The Ultimate Prepped And Primed Skin

If you need your skin to be prepped and primed to last all day, here is my own step by step process I have created for you to follow.

Start by washing your face for no less than 30 seconds. You want to actually wash it, rub it into your skin and put all of the good ingredients in. When my husband washes his face, he literally puts in on and washes it off immediately. I get so mad at him! You are wasting all of the money you spend on your cleanser if you don't wash for 60 seconds.

Next, you want to tone it. If you have dry skin, use a moisturizing toner, if you have oily skin, use a mattifying toner, if you have normal skin, just use a refreshing toner. This clean your skin of any residue left from your wash, and take out the un-necessary oil.

After you have a perfectly clean face, you want to moisturize it ( about a dime size). Again with the same logic, if you have oily skin, dry skin, combination, your moisturizer should be targeting your specific skin type. To find that I suggest visiting http://www.skintypesolutions.com/home

Then you want to use a primer. about a dime sized. The way I feel about primers and foundations is that I like to pair the brands together. If I am using one foundation, I use that primer with it. It makes sense to me that the formulas were made to work with each other, so the outcome will be best. You absolutely don't have to though.

Here is my little touch to the whole thing. I use a blotting sheet to blot the skin after the primer. This will again take out any un-necessary moisture and grease that may have formed in the prepping process.

You are now ready for your foundation. Place foundation on the back of your hand to warm up. Apply with a brush, sponge, your fingers, whatever your preference is. Blend with a clean blending brush.

Conceal where needed, powder where needed, and proceed to your makeup look!

Samantha Lennon, Makeup Artist Consultant