Video on How to Apply Makeup
by a professional bridal makeup artist.

Applying foundation for contouring:

I applied basic foundation prior to filming, first I used two squrts of the Mac Skin Primer - this will help your foundation last as well as protect your skin. I then applied a liquid foundation over the entire face and now you can see me applying concealer under the eye and blending it with a sponge.

Now I'm applying a stick foundation over areas that need extra coverage. It's quite thick, so it's best to use small amounts to avoid your foundation looking caked on.

Now I'm just lightly dusting the eye area with a translucent powder. For contouring the face, I use liquid or cream foundation rather than bronzes or powders. I find that this gives it the most natural finish. I using a foundation in a brown colour, about two shades darker than the Models skin tone. I apply the darker foundation below the cheek bone. I don't draw the foundation all the way down to the jaw, instead I spread it out and blend it with a sponge.

Now I'm contouring the nose, I'm drawing down the side of the nose and connecting it with the eye where the brow meets the nose and again I blend it out with a sponge. I'll go more in depth with a later video on the theory of contouring the face. As you can see, I am lining the Models face with a darker foundation and again blending out with a sponge. For a bit of a dewy look with the powder I add a little shimmer, I just dab it on to my brush and mix it in with the translucent powder and then I dust the entire face.

Applying false eyelashes:

I'm using half length false eyelashes. These are great as they are a little less obvious and blend in nicely with your own lashes. They give you length, but don't over do the eyes. In placing the lashes, I'm looking to put the lash so that the outer corner of the false lashes just very slightly goes over past the actual lash line. I'm putting the lashes on the skin but as close to the real lashes as possible.

How to do eye makeup:

Now I'm applying Mac Bare Canvas Paint on the entire eye area. I find this helps my eye shadow adhear for a longer period. I then go over the eye with a matt off white eye shadow. I don't like using shimmer under the eye brow as I find it distracts from the eyeball in photography. That's why I emphasize matt eye shadow.

Now I'm applying a matt warm brown eye shadow to the brow bone. If you are fairer go for a taupe shadow. Then I put a dark brown eye shadow in the outer crease area and blend it with the brown that we've just put on the brow bone - this adds a little more dimension to the eye.

Now I'm using a light gold peach Mac Pigment to the eye lid and see that I blend it in with the brow bone, but I don't cover up that brow too much. If need be, just tweak that eye with some more brown.Then I re-apply some matt off white eye shadow under the brow again and blend out any harsh lines. I'm using liquid eyeliner to line the lashes, this will neaten and blend the false eyelashes with your own lashes as well as draw attention to the eye.

To apply the eyeliner I draw in small strokes, starting mid way across the eye. You want the line to be smooth and neat. Start thin and you can also build up more liquid eyeliner as it pleases you.

Then taking some black eye shadow, I draw out from the end of the liquid eyeliner and connect it with the outer crease where you put that dark brown colour. This makes the liquid eyeliner look less harsh and blends the look together. Then I draw in the eye brows with a dark brown eye shadow.

I then apply mascara to the eyes - also remember to brush over the top of the lashes as well to cover any fall out from the pigment or shadow.

Now I'm drawing under the lower lashes with a dark brown pencil. This is just to add more definition to the eye - it's not to create a smokey look. I will go over this with a dark brown eye shadow just to blend it out a little and set it. I only draw about two thirds of the way across the eye, then I add a little neutral shimmer to the inner lower eye area and I blend that into the brown.Then I apply mascara to the lower lashes.

Applying the blusher:

I'm using a peach coloured blush that has a shimmer to it. I dab the blush on the apple of the cheeks and then gently sweep it over the cheek bone. I then blend the blush with the sponge.

Applying the lipstick:

I'm using a natural brown liner to the lips. This is a Napolean liner - I am using the colour Sand, I find it's the perfect lip pencil. I then apply a natural beige pink lipstick to the lips and apply some pink gloss to the inner pout.

Ask Me Makeup - with Amy B