THE FLAWLESS MAN

Boys need a little care too when going in front of the camera!  It’s true, even though it may not look like they have make-up on they do.  A dear friend of mine asked for a little tutorial on men’s make-up for when he steps in front of the camera and wants to look FALWLESSLY MANLY.  Here are six steps for a little guy make-up that can be used when in front of the camera or even on a regular basis. – women dig a guy who takes care of himself.

1. MOiSTURiZE

2. BRUSH the eyebrows, and if they seem really unruly i will use clear mascara to direct them into position, make sure you tweeze any stray hairs.

3a. i usually like to take a medium to dark brown eye shadow and place it right along the upper lash line with a stiff brush (MAC’s number 212 flat definer brush is a good one). doing this makes the eye pop by darkening your lash line without making it look like you have makeup on.

3b.CURLiNG the lashes this is totally optional but you may do this to open up the eye, it usually makes them look longer and fuller.

4. depending on skin i usually just use a really great powder, my favorite is by GiVENCHY (www.sephora.com). the powder will even out the skin tone and removes the shine. if you feel as though you need more coverage a tinted moisturizer is best. i really like LAURA MERCiER’S (www.lauramercier.com) — it’s light and blends into the skin very velvety.  Use a large fluffy blush brush to apply the powder and a moisturizer is best applied using your fingers to warm it into the skin.

5. if the boy is suffering from dark circles i use MAC’s (www.maccosmetics.com) fast response eye cream and then may even put a little concealer under the eye. my favorite under eye concealer is LAURA MERCIER, it’s easy to use and blends well into the skin.  both of these products are applied with your finger tips…be gentle when applying them, your skin under your eye is delicate.

6. use some type of CHAP STiCK or lip gloss to moisturize the lips (you want something that isn’t TOO shiny).

Rember that it is easier to apply more  make-up then to remove the makeup you have applied, so go light with your application and then add if needs be.  Also a word of caution, it’s better to have a little blemish showing then a blemish that looks like you have tried to cover it up with concealer.