I have waited a long time to make this post because, although I would have love to, I felt like it was unnecessary to make one as I'm sure many of you out there would already know how to. However, unnecessary aside, I still want to do it because different people have different ways of applying their bases. Some would skip a lot of steps and some would go the extra mile. For me, it all depends on what you prefer and how much time you actually have in hand. If, lets say, you only have about 5 minutes, a slap of bb cream on the face would be just fine and gets you ready to hit the road. Anyways, I hope you enjoy my way of doing the face base routine and find it somewhat beneficial :)
Before : Ze bare face.
First of, I applied my moisturizer. The one I'm using is the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion. I alternate this with my Neutrogena one. I liked both, and both have given my dry face the slap of moisture needed before my makeup.
Next, I used a makeup base/primer. This is so my foundation and the rest of my makeup would stay on longer on the face and won't melt away. It would also help to matify the face, which is an additional bonus for those with oily skin if you want to avoid cakey-ness on the face when applying makeup and to lessen up the oil. It also evens out the skin color. Not all people use primer and to be completely honest, not all people have to. As said earlier, it depends on your preference and for me, it has become my optional pleasure. The one I'm using is Givenchy Base de teint Number #6. This one has SPF 15 in it.
After applying moisturizer and the primer, the face is a lot more even-tone. Notice that the redness on my nose and some of my face area has gone as well. Then (because I totally forgot, and this you should do earlier, yikes!), I applied lipbalm on the lips, to give the lips the base and moisture before applying lipstick. I would suggest apply one slick of it, smack the lips together and get a tissue to wipe of the excessive moisture that the lipbalm is giving. Of course, this would depend on the type of lipbalm that you're using. I used the Nivea Essential Care, and this one has way too many moisture in it that I need to wipe them off or else, because of the extra moisture, my lips won't be able to pull of colors very well from the lipstick that I'll be using. So, just a tiny bit of lipbalm would be enough.
I'm sorry, I don't know why out of the sudden, the lighting has changed. But anyways, back to the face routine. Now, after all the steps above, I applied my foundation. Only this time, I won't be using foundations but this Skin 79 Super + Beblesh Balm Triple Functions. Simply put, this is a BB Cream. And just see how I was trying to prove a point here with this BB Cream...let us all admire the mess that I made to my face with this for a while :D
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Okay, seriously. I DON'T need this much amount of product on the face ever, because I've already applied my primer that has pretty much covered the uneveness of my skin tone, the redness etc etc. This is another benefit of using a primer, that a little of it goes a long way in your daily makeup routine. I wiped off the exceess of the BB Cream on my face so that it won't look too much and too heavy.
The face so far
After that, I applied my concealer to my undereye circle and between my nose, because thats the spot where I get the most blemishes. Just applied a dab on each eye in the inner corner and on either side of the nose.
Under eye area is very sensitive. If you keep on pulling and tugging at your eye area, you would get wrinkles very easily. So what I do is, I take my ring finger and gently dab it across my eyes a few time. Don't pull or blend it or do anything too hard. Moreover, if you blend your concealer in, it wouldn't stay put on the blemish or dark circles that you want to cover. If you blend it like a foundation, it'll sink in rather than cover up your dark circles and blemishes. The concealer that I'm using is the Soup & Glory Trick and Treatment Concealer.
The same thing with either side of the nose
Then, base for the eye (before applying eyeshadows, eyeliner and mascara), I used an eye primer as well. The one I'm using is the Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer. This helps to keep your eyemakeup stays on longer on the eyes as opposed to not using an eye primer. It also hepls to even out the color of the eyelid, to cover up obvious veins and to some point with eye primer (though not with this particular product, unfortunately), it helps to enhance the color of the eyeshadows.
After all is done, lastly, I set all my base with a powder. Again, this is optional. If you want a nice, glowy face, leave it at that and don't set it with a powder. If you want a matte face, go ahead and set it with powder. I always used powder because I like matte finish, and to me personally, glowy and dewy finish would get oily as the hours go by. I used the Maybelline Clear Smooth BB Silk Shine Free 2 Way Cake Powder in No#2 Nude Beige. Yes, it's a powder foundation. I used a powder foundation for setting my foundation because I like the extra coverage. My own preference again, but you could always use a normal loose powder to set the face.
That's all. Hugs and Kisses. Bai Semua :)
That's all. Hugs and Kisses. Bai Semua :)
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