Makeup guide
Hello to everyone I have been helping people with makeup for a while now and I finally thought it was time to get everything I recommend typed out and have a few different items at varying price point and explanations of were you want to splurge and some of my tips and tricks I’ve learned doing makeup as a professional as well as being a CD/TG.
1. The most important thing is getting a very smooth shave. The best way to do this is Shower before you get ready to shave it helps open up the pours and use some kind of of Pre shave oil. I personally start with one half of my face first. I first pull the skin tight and go very slow and with the grain then reapply the shaving cream and do one final pass against the grain. I recommend the art of shaving kits with the Pre and post shave balms MAKE sure to moisturize after your done shaving. Also when you apply the post shave balm you can feel any areas that might been a little more work
2. Now that your shaved and smooth you want to close the pours so you cleanse he skin and get it ready. In my case washing my face in cold water does it, skin calms down and pores close. After that you should clean your skin with toners/cleansers, I use toners with mattifying / tightening effects. Put a little of toner on a cosmetic pad and mildly clean your whole face/ neck
3. Preparing the skin- after cleansing the skin you apply moisturizer or primer. Type and consistency again depends on skin, but it shouldn't be too dry nor oily. If your skin has imperfections, wrinkles or enlarged pores you can use special primers which even out the color tone and surface of your skin. These substitute moisturizer, some of them can be combined with moisturizers.
4. Covering and concealing blemishes and shaved area- this along with foundation is by far the most important aspect for MtF transformations. I personally use mineral powder foundations for my concealer you add a little water to them and they work as good as the YSL concealer I paid 3 times as much for. BB and CC creams are also amazing
One of the most important things to doing proper makeup that people overlook is you need to have the proper brushes and decent quality ones. This will allow you to properly apply the makeup. I’m going to set up amazon lists for all the products I like and you will be able to pull the info off of there.
Application of makeup (foundation)
Choice depends on color tone and skin type, as well as on usage (there is water-proof, long lasting, fixed / fluid, etc.) Best you can do is ask a specialist for an advice, cause without experiences you hardly pick the correct color and type. In general, foundation color tone should be one tone lighter than skin. Moisten the sponge in warm water, rinse it, bend it in middle, and hold it between your thumb and index finger. Apply a little foundation on the middle of the bent edge (sponge). With gentle, repeating moves start tapping the makeup into skin, starting from middle of the face outwards. If the makeup on sponge runs out, apply some more. Repeat until your skin is evenly covered. In case neck and cleavage is exposed it needs to be covered as well to avoid color inconsistency. If you plan to use eye shadows, make up and powder are not applied to eyelids and under eyebrows.
Eye makeup – eye shadows
Type, number of colors and drawn shapes are subjective. In most cases 2-3 colors are used, but some special looks may require up to 4-5 colors or even more. Apart from shadows you will need sponge tip applicators or flat thin brush. A good-quality brush is much better to work with and it will last for a long time. But for start sponge tip applicator would do just fine. Apply a little shadow on applicator and wipe the excess on your other hand between the stem of thumb and index finger. It's important to get rid of any excess cause it may get into your eye, on your face, etc. Now close your eye and draw the desired shape. Storing any material on your other hand is ideal – it's always at hand and you see how it looks on your skin. I store there everything from foundation to eye shadow, during each step of makeup. Use a separate applicator for each color to avoid mixing colors.
Eye makeup – eyeliner
For eyeliner you use pencil or fluid eyeliner with applicator. Follow the lines of the eyelid border, thickness and color is subjective. I recommend the pencil for beginners; fluid eyeliners are harder to work with. You can color you upper or lower lid border, apart from that either inner or outside line. Inside eye-lines can be can be a scarecrow for people who don't like objects near eyes, but believe me, you can overcome it. You should be careful during this step to avoid injury and smearing your makeup. If you can't draw a line well, tighten the eyelid by pushing your skin on your temples away with your other hand.
Eye makeup – lashes
There are numerous products on market, which promise amazing look, volume, etc. Shake the mascara to stir the contents and slowly withdraw the applicator. Make sure it doesn't have any paint excess (you don't store this on your other hand). Relax your mimics, close the desired eye, and move the applicator from inside to outside of your lashes. Open your eyes, repeat the same for bottom side of upper lashes. Your eyes should be open wide so you don't get any mascara into eyes. During this step it helps if you bend your head backwards, so you see where are you applying the mascara and it prevents mascara getting on your painted lids. Third step is painting bottom lashes, I paint only the upper side. When painting lashes I try to bend then, some mascaras fix the shape and thus make them look nicer. Be careful just like with eyeliner!
Highlights and shadows - or dark and light tones
You may already know from other areas that dark colors (shadows, I don't mean only eye shadows by this, but dark colors in general) suppress features, while light colors (highlights) make them stand out. This applies only in correct application of both; they don't do anything without the other. Very simplified, I can demonstrate it on an example: are your eyes set too deep? Paint the inner lid with light color, and outer border with dark color – your eyes come forward doing so. By proper usage of shadows and highlights you can significantly change features of your face without expensive plastic surgeries.
Don' forget some transitions should "fade away"; it means there should be no clearly defined line. This applies to makeup of the whole face, fixing of some mistakes, etc. Fade away transitions can be created by finger or a brush by smearing mildly outwards. Fade aways apply to general techniques and methods, not just highlight/ shadow makeup.
In my opinion one of the most advanced techniques in makeup is using 2 tones of foundation and 2 tones of powder, which allow you change your appearance very much. You see a sample on left, in "raw" state, that means without evening out/ smoothing out the transitions and applying powder. It's an extremely demanding technique, which requires lots of experiences and skills. You have to apply the correct color to the correct place and create natural transitions. Result is amazing, but I have to admit I gave up after the first try.
Fixing your mistakes
• Everyone makes mistakes– even a professional stylist can make one. In such case, don't loose your head; even big mistakes can be fixed. Your angry cries can scare others, in better case amuse them, but surely they don't help your looks. So relax, take a deep breath and calm down.
• Makeup fixing - how and what with– from my experiences the cotton buds are best tools for this. They are easy to work with, you can remove excess of anything and you can use them for small modifications. Most of the mistakes is applying product beyond the desired borders (eyes or lips). If you make a mistake, method is simple:
• Gently wipe off the material at "defected" area
• Apply a little makeup on a bud
• Use bud to put draw corrected line – cover what you have over-painted by eye shadows, lipstick, etc.
• Apply a little powder over it
• What mistakes happen while fixing other mistakes
• Always check if buds don't contain any color – you can smear it and make it look even worse. Ideally use a new one for each fix.
• Don’t push or you smear the mistake – move from outside towards the defected area, you avoid smearing it even more
• Apply only small amounts – or you risk creating ugly spots
Cleaning and Cleansing
I know you are tired after a party, but it's important for your skin really to get cleansed after such a heavy load. Besides you don't want to paint a Picasso with your face on the pillow, so even while you are lazy or dead-tired give yourself 15 minutes for make up removal and skin cleansing.
Makeup (foundation) and powder can be easily removed with makeup cleansing tissues, for eyes use special eye makeup cleanser, because eye shadows and liners are harder to remove. After that you can use cleansing milk or special nutrifying milk, which regenerates your skin.
Your make up starter kit:
Material:
1. Makeup – foundation
2. Corrector (concealer)
3. Powder
4. Eyebrow pencil
5. Eyeliner pencil
6. Eye shadows
7. Mascara
8. Blush
9. Lip-liner pencil
10. Lipstick
11. Lighted mirror
12. Nail polish
13. Makeup remover
Tools:
1. Cosmetic cotton pads- CVS
2. Cosmetic cotton buds
3. Makeup sponge
4. Sponge tip applicator
5. Wider brush for powder
6. Small brush for lipstick
7. Middle size brush for blush
8. Eye shadow brushes
9. Finishing brushes
10. Foundation brushes
11. Moisturizer-
12. Pre and post shave balm-
13. Beauty blenders
M's wish list –if anyone would like to thank me feel free to get me anything from here
Link: http://amzn.com/w/19CFEM6P4P47N
Airbrushes
Link: http://amzn.com/w/1KKDVT5R77P6E
All over pallets
Link: http://amzn.com/w/OSHC2ECDO1Z6
Brushes
Link: http://amzn.com/w/2FA8P6W4WQ6RT
Eyes
Link: http://amzn.com/w/12F9YPDKB8841
Face
Link: http://amzn.com/w/83ONPAI1YADJ
Lips
Link: http://amzn.com/w/2LMBI7UJCRBG3
Nails
Link: http://amzn.com/w/4SEMOEKK0S9D
Wigs, Breast forms, and extras
Link: http://amzn.com/w/3C6F43FE9S03J
1. The most important thing is getting a very smooth shave. The best way to do this is Shower before you get ready to shave it helps open up the pours and use some kind of of Pre shave oil. I personally start with one half of my face first. I first pull the skin tight and go very slow and with the grain then reapply the shaving cream and do one final pass against the grain. I recommend the art of shaving kits with the Pre and post shave balms MAKE sure to moisturize after your done shaving. Also when you apply the post shave balm you can feel any areas that might been a little more work
2. Now that your shaved and smooth you want to close the pours so you cleanse he skin and get it ready. In my case washing my face in cold water does it, skin calms down and pores close. After that you should clean your skin with toners/cleansers, I use toners with mattifying / tightening effects. Put a little of toner on a cosmetic pad and mildly clean your whole face/ neck
3. Preparing the skin- after cleansing the skin you apply moisturizer or primer. Type and consistency again depends on skin, but it shouldn't be too dry nor oily. If your skin has imperfections, wrinkles or enlarged pores you can use special primers which even out the color tone and surface of your skin. These substitute moisturizer, some of them can be combined with moisturizers.
4. Covering and concealing blemishes and shaved area- this along with foundation is by far the most important aspect for MtF transformations. I personally use mineral powder foundations for my concealer you add a little water to them and they work as good as the YSL concealer I paid 3 times as much for. BB and CC creams are also amazing
One of the most important things to doing proper makeup that people overlook is you need to have the proper brushes and decent quality ones. This will allow you to properly apply the makeup. I’m going to set up amazon lists for all the products I like and you will be able to pull the info off of there.
Application of makeup (foundation)
Choice depends on color tone and skin type, as well as on usage (there is water-proof, long lasting, fixed / fluid, etc.) Best you can do is ask a specialist for an advice, cause without experiences you hardly pick the correct color and type. In general, foundation color tone should be one tone lighter than skin. Moisten the sponge in warm water, rinse it, bend it in middle, and hold it between your thumb and index finger. Apply a little foundation on the middle of the bent edge (sponge). With gentle, repeating moves start tapping the makeup into skin, starting from middle of the face outwards. If the makeup on sponge runs out, apply some more. Repeat until your skin is evenly covered. In case neck and cleavage is exposed it needs to be covered as well to avoid color inconsistency. If you plan to use eye shadows, make up and powder are not applied to eyelids and under eyebrows.
Eye makeup – eye shadows
Type, number of colors and drawn shapes are subjective. In most cases 2-3 colors are used, but some special looks may require up to 4-5 colors or even more. Apart from shadows you will need sponge tip applicators or flat thin brush. A good-quality brush is much better to work with and it will last for a long time. But for start sponge tip applicator would do just fine. Apply a little shadow on applicator and wipe the excess on your other hand between the stem of thumb and index finger. It's important to get rid of any excess cause it may get into your eye, on your face, etc. Now close your eye and draw the desired shape. Storing any material on your other hand is ideal – it's always at hand and you see how it looks on your skin. I store there everything from foundation to eye shadow, during each step of makeup. Use a separate applicator for each color to avoid mixing colors.
Eye makeup – eyeliner
For eyeliner you use pencil or fluid eyeliner with applicator. Follow the lines of the eyelid border, thickness and color is subjective. I recommend the pencil for beginners; fluid eyeliners are harder to work with. You can color you upper or lower lid border, apart from that either inner or outside line. Inside eye-lines can be can be a scarecrow for people who don't like objects near eyes, but believe me, you can overcome it. You should be careful during this step to avoid injury and smearing your makeup. If you can't draw a line well, tighten the eyelid by pushing your skin on your temples away with your other hand.
Eye makeup – lashes
There are numerous products on market, which promise amazing look, volume, etc. Shake the mascara to stir the contents and slowly withdraw the applicator. Make sure it doesn't have any paint excess (you don't store this on your other hand). Relax your mimics, close the desired eye, and move the applicator from inside to outside of your lashes. Open your eyes, repeat the same for bottom side of upper lashes. Your eyes should be open wide so you don't get any mascara into eyes. During this step it helps if you bend your head backwards, so you see where are you applying the mascara and it prevents mascara getting on your painted lids. Third step is painting bottom lashes, I paint only the upper side. When painting lashes I try to bend then, some mascaras fix the shape and thus make them look nicer. Be careful just like with eyeliner!
Highlights and shadows - or dark and light tones
You may already know from other areas that dark colors (shadows, I don't mean only eye shadows by this, but dark colors in general) suppress features, while light colors (highlights) make them stand out. This applies only in correct application of both; they don't do anything without the other. Very simplified, I can demonstrate it on an example: are your eyes set too deep? Paint the inner lid with light color, and outer border with dark color – your eyes come forward doing so. By proper usage of shadows and highlights you can significantly change features of your face without expensive plastic surgeries.
Don' forget some transitions should "fade away"; it means there should be no clearly defined line. This applies to makeup of the whole face, fixing of some mistakes, etc. Fade away transitions can be created by finger or a brush by smearing mildly outwards. Fade aways apply to general techniques and methods, not just highlight/ shadow makeup.
In my opinion one of the most advanced techniques in makeup is using 2 tones of foundation and 2 tones of powder, which allow you change your appearance very much. You see a sample on left, in "raw" state, that means without evening out/ smoothing out the transitions and applying powder. It's an extremely demanding technique, which requires lots of experiences and skills. You have to apply the correct color to the correct place and create natural transitions. Result is amazing, but I have to admit I gave up after the first try.
Fixing your mistakes
• Everyone makes mistakes– even a professional stylist can make one. In such case, don't loose your head; even big mistakes can be fixed. Your angry cries can scare others, in better case amuse them, but surely they don't help your looks. So relax, take a deep breath and calm down.
• Makeup fixing - how and what with– from my experiences the cotton buds are best tools for this. They are easy to work with, you can remove excess of anything and you can use them for small modifications. Most of the mistakes is applying product beyond the desired borders (eyes or lips). If you make a mistake, method is simple:
• Gently wipe off the material at "defected" area
• Apply a little makeup on a bud
• Use bud to put draw corrected line – cover what you have over-painted by eye shadows, lipstick, etc.
• Apply a little powder over it
• What mistakes happen while fixing other mistakes
• Always check if buds don't contain any color – you can smear it and make it look even worse. Ideally use a new one for each fix.
• Don’t push or you smear the mistake – move from outside towards the defected area, you avoid smearing it even more
• Apply only small amounts – or you risk creating ugly spots
Cleaning and Cleansing
I know you are tired after a party, but it's important for your skin really to get cleansed after such a heavy load. Besides you don't want to paint a Picasso with your face on the pillow, so even while you are lazy or dead-tired give yourself 15 minutes for make up removal and skin cleansing.
Makeup (foundation) and powder can be easily removed with makeup cleansing tissues, for eyes use special eye makeup cleanser, because eye shadows and liners are harder to remove. After that you can use cleansing milk or special nutrifying milk, which regenerates your skin.
Your make up starter kit:
Material:
1. Makeup – foundation
2. Corrector (concealer)
3. Powder
4. Eyebrow pencil
5. Eyeliner pencil
6. Eye shadows
7. Mascara
8. Blush
9. Lip-liner pencil
10. Lipstick
11. Lighted mirror
12. Nail polish
13. Makeup remover
Tools:
1. Cosmetic cotton pads- CVS
2. Cosmetic cotton buds
3. Makeup sponge
4. Sponge tip applicator
5. Wider brush for powder
6. Small brush for lipstick
7. Middle size brush for blush
8. Eye shadow brushes
9. Finishing brushes
10. Foundation brushes
11. Moisturizer-
12. Pre and post shave balm-
13. Beauty blenders
M's wish list –if anyone would like to thank me feel free to get me anything from here
Link: http://amzn.com/w/19CFEM6P4P47N
Airbrushes
Link: http://amzn.com/w/1KKDVT5R77P6E
All over pallets
Link: http://amzn.com/w/OSHC2ECDO1Z6
Brushes
Link: http://amzn.com/w/2FA8P6W4WQ6RT
Eyes
Link: http://amzn.com/w/12F9YPDKB8841
Face
Link: http://amzn.com/w/83ONPAI1YADJ
Lips
Link: http://amzn.com/w/2LMBI7UJCRBG3
Nails
Link: http://amzn.com/w/4SEMOEKK0S9D
Wigs, Breast forms, and extras
Link: http://amzn.com/w/3C6F43FE9S03J
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