Light, natural contouring

Makeup for fashion and beauty

Contouring is used to bring out people facial features. In a practical session I wanted to create a natural looking contour. Below are images and step by steps of how I created this look.

Products needed to create this look:

• Foundation
• Concealer
• Translucent powder
• A cream highlighter
• A cream illuminating product (I have used clique)
• Illamasqua disobey blusher
• Illamasqua intrigue blusher

Step by step of how to create this look:

1. Apply foundation to the face and use concealer to cover any spots or blemishes.
2. Apply the cream highlighter to the top of the cheekbones, the brow bone, down the bridge of the nose and above the cupids bow.
3. Apply the cream illumination product down the centre of the cheekbones and down the sides of the nose.
4. Powder the face lightly with the translucent powder. For the best effect use a big powder brush.
5. Apply the illamasqua intrigue blusher lighty over the areas where you applied the cream highlighter.
6. Apply the Illamasqua disobey blusher over the top of the illumination product. Use an angled brush to apply the blusher and then use a smaller rounded powder brush to blend the colour to look more natural.

Dewy v's Matte finish

Makeup for fashion and beauty

Clean Catwalk face

As there are many different types of foundation, the textures and amounts of coverage. Below are types of foundation that are suitable for dewy and matte finishes.

Dewy

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Dewy skin finishes are most popular in spring/summer as they should have a glowing, moist, soft and lustrous application. To create a dewy finish you shouldn't apply so much product so that you can see the texture of the skin underneath. The way to apply this type of base would be to use a fluffy brush to work less product onto the face.It is important to prep the skin by cleansing toning and ensuring the skin is moisturized. When creating a dewy finish it is important to ensure that the skin doesn't look oily - if needed you can powder part of the face. It is also important to think about primers that can also be used to create a dewy finish. For a dewy finish it is important to choose a base that is moisturizing to the skin.

Types of base that can be used to create a dewy finish:

Cream foundations - medium coverage with a thick and glossy texture.

Tinted gels - gives a very lights sheer cover.

BB creams - light coverage with a sheer finish.

Liquid (oil based) - a light fine coverage with a soft finish.

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Matte

Matte finishes are most popular in autumn/winter and is great for red tones and bold lips to add contrast to the face. A matte finish should have no shine to the skin creating a more natural and clean look. To create a matte finish it is important to use a matte primer and foundation with a light powdering of the face. Before applying any product for a matte finish it is important that the skin is exfoliated (if needed) and completely clean by cleaning toning and moisturizing. If the skin is dry you should ensure it is well moisturized to avoid the skin from looking like it is caked with makeup. With a matte finish pores should not be visible. It can be helpful to mix the foundation with the primer before applying it to the face.

Types of base that can be used to create a matte finish:

Liquid (oil based) - a light fine coverage but can be build up for a heavier coverage and made matte with powder.

2 in 1 foundation and powder products -  give a medium to heavy coverage creating a dry texture.

Powder products - medium to heavy coverage creating a dry texture.

Creating volumed hair

Hair for fashion & Beauty

What products/tools needed to create volumed hair:

• Water spray
• Gel spray
• Vitapointe
• Hairspray 
• Hair dryer with nozzle
• Curling tongs
• Big rounded vented brush
• Pin tail comb
• Postiche brush
• Sectioning clips

How to create this look:

1. Ensure that that the hair is 90% dry by giving the hair a blast without the nozzle. Section the hair with a horse shoe section at the top of the head.
2. Begin blow drying the hair starting from the bottom with the nozzle attached to the hair dryer. Spray gel spray into the smaller sections of hair and use sectioning clips to hold the rest of the hair on top of the head. Firstly grab a small section of hair with the rounded vented brush and dry the root from underneath. Then go over the top brush with the hair dryer, lifting the hair vertically from the head to give root lift and keep tension.
3. Once the roots are dry you can move to mid length. Use the hair dryer with the brush in the same motion with slightly turning the vented rounded  brush.
4. When you reach the ends of the hair you should release the tension of the brush and angle the brush to curl the ends in.
5. Repeat these steps working around the head and then upwards until you reach the horse shoe section at the top of the head.
6. To begin shaping the top section of the hair blow dry the back section first and work your way backwards.
7. Give the hair a blast with the cool setting on the hair dryer.
8. Curl all the ends of the hair with the curling tongs.
   
9. Back comb the roots of the front hairline of the hair to give extra root lift and shape.
10. Apply Vitapointe into the hair working the shape of the curls into the ends.
11. Smooth the hair with the postiche brush and finish with hair spray.

Finished style images