Once you go makeup shopping, buying the lipsticks and eye shadows and blushes can be said to be much easier than shopping for the right tools.
There are just so many different types of brushes and other tools that it is nearly impossible to figure out which ones are the ones you need the most.
Although you can get away with using your fingers, you have to realize it's the tools that act as the gap between you and the pros! Here are some of the most basic tools that should be stashed away into every woman's makeup kit.
Powder Brush This full rounded brush can be extremely useful to dust on the mineral blush or foundation.
When you want to apply foundation, you have to work the minerals in a circular motion onto the face.
If you want to apply blush using this brush, dust the minerals over and around the cheekbones Blush Brush This soft brush is often seen to be tapered to get maximum coverage.
When applying foundation, you ought to load minerals onto one side of the brush.
Once loaded, pat the minerals onto your skin and then sweep the brush downward to blend.
During application of blush, sweep the color over the cheekbones.
Blending Brush This is a bare essential in eye makeup.
For the lids, load the mineral onto a single side of the brush and then sweep onto eyes.
When you move to the crease, load the mineral right onto the tip and then sweep it into the crease.
Shadow Brush Usually this brush is short and tapered and comes in handy when applying deep tones of mineral eye shadow as shades under the eye or when applying into the crease.
Load the minerals onto the tip and sweep into the crease and the eyes' outer edges.
You can easily create a sexy and smoky look by using the brush under the lower lashes! Lip Brush The lip brush is in fact dual purpose - its tapered shape allows it to be used in concealing sports or when applying mineral lip colors.
If you want to hide something, you have to overload the brush's tip and then softly stipple the minerals onto the skin.
In the case of lip products, dip the brush into the lip color and then sweep gently over the lips.
Remember that these are just a few of the bare essentials.
Having more tools on hand will let you be more creative and more professional with your makeup.
However, with these bare essentials you just can't go wrong with your mineral makeup.
Enjoy the natural mineral feeling as much as you can!
There are just so many different types of brushes and other tools that it is nearly impossible to figure out which ones are the ones you need the most.
Although you can get away with using your fingers, you have to realize it's the tools that act as the gap between you and the pros! Here are some of the most basic tools that should be stashed away into every woman's makeup kit.
Powder Brush This full rounded brush can be extremely useful to dust on the mineral blush or foundation.
When you want to apply foundation, you have to work the minerals in a circular motion onto the face.
If you want to apply blush using this brush, dust the minerals over and around the cheekbones Blush Brush This soft brush is often seen to be tapered to get maximum coverage.
When applying foundation, you ought to load minerals onto one side of the brush.
Once loaded, pat the minerals onto your skin and then sweep the brush downward to blend.
During application of blush, sweep the color over the cheekbones.
Blending Brush This is a bare essential in eye makeup.
For the lids, load the mineral onto a single side of the brush and then sweep onto eyes.
When you move to the crease, load the mineral right onto the tip and then sweep it into the crease.
Shadow Brush Usually this brush is short and tapered and comes in handy when applying deep tones of mineral eye shadow as shades under the eye or when applying into the crease.
Load the minerals onto the tip and sweep into the crease and the eyes' outer edges.
You can easily create a sexy and smoky look by using the brush under the lower lashes! Lip Brush The lip brush is in fact dual purpose - its tapered shape allows it to be used in concealing sports or when applying mineral lip colors.
If you want to hide something, you have to overload the brush's tip and then softly stipple the minerals onto the skin.
In the case of lip products, dip the brush into the lip color and then sweep gently over the lips.
Remember that these are just a few of the bare essentials.
Having more tools on hand will let you be more creative and more professional with your makeup.
However, with these bare essentials you just can't go wrong with your mineral makeup.
Enjoy the natural mineral feeling as much as you can!