Cleansing and foundation practice

First I tied my hair back and washed my hands. I then assessed my clients skin. She had quite normal skin, so I decided I would use the Illamasqua Satin Primer. I checked that she was not wearing contact lenses, and that she had no allergies. I could see no contra-indications.

I first cleansed the face, standing behind my client and using two cotton pads. I then did the same with toner. I used a cotton bud to cleanse and tone the eye areas. I then moisturised the face.

I mixed some Satin Primer with scrapings of foundation from the Kryolan palette. At first, it was much too pale, so I added a darker shade. I loaded up a foundation brush and started in the centre of the face, working out. I applied it quite thickly, so spent time evening it out. To remove streaks and blend the foundation better I used the kabuki brush in circular motions. This made the make-up already look much more natural. I then selected a concealer roughly a shade lighter than my client’s skin and applied it under the eyes and in the inner corner with a small brush. I used a concealer that was the same shade as the foundation to cover blemishes. I then took a fluffier brush to blend the concealer evenly. Next, I took a powder puff and pressed and rolled translucent powder onto the skin, making sure to cover the eyes too, to prevent creasing. I brushed excess powder away with a fluffy stippling brush. 

Cleansing and toning

Checking for make-up around eyes

Moisturising

Foundation

Concealer

Powder

I enjoyed going back over these techniques. I still find it weird working from behind my client and using the mirror for guidance, as it feels unnatural, but the lighting is better in this way, so I will continue to practice. At first I found it difficult to match the foundation to the skin colour, but I feel I have improved at doing this. I was pleased with the finished result, although think I could have used a lighter coverage.