4 STEPS TO PREP 'EM PRETTY

LADIES AND GENTS. . .ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF YOUR WAKE UP AND MAKE UP ROUTINE IS PREPPING THE SKIN! HEALTHY, SMOOTH SKIN GIVES A MORE YOUTHFUL, GLOWING LOOK. BUT DON'T FRET IF YOUR SKIN ISN'T PERFECT, THATS WHAT MAKEUP IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR ONCE YOU KNOW THE PROPER COLORS AND APPLICATION TECHNIQUES. CONCEALING IS ANOTHER DAY IN THE BLIBLE THOUGH BECAUSE TODAY IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PREP.

STEP 1: ALWAYS START WITH A FRESH FACE. MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU APPLY ANYTHING THAT YOUR FACE IS CLEAN AND READY TO PREP 'EM PRETTY. I ALWAYS WASH MY MAKE UP OFF AT NIGHT (SO IMPORTANT!) BUT IN THE MORNING I PERSONALLY USE NEUTROGENA MAKEUP REMOVER WIPES. MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE NEUTROGENA MAKEUP REMOVER CLEANSING WIPES ARE THE ONES IN THE ORANGE PACKAGING. THESE ARE THE DEEP CLEAN WIPES AND THEY TRULY GET ANY DIRT OR RESIDUE OFF YOUR SKIN. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND UNLESS YOU HAVE SENSITIVE SKIN. I HAVE USED OTHER CLEANSING WIPES, I WOULD SAY OLAY MAKEUP WIPES ARE MY SECOND GO TO AFTER NEUTROGENA. AS A MAKEUP ARTIST I FOUND THE BEST WIPE FOR MOST ALL SKIN WAS THE REGULAR NEUTROGENA WIPES IN THE BLUE PACKAGE. BUT WHATEVER WAY YOU CHOOSE TO WASH YOUR FACE, DO SO! YOU NEED TO START WITH A CLEAN PALETTE!

STEP 2: TAKE CARE OF YOUR DRIEST SPOTS FIRST! MOST OF THE TIME (ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER) MANY PEOPLE HAVE CHAP LIPS. A TIP BEFORE THE REST OF YOU MAKEUP APPLICATION IS TO USE A LIP MOISTURIZER SO BY THE TIME YOU APPLY LIPSTICK THE PRODUCT CAN GO TO WORK MOISTURIZING YOUR LIPS. MY STAPLE GO TO FOR SOFT LIPS IS AQUAPHOR. I APPLY AQUAPHOR TO MY LIPS BEFORE BED AND IN MY MORNING ROUTINE. DO IT, IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE! ANOTHER PRO TIP, IF YOU FEEL DRYNESS UNDER YOUR EYES, AQUAPHOR CAN BE USED UNDER YOUR EYES AS WELL TO HELP SOFTEN THE SKIN BEFORE YOUR MAKEUP APPLICATION.

STEP 3: MOISTURIZE!!!! THERE ARE MANY FACE CREAMS OF THE MARKET FOR EVERY TYPE OF SKIN. IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIRST FIGURE OUT THE TYPE OF SKIN YOU HAVE. DRY, OILY, COMBINATION? AND IS YOUR SKIN SENSITIVE? A GENERAL FACE CREAM THAT IS MOISTURIZING AND SAFE FOR ALL SKIN TYPES IS EMBRYOLISSE. IF YOUR SKIN IS OILY, EVEN WITH EMBRYLISSE, YOU MUST USE SPARINGLY! A FACE CREAM I AM ABSOLUTEY LOVING RIGHT NOW IS OLAY REGENERIST WHIP. I LOVE HOW IT IS VERY LIGHT WEIGHT AND NOT HEAVY ON THE SKIN BUT ALSO MAKES MY FACE FEEL BABY SOFT. IT ALSO HELPS IT HAS AGE DEFYING ELEMENTS MAKING THE SKIN APPEAR MORE YOUTHFUL.

ALSO, FOR EXTRA MOISTURE I SOMETIMES ADD A FACE OIL IN THE WINTER ESPECIALLY. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A MOROCCAN ROSE SUPERFOOD OIL IN A GLOSSY BOX I HAPPEN TO WIN AND I FELL IN LOVE. IT'S SUPER MOISTURIZING AND HAS 100% MADE MY SKIN SMOOTHER, IT SMELLS GREAT, AND EVEN BETTER ITS ALL NATURAL. THIS PRODUCT HAS SO MANY BENEFICIAL SKIN FACTORS THAT I SEE THIS BECOMING YET ANOTHER STAPLE PRODUCT IN MY MAKEUP ROUTINE. I ADDED THE LINK HERE BECAUSE ITS LIMITED AND ON SALE! https://drbotanicals.com/collections/moroccan-rose-facial-oil/products/moroccan-rose-superfood-facial-oil-limited-edition-15ml

STEP 4: TIME TO PRIME!

THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP MOST TEND TO SKIP, FORGET, OR JUST DON'T KNOW. FOR EASY MAKEUP APPLICATION AND MAKEUP THAT LASTS LONGER IT IS A MUST! THERE ARE HONESTLY SO MANY PRIMING PRODUCTS I DO USE AND LOVE THAT WELL ITS JUST HARD TO CHOOSE!! MY RECENT FAVORITE THAT IS JUST SIMPLY AMAZING FOR THE MANY REASONS I WILL LIST IS HELLO FAB COCONUT SKIN SMOOTHIE PRIMING MOISTURIZER. I PURCHASE MINE FROM SEPHORA AND LINKED IT UP RIGHT HERE https://www.sephora.com/product/hello-fab-coconut-skin-smoothie-priming-moisturizer-P415237

I FIND THIS PRIMER MY ABSOLUTE GO TO BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL ITS BOTH A MOISTURIZER AND PRIMER IN ONE, SO IF YOUR IN A RUSH OR YOU DONT NEED ANOTHER KIND OF FACE CREAM THIS IS DOUBLE THE BUY! THIS PRODUCT IS SILKY SMOOTH, MINIMIZES THE APPEARANCE OF POURS, AND SMELLS LIKE COCONUT! I REALLY DON'TKNOW HOW MUCH BETTER YOU CAN GET!

ANOTHER PRIMER I SUGGEST IS TOO FACED HANGOVER REPLENISHING FACE PRIMER. ITS NOT AS MOISTURIZING LIKE THE HELLO FAB PRIMER BUT IT DOES GIVE MORE OR A DEWY, BRIGHTER FINISH. I ALSO PROVIDED THE LINK FOR THE TOO FACED PRIMER HERE:

https://www.sephora.com/product/hangover-replenishing-face-primer-P387589?icid2=products%20grid:p387589:product

AND THOSE ARE THE 4 STEPS TO PREP 'EM PRETTY=)

TODAY WAS AN EXTREMELY LONGgGgGg DAY BUT I STILL WANTED TO SHARE SOME BEAUTY KNOWLEDGE! TOMORROW I WILL PROVIDE PICTURES AND HOPEFULLY A VIDEO ALONG WITH MORE BEAUTY UPDATES, TIPS, AND TRICKS!