Features and rules for applying lifting makeup. Advantages and disadvantages. Step-by-step instructions and the effect of anti-aging makeup.
Lifting make-up is a way of applying decorative cosmetics that allows you to visually make your face look younger. It can be applied by professional makeup artists, or you can master the technique yourself. Make-up lifting has certain rules and features that must be followed to achieve the desired result.
What is lifting makeup?
Over time, certain changes occur in the human skin. They are associated with biochemical processes. In old age, the activity of the formation of elastin and collagen is significantly reduced. It is these substances, or rather, the fibers they are part of, that provide firmness, elasticity, firmness, healthy shine and rapid restoration of the dermis. If their number decreases, the result is "on the face".
With age-related changes, the skin becomes drier, flabby, wrinkles, dark circles around the eyes, folds appear in the areas most mobile with facial expressions. The once plump cheeks look saggy. All of the above helps to hide age-related lifting makeup.
In order for the make-up to be more natural, not to create the effect of a mask on the face, it is necessary to select cosmetics of certain shades and colors. They must be individually tailored to each skin type, face shape and color characteristics.
Rules for the selection of colors for decorative cosmetics:
- Makeup base … It is recommended to use a primer, a lifting serum or a nourishing cream as a base for cosmetics. They fill in small wrinkles and folds on the skin, so that the makeup will be applied evenly.
- Concealer … It is preferable to use it, rather than the usual corrector. It has a more fluid and delicate texture, which is much healthier for the skin. The concealer should be beige with a slight orange tint. It can be used to hide dark circles under the eyes, age spots and couperose mesh, which often appears with age.
- Tone cream … The choice of tone directly depends on the color of the skin. It should ideally fit under it, you can even give preference to a tool half a tone lighter. There are special lifting tonal creams that work best. It is highly undesirable for the product to be darker than the true complexion. The resulting "tan" will only make the skin look older.
- Powder … It is recommended to use a light beige mineral powder, but not lighter than the previously applied foundation. Otherwise, the impression will be created that the face is covered with chalk.
- Blush … Their color should be a balance between overly light and dark brown. It is most preferable to use a beige-pink or peach-orange blush. If the skin is naturally tanned or dark-skinned, a bronzer is better, but without large glitter.
- Shadow base … It is optional, however, with its application, the eyeshadow falls on the eyelids easily and does not roll down after a while. The base should contain reflective particles, which is especially important for the inner part of the upper eyelids. If there is no special base, you can use a thin layer of foundation.
- Shadows … Their colors should be represented by the whole range of shades of brown, up to light beige. It is not recommended to use gray or black shadows, because with them the eyelid will seem overhanging, and the eye itself will be narrower.
- Eyeliner … It should be a liquid texture with a comfortable fine brush for application. You should choose grayish, ashy, brown, blue or purple shades of eyeliner. Saturated black color is not suitable for lifting makeup. You only need to apply eyeliner to the upper eyelid.
- Mascara … Unlike eyeliner, its color should be as dark and saturated as possible. It is advisable to choose mascara with the effect of lengthening and curling the eyelashes. You also need to make sure that the brush is thick and covers all the hairs well.
- Eyeshadow or eyebrow pencil … Everyone chooses the tool that is more convenient and more habitual for them to use. Shades of eyeshadow or pencil should match the color of the hair. However, brunettes shouldn't go for rich blacks. Grayish tones are better suited for them. A similar nuance for fair-haired women. Shadows or pencil for their eyebrows should not give off a red color.
- Lip pencil … It creates a contour that makes it easier to apply gloss or lipstick. The color of the pencil should match the shade of the chosen lip product. If desired, it can be one tone darker.
- Gloss or lipstick … When applying lifting makeup, it is preferable to use a shining gloss. If the choice still fell on lipstick, then it should be shiny and glossy, but in no case matte. Matte shades will only accentuate the wrinkles on the lips, while gloss will make them visually smoother and plumper. The color of the chosen product should be moderately bright so that the lips stand out beautifully against the background of fair skin.
The peculiarity of lifting makeup is that cosmetics should not be pearlescent or matte shades. In the first case, wrinkles and small folds on the face will only stand out, and in the second, the skin will look older than it really is. Choose balanced tones. In addition, the shades of all cosmetics should be as close as possible to the natural skin color.
Pros of lifting makeup
This is a special procedure for every woman, which has many advantages over other types of make-up.
The benefits of anti-aging makeup are as follows:
- It only involves the use of cosmetics without any anti-aging injections from a beautician.
- The constant use of anti-aging creams, which at the same time can act as a base for makeup, allows you to achieve a long-lasting anti-aging effect.
- The makeup lifting technique is quite simple. Almost every woman can master it. The main thing is to train and fill your hand, after which the makeup will be perfect in literally 5-10 minutes.
- Decorative cosmetics for lifting makeup are inexpensive and are present in many cosmetic bags.
- This make-up gives the face the most natural look.
Cons of lifting makeup
The downsides of lifting makeup do not outweigh the benefits.
The disadvantages of this method of rejuvenation are as follows:
- Makeup lifting gives only a temporary visual effect, in contrast to injection cosmetic procedures, which need to be repeated only once every few months.
- Daily application of make-up is not recommended, because it can worsen the condition of the skin, contaminating its pores.
- Some women may be allergic to certain cosmetic products, which makes it impossible to apply makeup.
- Not everyone can make a beautiful make-up on their own. In this case, you will have to contact a makeup artist, whose services cost a lot.
See also how to choose makeup brushes.
How to do lifting makeup?
The step-by-step instructions for lifting makeup is pretty simple. The main condition is a certain sequence of applying all the products in a thin layer so that a mask-like effect is not created on the face. But first, you need to properly prepare it for the procedure:
Preparing the skin for the upcoming application of decorative cosmetics:
- Before painting, you need to cleanse your face with a foam or gel of a delicate structure.
- After washing, you need to wipe the skin with a cotton pad and tonic. This allows you to maintain an optimal acid-base balance of the dermis.
- Next, you need to use a moisturizer, preferably with an anti-aging lifting effect. It visually tightens the skin a little throughout the day, thereby increasing the effect of the applied makeup.
Step-by-step makeup lifting technique:
- First, you need to wash your face with a cleansing gel, wipe it with toner and use a moisturizer (preferably anti-aging).
- Next, a make-up base is applied with an emphasis on those areas where there are deep wrinkles, folds and excessive skin laxity. A primer works best.
- On top of the base, according to the makeup lifting technique, you need to use a concealer. With its help, the area under the eyes is best lightened, as well as the nasolabial triangle and chin.
- After concealer, apply a thin layer of foundation. It should be applied not with your hands, but with a special sponge.
- Powder is applied on top of the foundation. It allows you to get rid of the possible excess shine, which is especially typical for oily skin.
- Blush should be applied to the cheeks. To properly emphasize the cheekbones, it is necessary to draw in the cheeks and draw with a brush from the bottom up in the direction from the corners of the mouth to the temples.
- Moving on to the eyes. First of all, it is recommended to apply the foundation under the shadow, paying great attention to the inner corner of the eye.
- Next, shadows are applied. Darker, more saturated colors should be used for the outer corner of the eyes, which will create a subtle smokey effect. Light shadows work well on the inner edge of the upper eyelid. This will make the look look fresher and slightly slanted.
- After that, you need to use the eyeliner. For her, shadows serve as a good foundation. The eyeliner should be applied starting from the inner edge of the upper eyelid, gradually draw a line slightly higher and work towards the outer edge. Its contour should be flat and not thick. The arrow itself at the outer edge must be directed outward and diagonally upward, continuing the line of travel of the lower eyelid. Thus, it will be possible to mask the overhanging upper eyelid.
- It is necessary to curl the eyelashes with a curler, thanks to which they will look livelier and thicker, and the look will become open and youthful. To do this, they need to be gently squeezed between the branches and held in this position for about 10 seconds.
- Next, mascara should be applied to the eyelashes, painting them as much as possible along the entire length.
- It is necessary to comb your eyebrows using a special brush. If you wish, you can apply a little fixing gel to them.
- Then on the eyebrows you need to apply shadows or emphasize them with a pencil. You should carefully draw the entire outline of the eyebrow, without dropping its outer edge too low. The upper edge should be especially carefully emphasized so that the gaze is open and the effect of an overhanging eyelid disappears.
- Lips need to be lubricated with a thin layer of moisturizing balm so that the lipstick or gloss falls on them evenly.
- With a pencil, you should emphasize the contour of the lips. The corners of the mouth should be slightly raised. Then, with light strokes, it is worth drawing the entire surface of the lips.
- Next, lipstick or gloss is applied. It is recommended to apply a thicker layer to the central area of the upper and lower lips, highlighting their outer edges.
If you do the lifting makeup step by step, following all the instructions and recommendations, you should get an amazing result.
Note! When using decorative cosmetics, according to the rules for lifting makeup, all lines should be directed from bottom to top. This is especially important in the area of the cheeks and cheekbones. With the correct application of cosmetics, they will look firm and toned again.
Makeup lifting effect
If the technique is correct, the lifting effect of the makeup will really impress. A woman is getting younger by at least 5 years.
The look becomes fresher and brighter, the cheeks look rosy and toned, at the same time the cheekbones stand out to the right extent. Wrinkles on the forehead and along the edges of the nasolabial triangle become much less noticeable. At the same time, the lips become plump than usual due to the presence of a moist gloss or glossy lipstick on them.
Curled eyelashes and dark mascara, combined with smoky eye makeup, create a languid look.
What is face lifting makeup - look at the video:
Before proceeding with the make-up on your own, it is better to look at the photo of the makeup lifting, or rather, how the face looks before and after its application.
