Foundation Routine

Hey pretty ladies!(: Yes, I'm (Katie) finally here with an actual beauty post! Know I like to think of myself as a "drugstore queen" meaning over 95% of my makeup is indeed from the drugstore, but I have suffered with acne for a few tough years now, making my collection a bit unique.

We all want our makeup to look natural, right? Guys will fight the idea that any makeup in general is not natural, but in reality girls say natural makeup is a face made up, lowithout oking like it. If you have acne, scarring, anything really to break a "flawless finish" you know this isn't always easy. Perfection isn't possible, but here's a step towards the look we all want.

Step 1: Always, always, ALWAYS start with a clean face! Think of makeup as paint... your face the canvas. Nobody wants to start with something dirty or previously touched. I personally love Clearasil's Daily Clear Face Wash or Pore Cleansing Pads, followed by my addiction to Mark. cosmetics Mist Oppurtunity Multi-Tasking Refresher, then a dab of Dermalogica's Clean Start Welcome Matte spf15 moisturizer.

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Step 2: I use my Sonia Kashuk Synthetic Flat Top Multipurpose brush (picture 1) to stipple my Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse foundation (picture 2) into my skin. "Stipple" is simly a fancy term meaning to really buff your liquid concealer into your skin, causing a model like, air brush finish.

Step 3: I use my Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer (picture 3) & my Eco Tools Bamboo Foundation Brush (picture 4) to then lightly cover any "red toned skin" acne, scars, etc. Note: If stippled well enough (step 2) a ton of concealer shouldn't be necessary.

Step 4: Lightly dush (pat gently) powder foundation (picture 5) onto skin to set liquid makeup, or to mattify oily skin. If you're using a colored powder, opposed to translucent, you do not want to set or buff a ton onto skin because time will cause it to cake or clump together, turning you makeup into somewhat of a mask over your skin.

Because I do have very oily skin, I use a lot of sensitive, matte products, but there is a difference between oily & a natural dewy finish. You do want a tiny bit of shine to your cheek bones & T-Zone (forhead, nose & chin) to keep you from looking aged. If you find you applied to much matte product, simply spritz some of the Mark. cosmetics Mist Oppurtunity over your applied makeup.

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