I lightly apply the initial product with a flat, concealer brush or fingertip (depending on the concealer’s packaging), and then I use a fluffy, highlighting brush (but synthetic) for blending and lightly buffing the product into the area. Alternatively, a fluffy eyeshadow blending brush works...
I usually place several splotches/dots of product all over my face (one or two on each cheek, forehead, down the nose, chin) and then use a Real Techniques Expert Face brush to spread, blend, and buff the product. I usually use the brush first to spread and create more splotches, then blend...
Anastasia’s Aurora Glow Kit! I think it’s really fun but one fo those products that definitely is more noticeably different in person than in photos.
Laura Geller’s liquid illuminators – they’re just so sheer, and I’m not keen on the sponge applicator.
I use SUQQU’s Cleansing Oil (it’s okay, nothing special and reeks of perfume, would never repurchase) and Shiseido Eye & Lip Makeup Remover to remove makeup, then Differin and Tatcha Triple Smoothing Cream.
I’m using Sephora’s rose-scented cream cleanser in the shower, and then Shiseido Ibuki Protective Moisturizer and Drunk Elephant Hydration Serum for moisturizing. If I actually leave the house, I end up needing a real sunscreen because Shiseido moisturizer has so little SPF in it and is so thin...
The easiest is to create gradients of similar undertones/shades going from light to dark. After using it a few times like that, then I start trying shades I might not have used yet and trying to build around them.
I don’t! The makeup I wear from day to day doesn’t vary based on it being a weekday vs. weekend, but that’s because I’m the boss at my work 😉
Solid longevity for base products, cheek colors, liners, eyeshadows, etc. is about eight hours — it should look good for most of those eight hours and then start fading/going downhill. For lip products, it would depend on the type, but four to five for traditional lipstick and three to four hours...
