My Makeover
My 13-step program. Clockwise from upper left.
1. Blank Canvas – Get a really close shave, wash with soap and water, moisturize skin and lips, then apply makeup primer. You can also use Lumify eyedrops to get rid of any redness.
2. Pluck, Tape and Beard Cover – get eyebrows as shaped as you can without looking too out of place, and give yourself an instant eye and neck lift with some good surgical tape. One of the few advantages of losing your hair, is that the tape sticks better. Use a reddish/orange lipstick to balance the color of my facial hair, and under eye bags if needed.
3. Concealer – I use two shades of concealer. A lighter one for under eyes, and areas that you want to highlight, then a medium for the rest of the areas that need some smoothing. This also includes my chest area.
4. Foundation – Apply a cream foundation evenly over your entire face, neck and as far down your chest as needed to even out the skin tones.
5. Powder – I use a light powder over everything to take away any shine, even out the tones and make it easier to apply a powder contour.
6. Contour and Brows – For me, it’s mostly shading on my jawline and neck, making my nose look narrower and highlighting under my eyes and the bridge of my nose. Use an eyebrow pencil to fill in and shape eyebrows.
7. Eyeliner – It definitely gets easier with practice. I have watched a lot of tutorials and the best one for me was Aly Art on YouTube youtu.be/3d1zD_3STdw . This is just one she does for eyes, but she has them for just about everything.
8. Eyeshadow – I think it is a smoky eye, but I don’t really know. A little dark shade at the bottom, light at the top and medium in the middle. I keep almost all the color on the outside half of my eyelid. I use whatever color I think is going to look good with my outfit, and sometimes a little pop of white on the inside corner of my eye, but that is starting to look like a 1990’s thing, I think.
9. Lashes and Mascara – I use glue on fake lashes most of the time, but sometimes it’s just my natural lashes with mascara. Another skill that comes with practice, and don’t use too much glue. It takes less than you think to hold them in place, at least if you’re just hanging around the house.
10. Lip Liner – I just slightly over draw my lips with a lip pencil that is a little darker than the natural shade of my lips. Over draw slightly more on the top, and only really in the middle of by bottom lip. It helps me not look so frowny.
11. Lipstick – This is the best part.
12. Hair, Dress and Accessories – Just kidding, this is really the best part. When it is all complete and that first look in the mirror
13. Okay, one more step. Smile! It took me a long time to get comfortable with my smile, but it is worth the effort.
My Makeover
My 13-step program. Clockwise from upper left.
1. Blank Canvas – Get a really close shave, wash with soap and water, moisturize skin and lips, then apply makeup primer. You can also use Lumify eyedrops to get rid of any redness.
2. Pluck, Tape and Beard Cover – get eyebrows as shaped as you can without looking too out of place, and give yourself an instant eye and neck lift with some good surgical tape. One of the few advantages of losing your hair, is that the tape sticks better. Use a reddish/orange lipstick to balance the color of my facial hair, and under eye bags if needed.
3. Concealer – I use two shades of concealer. A lighter one for under eyes, and areas that you want to highlight, then a medium for the rest of the areas that need some smoothing. This also includes my chest area.
4. Foundation – Apply a cream foundation evenly over your entire face, neck and as far down your chest as needed to even out the skin tones.
5. Powder – I use a light powder over everything to take away any shine, even out the tones and make it easier to apply a powder contour.
6. Contour and Brows – For me, it’s mostly shading on my jawline and neck, making my nose look narrower and highlighting under my eyes and the bridge of my nose. Use an eyebrow pencil to fill in and shape eyebrows.
7. Eyeliner – It definitely gets easier with practice. I have watched a lot of tutorials and the best one for me was Aly Art on YouTube youtu.be/3d1zD_3STdw . This is just one she does for eyes, but she has them for just about everything.
8. Eyeshadow – I think it is a smoky eye, but I don’t really know. A little dark shade at the bottom, light at the top and medium in the middle. I keep almost all the color on the outside half of my eyelid. I use whatever color I think is going to look good with my outfit, and sometimes a little pop of white on the inside corner of my eye, but that is starting to look like a 1990’s thing, I think.
9. Lashes and Mascara – I use glue on fake lashes most of the time, but sometimes it’s just my natural lashes with mascara. Another skill that comes with practice, and don’t use too much glue. It takes less than you think to hold them in place, at least if you’re just hanging around the house.
10. Lip Liner – I just slightly over draw my lips with a lip pencil that is a little darker than the natural shade of my lips. Over draw slightly more on the top, and only really in the middle of by bottom lip. It helps me not look so frowny.
11. Lipstick – This is the best part.
12. Hair, Dress and Accessories – Just kidding, this is really the best part. When it is all complete and that first look in the mirror
13. Okay, one more step. Smile! It took me a long time to get comfortable with my smile, but it is worth the effort.