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The best procedure for applying foundation is to start from your nose and smooth it downward and outward in the direction of your ears. Afterwards, use a fluffy brush with a little bit of translucent powder - shaking off any excess - with downward strokes starting at the center of the face. This provides a flawless skin, reduces shine and keeps your makeup set for hours. 

You can also use pressed powder to set the foundation's tone, which is what Mon has done on Raquel, by applying Maybelline True Illusion Pressed Powder in True Tawny.

Face Contouring –

The next step, face contouring, is meant to correct or 

Remember that the way to choose the right foundation for your face is to test it on your jawline under natural light. Do not use the back of your hand because its color is never the same as that of your face, and the effect can be quite different. The foundation that most closely matches your natural skin tone will be the most flattering on you.

conceal those parts of our face that are less harmonious. (We are talking optical illusions here.) With this technique, we aim to achieve better proportions amongst our features, in order to highlight - with the use of makeup - our most flattering ones later.

In Raquel's specific case, José Ramón will slim her nose, which is somewhat wide. He contours it applying pressed powder one shade darker than her natural skin tone to the sides of the nose. He then blends it well to make sure the correction is not evident.

Mon also points out that our model has slightly close-set eyes. (Classical proportions say that both eyes should be separated by the width of an eye.) To create illusion of more space between them, he applies a little bit of foundation slightly lighter than her skin around the inner corners of Raquel's eyes.

Eyes –

Different eye shapes require different application techniques. First, remember that light shades highlight those areas where you apply them, while dark ones make them appear to recede.

Given that, as we said before, Raquel has an oblong face, and even though she has well-proportioned eyes (eyelid and brow bone are balanced,) José Ramón will apply the different shades to optically widen her face. 

He covers the whole eye area with a light shade. This will serve as highlighter and base for other colors to come. He dusts blue eye shadow on the lid emphasizing it slightly on the outer third of the eye. He, then, highlights the brow bone with a touch of apricot shadow, which opens the eye and lightens the skin. All shades used are from Christian Dior 5-colour Eyeshadow compact 830.

After curling lashes, and for a natural finish, he applies a light coat of L'Oréal Feather Lash Softly Sweeping Mascara in Black Brown.

Before the blush and lip color, Mon brushes Raquel's brows upwards and holds them in place with a little sweep of clear mascara or lip gloss.

If you are young, not wearing any foundation is probably your best choice. Too much of it can give the face a heavy look.

If, on the other hand, you decide to go ahead and apply some, make sure you blend it into the skin properly. Otherwise, it will make you look like you have a mask on.

Professional makeup artists usually bend the wand of the mascara brushes to a 90% angle to avoid staining the eyelid or the face, something very usual when you are in a rush. This is easy to do as wands are usually made out of twisted wire. And, no, there's no problem putting them back into the container because they are very flexible.

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