1. Before all this, you should eat breakfast! Not only will it give you a great energy boost before you head off to school, but it will give you a nice pink in your cheeks and pink lips, and keep you refreshed throughout the day. It is just stupid and ridiculous to skip it, and without it you'll look malnutritioned and people will ask you why you look so tired, which is never a good thing.
2. Clean your face with your favorite face cleanser. You shouldn't use some that dry up spots, as it will make your skin too dried. Opt for Witch Oil Control Face Cleanser, or Garnier Exfo-Brusher Wash. They both make your skin feel silky smooth without making your skin greasy or dry.
3. After that, apply a tiny bit of moisturizer. If you apply too much, your face will look greasy instead of feeling well moisturized and healthy.
4. Apply foundation evenly onto the skin. Always try and find the lightest foundation to match your skin tone, not too light that it makes you look extremely pale, but not too dark that it makes you look like an orange. Apply it down onto your neck and your jaw bone and temples too, so that there's no streaks.
5. Apply your favorite concealer. Remember to go over dark circles under your eyes and any blemishes or unattractive marks.
6. Following this apply powder. It should be a little lighter than your foundation. Wearing powder will help your make-up stay on longer and reduces shine of grease on your skin.
7. Apply mascara. For school, it is recommended that you go for a more natural look, so a light application of mascara is all that is needed.
8. Eye liner. Apply either along the top of your lashes or along your bottom lash line. Applying all around the eye can sometimes be too much for a light daytime look (and if you have small eyes or pale skin may look too gothic). Blacks, greys and browns are the best colours to look natural but you will have to look at your skin colour and hair colour to see what will suit you. In general people with tanned or darker skin tones can usually get away with harsher blacks.
9.Don't forget the lipgloss or lipstick! It's a perfect finishing touch.
Tips
- Before all this, you should eat breakfast! Not only will it give you a great energy boost before you head off to school, but it will give you a nice pink in your cheeks and pink lips, and keep you refreshed throughout the day.
- If you are in middle school then just keep it simple. Most kids this age won't be allowed or expected to wear make-up so just add a slick of natural coloured lipgloss! As you get older you can experiment with different types of makeup and different colours!
- Most guys don't like heavy makeup, so keep it very simple and very clean.
- Keep your eyebrows groomed!
- It is important to look healthy. If you have acne, buy a product to keep breaks-outs under control. Too pale? Get a little sun, but don't overdo it.
- Don't feel obligated to wear make-up, only wear if you need it or really want it. It's not a necessity!
- If you're to pale and want a tan use a daily moisturizer and apply before foundation and once you wipe your make-up off apply again and you will have a sunless tan by 7 days!
- Always blend you're foundation down your neck, but if you're going to school make sure it doesn't go on your collar of your shirt.
- Don't make yourself orange because your mom will go mad!
- For dark skin girls you just have to make sure that you don't use colours that is too bright for you skin e.g green eyeshadow is a big NO. a light colored eye shadow with shine is fine.
- Use a sheer gloss it is very good it exemplifies you lips and shows how luscious it is.
- If you are using eyeshadow, liner, or both, a primer is a good idea as it will help your eye makeup to stay on longer without migrating and/or fading.
- You could also put on a little bit of eyeshadow like very light pinks and natural browny colours.
- Remember, Make up is to enhance your looks, not to cover them up.
Warnings
- Find a face wash that works for your skin type. Not every face wash works for everyone.
- You should only wash your face two times a day: in the morning and before you go to bed. If you wash your face too much, your face will get really dried out.
- Keep your hair off of your face whenever you can to avoid making your face oily.
- Avoid touching your face at all, the oil on your fingers will get on your face and make your face very greasy. Always, always, always wash your hands before touching your face.
- Always use a new face cleanser for a few weeks before you decide if it works. Changing your face regimen may result in acne, so don't judge quickly.
- Check your makeup in natural sunlight. Some bad mistakes girls make are too much rouge, globby mascara, dark lipliner, penciled eyebrows or overplucked eyebrows, strange-colored eyeshadow or foundation that is the wrong color - all because it looked fine in their crummy bathroom light.
- Get good lighting. Natural light is often best so try to have a mirror next to your window in the bathroom. Your makeup will probably look better because of this.
- If your Mom or big sister wear too much makeup it doesn't mean you have to. The natural look with good skin is so much prettier.
- If you have light skin and you have gotten a tan you should to make sure that you tan doesn't look too orange or it may destroy the look you are going for.
- If you apply your eye pencil to the inside of your bottom lid be sure you sharpen it afterward to reduce the risk of eye infection.( if you buy liquid eye pencil it makes this much easier!)