A beauty sponge works best with liquid and cream products.

A beauty sponge works best when dry.

A Paddle Brush is used to lightly dust loose powders and sometimes highlighters.

The angled face brush gives a more precise application for blush and contouring.

The tapered brush is often seen as the mascara wand.

The blending brush is also known as the crease brush.

The flat liner brush applies all over the lid shade especially shimmer/glitter/foiled eyeshadow concentrated on the eyelids.

The smudge brush is a little denser and shorter than the shader brush.

Knowing your skin type is the first step to a good makeup application.

Normal Skin is prone to severe breakouts and post-blemish scarring.

Dry Skin is worsened by air-conditioning and cool weather.

Sensitive Skin will rarely have breakouts and is the least problematic out of all skin types.

People with oily skin are likely to have enlarged pores.

People with sensitive skin will be prone to inflamed pores.

People with the combination skin type may have a shiny/oily T-zone area, while other areas may be dry to normal.

Skin type may differ as you age and as you reside from one place to another.

Humid areas can cause your skin to be dry, while cool weather can turn it oily.

Skin tone is relatively easier to identify than your skin undertone.

The skin’s undertone is the natural color of the surface of the skin.

People with deep skin tones have warm undertone while people with light skin tones have cool undertones.

If your veins show up blue, you are most likely to have a warm undertone.

If your veins show up green on the back of the hands or the wrist area, you are most likely to have a cool undertone.

If you are prone to sunburn and flushing, you have a cool undertone.

If it is hard for you to burn under the sun and instead you get a golden tan, you have a warm undertone.

Identifying your undertone will help you understand your skin tone better.

Your face is usually lighter than the rest of the body so going for a shade closest to your face will only emphasize the colour mismatch.

Discoloration in the face is almost always experienced by everyone.

A dark under eye with blue hyperpigmentation will be canceled out by an orange concealer.

A red pimple or pimple mark will be neutralized by a orange concealer.

The problem areas of dry skin is which of the following;

Which brush is perfect for smudging eyeliner and bringing eye shadow on the lower lash line?

Cleansers with tea tree or salicylic acid are good for skin prone to acne.

Washing your face can throw your skin’s pH levels off balance.

Vitamin C serums target redness.

Moisture prevents your skin from premature signs of aging.