The true purpose of wearing make up is to make us look as

porcelain, smooth and natural as possible, without making

ourselves look made up. Everyone wants to look like the

models in the magazines, but we know that in real life we

cant airbrush away all our imperfections or have a team of

people readily available to work on us! So what is a girl to

do?

We clean and exfoliate our skin with the idea of removing

the imperfections and creating a smooth palate for our make

up. Then we apply make up to smooth the appearance of

uneven, blotchy skin, plump our lips, tint our cheeks,

lengthen our lashes and try to create wide dramatic eyes;

whew!!! Sounds like a lot of work!

So with all of this unnaturalness, how does one go about

applying makeup to look natural? First of all, choosing the

correct color of foundation is probably the most important

and the most difficult part of looking natural. Try to

choose colors that are the most similar to your actual skin

color and undertones. Do not try to change your coloring

with foundation because you will look fake. You are better

off matching the colors in-between your neck and face than

going too light or too dark. No matter how many layers of

foundation you put on your skin it will look wrong and

unnatural if it is the wrong color!

If you are unhappy with your skin color try enhancing the

color by changing the accent colors you are using. Eye color

can play a huge part in the coloring of your skin. Avoid

bright unnatural colors like Electric Blue - leave it in

the 80s where it belongs! Another product to avoid when

trying to look natural is liquid face bronzers. These are

great if you live in Hollywood, but not for everyday life.

If you are going to use a bronzer be sure it is not too

shiny or darker than your skin would naturally tan in the

summer. Bronzers tend to give you that fake Orange tan

look. This may be appropriate in some settings, but doesnt

look especially natural.

Lip color should be as close to your natural tone as

possible. Avoid using a darker lip-liner and a light filler

color. No matter who you are this is a DONT! It just does

not look natural and it does not make your lips fuller. It

just makes them more noticeable and not in a good way. Find

a color that matches your actual lip color or a shade

darker. You can line your lips with the same color, but

dont go too dark! Peach and Pink colors seem to work well

on all fair and neutral skin tones while berry colors for

darker skin tones will tend to look the most natural.

When applying eye shadow colors try to stick to neutral

colors like, taupes, browns and barely there pinks. These

all work great for eye shadow options. If you feel you need

to line your eyes try any color in the brown family. Keep

the blacks, blues and greens for nighttime. Use brown for

mascara whenever the option exists. Natural make up is nice

for daytime wear and situations that call for down playing

ones appearance.

Enjoy your fresh, clean, natural look, without feeling made

up!