How I Do My Makeup When I Want to Look My BEST

Hey friends! In today's video, I'm going to be sharing a ton of tips and tricks as I go through the process of doing a full makeup application. And I'm really diving deeply into tips and tricks, things that I do when I want to look my best and have a really good makeup day. When I want to take a little bit of extra time, not necessarily a 45-minute or 1-hour glam session. This is something you can do every day, but it is going to be slightly elevated from a quick 10-minute makeup. So, I hope you guys enjoy it. I would love to hear what you learn from this at the end of this video. And let's go ahead and jump right in. We are starting pretty bare bones. I'm going to go in with my foundation. And the foundation that I'm going to be working with today is the Dior Forever. This is the matte version. And the reason I'm working with this foundation is because I live in Texas. It is August, which means it's like over 100 degrees outside. So, I'm in a very hot and humid climate. And I don't want my makeup to fade throughout the day. I don't want it to wear off. I don't want it to get greasy and shiny. So, I need something that has got great longevity and will stay matte, but not too matte and not too heavy. This, to me, has a very soft matte finish. It's also pretty lightweight for a foundation that gives this much coverage. And you can see as it starts to move down my hand. It's not completely running down my hand, which means it's not super liquidy and thin. But it is starting to move down, which means it's not heavy and weighty. Now, I do about a pump and a half, I would say, is about what I need. I'm going to go in with the 101. Now, you can use the 101. You can use the 106. I'm going to go in with the 101 today because it's larger. So, it's going to blend this foundation out really quickly. It's also going to do a great job of really making the foundation go further. So, it's going to help spread it out and apply it all over the face rather than concentrating it and getting it in one area. And then having too much foundation in that area. So, what I like to do is I like to kind of go in the back of my hand first and work the product into the brush. And if you look at the brush, you can see that that product is really dispersed all over the brush head. It's not concentrated in one area. You can see that I've got that all throughout the brush. That way, when I go to the face, all of that surface area is working and blending and applying the foundation. And you can see that I'm just bouncing it on the skin. But as I'm bouncing, I'm moving the brush around, okay? I'm not just focusing on one area too long. And the reason for that is because, again, I want this product to spread. And I want a nice, thin layer of this. I don't want a heavy, built-up application anywhere. So, by just tapping it all over while you move the brush, you're going to achieve a really nice, thin layer. And because this foundation has really great coverage, that's all you need. You don't need a lot of this product at all. Perfect. Okay, so I've already got that side applied. So, look at the difference of this side versus this side. And this side has a little bit more areas that we need to conceal and correct. Actually, I had microneedling done on Saturday. Today is Monday. So, that's what you're seeing. You're just seeing a little bit of that bruising. And I apologize for the band-aid on my finger, you guys. My thumb is not looking very pretty right now. I slammed it in my car door. You can probably see how purple it is. It's just not pretty. So, it's like so purple, so swollen. My nail is black. I have a feeling that's going to fall off soon. So, that'll be fun. But until then, well, and actually even after then, we're probably just going to be wearing a band-aid. Now, you can see I went in for a little bit more. Not much, just a little bit more. And we're just bouncing this all over. When I get to the nose area, I'll kind of sweep it and drag the longer fibers of the brush to really sheer it out. So, I don't get too much product built up on the nose. So, the biggest takeaway here, you guys, is press but also move the brush around so that you're not applying more product than you need in one area. You don't want that. Great. Okay, I got the coverage that I want. Everything's looking good. Look, do you see the coverage of that? I mean, it's so nice. You can still kind of see through. I can always get more coverage if I want from concealer, but I really don't think I need it. And I think that's important to think about. Like, it's not necessarily the goal to cover everything. I think it's just nice to even things out. I think when you cover everything, it can look very heavy and made up. This looks very flattering. The skin looks perfected, but it still looks more natural. So, I encourage you to embrace those little sunspots or freckles or whatever you might have. You don't need to cover it all. And then we're going to go in with a little concealer. And today, I'm actually going to be working with Maxine's Revenge Concealer. I've been wearing this lately, and I really love it. I think it's a great concealer for over 40 skin. It's very light and serum-like. I'm going to put a little bit in the inner corner and just a little bit out. Now, this brings me to tip number two, and that is to really, really control how much concealer you apply. I think that this is the mistake that we make all the time, including me, over-applying concealer. And I preach this in my videos, so I apologize if this is redundant to you, but a lot of people that watch these videos are new. And the skin underneath the eyes is the thinnest skin on the face. It also is the area that we tend to show the most texture because we're smiling, we're laughing, we're getting all these expression lines. So, when you have thin skin, it's going to show texture more. Now, concealer, ironically enough, is the most pigmented makeup product that you'll use. It's more pigmented than foundation. It's meant to be more full coverage than foundation. So, you want to be very conservative in how much you apply because when you apply a heavy product like concealer on skin that is thin and textured, if you do that nine times out of ten, you will feel like it looks worse with the concealer than it does just there, being able to see dark circles. So, really be mindful of how much product you apply. Now, what I like to do is I just kind of like to bounce the brush over and blend out and then go to the other side and blend out and kind of ping pong it, work back and forth, back and forth. And the reason that I'm doing that is that way I'm not letting the concealer completely dry down before I've had time to blend it out. I'm also looking up so that I kind of stretch that skin underneath the eye and continue to tap. That way, the brush is going to pull up any excess product that might want to land and hang out in any fine lines or creases. I'm also taking my brush and a paper towel right here in front of me and I'm kind of dry cleaning it, which is basically removing any excess product off of the brush. And that's going to be a really great little tip just to make sure that you are removing any excess product because the more product you have, the more creasing you're going to have. Oh, that's so pretty. This concealer is so beautiful. It's a very great coverage, but lightweight. So, so good. Love that. Okay. Next, we're going to go in and we are going to bronze the skin. And I'm going to be working with the LYS Cream Bronzer. I really love this formula. It's super creamy and super buttery. I'm going to go in with the BKBD 109 brush. I'm just going to go directly to the product to apply this. So, this is my tip for applying bronzer to look your best. So, I think the mistake, the common mistake that we tend to make is we tend to bring our bronzer too low or too far over the face. The lower that you bring it, the more you're kind of pulling the face down. You're bringing the tension down there. We don't want to do that. So, you want to lift with your bronzer. Now, you can kind of put your finger here and feel your cheekbone, right? My cheekbone is like right here. So, I'm going to start there. And I'm going to start at the back of my hairline. And that's where I'm going to place my brush. I'm going to start bouncing the brush on the skin to get that product off of it. And I'm going to continue to bounce it and blend out. And I'm going to work till right about here. So, like right before the cheek pops. Do you see that? I'm going to stop when I get about there. That's the goal. Sometimes, we have good intentions and we get a little carried away. So, that might happen. But I'll show you how to correct it if it does. Also, depending on the product that you use, you can be more prone to make mistakes. So, if you use a product that's really pigmented or really creamy, you might have a little more difficulty controlling application. This one's kind of perfect, though. I really do think this is a great formula. If you have any excess in your brush, you can always start to work it into the hairline. Perfect. But the goal for the bronzer is just keeping it nice and soft. And that's about perfect. That really is perfect. On screen, it looks a little softer than it does in person. So, just keep that in mind. Always start at the back by the hairline, okay? Because the first place you put your brush is where you're going to deposit the most product and color. And you don't want to be left with a lot of product here that you're trying to blend out. So, make sure you put it back there. That way, you can move the product and spread it into the hairline. And it'll help distribute that product without it being too heavy in one area. So, again, put it a little higher, a little further back than you might think. Work it into the hairline to get a really natural-looking, sun-kissed glow. I'm going to take a little bit more off of my stick. And we're just going to kind of press it right in here. If you ever feel like it doesn't look super blended, like you're like, Oh, I can see that line of bronzer. Just go back with your foundation brush. You don't have to put any foundation on it. Just go back with the brush you used to apply your foundation. And you can blend it out. I'm going to put a little bit on the sides of my nose. And because this product is really creamy and pigmented, what I'm going to do first is I'm going to go dot a little here. And I'm going to dot a little here. That way, I distribute that product and that pickup on both sides. Because if I would have just stayed on one side, it would have been too much in that one side. So, I'm going to work back and forth. And I'm just taking my 109. I'm going down the side of the nose. This is extra and optional. But on the days that I want to kind of look my best, I always like to do this. It just shapes the nose nicely. But it also makes this whole bronze look more natural and cohesive. Rather than having just, you know, bronzer here and nowhere else. That doesn't look natural. But it does if you kind of tie it into other areas of the face like we just did. Perfect. Let's go ahead and move on to blush. And I'm being a little sneaky here because I'm going to apply a product. No one has seen it. And only you're seeing it because you watch my YouTube videos. I'm not going to share this anywhere else. We're going to be revealing this in a couple of days. That's why I'm actually sharing it in this video. But I haven't shared this anywhere. Why am I whispering? I'm whispering like I don't want anyone to hear. I'm going to do it. I'm going to share it here. You guys are going to see it. Ah! And only you are seeing it. So, don't go tell anyone. Please. Only you get to see it because you watch my YouTube videos. And I love you for that. Okay? I'm going to be going in with this cream blush that we're about to launch with the beauty. It's the shade Petal. I don't want to tell you too many details about the launch. Ah! Oh, my God. I'm so excited. My social team is going to kill me when they see this video. I'm sorry, Sophia, in advance. I love you. But I have to apply this because I just have to. This is what I've been wearing for months. And we're this close to launch. So, this is what I'm wearing. I'm going to save all the details, though. You have to watch all of our reveal content to get all the details. Okay? I'm going to just keep it there. So, I'm going to go in with this cream blush. And I'm going to be going in with the N20 from the Nikkio's BKB collection. You can see that mine is well-loved. And I like to go directly to the product with this brush. And I love this brush for applying blush because it really gives you a lot of control and application. Now, I'm going to go right here to the back of the cheek. And I'm just going to press in to start layering this color. And just like bronzer, blush placement is so important. Okay? If we place it lower or too far over, it can kind of make the face look like it's just dragged down. So, to get that lift, you really want to apply it, like, just above where you applied the bronzer, on the top of the cheek, and then kind of blend and work your way back. And I like to blend it into my temples. Now, blush placement is something that has really changed and evolved for me over the last couple of years. I think, as our face changes a bit, you know, your blush placement, your bronzer placement should change. But this is the best place I like it. Again, it's back here, the top of the apple of the cheek, upward, and into the temple. Look at how pretty that is. I cannot wait for you guys to learn all about this, you guys. This is a secret that has been so hard for me to keep. So hard. Again, I think I might get in trouble for sharing this video. Okay. So, I'm going to go ahead and start layering this color. And I'm just going to go in with the N20 from the Nikkio's BKB collection. But who's going to get, who am I going to get in trouble with? Right? I'm the boss. Okay. I'm just going to press it right on the cheek and kind of press it into the temple. This brush is so nice. So, if I wanted more impact or I wanted, like, stronger color, I could go in with the 109 to achieve that. But I really love this very soft blush application, especially to start. I'm going to take whatever's left over and kind of run it across the nose. So, now that I've applied all my cream products, I just can't believe I just casually dropped this in here. I'm not even telling you all the details. But I feel like I have to leave something for the social team. So, when is this video going up? I'm actually not even sure when this video is going up. But it's going to go up within a few days of, like, our big reveal. So, you only have to wait a few days and you can get all the details on this product. But you guys, I don't know if I've ever been more excited about a launch. Okay. Next, we're going to get into powder. And this is really important. Lots of tips and takeaways for powder. So, I'm going to go in with a loose setting powder. I prefer loose when I'm setting my foundation. And I might keep a pressed powder in my purse for touch-ups. But I'm going to go in with a loose setting powder. But I really like something light and loose and really fine to initially set. One of my favorites is the Huda Beauty. This is the Easy Bake Powder. What I love about this powder is it's very, like, refined and light. And it does give a matte finish. But it's like this really soft, velvety matte finish. I'm putting it in the palm of my hand. I don't always do that. But I'm going to go in with the N19. And I'm just going to kind of work some product into the brush. And then I'm going to tap the brush on the hand to just get any excess out. Now, I don't want to go immediately underneath my eyes with this. Just because the first place you put your brush is where you're going to deposit the most product. And I don't want the most powder under my eyes. Again, that skin is delicate and thin. But I do need to set it because we don't want creasing. So, what I'm going to start with first is I'm going to kind of go back and forth by tapping it right here in the center of my face, kind of. Once I feel like I've got a lot of product off, then I will go underneath the eyes to set. And I apologize, again, for holding my brush this way. But it's the thumb. It's so swollen and tender. It hurts so much. Okay, perfect. Go down the nose and then in the forehead. Now, you notice that I'm just kind of setting where I need. I'm not setting all over. And that's because the foundation I'm using, again, is that soft matte foundation from Dior. It kind of self-sets. So, there's really no need to go and powder at all. But in this area of the face, I do get a little oily. I do get a little shiny. This is where the makeup might break down if I'm outside a lot, if I have an oily skin day. So, I'm setting with powder in just those areas. I am not setting all over. I'm not setting on top of the cream, bronzer, and blush that we used. I'm just keeping it right there in the center of the face. If I were using a really glowy foundation, I might set underneath the cheeks. But I never set on top of cream products with powder. I shouldn't say never because one day you'll catch me doing that and you'll be like, you said you never do that. But I generally do not do that. Okay, so key takeaways for powder is only apply it where you need it and only apply what you need. Don't over-apply. I think there are three products that you can over-apply to quickly ruin your makeup. It is concealer, it is foundation, and it is powder. Okay, so those are the three products that you really want to be conservative with and mindful in your application. So, let's go ahead and move on to eyes. So, I'm going to start with a cream shadow. This is just a non-negotiable for me. Nine times out of ten when I'm applying eye makeup, I'm always going to a cream shadow first. It's either going to be the Armani Eye Tint. That's actually a liquid. It's going to be an eye crayon like the Bobbi Brown or the Jones Road or it's going to be the MAC Paint Pot. But something creamy versus powder. I used to really apply like a primer and then go in with powder. And again, not to say I'll never do that again, but lately and when I say lately, I'm going to speak to really this last year. It's been all about cream shadows. I'm going to go in with this one from MAC. It's called Laying Low and I like it because it's a soft, warm, neutral tone. And I'm going to take the N20S to apply this. Now, the reason I love cream shadows is because one, they don't budge. If you find a good one, they just stay on your eye. You don't have to worry about creasing. It's basically like that primer step, but instead of it just being a clear primer, it's got color to it. So it works as an eyeshadow too. And I like this brush because it really sheers it out. This and also the N16. Those are the two brushes I use to apply my cream or liquid shadows. And I'm just kind of sweeping this all over the lid from the lash line till about the crease and a little above. With cream shadows, they are meant to be very long-wearing. And sometimes very long-wearing products can look unflattering if you apply too much of them. And that's with anything. That's with foundation, cream shadows, because they just have products and ingredients in them that are very drying because they're supposed to dry and last forever, right? Or not forever, but all day. So you don't want to apply too much. And that's why I love this brush because it really sheers it out. So this shadow complements my green eyes because there's a little soft bit of peach to it. So that complements green. And that is going to just complement my eye color, make them pop slightly, but still very natural. Then I'm going to go in and when I'm creating an eye look to really complement my eyes, there's like a formula to it. Regardless of what palette I'm using, what products I'm using, there is a clear formula that I always follow. And that is always starting with a light shade underneath the brow to highlight and lift. This one's a little, by the way, this palette is the Kevin Aucoin. This is the contour eyeshadow palette and this is the light shade. I love this palette. It's got good mattes and also some shimmer highlight shades. But I'm going to go right underneath the brow with this light color. Putting something light and bright there just helps lift the brow, gives it a nice natural lift. Perfect. Now I'm going to create some shape in the crease. And by the way, I'm using the N13 brush. And I'm pretty much going to use this for all of my eye makeup outside of the cream shadow we just placed. I'm going to go in with this shade right here. It's a matte brown. We're going to pick it up with the tip of the brush. And we're just going to kind of sweep this in our crease. I like this brush because it's got a lot of control. It's got a good shape. It's not too fluffy, but it's not too tight either. So you get a good blend because it's not too tight, but because it's not too big and fluffy, you also have a lot of control over placement. Do you see what I'm doing? I'm just creating more definition right there at that crease and that brow bone. So this is kind of lifting the eye and creating separation between the lid and the crease. And I'm going to take that tip and we're going to just kind of pull it down to meet the lashes and just blend it right in that outer corner. So now we have more shape to the eye. Do you see we have a little bit more shape here? Now we could absolutely leave it like this. Throw on a little bit of liner, mascara, and we'll have a complete look. And I think it's really beautiful and flattering. If you want to take it one step further and just kind of pop the lid a little bit more, take a little shadow with a shimmer and something a little lighter and brighter. So I'm just going to go in with this really pretty like rose gold shade. We're just going to pop this in the center of the eye. And this is going to just highlight that center of the eye. It's going to give the illusion of like larger lid space. And I'm really trying to focus on keeping that just right in the center to pull that forward. That's why I love this brush is because you can really do the full look with this one brush. Perfect. Okay, so good. All right, next we're going to go in and we are going to give a little definition to the lower lashes. I'm going to go in with the N22. It's like this pencil brush. I'm going to go in with the same shade that we used in the crease. This is a really nice way to tie the whole look together. I love this because you're getting definition, but it's not real strong and harsh like an eyeliner. And when I'm talking about like really just emphasizing and accentuating, highlighting your natural features without being too distracting, I love this tip. Just a little bit of shadow underneath the lashes. Nothing too dark, but if you have the right brush, it'll deepen it up for you. Usually the color that you use in your crease is the perfect color for this little trick. It's dark enough to give some structure, but it's not too dark. Now let's define the upper lashes. I'm going to go in with a pencil. This has been my go-to eyeliner lately, you guys. This is the Mature Beauty eyeliner and this is the shade, I think it's chocolate brown. These are so soft, you guys. And I'm actually going to use the brush on the other end to kind of finish this off. Now I'm going to keep my liner really close to my lashes. And I like my liner when it's just really clean, just on the outer half of the lash. I'm not too worried about keeping it perfect. I'm going to immediately turn it around and grab this brush. And I'm going to kind of wing it out and pull it out. This is the creamiest formula you will ever find, you guys. It is so creamy. You have plenty of playtime with it. Oh, it's so beautiful. It's so nice. And the fact that you have good playtime makes it an easy pencil to use. What you don't want in an eyeliner is one that dries down and sets immediately. Because then you don't have time to wing it out. You don't have time to smoke it out. You don't have time to fix it. You know, if you don't get it perfect, which I don't know that I ever get my eyeliner perfect from going from the pencil to the skin. So giving you that playtime really just, it's like a little insurance policy. Basically, I'm just tracing the line and then I'm pulling it out. Once this dries, though, it really does stay in place well. But I love that it doesn't dry down as fast as some others. Look at that. It's so good. I'm going to go in with the YSL Lash Latex. This has been my go-to mascara for a few months. And I like to place the mascara right at the root of the lashes, kind of close the eye and rest it on the wand, and then wiggle the wand back and forth. What I'm doing here is I'm really applying as much product to the lashes as possible. And then I'm pulling through. You're going to get a much better payoff more quickly by doing this rather than just going in and doing this. So again, place it at the root, wiggle it back and forth, and then pull through. I like this mascara because it gives a lot of length and volume quickly. It builds the lash quickly. I like the wand because it's nice and, like, thin, gives you a lot of control. It's not messy. And when you're applying mascara, I really love to fan the lashes out. So once I get most of the product applied, then I'll take the tip of the wand and kind of pull the outer corner out, pull the inner corner further in, and really kind of fan out those lashes. And take your time with mascara. I think mascara can be one of those steps we rush. But there is an art to applying mascara, believe it or not. Okay, let me take a little bit, and we're just going to dust the lower lashes. I don't like to have the lower lashes be too heavy. That is one tip when it comes to mascara, is avoid applying too much mascara on the lower lashes. One, it just doesn't look pretty. And two, you're really opening yourself up to having raccoon eyes or smudging throughout the day. Once your skin temperature heats up and your skin produces oil, those oils touch the mascara, which is very easy to do, you're going to have mascara all over your face. So keep it light. Perfect. Okay, now that I've got this on, I'm looking, and I'm like, I want a little bit more cheek. So I'm going to go in with my favorite brush. And I'm actually going to take it directly to the skin this time, you guys. You can see it that way. Just add a little bit more color here. This brush is so creamy and buttery that it stays on all day. There's great staying power with this. Easy to blend, not patchy, amazing ingredients in here, like I want acid, peptides, helps smooth, I want the look of skin blurring. Oh, there's just going on and on, you guys. Cannot wait to share the full reveal with you. Okay, perfect. Now I've got the blush level that I like. I'm going to go in with the lips. And I want to share any lip liner that I've been loving. You know I've been talking about the e.l.f. $3 lip liners. They're amazing. I love them. So good. Now I have on the other end a very high-end lip liner from Westman Atelier. I just bought these two. This is the shade Biscuit and the shade Petal. So I'm going to take Biscuit first, and I'm just going to kind of go right over the cupid's bow and right underneath the bottom lip. So good. These are so creamy, guys. They are super creamy. Like they're the creamiest wooden pencil I've ever tried, I think, really, honestly. So good. They're pricey. You don't need to buy these. The e.l.f. are really nice, too. I'm just kind of contouring the lip a little. Then I'm going to go in with the shade Petal, and we're going to line the rest of the lips. Doing that first shade of Biscuit is like lip filler. It really is. You can also do this with a cream bronzer. You don't need to do two lip liners. You can take a little bit of your cream bronzer and do that. Then I'm going to go in with a lip balmy lipstick, something that's going to add hydration to the lips and kind of give a plump, voluminous look. A little bit of shine, but because it's not a gloss, it has longer staying power. They're so nice. They feel so good. They give a little shine, but they're not glossy at all. And you can layer the color. You can do something really sheer, or you can layer it up and get full color. It's so pretty. Just everyday, easy, natural, a little bit more glam. Okay, and this is the finished look. It's definitely like a kick up from kind of my normal everyday routine, but it's definitely not like high glam to where you can just wear this every day. 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