The sequence of applying makeup on the face. Step by step instructions with photos and pictures. Contouring lessons for beginners

Every woman uses cosmetics, but many are not familiar with the correct sequence of applying makeup on her face, and this is precisely the key to a harmonious appearance and healthy skin.

Basic makeup rules

All the art of make-up is built on basic principles. You need to take a responsible attitude to the selection of cosmetics: buy it in trusted stores, remember that good products cannot be cheap. High quality products will not cause application problems. Low-priced cosmetics often contain low-grade ingredients that can cause skin problems.

You can not neglect the individual characteristics of the face. Not only the tone of the foundation depends on the tone of the skin, but also the color of the shadows, lipstick and blush.

Choose a makeup base suitable for your skin type (oily, dry, normal or combination type) so as not to provoke flaking or acne. Owners of sensitive skin or women prone to allergies you should study the packaging of makeup products especially carefully.

1. Before applying makeup, you need to wash your face to cleanse your face of dust and sebum, even if they are invisible. Use special products (gel, milk, lotion) or just water at a comfortable temperature.
2. If you plan to cover your face with a foundation, then you must first apply a base and / or cream. This will preserve both make-up and skin.
3. It paints better in good lighting. If an indoor event is planned, artificial light is better, if outdoors, natural (if possible). The light should fall on the face evenly from all directions.
4. It is important to follow the correct sequence of applying makeup on the face.
5. It should be painted with specially provided tools: brushes, applicators, sponges, which must be kept clean, otherwise bacteria will multiply on them.
6. The neck also needs care and corrective products.

The sequence of applying cosmetics

The sequence of applying makeup on the face is respected, so that the layers of cosmetics do not overshadow each other and do not smear as long as possible.

1. Cleansing and moisturizing. Wash, if the skin is dry, sprinkle it with a moisturizing spray.
2. Base application (in the absence of a primer, cream can be applied).
3. Even out skin tone - applying foundation and, if necessary, concealer.
4. Contouring and using loose cosmetics: blush and powder to set.
5. Eyebrow shaping.
6. Applying and blending shadows.
7. Drawing and eyeliner, drawing arrows.
8. Eyelash coloring.
9. Lip contouring and lipstick application.

What is face contouring?

Contouring (contouring, sculpting) is a technique for giving the face the desired shape and emphasizing the desired features with the help of cosmetics.

This make-up method is based on the role of light and shade - by darkening or lightening a specific area of ​​the skin, you can achieve visual correction.

Contouring the T-zone and cheekbones

A crucial stage that will emphasize all the beauty of a woman, if you follow the sequence of applying makeup and pay attention to the shape of the face.

It can be round, square, triangular, oval and heart-shaped - it's easy to determine if you look in a mirror.

Contouring has general rules:

1. Start from the nose - with the corrector, draw 2 lines along the sides of the bridge of the nose to the very tip. The more you need to lengthen the nose, the higher (up to the eyebrows) the lines begin.
2. Use a bronzer to darken the cavity under the cheekbone. It may not be visible. To determine its location, it is enough to draw a mental line from the ear to the edge of the lips - there is a depression on this line.
3. To darken the forehead: from the top, from the hairline, moving to the sides, apply bronzer, outlining the oval of the face.
4. Darken the upper eyelids.
5. Highlighting: with a highlighter, highlight the bridge of the nose (with a straight line between the already drawn dark stripes), the center of the forehead, the corners of the eyes and the cheekbone (slightly above the bronzer).
6. Blend the applied products with brushes so that the face looks natural. There should be no sharp boundaries.

There are additional guidelines for each face shape.

1. Round. Such a geometric figure is drawn mainly because of the cheeks, so they should be given special attention: it is good to highlight the cheekbones, to make the side lines longer. Also, the face is stretched due to the lightening of the bridge of the nose (you can start the highlighter strip from the middle of the forehead), light "triangles" under the eyes closer to the nose and a light chin.
2. Square. It is necessary to soften the clear "corners": the lateral parts of the forehead and chin. It is more reasonable to darken the indicated areas, and to lighten the area around the nose (the triangle from the inner corners of the eyes to the lips).
3. Triangular. To visually narrow the forehead, it will be effective to darken the sides of it. The smoother the chin lines, the more harmoniously it will merge with the rest of the face.
4. Oval. The most proportional type that does not require a lot of contouring. If you wish, you can touch up the cheekbones with bronzer or blush and darken the side of the nose more strongly to make it neater.
5. Heart-shaped. With this face shape, you cannot be zealous with the contouring of the cheeks. A light, not very dark line is enough. As with a square face, darkening the forehead will work here, but on the lower part of the face, dark lines should be avoided.

Chin and neck correction with contouring

Chin makeup will be the final step in creating the perfect face shape. If it seems too massive, it is darkened on the sides, and a highlighter is applied in the center and up to the upper lip. For other types, the chin is usually made completely light and only slightly emphasizes its outline in a darker tone.

Many often forget about the neck, which makes it stand out from the general background, which suggests that there is a lot of makeup on the girl's face. You need to take care of a smooth transition from the cheekbones to the neck. Foundation and powder are used to mask small irregularities and wrinkles.

If the neck looks short or saggy, then the solution is to apply dark tones to the area under the chin. The pronounced hollow between the collarbones also looks graceful, so make-up artists darken it.

Even out skin tone

Before applying basic makeup on your face, you should make sure that the skin has an even natural tone. Failure to follow this step will disrupt the entire sequence of actions. To even out the tone, use foundation creams, bronzers or powder - the choice of a product depends on individual preferences.

1. Powder. Its main role in makeup is to consolidate the creamy base.The powder is suitable for everyone, because it does not harm the skin if you apply a makeup base or cream on your face before it.
2. Foundations. Their pros and cons are controversial. An undoubted plus is efficiency, since a good foundation hides almost any imperfections and protects the skin from adverse external influences. Minus - blockage of pores and obstruction of skin breathing. If the product is of high quality and applied correctly, then even girls with sensitive and allergy-prone skin can use it for daily makeup.
3. Bronzers. These are products for giving the skin a tanned appearance. They will not work if you need to do light, light makeup (in this case, it would be wiser to apply it zonal for contouring). They are applied on a tonal basis. Available in crumbly and creamy versions. If the skin is oily and prone to acne, then it is better to use a bronzer-powder, if dry - a product with a creamy structure.

Align the tone in stages:

1. Application of the base agent.
2. Apply foundation with a sponge or makeup brush. The cotton pad should be slightly damp so that the cream does not stay on it (the wetter the sponge, the thinner the tonal layer will be). When applied, the product is distributed evenly, with massage or tapping movements. An exception is the area of ​​the cheeks, on which foundation is applied with light movements from top to bottom. It is important to pay attention to hard-to-reach areas - near the wings of the nose, the area near the eyes.
3. Removal of surplus. Use a dry sponge or napkin, getting your face wet a little.
4. Eyes. The area around the eyes is delicate, so a special concealer is applied to it a little lighter than the main tone.
5. Anchoring. If the makeup does not involve contouring, a fixing layer of powder is applied to the face - preferably with a brush.

Eyebrow shaping

If the eyebrows are in order and there are no extra hairs around them, then it's time to start applying cosmetics on them. The most popular products are pencil, lipstick and eyebrow shadow.

Pencil and lipstick are easy to use and can be removed. Negative - lines can look too sharp and unnatural, so it is better to choose shades that are not too dark.

1. Brush eyebrows.
2. Draw a border inside which you want to darken.
3. With neat but confident strokes, paint over the eyebrow, darkening both the hairs and the skin.
4. Remove unnecessary strokes.
5. Smooth your brows again with a brush.

Shadows are more durable, but bad makeup will be more difficult to fix. You need to be careful with the amount of shadow you apply to make your brows look natural. The application process is identical to a pencil, only cosmetics are applied with a special brush.

If you cannot correct your eyebrows by plucking them with tweezers, you can purchase special stencils or contact a decorator for long-term dyeing.

Drawing arrows and eye contours

Arrows help to enlarge the eyes and make the look more expressive.

Use 3 tools: eyeliner, eyeshadow and pencil:

• Pencil - an option for girls with no experience in applying makeup. It is convenient and easy to wipe off. Minus - it does not last as long as other cosmetics, and can crumble if you do not fix the edges of the arrow with powder.
• Eyeliner - a more persistent tool, the arrows with it are more expressive and accurate. It takes experience to use it. At first, you can use a felt-tip eyeliner (it has a thin tip, it does not smudge).

The arrows look harmonious with shadows, but due to the crumbly structure, it can be difficult for beginners to apply them strictly along the contour of the eye. Less popular remedy.

The rules for drawing arrows and eye contours are similar for any cosmetics.

1. Bring the upper eyelid along the lash line. Start from the inner corner or from the middle of the eye, depending on the desired result.
2. Mark with a small dot where the tip of the arrow should end.
3. If necessary, make the eyeliner line thicker and smoothly connect it to the mark.
4. Correct the “tail” of the arrow.
5. Bring the lower eyelid as close to the lashes as possible. This item can be omitted if you need light makeup.

Applying shadows

Shadows not only adorn the eyes, but also form the basis for the arrows, allowing them to last longer.

Once the application tools are ready, you can proceed.

1. Apply an eyeshadow base to the eyelids.
2. Fix the layer with a light shade of powder.
3. On the upper eyelid, apply with patting movements of the base color. If additional shades will be used in the makeup, then this one should be the lightest.
4. Apply a dark shadow over the outer corner of the eye and along the crease of the upper eyelid.
5. Lighten the inner corners of the eyes and the line under the eyebrow with light shadows or a highlighter.
6. Shade without leaving any harsh stains.

Care should be taken to use bright shadows and make sure they match the color of the eyes and skin, and not the color of clothing and jewelry... The shade of the shadows is selected according to the color wheel.

How to dye your eyelashes?

One of the easiest parts to make up.

1. Take the brush horizontally.
2. Apply from the outer edge of the upper eyelid in a smooth motion from top to bottom.
3. Curl the ends of the lashes slightly for a wide-open effect.
4. If desired, also apply makeup on the lower lashes.
5. At the end, comb the eyelashes with a dry brush (special or washed from old mascara).

For thick and long eyelashes, any quality mascara will do. Owners of short and thin eyelashes should choose a product with a volume and length effect.

The shape of the brush is important: a large number of villi on it give the length and density.

Drawing the contours of the lips

Lip contouring is not necessary if they are clear and voluminous enough. In other cases, contouring will hide their imperfections and complement the makeup. A special pencil is used for drawing.

Sequence:

• circle the cavity in the middle of the upper lip;
• outline the middle part of the lower lip;
• draw the sides and corners;
• shade the pencil with movements directed towards the lips.

You can step back slightly from the natural lip line to give them the shape you want.

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Choosing and applying lipstick

When choosing a lipstick color, you should make sure that either the mouth or the eyes are bright, otherwise the emphasis will not be able to be placed on anything. Any lipstick is suitable for white teeth, but it is better not to combine shades of orange and brown with yellowish enamel. Also, the color depends on the clothes and the type of makeup (day / evening).

Application:

• perform lip contouring;
• apply the first layer on the lower lip, starting from the center and gradually reaching the corners;
• repeat with the upper lip;
• blot with a dry napkin;
• if it's not bright enough, apply another layer.

Differences between daytime and evening makeup

When choosing cosmetics, you need to consider what type of make-up it will be required for, because there are significant differences between the daytime and evening options:

Daytime - light and natural. It shows the beauty and health of the face. Light shades, pastel colors are used.

Evening make-up is characterized by some heaviness, brightness. Usually catchy tones, black eyeliner, etc. prevail. Long in application, but more memorable.

Common mistakes

Every woman has made mistakes when applying makeup at least once. What not to do:

• neglect the makeup base;
• instead of bronzer, use a foundation that is darker than the skin color;
• apply darkening products not along the natural line of the cheekbones;
• lighten the tip of the nose with a highlighter - this will make it thicker;
• focus immediately on the lips and eyes;
• try to enlarge the lips with one lipstick, lowering the contouring.

Makeup artist tips

• Professional make-up artists say that the main thing in makeup is not to overdo it. Everything should look as natural as possible. To do this, it is important not to skimp on good cosmetics and take into account the type of face.
• A significant role should be paid to skin care before and after makeup: washing, masks and peeling should be done regularly.
• The selection of high-quality cosmetics and tools - plays a significant role in the implementation of any makeup. It is important not to skimp on these things, because you will have to apply them on your own face.

Make-up is a process that requires practice. But even for beginners, there is nothing difficult in it if you use good products and follow the sequence of applying cosmetics on the face and the rules of makeup.

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