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Step-by-Step Full Face Makeup Tutorial for Beginners

by cutilucent January 6, 2025, 2:36 pm

Makeup can be an incredible way to express oneself, but starting from scratch can feel overwhelming. This guide will take you through a complete makeup tutorial, from prepping your skin to achieving that flawless finish. Follow these steps to create a beautiful look, whether you’re getting ready for a special occasion or just want to enhance your everyday beauty.

🌟 Step 1: Prep Your Skin

The foundation of any great makeup look starts with skincare. Begin by applying a vitamin C serum to your bare skin. This helps brighten your complexion and provides a smooth base for makeup. Massage the serum into your skin and allow it to absorb fully.

Next, apply sunscreen. Use a moisturizing sunscreen like Bondi Sands SPF 50, ensuring the serum has set before you apply this layer. Massage the sunscreen into your skin thoroughly, allowing it to dry before moving on to the next step.

If your sunscreen is moisturizing enough, you may skip the moisturizer and go straight to primer. Apply the primer to your T-zone and tap it into the skin for better absorption. Wait for the primer to set before applying foundation.

💄 Step 2: Eyebrow Shaping

Start by brushing your eyebrows upward using a spoolie. For this step, you’ll need a sharp eye pencil, like the Davis Number 3. Avoid black eyeliner if you have lighter skin tones; instead, stick to browns or taupes for a more natural appearance.

Line your brows by following their natural shape. Focus on the outer corner and line outward. For a natural look, leave some space at the inner corner. Once you’ve lined the brows, use the soap brow technique by wetting a soap bar and using a spoolie to brush through the brows. This helps them stay in place.

Next, fill in your brows starting from the outer corner, using gentle strokes. Use a flat brush with a concealer two shades lighter than your skin tone to clean up around the brows. Blend the concealer downwards for a seamless look.

👁️ Step 3: Eye Shadow Application

Before applying eye shadow, set your eyelids using concealer or an eye shadow base. You can use the same concealer you used for your brows or a lighter one. Blend it across your lid using a fluffy brush.

Now it’s time to apply the eye shadow. Using the Reina Beauty Royalty palette, start with the three-dot technique: place dots of color on the midpoint of your lid, just below your brow, and before the inner corner, focusing on the midpoints. Use a small, round fluffy brush to apply a brown matte shadow on the midpoint, ensuring you hold the brush sideways to prevent spreading.

After applying the first shade, use a larger fluffy brush with a lighter shade to blend the edges softly. Employ circular motions, starting from the outer corner and moving inward. This will create a gradient effect.

🎨 Step 4: Adding Color and Definition

For a colorful look, start applying colorful eye shadow shades, such as purple, orange, and yellow, ensuring they blend seamlessly into one another.

Using an angled brush, apply black eye shadow to create a winged effect without using liquid eyeliner. Start from the lower side and blend upwards, ensuring the wing tapers off towards the top. Blend the edges with the transition shade you used earlier.

✨ Step 5: Foundation Application

Now that your eyes are done, move on to foundation. Use the NARS foundation in the shade Macao, applying it with a damp beauty blender for a flawless finish. Start from the cheek area and tap the foundation into your skin, avoiding the under-eye area.

Blend upwards and outwards, ensuring a smooth finish. Use the remaining product on your beauty blender for areas like your forehead and nose, applying very little product to these regions.

🌈 Step 6: Highlighting and Concealing

Next, it’s time to highlight and conceal. Use a concealer that’s two shades lighter than your foundation to highlight under your eyes, the bridge of your nose, and the center of your forehead. Blend this in gently to avoid harsh lines.

Use a finishing powder to set your highlighted areas, focusing on the under-eye region to prevent creasing. The powder should match the shade of your concealer. For a brighter look, use a banana powder or a loose setting powder.

🌟 Step 7: Contouring

To contour, determine the areas you want to sculpt. Use the two-finger rule to find where to place your cheek contour: one finger under your nose and another above your ear. Apply contour powder that’s two shades darker than your skin tone.

Blend upwards from the hairline towards your cheeks and use the remaining product for your forehead. If you want to contour your nose, use an angled brush and blend it into the eye shadow for a cohesive look.

🔄 Step 8: Finalizing the Look

Now, add some color to your lips. Start with a lip liner to outline your lips, ensuring it’s blended well. For a nude lip, apply a cream blush as lipstick, blending it in for a soft hue. Add a bit of bright concealer to the center for dimension and finish with a clear gloss on top.

Finally, set your makeup with a generous spritz of setting spray. This will help everything stay in place and give you a beautiful finish.

🎉 Conclusion

And there you have it! A full-face makeup tutorial for beginners that covers all the essential steps. Practice makes perfect, so don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t turn out perfectly the first time. Enjoy the process, and most importantly, have fun expressing yourself through makeup!