SKIN & CANDY: Do me Dewy

ALL PRODUCTS USED ARE MAC MAKEUP

Tools Needed:

-Strobe Cream (Normal to Dry Skin)

-Strobe Liquid (Normal to Oily Skin) 

-Fix +

-Mineralized Skinfinish Natural

-Prep & Prime Skin

-Mineralized Foundation SPF 

-187 Brush

STEPS TO ACHIEVE THIS LOOK:

Step 1. Mist your entire face with Fix + Hydrating spray to ensure even hydration throughout your face.  This can be used at any time throughout your makeup routine.

Step 2. Using your 187 Brush,  apply either Strobe Liquid or Strobe Cream (Depending on your skin type). This can be applied all over the face, or in the areas that you want the most glow. (This is a moisturizer- no other moisturizer is necessary for this look.)

Step 3. Continuing to use your 187 Brush, apply Prep & Prime Skin evenly throughout your face and let it completely dry. Once this is dry, you're ready for your foundation!

Step 4. Using your shade of Mineralized Foundation SPF, evenly distribute the product throughout the entire face, building to reach the amount of coverage that is trying to be achieved. This is also applied with the 187 brush.

Step 5. Once complete, apply the Mineralized Skinfinish Natural in all the hot spots. (Places you don't want to glow.)

Step 6. Fix +!

Tips: 

-Choose precise placement if trying to achieve a specific glow in specific areas. 

- Strobe Liquid is safe to use over your foundation, because it water-based!

- Put your Fix+ in the fridge for a cooling experience.

- Use your 187 Brush for the entire look!

- Powder is not necessary all over the face. Just hit the hot spots!

The Skinny: 

When perfecting the skin, less is more! Prepping is everything. The preparation allows you to use less product, which in turn, prevents your face from looking like makeup, and looking more like skin. Remember!!... Just because you're oily, doesn't mean your hydrated! Always use a moisturizer.  Not all products necessarily need to be put all over the face.  Place things where you need them most.  This look is hott backstage and is almost always in trend season after season.  Strobe cream is a backstage favorite for the beauty it creates with little to no hard work. It's definitely a must have for every makeup artist's kit!

-Jessica Aguilar

SKIN & CANDY: A Rockn Red Lip in 3 easy steps

Tools needed:

Lip Brush
Lip Primer

Lighter Skintones
Redd Lip Pencil (For an orange-red look)
Cherry Lip Pencil (Blue-based red)
Ruby Woo Lipstick

Medium Skintones
Brick Lip Pencil (Deeper red/blends evenly with Russian Red)
Cherry Lip Pencil (For a brighter red perimeter)
Russian Red Lipstick

Darker Skintones
Burgundy Lip Pencil (Deeper red/blends evenly with Diva)
Brick Lip Pencil (For a brighter red perimeter)
Diva Lipstick

HOW TO:

Step 1: Clean the lip of any excess lip conditioner or products. Apply lip primer all over the lip and around the edges.

Step 2: Using your lip pencil, start in the center of the lip and shade out.  Fill the entire lip with your liner and create sharp edges around the perimeter.

Step 3: Using your lip brush, apply your lipstick all over the lip, completely covering the lip pencil. 

Tips:
-Ensure all edges/lines meet evenly, especially when needing to execute this look in photographs
-Layering is the key to longevity

The Skinny:

There's no right or wrong when it comes to wearing color.  Be bold and OWN your look!  When trying to find the perfect red lip, it may take a few picks until you find "the one".  If you are a virgin to the red lip, keep in mind that it is kind of like changing your hair color....its something that you have to get used to.  A red lip shows confidence, so work it!

Classy much?  Wear your red lip with a slick black, winged out liner and lots of lash.  Contour your cheeks with neutral, yet somewhat minimal color and let your lips do the rest.

Red Lip vs. Smokey eye?  Who says you can't wear them at the same time?  Work your red lip with a smudgey smokey eye and create a look to kill. To avoid it looking trashy, keep your placement precise and don't rush executing this look.

Skin & Candy
By: Jessica Aguilar