How to Apply Makeup in High School

Developing your skin care regime

Wash your face. Use a cleanser to do this until your face is clean, and then dry your face.

Come up with a skin care routine, one that fits your specific type of skin. Make sure to use everything if necessary; Exfoliator, Moisturizer, Cleanser, Toner, etc. (A good brand would be Clinique).

Even out your skin tone. What you need totally depends on your skin tone. If your skin is "bad", a good foundation is totally fine as long as you blend well and remove it every night. Concealer is to be use sparingly for little problem spots as it can look cakey. If your skin is nice, go for a tinted moisturizer or BB Cream; it will give you a healthy glow. ^^Set that with translucent or bronzing powder.

Using eye makeup

Prime your eyes before doing eyeshadow. The helps your eyeshadow to last longer. If you don't have an eye primer, the look of foundation, cream bases, or concealer will do the job too. Using a fluffy brush will blend the shadow.

Apply a natural-looking (if wanted shimmery) eyeshadow to your eyelids. If you feel it, feel free to use a soft gray instead. For more definition: sweep a darker shade into the crease and outer corner and highlight your brow-bone with a light shade.

Line your lower lash line/waterline. It will give great subtle definition if used properly! If you have ex. brown eyes, they will look great with a pop of purple, blue or green beneath the eye, but feel free to stick to black, charcoal, or brown. If your eyes are small, a white or peach line on your waterline will open them up.

If you want your eyelashes to look thicker and darker, blend an eyeliner into the upper lashes - liquid, pencil, or gel, it's totally up to you! If it really suits you, you can also wing out your liner for a dramatic and trendy effect!

Curl your eyelashes lightly to prep them for easy mascara application. If they're naturally curly though, you can skip this step!

Use one or two coats of a mascara that goes well with your hair color. If you're a brunette, black (or clear if your lashes are already really black) is most likely the color for you. If blonde or red-head, you might want to opt for a brown, dark brown, or black/brown.

Use a brow grooming brush. It makes your eyebrows look a lot better, and helps your makeup look ten times better.

Applying face makeup

Use a blush to add color to the cheek. It's your choice whether to go for blush or not. If you want to, cream blushes are a great idea since their finish is really natural and dewy. If your skin tends to get super-oily though, powder blushes are great. Use a rosy, peachy, or berry color depending on your natural flush.

Set your makeup with a setting powder. This will help it to last. Setting your makeup will help it last longer and help it not wear off throughout the day.

Applying lip makeup

Add color. If wanted, apply a fun lip color. Make sure it's not too bold! A natural flush or naturally nuded-out lips are the way to go. Use a balm before-hand! Or just use gloss.

Finish off with lip gloss or lip balm.