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Summary: Pressing your powder allows makeup to last longer. Learn how to apply powder with a sponge in this free cosmetic 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, next, we're going to set Sherry's makeup with some pressed powder. So, with the powder, anywhere that you have put concealer, what's best to do is to set it with a sponge so I'm going to start pressing this right onto Sherry's skin. And, you can kind of press hard, it actually doesn't matter. Really, the more that you press, the more it's going to set in with the skin. So, the reason why I'm pressing, is because you want that makeup to set exactly where you've just placed it. Where as if I just swiped it along her eye, it's most likely going to move that makeup. So, you just want to press it right in and you can also use this powder, or at least, this pressing motion, anywhere that you tend to get oily. So on your forehead, anywhere like that. So now that we focused on that area, I'm now going to take just a soft powder brush and just dust it over her face, anywhere else. So, this is just going to give a really shear finish to the skin and it's going to help set that makeup or you know, using foundation, it's going to set that foundation so it won't move. You can see her skin's looking pretty polished and now we're ready to start on her eyes."
eHow Article: Applying Powder with Sponge