10 Steps to a Perfect Face

Step 1:  Concealer

Dot concealer on the inner corners of your eyes and blend out to cover dark shadows.  Use ring finger to gently blend.  Avoid tugging and pulling the skin in this delicate area.

Step 2:  Foundation

Apply sparingly to forehead, nose, cheeks and chin.  Using fingertips or a sponge, gently blend downward until  foundation blends invisibly.  Never apply below the jawline.

Step 3:  Powder

Apply with a puff or loose-powder brush after foundation and before powder blush.  Gently dip into powder.  Tap off excess.  Apply a light dusting across the forehead, down the nose, across the cheeks and chin, concentrating on the shiny parts of the face.

 Steps 4 & 5:  Eyeshadow

For an easy, everyday look:  Choose two shades - one light-to-medium to highlight, and one medium-to-dark to add definition.  Apply the lighter shade to the entire eyelid, starting at the lash line and going right up to the brow bone.  Apply the darker shade in the crease and extend the color outward to the outside corner of the eye.

Step 6:  Brows

Use short, feathering strokes to softly fill in with color, starting from the inner point and moving toward the end.  Comb or brush the upper edge of the brow for a "lift".

Step 7:  Blush

Start at the center of the cheek, blend up the cheekbone and diagonally out and up toward the hairline right above the ear.  Using back-and-forth motions can make the application more even.  Be careful not to put too much blush on the brush at first.  Build up the color slowly and carefully.

Step 8:  Eye Liner

Always apply eye liner as close to the lash line as possible.  For a basic application, line the upper two-thirds and the outer one-third of the bottom eyelid.  Smudge the line or overlay with complementary eyeshadow to set.

Step 9:  Mascara

Hold the wand in a vertical position.  Use the tip to color the ends of the lashes, and sweep the brush back and forth like a windshield wiper.  Turn the wand to the horizontal position, and sweep upward through the upper lashes, wiggling the brush back and forth to coat the "sides" of each lash.  Let dry and reapply.  Apply only one coat to the lower lashes.

Step 10:  Lip Liner & Lipstick

Lip Liner:  Draw a smooth line from the center to the outer corner of the top lip.  Repeat on the other side of the top lip.  Then draw a smooth line from corner to corner of the bottom lip.

Lipstick:  Apply inside lip liner, either directly from the tube or with a lip brush.