Using a Makeup Sponge to Conceal Blemishes

Video Transcript

" Hi! I am Yvette Parrish, thanks for joining me at Expert Village. Today, I am going to show you how to cover those pesky little acne marks, freckles or any blemishes you want to cover with the use of concealer or foundation. I am going to add a little bit of color. I am going to use this sponge to apply it. I am going to take a little bit of product onto the sponge, and you always start back hear by the ear and the jaw line when you are applying with the cream, with the sponge; and that way you can kind of see where you are blending. Always remember to put a little bit on the ears, since this is a dramatic look. I want to make sure that I get everything a really pretty coverage. I am applying it in the downward way, because everyone has a little bit of peach fuzz on their skin and we want to apply this down so that way the little hair lays down. If you are applying your foundation like this up and down you are going to make all the little hair stick up. I am going to move to the other side, and I am just slowly working it where I wanted. Now anytime we use the sponge, remember the sponge absorbs a lot of makeup. So it is going on sheer, and that is what I want to do right now, that is applying it sheer. And wherever I think that she needs more coverage, I will go back and I use my fingers to apply it or get the concealer to cover it. So I am getting a nice sheer base right now. Now remember most women need their most makeup in the central panel. We are going to use it also on the lid, on the corners, corners of the nose and corner of the mouth. This is where I really want you to pay attention when you are applying makeup, typically as you get to the rest of the face and the cheeks and the ear, typically people are quite smooth here. This is where everyone, 90% at least of my clients have some issues. "