Skincare Routines for Makeup Application

Video Transcript

"Before we begin the make-up application, you definitely want to prep your skin by using moisturizer, eye cream, and lip conditioner. You want to take care of your skin; because your make-up is only going to look as good as your skin underneath. So, you really want to take care of your skin. So, before you start with color, you want to prep your skin with moisturizer. Now, she just cleansed her face, so I'm just going to add a moisturizer. Now, she, has normal skin, so I'm just using a light moisturizer for everyday, with a bit of an SPF in it. Now, when you're at home, you can apply this with your fingers, just make sure that they are clean a sponge, or a brush. Sponges tend to soak up product, so I recommend either a brush or your finger tips. It's completely up to you, what you want to use. But, make sure you blend the moisturizer completely into the face. You really want to make sure that your skin is not dry and flaky. The make-up won't look good on top of dry, flaky skin. It will look much better if your skin is nice and moisturized and plump. You want to concentrate on any dry spots on the face, around the eye area as well. I'm going to use a separate eye cream also. But, just make sure that your moisturizer is really blended into your face. I'm going to go right into using an eye cream. I really like this mac eye cream, called Fast Response. It really plumps up the eye area. It?s great to use when you're using a lot of make-up around the eye area, especially powder. It really helps the make-up go on so much smoother. Powder tends to seep into the creases of the eye and this helps to prevent it. So, you really gently want to put an eye cream all around your eye area. And lastly, you just want to use a little lip conditioner. Especially in the winter months when your lips get dry. You want to make sure you use a little lip conditioner. Just plump up your lips and make them look nice and moisturized. Put your lip conditioner on right away, so that, when you get to the lip gloss your lips will be nice and moisturized by that point. That is your basic skin care."