How to Create a Gorgeous, Complimentary Makeup Look

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What I want is a simple, but flattering, look that I can do without a mirror. Depending on my mood, I might add a little drama with eyeliner or something fancier with the eyeshadow. But it’s important to me to be able to throw on some mascara and go.

It’s also important that the look be flattering on a variety of skin tones, which are very different in my family. So it has to work for everyone, from the fair-skinned to the dark-skinned.

When I’m putting together a face art tutorial, I always ask myself if it’s pretty enough to be a full face of makeup for an event like my cousin’s wedding. If not, then we need to change it up!

My sister Michelle is the fairest of all of us (check out her blog at michelleandmimmyrock.com), so I always try it out on her first. She’s been going blonde lately — whoops! In this picture it looks kind of orangey, doesn’t it? We’ll fix that in a minute…

Now let’s try it on Stephanie . . .

This is one of my favorite looks to do with bright lipstick (I love Revlon Bold Lacquer balm stick

I’m a makeup artist in training, and I love to do any type of makeup for my friends. Sometimes they want it to look like a certain celebrity, or just something super cool. Recently I was working with a friend on her prom makeup and she wanted to go as Olivia Pope from Scandal. She had the most beautiful skin tone and fabulous eyes that I knew would look amazing with some smoky eye shadow. So I did her makeup and everyone loved it. She looked amazing!

Today I wanted to share this look with you all so that you can easily copy it for an upcoming event or just make yourself up to feel pretty! It’s very simple yet glamorous. It’s perfect if you want to go out but don’t have time for a full face of makeup. It also works great if you are going somewhere where you will be taking pictures, like a wedding or prom. You’ll look your best in every photo!

Here is how I achieved this look:

I primed her face with Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Oil if you have oily skin or Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer if your skin is dry. If your skin is normal then use whichever primer you prefer. Then I applied Covergirl TruBlend Mineral Foundation in Natural Beige using

Creating a simple, flattering makeup look can spell the difference between a good photo and a great one. Whether you’re in front of a camera or just want to look your best in every situation, face art is your starting point for turning heads.

TIP: For each step below, feel free to use a concealer brush, foundation brush, or fingers. If you want more coverage, use more product; if you want less coverage, use less product.

1. Start with clean skin. Use a primer if you have it and want it!

2. Apply foundation all over your face with a brush or your fingers until you reach the desired level of coverage – then stop! Another great trick is to apply foundation only on the areas of the face that need extra coverage like blemishes, dark spots or redness. That way your skin will appear more even and flawless!

3. Dust powder to set your foundation. This helps it last longer without caking and also gives skin a nice glow.

4. Conceal where needed with concealer (using either brush or fingers) in areas like under eyes, around nose and mouth etc… Use powder afterwards to set concealer for lasting effect.

5. Gently apply blush on apples of cheeks

When it comes to beauty, there’s so much more than what’s in your makeup bag. There’s also your face shape, eye color and skin tone to consider. By combining these factors, thinking about the subtlety of your features and experimenting with the right colors, you can create a look that complements you and makes you feel fabulous…

The best way to determine which colors complement your skin tone is by experimenting. There are lots of ways to do this. The easiest is to choose an eyebrow pencil that matches your skintone and try filling in your eyebrows. If they look too light or too dark, then try a different pencil color until you find one that looks natural.

You can use this same concept when choosing eyeshadow colors. Find an eyeshadow that matches your skin tone, then apply it all over your lid. If it’s too light or too dark, try a different color until you find one that works for you.

When you’re creating a makeup look, it’s easy to get carried away. Especially if you know a lot about different products, because using your knowledge of what works and what doesn’t can be really satisfying. And if you’re a professional, you have the power to make something work for just about anyone, so it’s tempting to try it on everyone.

Tempting but wrong. When you think about it, there are only a few options when it comes to makeup:

1. You can make it subtle enough that most people are willing to put up with wearing it (even though they don’t like wearing any makeup).

2. You can make it distinctive enough that some people will wear it and some people won’t—in other words, distinctive enough that most people will recognize which category they fall into.

3. You can make it so distinctive that all the people who would wear it already do—and therefore nothing is gained by making it more distinctive.

A makeup look is either pretty or distinctive (or both), but not both; there are only two ways of balancing these competing demands. A good rule of thumb is: Makeup is wearable if you can wear a little more than usual and still be able to meet your usual social obligations without

Halloween is right around the corner, and as a makeup artist, I think it’s fun to go all out and create some spooky looks. But you don’t necessarily want to wear all that makeup on a regular basis! So, here is a great tutorial for an everyday look that is still in the spirit of Halloween:

Step 1: Prep your face. It’s important to use primer before applying foundation for more even coverage, especially if you have oily skin. Using a primer will also keep your makeup from sliding off all night.

Step 2: Apply foundation with a flat top brush or damp sponge. I like using mineral foundation because it gives great coverage without being cakey. You can also use cream foundation for more natural coverage.

Step 3: Blend in the blush using a blush brush. I prefer using powder blush so it blends better than cream blush, but you can use whichever you prefer. I used two colors in this example—a pink and red—but you can use just one color or mix colors together to get something unique!

Step 4: Highlight! Using a highlight brush, apply highlighter down the center of the nose and under the brow bone to open up the eyes and make them pop!

Step 5: Define

The easiest way to learn how to do face art is to print out the chart below and hold it up in front of a mirror while you paint your face. This chart is based on the idea that there are ten different skin tones, ranging from very fair to very dark. It also breaks down each skin tone into two categories: warm and cool. (Warm = pink and yellow; cool = blue and green.)

The trick for painting a face is to make sure all the colors you use complement each other. Colors can be complementary or contrasting, but they should never be both at once — like red and green or yellow and purple or orange and blue. You want the colors on your face to look good together, so you never want them to fight for attention.

You might also notice that none of these colors have names. I don’t name the colors because I don’t want you to get attached to a particular color when what’s important is how the colors work together. If a color that’s called “Tangerine” looks better on you than a color called “Pumpkin,” then just use Tangerine instead of Pumpkin.*

Alabaster (very fair, warm)

Rosy Fair * (fair, cool)

Coral Light

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