IDEA MAGAZINE September-November 2015 | Page 15

There is something about being put together that says a lot about an individual. Clothes and hair is one bit of cleaning up , the face also needs its own care to complete the whole picture. After you cleanse and moisturize, priming i.e. application of a primer is the next step. This has to be the most important and often overlooked step. Prepping the skin surface helps to provide an even platform,free of creases and enlarged pores. Think of how paint primers work; they are designed to adhere to surfaces, forming a binding layer that's better prepared to receive the paint. As with all else there are all kinds of primers that promise different results. From pore refiners/minimizers, pore finishers, photo finish, oil controlling, color correcting, ever-matt, smoothing, radiance boosting, mattifying, wrinkle reducing. The market also caters for all; from, high end to budget friendly. The great thing about primers is that many of them are colorless and thus great for women of color. Urban Decay, Benefit Cosmetics, Smashbox ,MAC Pro-Long Wear, LA Colors,Make Up Forever,Becca are gems worth having in your make-up collection. High-end Options: Cheaper options include Maybelline, L Oreal, Wet and Wild, LA Girl, Revlon, Elf, Black Radiance, Black Up, Black Opal among many others found in drug stores IDEA DIAPORA 14 Drug Stores Option: For the woman who likes to wear eye color, the market has a primer for that so that your eye shadow remains fresh, creaseless even as the day and/or night wears on. This is not a must have as a face concealer can be dabbed on the eye lid to serve the same purpose. Eye Primers: After applying the primer of choice the next step is to color correct, apply choice foundation, apply concealer to any areas that need to be covered. Highlighting and contouring help in defining the face structure through use of different shades. It’s important to blend the products well so that no lines are left on the skins surface. Once all the products are in a good powder should be used to set everything in place and fixed with a setting spray to give a ‘no-makeup’ look.