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How To Achieve A Matte Make-Up Look
How To Achieve A Matte Make-Up Look: Expert make-up artist Lisa Glassock shows you how to apply matte make-up. This matte make-up will keep skin looking natural without looking shiny.
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Step 1:
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You Will Need
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Step 2:
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Primer
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Apply primer with a flat brush to get an even coverage
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Smooth primer with sponge over the entire face, to prime the skin and help foundation last longer.
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Step 3:
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Foundation
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Mix more than 1 foundation together to get a perfect match for your skin colour. Use a non-iridescent foundation to get a matte finish.
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Apply with a flat brush to the centre of the face, then blend outwards with a sponge
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Leave the foundation to dry, then apply another layer to areas that need it.
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Concealer
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Blend a cream concealer into blemishes and any red patches
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Apply concealer with a sponge onto the eyelid to help eyeshadow last longer, and around the nose to disguise any broken capillaries.
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Use a light reflective concealer under the eyes to disguise dark circles.
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Powder
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Apply loose powder to the ‘T-zone' and under the eyes with a brush
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Eyeshadow
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Dust a light ivory eyeshadow under the eyebrow
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Apply a neutral brown onto the eyelid
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Apply a deep brown shadow into the eyesocket line and to the top lash line to give definition
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Blend eye shadow in and apply darker colour under the bottom eyelash line
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With a brush, dust away any fallen specks of dark eyeshadow with loose powder
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Eyelashes
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Curl eyelashes at the root, in the middle and at the tip to give a gradual curl
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Apply mascara in a zig zag motion to the top lashes from root to tip
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Lightly coat the bottom lashes with mascara
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Blusher
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With an angled brush, apply a matte pink blusher to the apple of the cheek
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Lips
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Use a natural lip liner around the edge of the lips
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With a brush, apply a matte lipstick to the lips
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Take a tissue and remove the excess lipstick
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