Face Makeup Guide

There are many different products for face makeup and it can be difficult to know which one’s to use and for what purpose.  Here is a quick guide to the different types of products available and what they are used for.

Face Makeup Primers

What exactly are makeup primers and what are they used for?  Primers are used to help your foundation stay on longer by providing a better base than moisturizer alone.  A primer should be applied after moisturizer but before foundation.  Many people choose to do without this step but face makeup primers will keep your makeup looking good all day long.

Skin Brighteners

These are similar to primers in that they are used as a base for foundation, the difference is that they can give an extra glow to skin, these are not for everyone and if you have oily skin you can probably give brighteners a miss.

Face Makeup Shine Control

Depending on the product these can be applied either before or over face makeup.  They are used to help control oil and are useful for anyone with oily skin.

Foundations

Foundation makeup comes in a variety of forms and can be chosen depending on skin type, they come in a variety of shades to suit every skin tone and are applied after moisturizers, primers and brighteners.  You can most commonly buy foundation in cream, powder or stick form and there is also an all in one option that requires no finishing powder.

Face makeup – concealer

Concealers are used to help cover any flaws on the skin; they are commonly used to cover dark circles under the eye area and for pimples and scars.  Concealer can be applied before foundation or used to touch up and lighten after foundation application.

Blusher

Blusher, when used correctly can give our cheek bones a natural looking, slightly flushed look helping to define the cheeks while giving the skin a warm glow.

Eye shadows

Eye shadows also come in a variety of forms such as matte, glossy, cream and pencil.  They are used after foundation and concealer but before mascara application.  Eye shadows can be used to add depth or brighten the eyelids and surrounding eye area.

Mascara

Mascara is applied after eye shadow and is used to help the eyelashes appear thicker and longer.  When buying mascara look for a waterproof variety to save it running.

Lips and Lipsticks

There are many products available for making your lips look fuller or warmer, lip liner is used to define the lips making them stand out and lip balms are used to moisturize and protect the lips while lip gloss gives lips an extra shine.  Lipstick is used to add color to the lips and comes in a wide variety of shades.

There are many more face makeup products available for all different purposed but you can create the same look with all of the basics listed above.  You can blend foundations, eye shadows and even lip glosses to create different looks and effects. Experiment with the basics and see which results you prefer.