Basically Beauty Basics: Concealing Blemishes

So let’s face it, no one has PERFECT skin. Sure, some people have been given the gift of really good skin. However there’s always that little bump or blemish that pops up unexpectedly. No need to fret however, concealer is here to have the day. I’ll show you how to cover those nasty blemishes and give the illusion that you do in fact have that perfect face.

How to Conceal Blemishes
1. Your first step is not to worry. Everyone gets a zit every once in a while. It’s not the end of the world. All you need to do is calm down and gather your supplies. You’ll need a nice creamy concealer, a concealer brush, and a foundation brush in order to blend everything together. Here I used Neutrogena’s mineral concealer in Buff and for my brushes I used my Essence of Beauty conceal/foundation brush


2. Before you begin to conceal anything make sure that your face is moisturized. A moisturized face makes for a better canvas. After you have moisturized, dip your concealer brush in the concealer and begin to apply it to the spots needed on your face. You don’t want it too heavy but enough to cover the blemish.

3. After you have all the spots you want concealed covered, take your foundation brush and blend the concealer so it blends seamlessly into your skin giving you that flawless coverage. Make sure you get every single spot.

4. Once everything is blended, you’ll want to set the concealer, the Neutrogena concealer I’m using has a translucent setting powder on the bottom. But any kind of setting powder will work. If your using a powder foundation you can skip this part, but I still like to set it just to help it last longer. To set your concealer dip a clean concealer brush into the power and pat it over the spots that you had concealed. Make sure to blend and see to it that none of the powder is seen, this is why a translucent powder is amazing.

5. Now that you have set your concealer you can move onto your foundation, or if you just needed to cover a few spots, you can rock the natural look.

If you have any questions or any other ideas for Basically Beauty Basics feel free to contact me either through youtube or via email: marsmunster@gmail.com



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Vintage Green Tutorial: Golds and Greens

Well, it’s kinda funny because I couldn’t figure out how to do my makeup. Usually I find a shirt I’m gonna wear and then do my makeup based on the outfit. So I started to do my makeup and I came up with this look. It was so bizarre because I found this old shirt that I hadn’t worn in forever. I didn’t take pictures while I was doing the look because I’m a dork butt. I have the list of stuff I used! So enjoy!



Things Used in this Look:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion: All over the lid and browbone

Revlon Revlon Cream Shadow in Not Just Nudes: All over the lid

HIP Duo in Gilded: The gold side all over the lid

NYX Eye Shadow in Lime Green: The outer two thirds on the lid

NYX Eye Shadow in Green Tea: Crease

NYX Eye Shadow in Aloha: Highlight

Jane Mineral Eyeliner in Black

Covergirl Lash Blast Mascara





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Chelsea

Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara Review

This is one of those makeup products who had a commercial. Let’s face it, if a product is on TV there’s gonna be a lot of hype. This mascara is no exception. So I joined the craze and I went out and I bought it. This is what I think:




Product: 4/5 out of 5
Packaging: 4 out of 5
Quality: 4 out of 5
Overall: 4 out of 5
Would I buy again? Indeed
Where to buy: Any local drugstore that sells Maybelline, you can also purchase it online
Price:
$7-9; like most things you can sometimes get it during a sale and in which you can bbuy one get one or get it half off. Just look around.

PROS:
-It has possibly the world’s cutest packaging
-The wand has a wonderful brush that goes from narrow to wide which is good for inner lashes.
-A nice lengthening and separating formula
-B5 vitamin which nourishes the lashes
CONS:
-It really doesn’t do much for volumizing the lashes
-It says that it has a paten shine, but in reality it’s just a wet look. It’s not really a bad thing but it doesn’t do what it says it does.
-It’s not water proof D:

Overall?
I really do like this product, the packaging sucked me in, I’m a sucker for cute things. This bottle is definitely cute. I really can see a difference in my lashes when I have it on and when I don’t. I feel like I need to do a little bit of a comparison though. If it was between this mascara and covergirl’s lashblast. Covergirl would take the cake. I think my number one complaint is about the product is that it’s not waterproof. Now there isn’t any flaking which is good, but if you rub your eyes or tear up you’re going to have raccoon eyes. So really just be careful on the days your wear this mascara and try not to rub your eyes that much. Overall though, it’s a really nice mascara. I’d definitely recommend it to a friend and buy it again!
Before

Application

After




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