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Summary: Using your fingers to blend makeup can make applying cosmetics much easier. Learn how to blend makeup with your fingers in this free video on makeup tools.
A second generation hairstylist, Jessie Riley was born and raised in North Carolina. In 2006, she moved to New York to pursue her career as a fairstylist/makeup Artist. Riley has...read more
"So just to wrap it up, again brushes are your most important tool. You don't have to necessarily have the most expensive make-up. I use a wide range of things that I buy form the drug store and those that I buy in department stores. If you apply properly and with the proper blushes, you can see everything goes on very nice, light, and natural. You can compare both sides of Lindsey's face and see it's not that dramatically different, but it just kind of brings out everything and makes her features pop. Again, one of the cheapest tools is your fingers, so you always want to make sure that you're using your hands to blend foundations, shadows, blushes, anything that has a hard line from the brush. You can always just kind of lightly stroke it with your finger, always again towards the hair line, up towards the brow, away from the eye, and it just softens the look even more. So come back and I'll show you how to properly clean and care for your brushes once you've used them."
eHow Article: Blending Makeup with Fingers