How to apply Foundation, Blush and Contour Technique Tutorial.

                Now, that we know how to chose our foundation, we must learn how to apply it in a right way.We must get rid of the dead skin first of all, use a daily scrub and gently massage in the directed area then wash your face.If your skin is dry, use moisturizer first, and let it be absorbed using your fingers in circular motion gently on your face.

            If you have an oily skin use an oil free moisturizer in the same way. Now apply a thin film of primer which is a must to give a fine finish to your skin in the same way.Don't forget to cover your ears, neck,eye lids and lips(lipstick will stay longer on lips ). Now take the foundation and and spread it evenly on your palms by rubbing them together and apply it gently with your palms on your face evenly, in long strokes. Use your hands to even out the foundation. 

Perfect finish on coolerskin tone.

Perfect finish on warmer skin tone.

Don't try to fill in those areas with makeup.Once you've dipped your brush or sponge into powder foundation, immediately tap it to get rid of excess particles that give that overly dusted look. Also, if you have peach fuzz (as many women do), sweep the powder in the direction that the hair grows, not against it. Going against the follicles inadvertently fluffs up those hairs, creating a little cushion for the powder to settle on. Check your foundation shade against your jawline.Use your fingers to apply liquid and cream foundations, because the heat generated helps to warm up the pigment, making it easy to blend.Use a sponge if you want a sheer look; it absorbs a lot of the foundation, taking down its intensity. But since you'll go through your foundation much quicker, apply with a sponge only on days you want minimal coverage. Lightly press it into the skin in a blotting motion. (Sweeping the sponge across your face will create streaking.) If you want a dewier look, dampen the sponge with water before dipping it into the foundation.Use a brush for depositing the pigment most evenly.

    For liquid foundation, choose a tapered synthetic brush with a tip about one and a half inches long. (The tapered tip allows you to get into the areas around your nose and under your eyes, and the synthetic bristles don't absorb too much product.) Tap the end of the brush into the foundation and "paint" it across your forehead, down your nose, across your cheekbones, and on your chin. In sweeping motions, blend the pigment into the skin until it's invisible. For powder foundations, use a thick, fluffy brush—it imparts a soft, seamless finish, Mercier says. Choose one made of natural bristles; they're porous, so they grip the powder, preventing you from depositing too much. In a circular, buffing motion, swirl the brush against your face, starting from the center. Hence you get a perfect foundation finish just being at home.

Not to forget the miracle face lifter and thinning techique, using contours. 

True, contouring can help create beautiful planes in your face, but leave that for the evening because if you do this during the day, it can make you look very made up. This is because the blending won’t be thorough enough to be invisible.

Before you actually contour your face, it is necessary that you know your face shape. Once you know this, you can contour and highlight your face to balance your face shape. Since each face shape is individual, you need to use contouring to play down your flaws and blemishes.To find out if you need to go in for face contouring, stand under a bright light that’s positioned directly overhead, if possible. Before you stand here, check that you have moisturiser, tinted moisturiser or foundation on your face to give it that particular shine. Look at yourself in the mirror and see how the light falls on your face.

If you find a shadow under your cheekbones, use a contour product here. If you still can’t figure out where to apply the contour product, suck your cheeks in and look in the mirror for the best places to apply it. For best results, use a darker powder than the colour of your skin. Use pressed powder since the number of shades you can darken by should be proportionate to the skill of application.Apply foundation and powder. To apply powder, use a foundation that’s slightly darker than your skin. Blend either the liquid foundation or powder in those areas which had shadows when seen under a bright light.

To slim your face, apply the entire outer perimeter of the cheek. You can also minimize a broad or high forehead, prominent jaw line and nose in this way—just shade in the areas that you want to play down.

If you find that you’ve done too much contouring, counter it by applying more neutral foundation or powder over the top and then add color to tone it down. Do this shaping before you begin applying color.

As a rule, contour powder should be of a neutral color without any red or yellow overtones and, in fact, it should be a few shades darker than your foundation. Actually, using a darker foundation is a good idea as it can be blended far more easily than powder.

Remember to blend in the color very thoroughly—something that needs a lot of practice. So, now that you are armed with know-how about contouring, grab your beauty kit and brighten your face.

1. Take one shade darker foundation and apply on the dark marked region i the given picture.

Contours

2. Take the natural foundation for your skin on the lightly highlighted region.

Now use an angular brush to spread evenly the foundations to a perfect finish.

Before and after contour foundation technique

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Basics to concealer,compact and bronzer.Don't miss it!!!

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