Are You Taking the Right Steps to Care for Your Skin?
Applying
Squeeze a small amount of makeup on the back of your hand so it’s easily accessible to work from like a palette.
You don’t want to end up wasting excess product – it’s always best to start with a dime-sized amount.
Next, using your fingers, brush, or damp sponge, apply makeup to the center of your face on your forehead, nose, and chin (these are the areas that typically need the most coverage), and blend outward toward the edges of your face.
Use gentle tapping/dabbing motions.
If you have some peach fuzz on your face, apply makeup in downward strokes to smooth hair. Blending
Keep makeup smooth around the edges of your face, along the hairline, and under the jaw to avoid a hard, distinct makeup line.
And, don’t forget to extend makeup down to your neck. When applying and blending makeup, do not rub it in vigorously.
This can have a micro-exfoliating effect, which may exacerbate blemishes and make any skin imperfections mor…
Eric has training spanning over 20 years from the Makeup Academy School of Beauty in San Francisco, MAC Pro Cosmetics, Makeup Forever, Smashbox, Bobbi Brown, Senna Cosmetics, Prescriptives, Black Opal, Devezin Cosmetics Los Angeles, etc. For many years he worked as an assistant for the Allen Edwards and Aveda Kriza salons in LA. He now freelances in a LA salon where makeup and skin care are offered and also provides freelance makeup artist services to local modeling agencies.