Makeup (products). Part 1: Face

Hi friends. Today I want to talk about different makeup products and the place you should use them, some might have different uses depending on the person and the method of application. I won't talk about skin care, just makeup.

I highly recommend that before applying any makeup, your face should be clean.

When you apply makeup, you can start with your face or with your eyes depending how powdery eyeshadows can be or if you see any fall out on your cheeks (after application). If it's powdery eyes can go first, in order to prevent ruining the makeup. Piece of advice: if you buy a new eyeshadow, I highly recommend applying it first so you can see if there's any fall out for future applications.
Also, for applying makeup you can use any of the following: fingertips, brushes, beauty sponges and/or the applicator that comes with the product. Maybe you will use one, a couple or all when applying a product, this will be as a personal preference.
Is it necessary to use all the products I will mention? No. I will make posts about them.

I will split the products in three groups: face, eyes and lips.

On this post I will talk about face as a whole.

Face

1. Primer: this goes before the foundation and prevents it from moving round. Some have skin care properties, others are color correcting, pore minimizing, etc.
Where to apply?: all over the face or the areas you want, depending on the primer or personal preference. You can apply as many primers as you like, as long as they have different "functions" in different areas of the face.

2. Foundation: evens the skin tone. The coverage could be sheer or light, medium or full. The finish could be: matte, satin, natural, dewy. They can be made for a specific skin type: oily, normal to oily, normal, dry to normal, dry, sensitive, acne-prone. And they also are meant for our skin tones and undertones: the range is how many color options a brand has, from the lightest to the darkest (fair or porcelain, light, light/medium, medium, tan, deep and dark, even deep dark), and made for the undertone you might have: warm, neutral or cool. Foundations can be found in a cream, liquid, whipped, powder, mousse, cushion, foam and aerosol form. There are also BB cream, CC cream and DD cream that can be included in this category. I have heard of EE creams.
Where to apply?: All over the face, including neck and earlobes for even the skin tone.

3. Concealer: they are meant to be used for dark circles (the area under the eyes), for blemishes (pimples) and for illuminating* (contrast). Some are color correctors too, and they should be used before the regular concealer and the foundation. Note: if you use concealer for dark circles, try to avoid applying foundation in that area; if you use a color corrector you should use less product (less is more). Some color correctors can be found as primers.
Where to apply?: over dark circles, blemishes, scars (color corrector if needed).

4. Powder: to lock the foundation (except powder foundations) and the concealer in the place we just applied them, we use powder; also known as setting powder. It could be loose powder or pressed powder. It could be translucent or have some tint to it.

Where to apply?: over the foundation and concealer of cream or liquid form.

5. Contour*: natural shadows on our face. Can be found in different brown shades, some are more warm based, others are more cool based. It can be found as a: stick, powder, cream, cushion, whipped, liquid, aerosol.

6. Highlighter*: bring some shine to certain areas of the face. It could be found in a stick, cream, liquid, aerosol, cushion, whipped, powder (loose and pressed) form.

7. Blush: to bring life to the cheeks. It could be found in a stick, cream, liquid, aerosol, cushion, whipped, powder (loose and pressed) form. Different shades and colors, and finishes, from matte to more metallic.
Where to apply?: on the apples of the cheecks and blending upwards and towards the sideburn/ear.

8. Bronzer: brings some life to the face or "sun touch" to the skin. Different shades, and finishes, from matte to more metallic, and different presentations, most commonly found as pressed powder.

Where to apply? perimeter of the face and sometimes under the cheekbone/blush area.

9. Setting Spray: in a spray form, some can be used as primers. Use for locking the makeup, make it one with the skin and some will make the whole makeup last longer.
Where to apply?: spray all over the face (following the product's instructions).

See you next post!

*this will be a post on its own.
Note: the images are illustrative only, depending on each one of us those products can be excellent or be a total disaster.

Next post Part 2: eyes and lips.