Basic Application Techniques
30 articles
Your foundation looks perfect at 8am. By noon, it's sliding. Knowing how to apply setting spray correctly is the difference…
Liquid blush is one of those products that looks intimidating until the first time it actually works on you. Knowing…
Most makeup routines fall apart not because of the foundation or concealer, but because of what comes after. Knowing how…
Flaky, rough lips don't respond to more balm. They respond to removing the dead skin first. Learning how to exfoliate…
Most people skip primer and wonder why their foundation looks worn out by noon. Knowing how to use makeup primer…
Your foundation is only as good as what is underneath it. Knowing how to prep skin before makeup is the…
Blush is one of those products that can completely change a face in under a minute. But the shade is…
Most people are using setting powder wrong, and the result shows up by noon. Knowing how to apply setting powder…
A brush can do a lot of things. But for a streak-free, skin-like finish, nothing beats knowing how to apply…
Most people learn how to apply foundation by trial and error. That gets expensive fast. The right technique changes everything,…
Baked makeup looks simple until you actually try it. Knowing how to apply Laura Geller makeup correctly makes the difference…
The wrong highlighter on mature skin doesn't just fail to glow. It settles into fine lines, clings to dry patches,…
Knowing how to use highlighter makeup correctly is the difference between a stripe of shimmer and an actual glow. Most…
Cream blush is one of those products that looks effortless on everyone else and inexplicably patchy on you. Sound familiar?…
Most makeup that breaks down, pills, or looks cakey by noon is not a product problem. It is a sequencing…
Most people own a concealer. Far fewer know how to actually use it well. Knowing how to use concealer correctly…
Two red lipsticks can look almost identical in the tube and completely different on your lips. The difference comes down…
A swipe of gloss over lipstick can make your lips look fuller, more dimensional, and glossy in all the right…
Black lipstick scares people. Not because it looks bad, but because one wobbly line and the whole thing falls apart.…
You apply a perfect red lip. An hour later, color bleeds into every fine line around your mouth. Learning how…
You applied the perfect red lip. Twenty minutes later, it's on your coffee cup, your teeth, and somehow your chin.…
One lipstick shade is safe. Two makes people look twice. Learning how to get two toned lips opens up a…
You spent 10 minutes perfecting your lip color. Then you smiled. Red smeared across your front teeth. Classic. Learning how…
Your lipstick fades halfway through lunch. Sound familiar? Learning how to set lipstick with powder changes everything. This technique locks…
Thin lips and bold lipstick can absolutely work together. You just need the right technique. Learning how to apply lipstick…
Red lipstick intimidates people. The bold pigment shows every mistake, every uneven edge, every smudge. But learning how to apply…
You spent ten minutes perfecting your lip color. An hour later, it looks like a crime scene around your mouth.…
You applied the perfect shade. Two hours later, it's gone. Learning how to keep lipstick on all day isn't about…
You spend five minutes perfecting your lip color. Two hours later, it's gone. Learning how to make lipstick last longer…
Struggling with keeping your lipstick intact while enjoying your meal? You're not alone. Eating with lipstick can be a challenge, but…