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chickenisamazing · 4 years

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how did you get so good at makeup?? i've been trying to learn especially creative colorful looks and i'm so terrible at it lmao

Wait this is so sweet thank you so much 💕 why did tumblr not give me a notification for this smh

I'm flattered that you think I'm good at makeup lol, I don't think I am but I also only post pictures here of what I feel are my best looks. Most of the time my looks are fails. But that's okay! It's just about playing around and practicing. Also, if you notice, I tend to keep my looks very simple and often (probably because I don't know color theory) stick to monochromatic looks. The color and sometimes shape are already bold, so I try not to use too many products at once.

Even though I don't usually take my own advice, using the right tools really helps; you don't need a million brushes or anything, but little things like using the right shape for what you're trying to do and using clean brushes (which I rarely ever do oops, rip to my bathroom counter which is littered in dirty brushes rn) and using smaller sizes for more precise shapes is really helpful. And doing things like using an eyeshadow base, having makeup remover and some cotton pads on hand to clean up any sharp edges you might have (or use concealer; I personally don't use concealer and foundation but if you do then cleaning up that stuff is probs a bit easier and nicer), and wetting your brush to intensify and control [shimmery/glittery/satin] eyeshadow better (try to be careful not to use too much water and not to get hardpan, but tbh you can always scrape it off) really helps with bold, colorful looks. And I know everyone says this but taking the time to properly blend and build your colors really is essential.

At the end of the day, it's really just about practice and having fun. Half the time I sit down to do makeup I just finger paint because I'm lazy and it's fun to me. And tbh, if you're wearing a bold lip, most of the time it distracts from any other disasters you might have going on, so that's usually my strategy :) I hope at least some of this was helpful and I hope u have fun drawing on your face 💖

#T #Ask #Anonymous #Sweet words #This did not need to be an essay lol but here I am #Also also. Nobody needs to own as much makeup as I do and you can do so much with very little.#But. There are some products that I have found to be really nice to have.#Like white and black eyeshadow bases (not necessary but great for intensifying colors)#And a more recent purchase of mine which has been cake liner palettes. You can literally just paint with watercolors on ur face #Except I would not use watercolors that are not meant for the face. Just face paint.#And like using tiny skinny little brushes for those. I'm using nail art brushes #That's been v fun for me to play around with recently and you might want to give that a try if you're in the market #Mine are from Midas Cosmetics but I know Claropsyche has a really popular one for not much more money and way more colors #There are lots of brands that do wet liners/cake liners (both names for the same thing)#Anyway totally not necessary you can just use eyeshadow but that's been fun for me #But also you can just use a wet brush with your eyeshadow to get pretty sharp lines and eyeshadow is a bit easier to work with sometimes

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