Beauty for Beginners

Tips, Tricks and How to's for makeup application and beauty products to help you achieve a more beautiful you.

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Tricks for that oily face

A couple little tricks I have learned having an oily nose: •    After applying primer/ moisturizer apply powder to the oily area before applying your foundation. Don’t apply a lot, just enough to cover the surface. This will help your foundation stick to your face. •    Whatever you do, don’t touch your face. The oils from your hands will rub off on your face and will cause your makeup to slide right off. Be more mindful and not touch your face if you can.

•   Baby powder is your best friend. I love baby powder, I use it for everything. From applying baby powder to my thighs, preventing them from chaffing, to absorbing odor and moisture from my shoes. Baby powder is an all in one. So when doing my makeup, I wash my face the night before and applied my moisturizer, in the morning I apply my primer and brush my teeth. Let the primer soak into my skin. Then I apply a powder a shade or two darker than my skin color to my nose (I bought the wrong color by accident and I have used it ever since). After the powder, I apply my foundation using a brush, then using a beauty blender to apply my foundation to my nose. I set my makeup on my nose (or where ever you are oily) with baby powder.  I have learned to have a brush specifically for baby powder, I tried using my powder brush with my baby powder but then my powder wasn’t applying correctly. So use a brush specifically for baby powder if you can. If not you can use your powder brush and see how well it works for you. Another alternative is dabbing the baby powder with a piece of tissue. You don’t need a lot, but just dab it on your oily areas to set your makeup. While I wait, I do my eyes, eyebrows, and concealer under my eyes. Either use a brush or tissue and wipe off the baby powder. This will absorb any oils on your face and will help keep your makeup on longer. I apply my contour, highlighter, and powder like usual.

This isn’t guaranteed to work for you, this is what I have noticed works for me. One solution may work well for someone and not for the other. So experiment and see what works best for you!

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Oily Skin Problems

Does your makeup start to evaporate as soon as you go outside? Whether it’s because of the humidity, heat, or just from being out in the elements? It doesn’t matter the time of day, as soon as you come back inside; your face is shiny after applying matte full coverage makeup.

Well, I have that problem too. I get up at 6 am, apply my make up and walk to work every morning at 7:30. You would think that hour after I apply my makeup, the foundation would have already absorbed into my skin by the time I got to work at 7:45. It doesn’t! I don’t know about you, but I have a very oily nose.

So I actually came across some information and tricks to help your make up stay on all day. 1.    Make sure to wash your face before you apply your make up. I know there are times if I don’t wash off the makeup from the night before; I end up applying new makeup over my old makeup because I am in a hurry. But that is very bad for your skin. It will clog your pores and make your face look very muddy. So whether it’s before bed or in the morning make sure to wash your face and use a moisturizer to hydrate your skin.

2.    Do you apply a primer and/ or moisturizer before you apply foundation? It is extremely important to at least use one before you put your foundation on. The reason being is that the primer/ moisturizer will give your face something to stick to.

3.    Do you know if your primer and foundation are water based or silicon-based? I just learned that there were different bases of primer and foundation. I didn’t realize how important it was to know what ingredients are in your primer and foundation. Well, if you mix a silicon base to a water base, that’s like mixing water with oil. It doesn’t work. The oil typically separates from the water. That’s exactly what your primer and foundation are doing to your skin. The water and oil are separated from the skin, making it easier for your makeup to smudge off. If you have oily skin, try to stay away from silicon-based primers and foundations. I had used the “Green Studio Perfect Photo-Loving Primer” by NYX and the “Creamy Natural Stay Matte but Not Flat”, also by NYX. When I first bought the primer, I loved how thick the consistency was on my hand, when I applied it to my face I noticed that my nose would get a bit oily. I thought it was because of the consistency. After using the foundation and primer for a couple of weeks I realized that my makeup wouldn’t stick to my face. That is when I found out about silicon and water based products and looked at the ingredients on the back of my makeup. Well, my primer is a silicon base and my foundation is a water based product specifically for oily skin. So I resorted back to Wet n Wild “Coverall Primer”, it is a water based primer. Not as thick as the NYX brand, but my make up makes it out the door.  Below are the primers and foundations mentioned in the post

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Why another beauty blog?

I feel like this question comes up frequently when discussing body positivity and self-confidence. Although makeup is an aesthetic form of beauty, I believe that enhancing certain features of our bodies, that we already love, gives us the body positivity needed to be a better self while encouraging self-confidence.

I have contemplated the idea of writing as a beauty blogger for a while now. Although, on many occasions considered the idea redundant due to the abundance of beauty bloggers in the world. Recently, my self-confidence was shot due to a medical diagnosis and I realized a few things. I first realized that I am not alone. It took me a bit of research and some very supportive friends to reassure me that all I need is the law of attraction, a positive attitude, and a strong support system. The other thing I realized is when I get dolled up, I am doing it for myself, and it feels good. Like many other women out there, they feel the same way I do when it comes to applying their makeup or having someone apply it for them.

When I have my makeup done, it makes me forget all the toxicity in my life and is replaced with love, beauty, and strength. I feel like I can conquer the world and anything life gives me. I love accentuating the colors of my eyes, facial features, and my natural overall beauty. I have decided that I would like to share this experience with other people in the world that are beginners, or not, when it comes to the tips and tricks of applying makeup. My goal is to help encourage, establish and enhance self-confidence and body positivity from within.