Ideas for a natural, glowing look
Here's a newsflash: It's not just skincare that contributes to making your skin look radiant. If you're following your skincare routine to the T and still fall short of getting glowing skin by the time you do your makeup, it may be time to switch up your makeup routine. Your skin can look radiant with the help of a few makeup tips that'll make your skin go from looking dull to luminous.
Skin prep is super important because let's be real, you can’t create on a bad canvas! First off, you'll need to cleanse your skin (obviously!) and if you're not doing it already, exfoliate. Exfoliating your skin will help you control excess sebum and reduce the appearance of pores. But don't even think for a second that oily skin gives you a free pass when it comes to moisturization.
Even the oiliest of skins need hydration to prevent sebum glands from going into overdrive and overcompensating by producing more oil. Opt for a gel-based moisturizer to hydrate the skin without leaving it slick and greasy. Don't forget to make this a daily routine, BTW — your skin will be super grateful for it in the future.
Ahead, we're listing down a few simple makeup tips that will help your skin look radiant, even if you're having a bad skin day. Read on for more, and take notes! From more formal occasions to days in the office to nights out, you can never go wrong with natural makeup. It gives a gorgeous, looked-after appearance, allows you to enhance the face with skillful touches of light and shadow, and experiment with a variety of shades on the lips and eyes.
The secret to creating a natural makeup look? Leave nothing to chance, from the base to the lips. Whilst it’s a makeup look that we’re sure will become an enjoyable routine and daily habit, it does require a bit of effort to follow each simple step and, of course, to use the right products (or tools :) ).
Natural face makeup: how to create the perfect base
When talking about makeup, “natural” (you’ll soon discover) goes hand in hand with “ultra-defined” even if you wouldn’t have guessed it. This means it’s vital to start with a flawless base for face makeup. Let’s take a look at how to create a flawless base.
1) Choose the best primer for your skin type to create a long-lasting base and even out the complexion.
2) Proceed with applying foundation, applying it to the face with a foundation brush, blender, or sponge and blending gently.
3) Camouflage under eye circles, blemishes, and discoloration with concealer.
4) Set with powder.
5) Define the eyebrows using an eyebrow pencil, palette, or mascara. To ensure the result works well with the rest of the makeup, avoid making them too strong or drawing overly sharp strokes or lines.
6) Apply bronzer to create dimension and define the cheekbones.
7) Complete with blush to instantly revitalize the complexion.
And saving the best till last, the true secret weapon for a natural makeup look is highlighter: available in powders, creams, or sticks, highlighters give the face a radiant glow.
What’s the must-have magic product for creating a dazzling base? A 3 in 1 moisturizer, primer and highlighter: perfect for preparing the skin for makeup and illuminating every complexion.
Natural eye makeup: play with shading
Would you like captivating eyes, even with light makeup? It’s possible, with a few tricks.
-First of all, apply concealer. Using a color-correcting palette, you can camouflage under eye circles and discoloration as well as enhance points of light with one multi-purpose product. Skin tone becomes even, the eye area appears fresh and smooth.
-When choosing eyeshadows, start with a light shade and apply to the entire eyelid as an eye makeup base. Then apply a small amount of darker eyeshadow to the eyelid, blending gently for a result that’s still very natural.
-With a brown kajal on the waterline, outline and emphasize your eyes.
-Finish off with mascara and perfect the eyebrows (essential for framing the face). Never fear if you need some tips for the perfect eyebrow makeup, you’re in the right place.
The first piece of advice for having perfect lips is to pamper them with a specific routine and to keep them moisturized: make sure you always have a lip balm to hand to use when needed.
Want to minimize smudges? Use a smoothing lip primer: you’ll have super smooth lips and the color of all your lipsticks will be enhanced.
For lipsticks and lip glosses, focus on gentle or nude shades - they’re ideal for this kind of simple, natural makeup - and match them to your skin type. You could opt for a matte, glossy or satin finish: what’s important is to not go overboard and to keep the final look as soft as possible.
If you want your makeup to stay in place all day without budding, you need to set it. But using a powder foundation will mattify your complexion, thereby defeating the purpose. Your best is to spritz on a setting spray to lock your makeup in place. Hold 5-6 inches away from your face and spray 2-3 times. You can dab your face with a damp beauty sponge while the mist dries — this helps lock the product in and keeps the glow intact.
The trick to faking smooth, texture-free skin is staying away from any shine-inducing products. Why? Because they reflect light and will only end up accentuating the texture. So, instead of going for an illuminating blush and bronzer, we recommend going for a matte blusher to complete your look. Take a fluffy brush, swirl it in and apply it on the apples of your cheeks, and blend it nicely. The matte blusher blends in easily and lends a luminous, silky matte finish to your cheeks.