How to Prepare the Face for Makeup

When you think of your face as a blank canvas, you can easily understand why it is so important to prepare your face for makeup. To get the best results from your makeup, start with a freshly cleansed face.

Things You'll Need

• Warm water
• Makeup wipes
• Face wash
• Toner
• Moisturizer

Instructions

1. Use fresh warm running water to wash your face before applying any makeup.

2. Remove any remaining makeup with your choice of makeup wipes.

3. Wash your face using a face wash that is appropriate for your type of skin.

4. Rinse with fresh clean cool to warm water.

5. Splash a skin toner lightly onto your face and gently smooth it over your skin.

6. Tap your face gently using the palms of your hands or your fingertips.

7. Apply your favorite moisturizer to your face and allow about 5 minutes for your skin to absorb it completely before applying your makeup.

Tips & Warnings

• Regardless of how good your makeup is, you will not achieve your best results unless you apply it to clean skin.

• Use the correct facial scrub and toner for your type of skin.

• After applying your moisturizer and waiting 5 minutes, feel your skin. If it has a greasy feel, you applied too much moisturizer. If your skin still feels dry or it pulls, you are not applying enough moisturizer.

• Whether it is hot or cold outside, great looking skin needs a combination of moisture and fluid throughout the entire year. Moisturizer and toner are both needed to keep your skin in its best condition.

• Skin pores hold oils and dirt that aren't visible to bare eyes. Applying makeup to skin that isn't freshly cleansed traps the oils and dirt underneath and eventually leads to skin problems.