Makeup Face

Face

Concealer

Concealer instantly helps correct the look of blemishes and other changes in your skin. It can be worn under foundation to hide dark circles and other discolorations – and kept on hand for quick touch-ups.

Application Tips

  • Choose a color slightly lighter than your skin tone. Get help from a local beauty professional or Look Good Feel Better cosmetologist if you don’t already have a shade that works or if choosing becomes tricky.
  • Choose a stick or creamy formula to avoid drying your skin.
  • Dot concealer where needed and use your fingertips to pat and blend into the skin. Follow with your favorite foundation.
  • If concealer isn’t enough to hide your dark circles, consider using a color corrector. Choose a pinkish shade to neutralize pink-blue circles. Use a peach-toned corrector to camouflage darker, purple or brown circles.
  • Make sure to check with your doctor before applying concealer to treated or healing areas.

Foundation

Foundation is the best way to create a healthy, even skin tone – particularly if you feel pale or sallow. If you don’t normally wear foundation, a tinted moisturizer is a good alternative.

Application Tips

  • Swatch a few shades onto your cheek or jawline – the shade that disappears is the one for you. Make sure to do this in natural light. If you’re in a department store, this may entail stepping outside with a hand-held mirror.
  • Get help from a local beauty professional or a Look Good Feel Better cosmetologist if you don’t already have a shade that works, or if choosing becomes tricky.
  • Try a liquid, cream, or moisturizing formula if your skin feels dry or dehydrated. It will also be easier to blend into delicate skin.
  • Dot foundation on your forehead, cheeks, chin, and nose and blend with a wedge-shaped sponge or clean fingertips. A foundation brush is a great also a great option, especially for fuller coverage.

Powder

Application Tips

  • Dust oilier skin with a translucent or light-colored loose powder to set your makeup and help control shine.
  • Use pressed powder for touch-ups throughout the day.
  • Skip powder if your skin is dry.

Blush

Nothing looks more vibrant than a seemingly natural glow. Blush is one of the easiest ways to start looking healthier – and it takes moments to achieve.

Application Tips

  • Find a powder blush in a shade that complements your skin tone: subtle rose for light skin, rose/subtle plum for medium skin, or deep rose/plum/bronze for dark skin. You might already have one that works.
  • Sweep blush over your cheekbones and toward your ears. A great way to do this is to smile at the mirror and start at the apple of your cheek.
  • Wash the brush regularly with shampoo and let it air-dry.
  • If you are puffy or feeling gaunt, try a brown-toned blush or bronzer to create contour under the cheekbones. A local beauty professional or Look Good Feel Better cosmetologist can help you find the right shade and technique to offset these changes.
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