How to Apply Makeup (for Teen Girls)

1. Wash your hands and face! Before touching your face, always wash your hands with an antibacterial soap and warm water. Make sure your face is clean before applying makeup. To clean your face properly, get a good cleanser from your dermatologist. If you can't afford a dermatologist, try a lot of different products and see which ones work better for you! But remember, products from Walmart, Walgreens, Target, etc. all contain the same ingredients because they can't sell any higher concentration of benzoyl peroxide (the cleansing ingredient).
2. Apply moisturizer. Before starting, always use sunscreen, especially if you have problems with hyper-pigmentation (when your skin is healing and is slightly darker than the natural skin). It's better to get a moisturizer separate from your SPF because then your SPF will be stronger. If you have very low melanin amounts you need to use SPF 45. If you have olive, dark skin etc. then just use around SPF 15.
3. Smooth. With a concealer brush or foundation brush, gently stipple that's one shade lighter than your skin tone under the eye to cover any darkness. Also use your concealer on zits, red spots or other imperfections. Now blot it in using your middle finger. Make sure you dab, rather than wipe with your finger, otherwise you will take all the concealer off. Also, you can use foundation as concealer, but using actual concealer will give you better results.
4. Pat. If you have acne mineral makeup it's much better for your skin than normal foundation. Use Bare Minerals or Prescriptives; no cheap stuff. Remember your skin is your biggest breathing organ! Girls with oilier skin might want to stick to powder, and girls with drier skin might prefer liquid/cream foundation or tinted moisturizer. More oily skin can use matte gels or silicone based primer which help to lower the level of oil produced.
5. Comb. Using a brow brush, clean mascara brush or toothbrush, comb your eyebrows up and across, and softly apply eyeshadow (matching your eyebrow color) to fill in brows, making them appear fuller. If you have full eyebrows, skip this step. Set your brows in place using a brow brush with gel, clear mascara, or a brow brush with hairspray. Again, this isn't imperative, but one of those extra things you might want to do before a date or another occasion you want to look your best.
6. Shadow. Use a brush to apply a creamy colored and slightly iridescent and glowing skin tone shade. If you are going for a tan look, use a soft bronze color. If you are going for a cover up color, use a soft skin tone one. Some shimmery white crisply lining the eyes can open them up.
7. Blush. Apply gel blush to the apples of your cheeks. Smile, blend up and in a circular motion, always blending towards the temple. You can also follow your cheekbone. Blend, blend. You can also use a powder blush, but be careful as they tend to pack more of punch. Less is more. You can also use lipstick - rub it between your fingers so it's warmed up and then apply it directly to your cheeks.
8. Curl. Although it is hardly necessary, you can sometimes use an eyelash curler, even when applying clear mascara. It can make your eyelashes look very professional. Mascara goes on top and bottom lashes- always apply it thicker on the outer lashes. It makes your eyes look big and sexy. Apply 1 or 2 coats on the top lashes, and use what is left for the bottom lashes.
   Another way to curl your eyelashes is to get a very small eyebrow comb, and carefully comb your eyelashes.
9. Apply lip balm. Fill in entire lip using a tinted lip balm. Then, using your finger or brush, spread gloss on top. Find out your skin tone, and the colors that match it. Always use a transparent gloss over tinted lip balm.
10. Gloss. Lip Gloss is great for a light, glossy look. It's cute enough for school and adds a perfect glow to your finished look. Just apply it on your lips and love it through the day. You might need to apply more, if it begins to wear off. Use it over your tinted lip balm or light, natural shade of lipstick.
    
    • Keep in mind that the right color depends on the occasion. For example, if you know you're going to be eating or sweating, go light on the lip gloss.
    • Never wear lipstick, especially if it is your first time wearing makeup, because if you make a mistake it's almost impossible to get remove. Also, most of the time the colors aren't what they claim to be.
11. Eye shadow. First, put white shadow all over your eyes to highlight and power up your eye shadow color. Then, choose a color you like and apply it underneath the crease of your eye lid. Keep the color light and natural.
    
    • Purple, gold, blue and tan/beige tones are good eyeshadow colors for brown and hazel eyes. If you have blue eyes, blue, purple, gold, silver, or a darker shade of your skin tone look good. Green eyes look good with everything.
12. Remember that less is more. If you've gone overboard on your eyeshadow, blush, or lipstick you can use toilet paper or tissues to dab away some color. Make sure to keep in mind that light and fresh makeup is in, while caked-on makeup isn't.
13.  Removing makeup. Always remove your makeup before you go to bed, to help keep your skin healthy and wrinkle free. Use a moisturizing cleansing cloth or wash and clean your whole face evenly (including the places where there is no makeup).