MAKE UP advice! HELP!!?

Question

I need help on putting on make-up and which brand and stuff to buy! Please tell me what is good and bad and how to use it. Thanks!

Answer 1

--Most important thing is not the quality of make-up but your brush set. If you have a nice brush set and know how to USE each brush, you're going to be able to go REALLY far.

--Find a foundation that is light and matches your skin tone.

--Grab a magazine and start mimicking the fashions you see. Some, like InStyle, will help you by explaining what they did to do this to the eyes or do that to the cheek bones. Also, ask for help from friends. It may not hurt to find a make-up artist and asking for tips. It's hard without knowing your skin color, tint, or eye color to even know how to telll you.

If you don't know where to start, start with trying out your Mom's make up. My advice is not to just go crazy and buying whatever you can because you may or may not be wasting money. I know it's far too easy to spend $50 on make-up you'll use once!

Answer 2

Learning about cosmetics is like learning how to travel through a jungle without a map. My advice, go sit yourself at a MAC counter and ask for help.

These people know what they are doing and the products (including the price point) are all amazing. They will give you charts with stuff that looks good on YOU, not the girl next door. They make good recommendations and will answer your questions with answers that actually make sense.

I've also found that MAC will never just paint your face in some hideous shade just because their supervisors told them to push a certain product or color that month. That's one reason why I stay away from other counters, they don't care about my face--only their own.

And trust me, this is coming from someone that's been around the block in the cosmetic world. I wear makeup regularly, I've applied professionally as a makeup artist, and with modeling agencies.

Good luck!

Answer 3

My personal favourite brand is mark. by Avon. It can be ordered online or through a representative in your area.
If you're just learning to do makeup, don't go out and buy clinique or MAC or another expensive brand. Stick to store brands like Aziiza or Clairol.

To apply makeup naturally:

Don't apply foundation. It's a complicated process to learn and cannot be described online. :-)
Find a powder that matches your skin tone exactly. Brush it on with a large blush brush in areas where you are shiny/oily. Be very very very light.
Take blush (DO NOT go red. Choose a shade very close to your natural colour when you blush. If you're unsure what colour this is, pinch your cheeks lightly and see what colour that is). Smile, and on the apples (roundest parts) of your cheeks, apply blush LIGHTLY.
Get a very light shimmery brown or pale pale pale colour and apply lightly from the base of your eye (where your eyelashes and your eyelid meet) all the way to the eyebrow. Then take a darker shade of the same colour and brush it from the base to the crease that is made when you open your eye. Take the darkest shade of the colour and apply it IN the crease, so it is not anywhere but that crease.
Apply some vaseline or clear lip gloss to your lips.

All finished!

Try to stay very very very natural with your look! If you can, get your mom or another close female relative to help you learn how to do your makeup.

Good luck and have fun!

Answer 4

The best place to get makeup depends on your budget and your needs.

Mascaras,eyeliners and lip glosses are generally okay to buy at the drug store.

Foundation is easier to choose at dept. stores or boutiques because you can try it out.

Eye shadows, blushes, and lipsticks can go either way. It all depends on how good you are at judging how a color will look on you.

For some ratings of makeup brands I refer to these 2 sites:
www.cosmeticscop.com - This site also has instructions for applying makeup.
www.makeupalley.com
The beauty school section of www.sephora.com has a section of different looks with instructions and the products needed to achieve them.

Personally, I really like Clinique and BeneFit lipsticks. Revlon lip sticks are good but few drugstores have testers and they don't have good safety seals.

L'Oreal mascaras are pretty reliable.

Stila and MAC make good eye shadows. So does Revlon.

Maybelline has a few good products like their brow gel.

I don't bother with Cover Girl because I haven't had much success with their products.

Prescriptives foundations are good but their color make up is a bit over priced and over rated.

Lancome's products are good but often scented.

Sephora stores are a really good place to check out products. They carry a lot of different brands and offer testers. Also, the salespeople are not tied to one brand or 1 counter so you can ask them what they recommend from each line.

Answer 5

I love Physician's Formula because it's made for people who might have skin allergies and who might not wear make-up often. Or Almay is good, too.
I would skin the foundation, unless you feel like you really need it, and just stick with a compact powder or combination of powder and foundation together. Go with a shade that is just a tiny bit lighter than your skin. And I would also skip the blush or use it sparingly. I like light pink, used very lightly. Then for eye shadow, Almay makes a great trio for any color eyes and it really enhances the eyes. Or Revlon makes a good cream-color pallette. For eyeliner, I would suggest pencil at first, then liquid when you get used to it. And as for mascara, again, Physician's Formula makes a good one for people with contacts or sensitive eyes and Almay does as well. And for your lips, depending on the occasion, I would just stick with a lightly colored gloss, which a lot of different brands make.

Answer 6

MAC is great. Their makeup is expensive but really really good. If you go to a MAC store they will put on the makeup for you and do a variety of looks. They usually expect you to buy 2 or 3 things after they have spent their time on you. Watch how they do everything and look at what they use. You can mimic it afterwards. This will also work at any other makeup place. Usually department stores have a couple of booths for makeup and perfume.

Answer 7

No one can SHOW you via the internet how touse make up since it's kind of a visual process. My advice go to your loval Macy's or Nordstrom counter and ask one of the make up people to help you. They are SUPER nice and young and know a lot of little tricks of the trade. You can buy some from them or take some samples. You don't even have to set an appointment.

Answer 8

Places like Sephora or even department stores do free consultations for people like you. I love going to sephora and getting a free consultation because I don't feel the pressure to purchase afterwards only the products that I really like. They help customize make up for your skin type and show you how to apply it.

Answer 9

if u didn't watch allure backstage on the style network, then here r the make-up spring/summer trends.
1.contoured cheeks-use brownish black on the hollows of your cheeks & blend well.
2.pale shimmer eye-shadow
3.pink lips-keep the rest of the face neutral & when applying pink be precise.
3.nude lips-pick a nude w/ a gloss,shimmer,or a bit of pink.
4. metallic eyes- use a damp eyeliner brush 2 apply metallic eyeshadow(silver or gold usually) ( i don't really like or prefer this 1 but if u still like it then go ahead i guess.)

Answer 10

I love Estee Lauder...I know it's a little pricey, but you can't go wrong. Just go by one in the mall & they will help you pick out colors, etc. You can even schedule a make-up session where they will do it for you & show you how to do it yourself.