Apply Make-Up

People love beauty. There are many ways to become beautiful, such as dressing properly or putting make-up on one's face appropriately. In my opinion, the latter is much more difficult to do than the former. According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, make-up means "substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive." Although some people think applying make-up is merely a way to cover ugly things, I believe that I can be more confident of myself after I apply cosmetics to my face. While I know many girls do very awesome jobs of applying their make-up, some still make many mistakes. For example, many girls' foundations do not match their skin tones. So I want to take my personal secret as a simple step-by-step tutorial of putting on make-up correctly for them.

First, I prepare all the gadgets I need at hand. I take out my favorite face cream and a liquid foundation which matches my skin color. I get a medicated concealer for my acne next. Then, I choose an eyebrow pencil whose shade is close to the color of my hair, and a liquid liner for facilitating the eyebrow pencil lining my eyelash line. In addition, I choose an earth-toned eye shadow, because it not only matches my skin color but also has a natural effect upon a good complexion. I prefer black mascara because it makes my eyelashes longer. Moreover, I choose my favorite lip balm which provides the moisture to my lips. I take out my favorite lip pencil and some cotton swabs. After that, I pick a pink liquid lip gloss since pink makes me look the best. That's all I need to prepare for my whole procedure.

Second, I will start to apply make-up to my skin. I put on my face cream first because I want to moisturize my skin. Afterward, I use a sponge to blend the liquid foundation, stippling across my forehead to hairline. Then, I use the rest of the liquid foundation on my sponge to dot under my jawline. Next, I use a brush to blend the liquid foundation and stipple all over my face. After using my liquid foundation, I use my finger to dab a little bit of concealer to cover acne. For the dark circles under my eyes, I move my finger gently and quickly dot the concealer on them to make sure all the surfaces are covered. That's all I have to do for the make-up to my skin.

Third is the most important part of my make-up procedure, which is the eye portion. Beginning with shaping of my eyebrows, from the inner corner to the highest point of the eyebrow arch, I pluck my eyebrows expertly. Next, I apply the liquid eyeliner to circle my eyes from the middle of the upper and lower lash line outward. Immediately, I finish the line from the inner corner to the middle of my eyes. Then, I dab the earth-toned eye shadow to the eyelid and then apply it on the areas under the lower lash lines. However, I do not extend the eye shadow above the crease. After that, I hold the brush of my mascara wiggling it from the roots