The Art of Layering

Makeup by Stephanie Daga
Photo by Rhommel B.

Layering does not apply only to dressing for cold weather, packing boxes, and dreamy tasting seven layer cakes ...

Applying your makeup in layers is a good trick too.

It's important to know how to layer - your foundation, your eyeshadow, your blush.  Layering your product properly over one another makes for easy blending, seamless finish, and natural makeup.

Here are some things you should know:

Cream before Powder - your cream products will get caught in powder product causing some blotchiness and streakiness.  Trick: blend cream blushes and highlighters into the skin first, apply a bit of your liquid foundation over (this makes your blush look more natural), your concealer, and then powder to set.  If you end up wanting more colour and highlight, apply powder blush and highlighter.

Concealer before Foundation - make your foundation look barely there. Hint: try applying your concealer first over the areas you need it.  Step back, take note of how your skin looks and then apply your foundation.  You may find you do not need as much foundation OR can get away with a lighter formula!

Lid, Outer, Lower - eye makeup is tricky and if you are a multicolour kinda gal, you may not know how to apply your neutral, dark, and midtone shades properly. Tip: neutral goes over the entire lid, dark goes over the outer third from lashline upward, midtone is applied to the lower lashline.  Blend with a clean brush and you will notice how your eye makeup graduates in colour from inside corner to outer corner and lower lashline to crease!

Try it Out!

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