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Hi, everyone!
In today's video I'll do this skin, which is already done at the moment,
but will have the whole step-by-step soon, so watch it. Yay!
I decided to, actually—
I had already done some skin videos before, but I think it is a subject you're always interested into.
There's always something new to talk about, new products to showcase.
Well, not I didn't use only new products. Some of the stuff is new, some I've been using for a while now,
but there are also products I sometimes forget to give more details.
I wanted to make a video being more thorough and detailed on each step
of a skin I think it is more elaborate and that goes well with festive, nightly occasions.
One other thing that motivated me to run this video:
there's the group commenting that they want a more straightforward video, on to the subject and such.
And there's the group that will say "but what about the skin? I wanted to see the skin!"
I sometimes leave the skin preparation for the end, but I thought that a skin-only video would be worth it.
And then, on my next videos, I'll do two different eye makeups with this skin.
This won't be a fast video, OK?
I just wanted to isolate the subjects so, if you're not interested in the skin walkthrough, no need to watch it.
But since you're already started watch it until the end,
like it 👍, subscribe to the channel. (I kinda forgot to say those reminders lately...) Anyway, let's move on.
I'll start doing a ponytail because I find it sort of hard to work on makeup with hair all over the face.
First step will be putting on a mix of primers I like very much,
the "Porefessional" and the "That Gal", both from Benefit.
I mentioned this mix a couple of times before. The daughters of one of the Benefit cofounders taught me about it
while I was in San Francisco for the Brazillian Benefit launch event. Quite some time ago.
Their skin struck me like "whoa!"
So I asked them "what's on your skin? What did you put on?"
Then she told me about mixing these two primers.
There's a funny spot here, it looks like some sort of allergy.
Doesn't feel like a pimple at all.
My skin decided to behave well for the whole week,
a week in which I wasn't able to record any videos,
and now that I am recording one, this funny thing pops up. That's fine, though.
I chose "Star" from Dior as my foundation because I think it is a thrilling one.
I think it is a very good foundation for exciting or festive moments,
where you want a more elaborate, detailed skin.
It also allows for a buildable coverage.
Reminding you that I talk a lot about building coverage, right?
That's a question that comes to me quite often, "how do I build coverage?"
Sometimes it feels like we're making sense out of the things we speak, but that's not the case the whole time.
So, here goes: you always pick up little product.
That's why I like to put it on the back of my hand, because sometimes you go
"I need a lot of product, I want a thicker coverage."
You won't put the whole thing on a brush and shove it onto your face, right?
You'll work on a thin coat first, you'll spread it...
You do this spreading brush motion, work the product on your face without adding more.
I just picked up a bit more foundation to spread on the forehead, which I had forgotten before.
And now I'm just brushing with no product, only to spread it.
This is how you make the foundation belong to your skin.
That's when you go "OK, this layer is fine, it is well spread and all, but I want more."
Now you pick more product from your hand.
This also allows you to work on a thicker layer only where it is needed.
No need to do it for the whole face. Sometimes the spot where you want it thicker...
I've been focusing here on the chin, where the legacy of a crazy life is showing its signs.
It is not exactly a product matter, but also hormonal,
added to travelling, dietary changes and on and on...
I wish it was easy to solve skin issues. Sometimes they come from the inside
which makes everything more complicated. There's no product you put on and magically solve it.
This is still funny, but never mind it for now.
You might be like "my cheeks are good, it is my chin that needs extra coverage."
That's when you go for the second coat of product on this spot.
It looks good by now, so let's move on to the next step.
Concealer: today I'll be using "Pro Longwear" from MAC.
This is my choice when I'm after a more elaborate-looking skin.
Also a good choice to put it on the back of your hand since it is a thin liquid.
I'll spread it with a brush.
You noticed by now that I've been in this
"spread the black circles' concealer with a brush" moment.
In fact this "Setting Brush" deserves a honorable mention.
I'll even list it in a "Currently Loved Ones" blog post soon, probably the next one,
because I wanted to give more details about it.
I have the impression that there's a bunch of things I use often and I don't stop to give the specifics about.
Now, not on the brush itself but how to spread the concealer.
I've said a billion times before, there is no rule of thumb to follow.
No rule on concealer before or after the foundation either.
I prefer to do it after, since the foundation already covers part of it and you end up using less concealer.
The fingertip heat also helps to blend up.
Many people prefer to spread this concealer with the Beauty Blender,
which I haven't used for a while because I'm on this brush moment right now.
I'll eventually go back to the Beauty Blender.
The nice thing about makeup is being able to try new things even though we're basically doing the same thing all the time.
Changing the technique or the way you apply products already gives interesting results.
With this same brush— Tooooo much produuuuct...
Must cover a few picky spots a bit more, but the foundation already did well on the coverage.
I could work this out with a more accurate brush,
to reach the precise spots I have to.
I was already using this one, though, so went on with it.
This is just for tiny spot fixing in any case. Sometimes I do it before the blush, sometimes after it.
I have the impression that on certain occasions you need to do a bit of both.
Today I'll have contour, a bit of bronzer, blush and highlighter. This will be exciting!
So sometimes you need to retouch it because things fall out of place.
This "happening" here will be solemnly ignored.
Since there's still product on my hand, I'll tap it over here for that luminous effect.
Actually, I wanted to do this with concealer number two,
which is not mandatory at all, you can be perfectly happy with one concealer.
I do like an extra bit of highlighting, though.
We'll follow with— Too much now, I can't seem to get the amounts right today.
The one with a glowier effect.
As you know, we're not talking only dark products when it's about contouring.
Contouring is that light-and-shadow play, so light has a big role in it as well.
We usually have shimmery highlighters in mind,
but there are also regular highlighters, such as this pen here. That's what they do.
You can highlight certain spots...
They surely provide much more discreet effects (oops...)
Or the total opposite when you accidentally apply too much product...
Because, since there is no shimmer, it is also a bit harder to notice.
However, mentioning a very recent video of mine, the things we can see are not the only ones which can make a difference.
Now, contouring. Today I'll use something different for the contouring.
This is the "Ultra HD" foundation from Make Up For Ever, stick version.
When the Brazilian press advisor sent me the Ultra HD, which I've been very fond of and using quite frequently,
she also sent me the stick version, but look at its color...
A much darker hue compared to my skin tone, telling me it is great for contouring.
So I tested it and loved it. Because we know that any...
anything darker than your skin tone and brown will do the "shadow" part for the light-and-shadow play.
I'm tapping just a tad of it closer to my hair.
Don't want anything too heavy. Something subtle will do.
I was divided between...
(Oh, so many questions!) ...putting contouring or a bronzer on
for that warmer look on the skin. Got to the conclusion that I wanted both.
So I'm tapping it just a bit here,
and you can also work it with a brush if you prefer, although being a creamy product.
I just touch up here with it a bit.
You can also do the same closer to the nose, but I won't for today.
Now, with the bronzer, I'll work on a broader spot.
I'll be using "Hoola"...
♪♫ ~Hoola~ ♫♪
...to add a warmer effect to my ghastly-white face.
I believe this works just fine for an evening makeup, you know?
As you can see, I'm doing what would be that denser contouring we usually do
with a product such as the one I was using back there (or a similar one),
but I'm working it with a fatter and fluffier brush, which allows for a more diffuse look.
This is a half-contouring, more of an overall warmer look.
I can't help but tap at least a bit of the "Ambient" powder from Hourglass.
This is a product that has actually been changing my makeup routine for a while now.
I've mentioned it before, but still...
I always think there might be someone watching my videos for the first time and will ask "what's so hot about that powder?"
So I need to scrim over my footage to find out where it was mentioned, and all of that.
It is a hybrid between a highlighter and a regular translucid finishing powder,
such as "Mineralize" from MAC, which has no glow.
I chose Mineralize because I believe it works very well for a finisher.
You'll want to spread it over a broader area if you have oily skin.
I still don't recommend powdering up your whole face. There's no need to, especially in here where you want it to be highlighted.
You get a natural glow over here just by not tapping powder on.
This one is a finishing translucid powder.
This one is a HIGHLIGHTED finishing translucid powder, but not a glowy one.
It just will get your skin... Looking awesome.
With a rested look, which is also something I'll write about soon,
a makeup you put on to pretend you're well rested.
In any case, this is expensive. I mean it.
Still worth it if you use it daily, it gets the job done and you believe the need exists.
Blush: I'll use this one from Urban Decay. This is a marvelous product and,
as I said before about the buried stuff, I had totally forgotten about it.
I probably used it once and got it under a pile of other things. This is "Afterglow", "Score" color.
It is a very versatile peach hue.
It works well with many different skin tones for it is not either too dark or too bright.
There's this slight shimmer effect, one that doesn't look like "oooh, I have glitter all over my blush!"
It does look like a very interesting, good quality blush.
Oh right, I always tap a bit of blush on the eyes for some depth.
I'm using a smaller, more compact blush brush,
which is, it goes for a stronger effect.
In the same way a fatter brush gives a more diffuse look, the denser it is will concentrate the product.
Only I'm working with my hand like— I think I did this trick before, still worth to say it again.
The closer to the end you hold it, the less pressure you put on the brush itself.
That is, you get a lighter effect. If you hold it around here, though,
you're practically smudging it to your face.
Try to hold the brush closer to the end. We all know it is much easier to put on more product than to remove it.
I applied it in a motion that is not the cute one or the diagonal one. It's in-between.
Sort of a "cute-diagonal"... Oh my...
Because we can always say there are two kinds, get them on a date and create a third one.
I used this "Bold Metal" brush from Real Techniques. You all know I love the Real Techniques brushes.
This is their Premium line, a bit more expensive.
It is a bit heavier, looks nicer and all with the metal look...
I tried to pick brushes I didn't have from the regular Real Techniques collection.
The regular collection is already so high quality there is no need to go after a more expensive one.
But of course, if you're experimenting...
I'm always concerned that I might have gone overboard with the blush.
You can also put on a bit more blush than the usual if you're going to a party,
because it'll be night time, there's artificial lighting and all. In any case, I like to mix things up.
It is between blending everything you put on so far (bronzer, powder, blush, foundation) and also getting rid of the surplus.
Getting rid of extra products is always good. Your makeup will last much longer if you do it.
The less you have on your face to melt off, the less it will do so.
Last thing for the skin, the second highlighter.
This one right here is a pre-highlighter. Even though you can see how good it looks, I want more!
I'll use "Soft & Gentle " from MAC, it has been a while since I last used it (and I missed it!)
I'll tap it on a bit more... A bit more...
I need a word that captures this moment... "Emphatically!"
Compared to what I would do on a regular skin makeup.
I mean, this one is regular, but not as simple as a daylight makeup.
I already told you one the things I like the best about highlighters is that it doesn't stand out as much—
I mean, here I am recording this video and talking to you and you'll probably be like "I don't see anything happening there."
However, when you're out in the world, moving around and the light hits your face, that's the highlighter's moment of glory.
I always notice people when that happens.
Let's say you're on a party— Or even, under daylight when light sometimes
hits you in a different way. But you're sometimes in a party, or a pub, or a restaurant,
you're out there and all. Your makeup will react to the venue lightwork,
that's when the highlighter shows up and I go "oh, that looks so good!"
I freeze while I notice the cheeks and the temples of the people I was supposed to be talking to
and I should be paying attention to the talk, but I'm like "what a beautiful highlighting."
And even if you tell me it makes no difference at all, believe me, it does.
No need to say that, if you have oily skin,
rule of thumb: no highligher on your forehead! None!
There's no way you have oily skin around here, so you mattify the spots which are:
the T-zone, this area here with opened-up pores,
the chin, the nose, and you let this spot shine on because it will be good for you.
There is no such thing as 100% matte skin.
So, oily skin girls, I've said this quite many times before and still see that
questions still come around, mainly this one,
so this is just a reminder: mattify what is possible, don't go paranoid about it
and don't stop using highlighter because you have oily skin.
Those things are not related, OK?
And that's it. Here's the skin outcome. Now I'll record two different eye makeups with this skin.
I'll do the first one, wipe it out, do the other one...
First one is discreet and the second one will be "whomp!"
It's been a while since I did an eye makeup that whomps.
Those will be the next videos. I hope you enjoyed it and remember that it is crucial to work on your skin.
I have a feeling that, whenever I spend time on skin makeup, it lasts longer.
You'll probably need less product, or something not as heavy anyway...
Mostly if your skin is already concealed, highlighted, blushed and looking good.
This doesn't mean you won't be going for a stronger look.
My second eye makeup for today will be one with a lot of emotion, using the same skin.
Still... Damn, I lost my line of reasoning... Bye! See you on the next video!
English Subtitles: Breno Pires and Juliana Bordignon