Q&A for How to Apply Basic Makeup

If you're going to use eyeshadow, I always recommend using a base or a primer. If you put the shadow directly onto your lid, it's not going to stay in place.

Do your research, understand your desired style, and compare prices. New artists with lesser experience tend to be willing to charge lower.

Blot the excess facial oil with a piece of tissue using a dapping motion. Apply a thin layer of moisturizer to the dry area that looks flaky. Load some foundation on a q-tip and use it to remove the smudged eyeliner. Remove all of the lipstick with a tissue or cotton pad. Apply some liquid foundation to the edge of the lips and a thin layer of concealer to the under-eye area and blend it. Dust a thin layer of setting powder. If needed, reapply some blush, eyeshadow, and eyeliner. Then reapply the lipstick.

Try damp teabags (especially green tea). Just place them over your eyes, or under, and let it sit for about 30 minutes (watch a fave video or read something while you wait).

Keep it light and natural. BB cream or tinted moisturisers are the way to go. Maybe some concealer or powder with a little bit of mascara and lip balm.

Start slowly. Think about whether you want it thin or thick. If you have small eyes, don't do it thickly, as it can make them look set in and smaller. Start by drawing a thin line but stop every time you need to, for a break. Continue in this way, carefully and methodically until it's all on. You'll get the hang of it soon enough, with practice.

Make sure you have a good skin care routine - try to cleanse, exfoliate, tone, treat, and moisturizer at least once every day. Also, look for makeup that is non-codemogenic with natural ingredients, and try to avoid wearing heavy face makeup whenever you can. Finally, be sure to remove your makeup every night. If you follow these tips you will have good, healthy skin even if you wear makeup daily.

Dark colors might look a little unnatural on you, so go for light pinks, corals, and even orange blush if you'd like.

If you are starting new, go for naturals, nudes or rosy pinks and step it up slowly to browns, purples and/or reds. Go slowly, and see what suits you and what doesn't.

To reduce smudging, check your eyeliner throughout the day. Also liquid eyeliner (pot) can smudge easily while gel does not. Start with a pen and move onto other types when comfortable. A good tip is drawing dots on your lash line, or where you want the eyeliner to be and then joining the dots together. This way you have more control over the thickness.

Just make sure you don't have any sparse areas in your brows. You can usually tell if you filled in too much. You most likely filled in too much if your brows look unnaturally dark or thick. Just try to fill in your natural brows.

For absolute basics, use little bit of concealer and powder with eyeshadow, mascara and lip balm. You will also need to check with the requirements for the production, remembering that lighting has a big impact on what can and cannot be seen from stage. See further: How to Apply Stage Makeup .

Use a slanted black eyeliner, and tilt it upwards and outwards near the outside corner of each eye. For more details, see Make Cat Eyes With Eyeliner.

Curl your eyelashes, or tight line. This is where you put black pencil/khol on your top waterline, as this will make them look thicker.

If your forehead is a tiny bit darker than the rest of your skin just add more foundation and concealer to it to make it the same tone as the rest of your face.

You can get eyeshadow palettes at most drugstores. I like Rimmel, Covergirl, and Maybelline.

Don't overdo it, and different makeup works best for different people. Try looking at complexion, eye color, main facial features and colors and don't keep liquid makeup in the bathroom.

Yes you could. The line is cleaner but way harder to use.

BB cream, mascara, blush, and a little bit of eyebrow gel if you want to fill in your brows. For the lips, you can use whatever your school code and parents allow.

You would use it down the bridge of your nose (if you have a small nose only). Apply it on your cupids bow and on the tip of your nose as well. Apply it on the heights of your cheekbones and that is all. It can help to enhance certain features on your face.

Use a magnifying mirror and good lighting.

Figure out his type and decide on the amount to wear.

Start with light makeup, like mascara or blush. You don't have to wear foundation or powders unless you want to. Wash your makeup off every night, and use sensitive formulas that are all-natural to reduce the risk of breaking out.

You can get a nice clear or black mascara. You could lightly fill in your eyebrows with a brow pencil. Try a nude or pick lipstick that goes well with your skin tone. Clear gloss is a great stand alone product for a bare face.

All the Kardashin/Jenners wear a ton of makeup on their faces. It's anything but basic.

It's totally up to you, and depends on your own personal preference. You could apply onto your hand, to avoid getting the brush dirty; this way applies more foundation to some areas than others. However, you can put the foundation on tissue and apply like that, which reduces the hassle of having to clean your hands.

Reduce the appearance of bags by applying ice or a cold compress to the area for ten minutes at a time, then applying concealer if the bags are a dark color.

Of course! That palette is amazing and has the perfect colors for it. The beautiful mattes can create an amazing, natural look.

Use a light coverage concealer a shade or two lighter than your skin tone for dark circles, and a shade almost identical to your skin tone for dark spots/blemishes. You can also try color correcting, applying a light coat of green makeup to diminish redness, yellow makeup to diminish purple tones, orange to diminish blue-ish tones, etc.

Yes, primer can be used on the entire face after a moisturizer and before foundation. But the rule is: Less is more! Use a pea-sized amount of primer, dot a little bit on each cheek and the forehead and then evenly spread the product and properly melt it into your skin with your clean fingers.