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Summary: Need tips for applying natural foundation? Learn how to apply foundation in this free video clip from a professional makeup artist.
Kate Shepherd is a Seattle based makeup artist. She works on local runway shows and photo shoots, but she also does makeup for news channels including CNN, FOX, and MSNBC. Kate's...read more
"So, we're now going to add foundation to Sherry. I've chosen more of a luminating foundation for her skin. It's really, really pretty. This foundation has an SPF 15, which the primer did not, so it's good to always add a little bit of an SPF. I'm actually just going to apply this with my fingers this time. I just want to give a really shear finish with this foundation, but the coverage of this foundation is a medium to a full, so you definitely can use a foundation brush. I actually, fully recommend that. But, for this look, I'm just wanting to use my fingers. Sometimes, I feel that your fingers help to blend in the foundation better. Helps to absorb it a little bit more. And also the heat from your fingers tends to warm it up and smooth it out, so I'm just going to use it with my fingers. You'll notice that I'm actually putting it in areas where concealer would go because you'll find that a foundation will cover up quite a bit, just by itself. So I'm just blending this in, a little bit underneath the eye and you can see, just by doing that, it actually brightens up her eye. So, when we put the concealer on after we end up not having to use that much. So you can see there's a little bit of a luminous finish to her skin which is really, really pretty. And with a foundation, you don't have to put it everywhere, but I'm going to with Sherry because I want her to look like she is at a magazine shoot right now. So, I'm just going to blend that in and you don't really need to put too much on the forehead because she does have bangs, but I'm just going to do a little bit just to smooth it out and blend everything else in, so that's kind of optional. Smooth that in. Your skin's looking good."
eHow Article: Applying Makeup Foundation