Apply foundationFoundation creates a base by smoothing out the surface of your skin. It allows your makeup to adhere more evenly. Blend colour evenly. Avoid trying to smooth-over bumps or wrinkles. This will result in caking. Even after shaving, the hair shadow can show beneath the makeup. If this happens you will need to use a thicker cream cover foundation or a pan cover foundation.When coverage needs more help, we recommend the Extra Coverage Stage Foundation (low oil content) or CoverBlend Concealing Treatment Foundation which is a highly opaque, smudge-proof creme specifically formulated to give excellent coverage to even out discoloration and hide beard shadow and to create a flawless skin tone. Both of these work for oily skin. Use the heavier foundation on beard and moustache areas and where skin tone is uneven and/or to cover blemishes. Choose the shade that most closely matches your skin tone. Practice using it before you actually go out in public with it on. If you decide to have electrolysis performed on your face, you will only need liquid foundation. Liquid foundations can provide the best and most natural look. If you are considering electrolysis, try a topical anaesthetic cream. When using heavier foundation, use a thick blend of the Extra Coverage Stage Foundation or CoverBlend and liquid foundation on your beard and moustache and uneven skin colour areas. Use the liquid foundation over it and on your upper cheeks, nose, eyes and forehead. Make sure the Stage Foundation or CoverBlend and the liquid foundation are close in tone and basic colour. A typical mistake is not blending makeup. Remember to blend, blend, blend.When using liquid foundation, dab small dots onto your face across forehead, cheeks, chin, nose and neck first. Then blend with fingers or a makeup sponge to spread the foundation out evenly. Push foundation gently into skin, don't smear it.Don’t make the layer too thick. If you need to make the application thinner, wet the sponge. Cover your entire face with foundation, including around the edges of the lips.A common mistake is to forget to apply foundation to your neck. When applying makeup you should consider your neck a part of your face. Also cover exposed areas such as your shoulders and chest so that your complexion will have an overall even tone, Makeup will stain clothing, so be careful to avoid areas where clothing will rub against makeup. Seeing makeup stains on clothing ruins the illusion of a natural look.After foundation is applied, wait for 3-4 minutes to allow your makeup to settle onto skin.
Next, use concealer/corrector At this point, you will use concealer tint over foundation to correct, even out your skin tone, hide imperfections, highlight and add contour to your features. We recommend a four-tone or five-tone corrector to correct, neutralize or counteract sallow, ruddy red, dark or blue undertones, hide imperfections and even out unsightly blemishes and discoloration.
Dark - accents, contours and recedes
Light - highlighting and bringing areas forward.
Orange - counters beard and blue tones.
Yellow - counters dark areas, blemishes, under eye circles and discoloration.
Mint- neutralize red tones and broken capillaries
Lavender - counters yellow and sallow areas
Use the concealer in thin layers to carefully touch-up and accent face to emphasize curves and conceal imperfections. Dark tint contours the face, the orange tint can counter beard areas, yellow evens out dark coloration and uneven skin and light highlights bring features forward. Use the light tint as a highlighter tone to bring out your cheekbones, forehead, and brow bones. Mint counters reddish areas and Lavender counters yellow and sallow areas. It also lessens facial lines around the mouth and outer corners of the eyes. Here, careful blending and smoothing is VERY important to perfect the illusion of shape. Be sure there are no defining lines between shades.
Press in loose powderLoose powder is better to use than pressed powder because leaves a smoother finish. Powder also softens the overall appearance. Using loose powder over your foundation makes your makeup to last much longer. Choose a shade slightly lighter than your foundation.
Use the powder puff or soft cloth to apply loose powder Rather than a brush. Gently press powder into your foundation with a pressing/rolling motion. The pressing action will push the powder into the foundation. DO NOT RUB across your face. Rubbing powder onto your foundation will cause smear marks to show up later.
Voila! Now you have primed the canvas with a perfect foundation, Now you are ready to add colour to create your fabulous glamour look.
PowderColoured powder should not be used, as it changes the base colour. Instead, use a translucent loose powder instead. Using a powder puff, gently pat on rather than stroking with a sponge. Be careful not to get any in your eyes, as they will look red, especially in photos. Lightly brush off any excess with a very large soft brush before you put your blouse on and scatter it everywhere. A pressed powder compact Cover Creme is best carried in the handbag, for repairs.