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More monochromatic photos/makeup tomorrow.
Anonymous asked: can medium plus mineralize skinfinish natural be used in place of a bronzer? or is it really just to set foundation??
If you’re pretty pale then yes! Mineralize SkinFinish Natural can be used for anything. Neutral eyeshadow, bronzers if you use colours a few shades deeper than your skin tone and highlighters if you use colour a few shades lighter than your skin tone. They’re great because they just look like natural skin. The benefit of using a MSF in place of a bronzer would be that they come in natural skin tones and do not have a orangey undertone. :)
Anonymous asked: Dear John (how cheesy! hehehe) anyway, I'm an aspiring makeup artist. Unfortunately even tho I do everything perfect, when it comes to doing eyeliner application on my model/other people, I completely suck. I can do it perfectly on myself, but when it's on other people... i f*** it up :( do you have any tips/advice/steps on how i can learn to do it perfect because i really wanna be a makeup artist, but how can I without good eyeliner applications? :) thanks so much!
Aw. Do not beat yourself over skills and technique. All of those things take time to hone. When you’re an artist, of any kind, you never stop learning and never stop improving upon what you’re capable of. So the best advice I could give you is this, don’t stop trying and keep on learning.
I went to cosmetology school where I learned everything there is to know about hair over the course of two years, and about two of those weeks were devoted to actually learning about makeup. So don’t take that route. You can do to a makeup school which would give you the basic of the basic in terms of knowledge and technique. But where I gained most of my knowledge was actually assisting an established makeup artist in the industry and just helping and observing them. Over time I gained more responsibility as was able to do some makeup for the artist my own. When I worked up enough nerve and confidence I applied to MAC and was taken in. Over the close to six years I’ve been with the company I’ve never stopped learning or improving. So keep your chin up and follow your dreams and take any opportunities that come your way.
