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Summary: How to take care of your skin to get a natural makeup look; get professional tips and advice on beauty makeup and women's cosmetics in this free instructional video.
Jenny Karl has over eleven years experience working for cosmetics establishments in NY, NJ, PA, and CA. She's also worked as a freelance makeup artist and light, hair, and wardrobe...read more
"Now we're going to begin with skin care. This is the most important step other than removal at the end of the night. You need to take care of your skin. Your makeup is only going to look as good as the skin underneath it. You want to make sure that you cleanse your face completely before you start your makeup. Don't do your makeup over your old makeup from the night before. Just don't do it. Cleanse your skin completely. Make sure all the makeup residue is off. Once your skin is completely cleansed, then immediately apply your moisturizer. Depending on your skin type, you can use an oil-free moisturizer. A moisturizer with an SPF is good for daytime. She has a little drier of a skin type, so I'm going to use a bit of a more moisturizing moisturizer just to give a little more hydration. Apply it all over the face and even down the neck. Don't forget the neck. The neck is a very important part. Around the eyes. You don't want to put a ton on, but definitely make sure that you spread it evenly and that all parts of your face have moisturizer on it. It'll just make your makeup go on a lot nicer too. Then I'm going to use a little bit of an eye cream as well, which I think is very important. Just around the eye area. Put a tiny bit of eye cream before you start your makeup. Anything you put around your eyes will go on so much smoother and your eyes is where you see your age most often, so you want to make sure that your eyes look fresh, young, and healthy. Lastly, you want to put on a lip conditioner, especially if you're using a lot of lip colors and especially in the winter. You want to make sure that your lips are very, very hydrated. Rub your lips together. Now we're ready to start with foundation."
eHow Article: Skin Care for Natural Makeup Look