Good tone rules: how to show perfect skin

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The time of dense tonal foundations, which, although hiding imperfections, turned a woman's face into an impenetrable mask, is in the past. Modern products allow you to achieve perfect skin naturally!

Make-up is similar to the actions of a plastic surgeon. If it is selected correctly and skillfully applied to the face, the woman will look like a picture - the skin is smooth and silky, not a trace of a pimple, not a scratch. But if you make a mistake in your choice, choose the wrong tone or choose the wrong texture - and you're done: plus 10 years and more! How do you find your perfect remedy?

Miracles in the mirror, or erase all unnecessary

Professional make-up artists, as a rule, use several products at once to even out the tone and relief of the skin. In their arsenal for this, there are at least three means: a tone for the face (tonal base, foundation or cream), a corrector for the skin of the eyelids and, separately, a palette of color correctors for spot masking imperfections.

Keep in mind that in the language of makeup artists "corrector" and "concealer" are synonyms, this is the name of the same product, with the help of which it is easy to erase the manifestations of age from the face, hide pimples and acne marks, dark circles under the eyes and age spots. Moreover, some specialists use the tone first, and then the corrector, while others - exactly the opposite. But one rule is the same for everyone - apply beauty products exclusively to cleansed, toned, dry skin!

What if… Cosmetologists and make-up artists unanimously insist that cosmetics should be selected according to skin type. But sometimes a "magic" remedy is born "in a different plane" - intended for dry skin, although you have oily, or created for combined with your traditionally dry. What happens if you don't use your own product?

Before applying a portion of the cream on your face, keep in mind that tone is the most capricious product … An improperly selected cream or fluid in the long term can worsen the condition of the skin, "please" with peeling, pustular formations, inflammatory elements and the manifestation of acne. Even the most expensive cosmetics cannot cope with such imperfections! Therefore, experiment with a tone only from your line!

The base or makeup base, in addition to matching the skin type, should repeat the natural complexion, literally merging with it. In this case, the difference in tone between the treated skin and not will not be visible.

The maestro of the beauty world is advised to choose a tone exclusively in the daytime and in daylight. This way, selection errors will be minimized. And the product should be applied not on the hand, but on the face!

How to choose the perfect tone

Celebrity Makeup Artist Maybelline New York - Gabriel Aldomodovar created an instruction for the selection of "own" means. And you won't find the best advice! Match the tone with the pros!

If your skin is prone to acne

You need a medium density product. At the same time, you need to use it in a special way. Apply a small amount to a clean, dry sponge or beauty blender and use gentle blotting strokes to cover the entire skin consistently. A few monotonous movements, and your skin will be at its best!

If you have aging skin

The biggest mistake with aging skin is to use dense products. They can clog into fine wrinkle lines and accentuate skin imperfections.

Ideal coverage for older women is a light foundation, fluid or liquid foundation.

If your skin is dry

To quench the thirst of dry skin and maintain a beautiful and natural tone throughout the day (and you know that dry skin "likes" to draw moisture out of cosmetics, which makes the product roll off later), use only moisturizing tonal creams and make-up bases. At the same time, it is not forbidden to apply them on top of a moisturizer. And it is better to apply the tone directly with your fingers, without using beauty tools!

If the skin is oily

Medium and high-density coatings are not suitable for you, only ultra-light, literally airy. When applying tone to your face, use a sponge or sponge and forget about applying tone with your fingers. Since your fingertips can transfer greasy oil from your hands directly to your skin, you are guaranteed an ugly shine!

If the skin is normal

If you have normal skin, you are one of the lucky few who can do anything! Choose whatever texture you like, but be sure to consider your skin tone. By the way, both matte and regular coatings will suit you.

5 Tips for Applying Tone for All Skin Types

1. Begin to apply the tone in the places of the greatest redness - retouch the wings of the nose and the chin area.

2. Never apply a tone to the area around the eyes, there are correctors for this.

3. If you use two shades of tone - light and dark for greater naturalness and harmony of the image, then a darker shade should be applied to the area of the cheeks, forehead, nose, chin and temples, and other areas should be "lightened".

4. Do you use your fingertips when applying makeup? While working on the cheek area, apply a little pressure to the skin with your fingers for a natural and beautiful blush.

5. If you use a beauty blender, make every movement of the accessory after the sponge touches the foundation.

Concealer: Concealer, Concealer

Toning cosmetics for the skin around the eyes should be as light, soft and flexible as possible, it should contain plant extracts, moisturizing ingredients and vitamins. Ideally, the shade of a concealer for a particularly sensitive area should match the tone of the face or be slightly lighter.

Fact! If you notice dark circles and bruises on your face, try to get enough sleep first and take longer walks in the fresh air. Although this advice works in the long term, the effect is longer and cannot be compared with the means of "masking"!

If you have not managed to cover up skin imperfections with a classic corrector for the area around the eyes, use color correctors. They are available in palettes of five or more tones and look like watercolors. Their colors are always different from skin tone and include rich shades of orange, purple, green, brown, pink, etc. They can be used in any area - on the delicate and sensitive skin of the eyelids and more dense - on the rest of the face.

• Blue under the eyes and circles are masked by the corrector with orange pigment.
• If the skin under the eyes is dull with a yellowish tint, you will need a purple corrector. It will also come in handy if you have to deal with age spots or yellow bruises that have arisen after beauty injections.
• Visually hide blue-violet veins can be a yellow tint of the corrector.
• Green veins are skillfully removed by the pink corrector. You can also use it if you want to lighten or emphasize certain areas of the face, for example, the apples of the cheeks or a tick on the upper lip.
• The most popular concealer shade among makeup artists is green, it is consumed the fastest. And all because it is able to hide from the view of others reddening of the skin, traces of post-acne, spider veins, inflammation and acne.
• After correcting the eyelid area, do not apply a layer of powder on top. The powder draws moisture from the skin cells.

Advice! The effect will be natural and beautiful if you apply the color corrector with a synthetic brush. It should be thin with a beveled edge. Take a small amount of the product on the brush, locally treat the cosmetic defect with it and gently blend it. If you did everything right, your face will take on a fresh and rested look.

Everything you need to know about face primer

The main role in creating the perfect makeup is most often assigned to the foundation. But do not forget about such a useful product as a face primer. Basically, this is a kind of makeup base. Manufacturers produce two types of this product - colorless (universal) and colored.

Colorless primers, thanks to a special optical effect, fill in the skin irregularities, visually making the face smooth and even. Reflective particles, which are also present in their composition, create the effect of flawlessly even, radiant skin.

Please note that colorless primers do not hide cosmetic imperfections of the skin, but allow those who are already doing well to look better. They, like Photoshop filters, make the images of an ordinary woman more perfect, model.

Color primers, like color correctors for localized imperfections, serve very practical purposes. Gold and bronze primers are designed to create a tanned look.

The bases of blue and white tones make the face light, hide age spots well. Green bases neutralize all redness on the face, and pink ones make the pale skin tone more "lively".

Fact! Face primers can be used both in a company with tone and solo, depending on what tasks you want to solve.

Radiant cosmetics: highlighters

Every girl has noticed more than once how great her skin looks after a vacation at seaside resorts or after procedures in a spa. If you do not have time or opportunity to regularly pamper yourself and your skin with pleasant events or relaxing treatments, a highlighter will help you create the illusion of a natural glow of the skin.

Produce "shining" cosmetics in liquid or loose form, it can be presented in the form of a cream or as a compact powder. Highlighter shades are very diverse - gold, silver, bronze, any bright and clean colors. In order not to get confused in the colors, use the tips of the makeup artists!

• When choosing a highlighter, you need to build on the natural skin tone.
• If a cold undertone prevails, highlights created by a white, pearl, silver or pink highlighter will look beautiful and organic on the face.
• If your skin is tanned or naturally yellowish, olive green, you need a golden highlighter or any warm champagne shades.

Where to put the glare? Regardless of the color or shape of the highlighter, strictly defined areas on the face are emphasized by makeup artists. The inner corners of the eyes and the lower border of the eyebrows - this makes the look clear and open. The central part of the lips or a check mark above the upper lip - for full lip volume and a beautiful smile. And the back of the nose, temples and cheekbones to emphasize the shape of the face and give the image of mystery, sexuality.

Beauty hit of recent years: cushion

A new tonal agent, which has already managed to collect rave reviews from the fair sex, is cushion. This beauty product combines the decorative properties of a good foundation with the convenience and compactness of a traditional powder. It is produced in the form of a "powder box".

In its creation, the technology of "air cushion" was used. When you press on it, the product gives out exactly as much tone as is needed to completely cover the skin of the face. In this case, the cushion lays down evenly, the effect of the mask on the face is excluded.

The color scheme of cushion shades is as rich as that of traditional foundations. The beauty novelty can transform the appearance of the skin, masterly masking all visible imperfections.

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