also, I highly do not recommend any CoverGirl face products. Like foundation, powder, or concealer. They make my face look cakey and pastey and disgusting and they get all dry and flakey. I hate all of their face products. They're horrible. But their eyeshadows and mascaras are great!
use the kinds u would find at walmart or something. they work! and ok, if u have brown eyes and brown hair and u want to look natural, then just put on a little blue liner on ur bottom eyelid and a little black mascara. and just brush a little rosy blush on with a round brush. try it :)
try this
use covergirl or avon products! they are amazing! use cover up or foundation. the use a brown light gold or light pink eye shadow. a little mascara maybe some eyeliner and a light pink lip gloss.
I don't usually wear make-up either, but ive noticed a similar thing .





For a more natural look, find a foundation very similar to your skin tone, maybe only a fraction darker. This will help your skin look clearer, but not fake.





Buy a blush that is fairly light, not like you would wear it for performing, but so it still gives your face some colour. Sometimes, if you wear foundation without blush or a light bronzer on your cheeks, it can make your face look colourless or pale.





For your lips, lipstick is nice - but i think our generation are more into lipgloss. I prefer lipgloss too, it is shiny, and comes in many colours, even clear, and you can even buy them with 'lip plumpers' to make your lips a little bigger.





Eyes are a very important part in makeup.


- Some people do not wear eyeliner, they feel it just doesnt suit them, but if you do want some, it comes in a range of shades. If you want it to be noticable but still subtle, you couldnt go wrong with a brown. But if you want a darker and more noticable colour, go with a black. I personally apply it to the bottom of my eye, but some people apply it to the top, or both. It all depends on your preferences.


- Mascara is a very basic makeup that most people love to wear. It also comes in a brown, or a range of bright colours, but it looks best in black . Again, some people apply it only to their top eyelashes, but if you want to go all out, it also looks great on both.





When it comes to buying them, brand names dont really matter. If you find a foundation that you feel looks good on your skin, and has a good texture ( there are mouses, powders, creams, whipped ) then that is what you should buy. It is all about what you feel looks good on you, and that you would feel comfortable wearing and applying. Feel free to try the testers. :)





good luck , and i hope this helps !


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I don't know how much money you can spend but a really great foundation is Make Up For Ever either Mat Velvet + which I use along with the Duo Mat powder, but you can use one or the other. Also the HD foundation I hear is really good, that is what I am going to try next. It gives full coverage without looking like you have a lot of makeup on. And if you do get a liquid foundation (i don't usually like liquid but Make Up For Ever is absoluley the best makeup ever) get a MAC 187 brush. The brush really make you look like you have a flawless face. I don't really like to look like I am wearing much makeup either so I would say go with neutral eyeshadow. I have dark brown hair and brown eyes and browns are good and plum colors look good also. With brown eyes we are pretty lucky any color will make our eyes look good. I would definitely get a mascara too. I really like Dior's Diorshow and Benefit Bad Gal. But a new and less expensive mascara that I just tried and love is Maybelline's new Colossal mascara.





I wear a lot of different products but it looks natural. For blush I use Benefit's Dandelion or just get any pale blush. I also use a highlighter- N.Y.C. Mosaic highlighter its cheap but it gives a nice subtle natural glow to your skin.





And then get a lip gloss.





You don't have to have eyeliner or bronzer and all of that. Just the basics. A good foundation is important and everything else like shadows etc the quality of makeup is really similar. You can get a nice neutral shadow quad from covergirl or maybelline and if you want a shadow base I use Too Faced Shadow Insurance or Urban Decay Primer Potion but a cheaper and quality base is L'Oreal Decrease. I'm 27 so I'm trying to take into consideration that at 17 you may not be able to spend 17 bucks for a shadow primer. And you can always use concealer as a shadow base too.





Anyway....1.)Good Foundation (I like make up for ever, but covergirl and maybelline if you can find your shade those are fine.) 2.) a neutral quad (maybelline has a quad that shows you what color goes where) 3.) Mascara 4.) Lip gloss 5.) Blush (pale pink shade-get a nice blush brush Sonya Kashuk has good brushes and they can be found at Target or go to eyelipsface.com they have a nice brush set and everything is $1, apply to the apples of your cheaks.)





If you need help applying makeup go to YouTube.com there is a huge makeup community that does tutorials etc. Go to youtube and search for xteener, MakeupByTiffanyD and xsparkage...those are some of my favorites and a good place to start.