Even Out Your Skin Tone

Getting your skin tone right, according to McEvoy, is more important than any other part of your makeup routine. The trick is make it appear as if you aren't wearing any makeup at all. Here are a few steps to even-ing out your skin tone.


Rule #1: EXFOLIATE

Chances are if you don't exfoliate daily or weekly, your skin is covered in dead skin cells that are mucking up the surface of your skin and causing your skin to not only look dull, but older as well. Without proper exfoliation, foundation won't smooth over your skin cleanly and moisturizer won't properly soak in.
Exfoliate with face scrubs, microdermabrasion, chemical peels, beta alpha hydroxy pads or any Vitamin A product like Retin-A. AND THE CHEAPEST IN NIGERIA MARKET IS ST IVES INVIGORATING APRICOT SCRUB

Rule #2: PREP THE FACE

Foundations and tinted moisturizers glide over a moisturized, plumped face so much better than a dry one. Plump up skin with a primer with SPF (primers have been The New Thing now for more than a oouple years). If you don't have a primer, moisturizers with SPF will do. Make sure the SPF is at least 15.

Rule #3: EVEN OUT SKIN TONE

The next step is to apply foundation or tinted moisturizer (tinted moisturizer tends to be more sheer). Make sure the foundation or TM blends perfectly into skin. If it's too light or too dark it will be noticeable. Apply only on the areas that need it most: Usually along the nose and on the cheeks and chin.

Rule #4: Cover Up Under-Eye Circles, Blemishes and Red Spots

A few dots of a creamy concealer under the eyes and on any blemishes helps remove the "veiny" or "bluish" appearance under the eyes many women have. Remember to pat, don't rub, concealer in.


Rule #5: PREP THE LIDS

Even if you aren't going to be applying eyeshadow, you'll want to apply a lid base to lids to even out skin there. Most people's lids have blue veins. Concealing them with a base or primer created for the lids helps even out your overall skin tone.

Rule #6: Bring Back Some Color

Once skin tone is evened out, you'll notice your skin lacks color. Bring it back in with bronzer, a creamy blush or both. Apply bronzing powder with a big fluffy brush on all the spots the sun naturally hits: Forehead, cheeks and nose. Follow with a creamy blush on the apple of your cheeks. (Cream blushes create a "dewy" complexion better than powder blushes, and help plump up skin).

Rule #7: Set the Face

Your last step to a perfect complexion is setting the face with a powder. This is a step I often avoid because I love how dewy my complexion is without powder. Plus, at this point, I'm lazy. But many makeup artists insist on this step.
Now that your face is "on" you'll notice you don't even have to apply much eye makeup to look fresh and spectacular. Even just a bit of mascara and a hint of gloss is enough for most women to look fantastic.

I'll do that.thanks 4 d compliments

That was great fellybabe, please advise me on what products to use. I'm fair in complexion, but right now, my skin is so dull. I'm so confused as there are many products in the market. A friend told me to use fair and white products, that's what i'm using till today, but the cup cream is making rubbish of my skin, i don't know if i should continue with the soap and then change to the lotion, or should i entirely change both? I'm considering mary kay products, what do you think?

Thanx Felly, i'll also like to try the neutrogena lotion and soap, since it works for you, i believe it'll also work for me. How do you use the oil? and please what are their prices?

Fellababe,
      Which Neutrogena Lotion do you mean, the Emulsion or moisturizer and which of the Neu oil and soap? Names please, I use the range as well but can't say 100% that it's working well for me. mixed it with bio-oil and it became too greasy and irritating so I stopped. What say you about Mary Kay range? Can you recommend something to get a clear, pimple-free face.

Thank fellababe am fair complexion i hav use many lotiom but am not ok wit it it wil work but chance my boby dark whirt now an usein body whrit it work but it cause rubbish 2 my body please send your email to elizabeth_afolasade@yahoo.co.uk or tex me on this num 08026143245