Skincare Prep for Makeup

Video Transcript

"We're going to start out doing some skin care. You really want to make sure you take care of your skin because your makeup is going to go on so much nicer if your skin underneath it has been prepped. And so, we just cleansed her face with water and cleanser, if you don't have water, use a makeup remover wipe. Make sure that, especially your eye area, is completely cleansed of all makeup and all makeup residue and your skin is completely clean. And so, after that, you want to start with a moisturizer. So, her skin is combination, so I'm going to take an oil free moisturizer and I'm going to just put it all over her face. If you have dryer skin, you want to use a moisturizer that's a little more emollient. And anything with an SPF is always good during the day, even if you know you're not going to be outside very long, SPF is really really important, it will save your skin in the long run. And you want to just put your moisturizer all over your face and, also, down your neck. Don't forget the neck, the neck is an important part of your face as well, you want the skin on your neck to look beautiful and glowing. And if you're at home and you're doing this by yourself, you can use your fingers; just make sure your hands are very clean. Just make sure it's all blended and absorbed. You also want to put either an eye cream, or put a little more of your moisturizer just around your eye area. When you're using a lot of powder around the eye areas, it tends to set in the lines of the eyes. You want to make sure that it's nice and moisturized, that it doesn't look dry. And, once your moisturizer is all blended in, the last thing you want to do is put on a lip conditioner. Any lip conditioner will do, I'm using one with a bit of tint to it, at night you can use a clear one, just anything that works really nice on your lips, that makes them nice and soft. And, if you put this on in the beginning, by the time you get to your lips it will all be absorbed and your lips will be nice and smooth and your lipstick and lip liner will go on really nice."