Perfect Makeup Starts With Perfect Skin

Make-up isn’t just supposed to hide flaws; it is supposed to highlight your natural beauty. Natural beauty starts with beautiful skin. Start with a skin care regimen. It isn’t enough to wash your face with body soap in the shower. Your face is your image to the world, and you need to take care of it. First, choose a facial cleanser for your skin type; normal, dry, oily, sensitive, or combination. Normal skin feels soft and supple to the touch, is pimple-free and does not have any flaky or oily areas. Dry skin feels taunt and can appear flaky, with small pores and a dull tone. Most teenagers have oily skin that has a characteristic shine and is prone to break-outs. Combination skin feels dry and flaky on the cheeks but greasy on the T-zone, or the forehead, nose and chin. Sensitive skin is fragile and prone to itching, chafing and stinging. Second, make sure you exfoliate your skin to get the top layer of dead skin off your face. Choose a gentle scrub with tiny grains, or use a microdermabrasion kit once a week to keep skin glowing. If you have oily or combination skin, adding an astringent to your regimen will go a long way to keep your skin clear of pimple-causing bacteria. Then, apply sun protection and moisturizer in the morning to fight against skin damage. At night, us a night cream with repair ingredients like retinols. Once your skin starts glowing, your make-up will, too.