Makeup 033

1. Wash your face with lukewarm water to get rid of any grime or dirt. You should always do this before applying makeup. If you have any makeup on your face already, use some kind of makeup remover to take it off - we want a clear canvas for the makeup. I find that remover wipes work best, and you can get them pretty cheap these days. Check out taylortrends.org/zine for tips. Once you've washed well, take a soft, clean towel and dry your face by patting it softly with the towel. This is better than scrubbing at your face to dry it because it'll limit any redness or itchiness. If you have very sensitive skin, your face will react badly to rough drying anyway, so you'll want to avoid any rashes. You can apply a toner during this stage, but I don't actually reccomend it. Whilst you should mosturise daily, at this point you don't want to apply anything to your face that could disturb the appliance of makeup.

2. Now you'll need to set the base for your makeup. Use a foundation that's the same colour as your skin or half a shade lighter, no more. Apply it LIGHTLY with soft circular motions, using two fingers. Don't harshly rub it into your face as a lot of people seem to these days. I'll say this now; using a foundation that's a colour darker than your own skintone will not make you look tanned, it'll just make you orange. Also, please, please don't apply bucketloads of foundation. It's terrible for your skin and it just looks fake, unless your an absolutely fantastic makeup artist who can pull it off. I've never been a big fan of applying foundation and it's payed off, because I've never had an outbreak of spots. In fact, I've probably had about one zit in my lifetime, and it was gone in a few days. I'm absolutely sure that the reason I've been lucky skin-wise is because I don't wear much foundation, if at all. Of course, the effect is different for certain people, and I know a lot of my friends feel like they need to wear it to look good. However, if you don't feel like you need to cover any bad skin, try applying a base-mosturiser instead. I use Garnier Soft Day Mosturiser, which makes a great base for makeup and makes your skin instantly softer. It's pretty cheap, too. Look out for it in your local drug store.

3. Highlight your cheekbones with a soft pink/peach blush. Just suck in your cheecks and run a large, soft brush down them to easily enunciate the cheekbones. You might want to brush a little of the pink/peach colour onto the apples of your cheeks as well for Taylor's rosy look. To do this, do your biggest, cheesiest smile. Two round-ish, fleshy areas will rise on either side of your nose. Keep smiling and lightly apply the blush to these areas.

4. You'll need two colours for this - a lighter green-blue shade, and a darker green-blue shade. It's worth investing in more expensive eye-makeup products if you're going to apply makeup like this often. The more expensive brands tend to spread and blend much easier, and you don't actually need to use as much, so you'll save money in the long run. Once your colours are read, begin applying the paler colour to your eyelids. Move upwards. following the curve of the eye. Only put a little of the makeup of your eye-brush at a time, so that you can be more efficient when applying it. Move in free, sweeping hand movements across and above your eye. Don't actually fill in all the way to your eyebrow though, or you'll end up looking odd. Next, take the darker shade and apply it to your lower lid, playing out the drama that will be built on with eyeliner in step 5. Fill out to the edges of your eyelid, as though you were to make a cat-eye, but finish when you reach the outer crease of the eye. Do NOT start applying the makeup onto the main area of your lid yet. Once you've finished applying like eyeliner, clean your eye-brush and then use it to gently smudge the darker colour high into your lid. Don't move upwards towards the eyebrow, though, or your look will be too heavy and you'll overpower the lighter colour. I really recommend that you refer to the picture regularly throughout this step.

5. Line your eyes with a black kohl eyepencil. Don't spend ages trying to get the line perfect - just roughly apply it to the edge of your eyelid, applying extra coats on the outers edges of the lid for Taylor's dramatic look. You can apply liquid eyeliner instead, but the kohl is generally easier to apply. Make sure the point of your kohl pencil isn't blunt or sharp, but soft tipped. If the line comes out badly, you can add a little water to a foam eyeshadow brush and use it to smudge the eyeliner along your eye. This usually turns out well, but be careful not to smudge your eyeshadow.

6. Mascara. Lots of it. Don't use a precision brush or anything designed to lengthen your eyelashes. You want a clumpy, dramatic, grungy look for this style.

7. Apply some lip balm and allow it a minute to set. Don't use a glossy or sticky balm, just something like a chapstick is fine. Then you have the choice of either a soft pink matte lipgloss or lipstick. If you want to use lipgloss, make sure it's the thick kind that actually has colour to it. I'd recommend lipstick at this point, though. You should be done now! Make any edits to the style that you want, like more blush or eyecolour. Don't make it too over the top though, or you'll just look like a clown or as though you're trying to hard. Enjoy your rocker-chick-glam!