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Hello girls!!! This is my "Eureka" tutorial!!! For the ones of you who are not familiar with my Eureka moments; this represents application of mineral makeup WET rather than the dry powder. So, here we go!
1) Start with a clean face.... Look how uneven my skin is!!! You will witness a miracle here today! LOL
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2) Apply a primer! No mineral makeup application should be done without a primer, in my opinion. I am using Smashbox Photofinish with Dermaxyl complex.
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3) Apply concealer. Now, if you do a regular (dry) mineral makeup application, you don't necessarily need concealer. You can apply the foundation powder on the areas that you want to conceal with a concealer brush, before and/or after applying foundation. HOWEVER, this technique doesnt work well with the wet minerals because the wet and dry minerals have slighlty different colors. So I suggest applying your concealer before applying the foundation. I am using MAC select cover up in NC35.
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4) Now we are going to spritz our brush. You can use MAC Fix+, Avene thermal water, Evian water, any sort of water that comes in a spritz container!!!! LOL. The results will be very similar. If you dont have such products, you can try a bit of tap water applied to your brush too (although I never tried this).
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5) I spritz the Kabuki 3 or 4 times. You dont want to soak it, just moist it.
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6) This is the amount of foundation that I use to cover half my face and my entire forehead:
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7) Swirl your moist kabuki on your lid. No need to tap (brush is wet).
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8) This is how it looks like on the brush... slightly wet but not soaking wet.
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9) Since my kabuki is so big, I like to sweep it across the right side of my face once, then across my forehead once, then on my nose and cheeks last ( I do this because I avoid putting a lot of product on my nose and cheeks, otherwise it would make my pores look huge). Then, I buff the foundation evenly on my forehead and right side of my face. Buff it until it is natural looking and even. It doesnt take long at all, just a few seconds.
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10) This is the amount of product that I use on the left side of my face (slightly less because I already applied foundation to my forehead).
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11) Repeat the application on the left side of your face.
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12) This is my skin after foundation application... Better, huh??
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13) Now get your mineral veil, finishing dust, finishing poweder, or whatever you call it.
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14) The amount of veil/ finishing dust is completely up to you. I dont like to use a loooot so that my face doesnt look powdery. This is enough for my whole face:
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15) Use any powder brush.
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16) Swirl the brush on the lid (with the veil)
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17) Tap off the excess.
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18) Then buff it on your skin. No need to buff a lot, just apply it until it is even.
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19) This is my face after foundation and veil.
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20) Now we are going to move on to Eureka#3, which is the wet blush application! Fun fun! This is the amount of blush I use for one cheek. (I am using Bare Escentuals' Hint blush).
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21) Spritz Fix+ or Avene water or whatever you want (LOL) on your blush brush 2 or 3 times.
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22) Swirl the blush on the lid. No need to tap.
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23) This is how the blush looks on the brush.
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24) Apply it on your cheek. Since it is wet, it is going to be like a cheek stain. Therefore, I like to do one sweep from the apple upwards towards the hairline, then you can go back with the brush and blend it a bit.
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25) This is how the blush looks on the face... The wet application makes it looks so shimery!!! I love it!
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26) Look at the difference between my left and righ cheeks!
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27) Put the same amount of blush on the lid, spritz the brush one more time, and repeat the application on your other cheek.
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28) Final look after blush application:
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29) Now we are going to move on to a mineral lip look. I am using Bare Escentual's glee all over face color. You can use any mineral blush or eyeshadow you want!
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30) dab your finger into the product
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31) Tap the product on your lips.
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32)This is how it looks on the lips, it has almost no color, you must be thinking I am crazy, right???
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33) Get a clear lipgloss. I am using MAC's Elaborate.
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34) Apply the clear lipgloss on your lips, on top of the mineral blush.
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35) ta-daaaaa!!!! Do you still think I am crazy??? hahhaa. Instant color!!!!
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So there you go!!!! Now you can go and apply some neutral eyeshadows and a coat or 2 of mascara, and you are ready to go out and fool everyone!! (They will be thinking that you were born a natural beauty!! But you and I know the secret, right???)
36) For this neutral look I did a very quick application of Bare Escentual's Precious on the inner 2/3 of the lid, Tan Lines in the outer 1/3 and crease, and White gold on the Browbone. I also used Covergirl's Lash Exact Mascara.
Here's the final me... Compare the before and after!!! UGH!
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I hope you liked the tutorial!
Now scream: EUREKA!!!!!
1) Start with a clean face.... Look how uneven my skin is!!! You will witness a miracle here today! LOL
Attachment 25141
2) Apply a primer! No mineral makeup application should be done without a primer, in my opinion. I am using Smashbox Photofinish with Dermaxyl complex.
Attachment 25142
3) Apply concealer. Now, if you do a regular (dry) mineral makeup application, you don't necessarily need concealer. You can apply the foundation powder on the areas that you want to conceal with a concealer brush, before and/or after applying foundation. HOWEVER, this technique doesnt work well with the wet minerals because the wet and dry minerals have slighlty different colors. So I suggest applying your concealer before applying the foundation. I am using MAC select cover up in NC35.
Attachment 25143Attachment 25144
4) Now we are going to spritz our brush. You can use MAC Fix+, Avene thermal water, Evian water, any sort of water that comes in a spritz container!!!! LOL. The results will be very similar. If you dont have such products, you can try a bit of tap water applied to your brush too (although I never tried this).
Attachment 25145
5) I spritz the Kabuki 3 or 4 times. You dont want to soak it, just moist it.
Attachment 25146
6) This is the amount of foundation that I use to cover half my face and my entire forehead:
Attachment 25147
7) Swirl your moist kabuki on your lid. No need to tap (brush is wet).
Attachment 25148
8) This is how it looks like on the brush... slightly wet but not soaking wet.
Attachment 25149
9) Since my kabuki is so big, I like to sweep it across the right side of my face once, then across my forehead once, then on my nose and cheeks last ( I do this because I avoid putting a lot of product on my nose and cheeks, otherwise it would make my pores look huge). Then, I buff the foundation evenly on my forehead and right side of my face. Buff it until it is natural looking and even. It doesnt take long at all, just a few seconds.
Attachment 25150Attachment 25151Attachment 25152
10) This is the amount of product that I use on the left side of my face (slightly less because I already applied foundation to my forehead).
Attachment 25153
11) Repeat the application on the left side of your face.
Attachment 25154
12) This is my skin after foundation application... Better, huh??
Attachment 25155
13) Now get your mineral veil, finishing dust, finishing poweder, or whatever you call it.
Attachment 25156
14) The amount of veil/ finishing dust is completely up to you. I dont like to use a loooot so that my face doesnt look powdery. This is enough for my whole face:
Attachment 25157
15) Use any powder brush.
Attachment 25158
16) Swirl the brush on the lid (with the veil)
Attachment 25159
17) Tap off the excess.
Attachment 25160
18) Then buff it on your skin. No need to buff a lot, just apply it until it is even.
Attachment 25161
19) This is my face after foundation and veil.
Attachment 25162
20) Now we are going to move on to Eureka#3, which is the wet blush application! Fun fun! This is the amount of blush I use for one cheek. (I am using Bare Escentuals' Hint blush).
Attachment 25163
21) Spritz Fix+ or Avene water or whatever you want (LOL) on your blush brush 2 or 3 times.
Attachment 25164
22) Swirl the blush on the lid. No need to tap.
Attachment 25165
23) This is how the blush looks on the brush.
Attachment 25166
24) Apply it on your cheek. Since it is wet, it is going to be like a cheek stain. Therefore, I like to do one sweep from the apple upwards towards the hairline, then you can go back with the brush and blend it a bit.
Attachment 25167
25) This is how the blush looks on the face... The wet application makes it looks so shimery!!! I love it!
Attachment 25168
26) Look at the difference between my left and righ cheeks!
Attachment 25169
27) Put the same amount of blush on the lid, spritz the brush one more time, and repeat the application on your other cheek.
Attachment 25170
28) Final look after blush application:
Attachment 25171
29) Now we are going to move on to a mineral lip look. I am using Bare Escentual's glee all over face color. You can use any mineral blush or eyeshadow you want!
Attachment 25172
30) dab your finger into the product
Attachment 25173
31) Tap the product on your lips.
Attachment 25174
32)This is how it looks on the lips, it has almost no color, you must be thinking I am crazy, right???
Attachment 25175
33) Get a clear lipgloss. I am using MAC's Elaborate.
Attachment 25176
34) Apply the clear lipgloss on your lips, on top of the mineral blush.
Attachment 25177
35) ta-daaaaa!!!! Do you still think I am crazy??? hahhaa. Instant color!!!!
Attachment 25178
So there you go!!!! Now you can go and apply some neutral eyeshadows and a coat or 2 of mascara, and you are ready to go out and fool everyone!! (They will be thinking that you were born a natural beauty!! But you and I know the secret, right???)
36) For this neutral look I did a very quick application of Bare Escentual's Precious on the inner 2/3 of the lid, Tan Lines in the outer 1/3 and crease, and White gold on the Browbone. I also used Covergirl's Lash Exact Mascara.
Here's the final me... Compare the before and after!!! UGH!
Attachment 25179Attachment 25180
I hope you liked the tutorial!