Sometimes wearing a full face of glam makeup is not suitable or necessary. You may be working remotely. Or perhaps you need to run errands or get to the grocery store urgently and simply don’t have the time to apply full-face makeup. Enter – natural makeup; the makeup look that helps enhance your features, instead of concealing your imperfections. Natural makeup is also a trend that focuses primarily on your lips, eyes, and skin. It’s minimalistic, is applied in a few simple makeup steps, and saves you time. So what exactly is natural makeup, and how can you apply it? Here is an easy makeup tutorial on this.
Steps to Apply Makeup
- Cleansing – It’s best to start a makeup routine with your skin. Be sure to buy a good cleanser that will help remove impurities and help brighten up your face. A great cleanser to start with is Estee Lauder’s Nutritious Super Pomegranate 2-in-1 cleanser and mask.
- Moisturizing – Don’t forget to apply a great moisturizer with a SPF of at least 30. Note than many women tend to moisturize more in summer, but that your skin needs extra moisture in cold, dry months too.
- Primer – Invest in a good primer with a sunscreen if possible. This is especially important for women who don’t use moisturizer.
- Coverage – Use a foundation that offers light to medium coverage. Remember that you want to look as natural as possible, so a full coverage foundation won’t be necessary here.
- Choosing the right foundation – It’s also best to select a foundation shade nearest to your natural skin tone and undertone. For instance, to discover what your undertone is, take a look at the veins underneath the skin at your wrist. If they are blue or green, you have a neutral undertone. Those with a warm undertone have veins that appear olive under their skin.
- Concealer – If you are going to use concealer, do so sparingly, so as to preserve the natural look.
- Mascara – Remember that eyeliner tends to make you look more dramatic than natural. It’s therefore best to skip the eyeliner and replace it with a few coats of mascara instead.
- Eyelash curling – You can also utilize an eyelash curler to accentuate your natural eyelashes.
- Eyeshadow – For natural eyeshadow, opt for earthy colors like taupe. You can also choose an eyeshadow palette with beige or warm brown shades. When applying eyeshadow, remember to highlight the inner corners of your eyes too.
- Eyebrows – Keep those eyebrows immaculately shaped and groomed too. Groomed eyebrows are essential for a naturally flawless look. You can have your eyebrows threaded or micro bladed. If not, tweeze your eyebrows into shape regularly, using eyebrow shaping stencils, eyebrow powder, or an eye pencil.
- Blush – No basic makeup tutorial should be without mentioning blusher. Note that the best natural makeup should complement your skin’s tone. You should therefore choose a blusher that does this too. Depending on your tone, your blush shade could range from sheer pink to magenta. Apply your blusher with a broad blusher brush very sparsely to the apples of your cheeks. There is no need to use a blusher palette with a highlighter, as you’re aiming for a wisp of blusher with this natural look.
- Lips – Focus on your lips by keeping them well exfoliated. You can also nourish them and keep them from becoming chapped with a soothing lip balm. This acts as an emollient. You should also invest in a good translucent lip gloss. If not, a natural color lipstick or color closest to your skin tone will do.
Products You Will Need for This Natural Look
- Cleanser
- Toner
- Moisturizer
- Primer
- Foundation
- Concealer (optional)
- Mascara
- Eyelash curler
- Eyeshadow with natural or earthy shades
- Eyeshadow brush
- Tweezers
- Eyebrow powder
- Eyebrow pencil
- Eyebrow shaping stencil
- Blusher in a sheer color
- Blusher brush
- Lip exfoliator
- Translucent lip gloss
- Sheer lip color
FAQs
You can teach yourself how to do makeup by watching makeup steps in the best makeup tutorials. The natural makeup trend is threefold and strives to enhance natural beauty via skin, lips, and eyes. Learn everything you need to know about preparing and conditioning your skin, choosing the right foundation for your tone and undertone, and how to naturally enhance your lips and eyes with natural makeup.
First prepare your face by cleansing and moisturizing it. Then choose a primer which you can apply to your entire face. Priming is important, as it boosts the staying power of your makeup. Primer also helps seal pores, so it’s ideal to use when you want to reduce large pores. It also softens your skin and makes your makeup glide on smoother. Primer also reduces redness and can be used on any skin tone or undertone. A great primer to use is Estee Lauder’s The Illuminator primer and finisher.
Select a foundation that has staying power, and one that complements your natural skin tone. If you don’t know what your undertone is, hop onto Estee Lauder’s online foundation matcher, which is a lot like a makeup tutorial too. Apply your concealer under your eye area and on your eyelids. There’s no need for contouring your face at this point, as you’ll only need to contour your eyelid crease with natural makeup.
Apply some mascara and curl your eyelashes with an eyelash curler. Then choose an eyeshadow palette with earthy colors like beige or taupe and apply. Don’t forget to pay some attention to your eyebrows. If it’s unruly, shape it with an eyebrow shaper and some tweezers. Perfectly defined eyebrows will boost your natural beauty too, as it accentuates the natural shape of your brows.
Adding some blusher is necessary, but it’s important not to overdo it. You should opt for a color that’s close to a rose pink or mauve. In fact, anything closest to your natural skin tone should be fine. Add just a touch of the blusher to the apples of your cheeks. Pay attention to your lips as well. First prepare your lips with an exfoliator to boost cellular renewal. You can then moisturize your lips with a lip balm. Add a touch of lip gloss afterwards, or some moisturizing lip color that complements your skin tone.
Always start with preparing your skin first. Your aim should be to create a great canvas, which is your skin in this instance. Preparing your canvas paves the way for smoother makeup application, and also boosts makeup staying power.
You can prepare your skin by first cleansing it. Try using a facial cleanser that has an exfoliator in it too. You may tone your skin too, before moisturizing it with a SPF product of at least 30. Then prime your entire face. Priming has a range of benefits, including the reduction of redness and enlarged pores.
You should always use moisturize prior to applying your primer and makeup. Hydrating your skin beforehand is always a great idea, as it makes your skin look more radiant. It also helps smoothen your skin.
