So since I still can't figure out how to upload videos to YouTube from my phone(the only camera I have atm) I decided to do a written makeup tutorial. It sounds kind of weird but I wanted to give it a try. Let me know if you love it or hate it.
Ok first, of course, you start out with a clean face. Apply your moisturizer to make sure makeup goes on evenly and to keep you face looking fresh all day. Depending on your skin type you want to find a face primer that suits you. I have found that if you have dry skin the Victoria's Secret makeup primer is good and if you have oily skin you might want to use a Lancome or something that has something in it to suck up the oil throughout the day. Don't forget to put on eyeshadow primer. This keeps you eyes vibrant and fresh all day, and makes the eye shadow stand out with more pigmented color. After you do all of that, put on a foundation and powder that is light. She looks pretty pale in this series so keep it light.
First Im going to start off by doing the eyes. That way if there is any fall out from the shadow you can wipe it off and then put your foundation on for even face coverage. So to start with your going to take a brown with a slightly redish pigment to it, and put it along your crease. This is going to accentuate the depth of the eye. Then take a white shadow with a slight shimmer (not to much or it could over power the look) and put that across the lid. I like to do this step after the crease shadow is on so if i get the crease on the lid I can just wipe it off and cover it. Next your going to take a brown or black eyeliner(both colors would look good with this) and line the top of your eyelid. Don't do your water line. If you want something on your water line use white, because Holland Roden has wide looking eyes. Then put on your mascara, false eyelashes are optional but if you do put them on keep them thin. The point of Lydia's look isn't her eyes, its her lips. So you want to keep the eyes a little understated so the lips pop.
Next were going to move on to the cheeks. This one is really an easy step. There are two ways you can wear the blush. One is on the apples( the round part under your eyes) or you can define your cheeks with it, which is what I usually do. How you do this is by sucking in you cheeks and making a fish face. Take the blush and run it along the line that you see there. Don't get to much as again this look is about the lips and all your doing is making your cheek bones noticeable. The color that you want to use for this is a light pink. If your skin tone is really white you should use a baby pink color, if you have darker or tan skin use a blush with a coral color to it.
While were on the cheeks go ahead and take a highlight color to the top of the apples of your cheeks. What this means is shimmery white or pink color to blend in so that the tops of your cheeks look pretty and shimmery. You can also put this on the tip of your nose and your cupids bow (the part of your upper lip that goes into a v).
On to the last part, the lips. Lydia's look is always about the lips. Big red lips are her theme. So what you want to do is find a color that suits you. Again its like with the blushes, if your tan or darker look for a coral color or a color with a slight orange tint to it. If your pretty fair look for a vibrant red or a red with a pink hue to it. If your not sure which color to use try them out on the back of your hand. I would chose between three and which ever looks the best on the back of your hand you should go with. Lip liner is optional. If you want to use it try to get as close to the lipstick color as possible. You don't want it to stand out to much. And if you want a trick to make your lips look fuller you can use the lip liner to shade in the corners of your mouth, leaving a small circle in the middle with no liner. What this does is create depth when you put on the lipstick. The part that has lip liner and lipstick should be slightly darker than the part with just lipstick, making your lips look fuller. Another trick is to take a white powder to that middle area and then blend. This also makes the lips fuller. Gloss is also optional, but if your going to use it use a clear color so it doesn't take away from the color of the lipstick.
So that is my tutorial for Lydia's makeup. If I ever get a camera or figure out how to upload videos from my phone I will put this up as my first tutorial. Hope you guys liked it an let me know what you think and if you want me to do someone else.
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