Makeup Commandments by none other than Mickey Contractor !!
Vogue Beauty Awards 2011 judge and Creative Director for MAC, Mickey Contractor is Bollywood’s favourite makeup artist. Read on to find out his answers on whether you can colour coordinate your makeup to your outfit, how to choose a foundation shade, double agent beauty products and the one International makeup trend you must try.
1. Always moisturize your skin before applying makeup. It makes for smooth application of concealer and foundation.
2. Use a foundation that is closest to your natural skin tone so when you sweat, you are left with patches of colour on your skin.
3. To find a foundation that matches your skin tone, draw a stripe of the shade from your cheek bone to your jaw line. Try a few shades and wait for 20 -30 minutes to see if the shade deepens on oxidation. Finally pick a shade that matches the tone on your neck best.
4. For a simple dewy look, reverse your makeup application and apply foundation last. Use powder sparingly and restrict it to the T zone
5. Do not match your makeup to your outfit. Go for a look that suits you rather than looking to colour coordinate with your clothes.
6. For a monochromatic look, use a cream blush in a nude or peach colour on your cheeks, lips and eyes.
7. If you haven’t yet got on the bronzing trend, this is the time to try it. It is big internationally and works wonders. A golden hue is easy and works on various skin tones.
8. An eyeliner is a great tool to use. However, use it only if you are good at it. Never attempt applying an eyeliner in a hurry.
9. On deeper skin tones, always pair a lighter shade of eye shadow with a darker colour along the crease to create depth and to contour your eye.
10. Be open to experimenting with your makeup products. An orange eye shadow will work as a blush in a pinch. Look for shades and textures that work double time to get more out of a single product.
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So true that eyeliner thing. I never wear it when I’m pressed for time!
ya ikky..me too..bt I use kajal..cant stay without that..liked d monochromatic tip too..using jus cream blush…
wats dat reverse d makeup routine tip? like apply ur blush first n den foundation?
Awesome tips! Loved the one on how to choose the right foundation shade!
Hi,
Did you know why Mickey recommends moisturizers before foundations? Because its recently these senior makeup artists started using one. Other makeup artists who are very very well known do not use moisturizer and their ways of application of makeup can literally scare u (no wonder the ghostly actresses that we see, and yet they succeed in calling themselves makeup artists).
Mickey is so amazing to work with! You must attend his makeup workshop in MAC someday….Keep stalking him!
totally agree with Neeraj… Mickey’s finesse is a class apart!!! grt tips!
@anshita: No I guess after eye shadows n all..would work with cream blush..but not with powder..
@ankita: ya I loved them too..
@neeraj: Ya he is amazing !! I so love his work..wud surely attend if I get a chance..using a moisturiser before is so imp..the whole application makes a difference..
ya bee..I too love his work..:)
Bhumika……very informative post thank u!!
A very informative post… Nice!
Thanks shivani and uma 🙂
awesome post!!! thanks for sharing 😀
welcum neha 🙂
interesting…
ya tanya it is 🙂