How To.... Make Your Tan Perfect

Gledajući razne fotografije lepo našminkanih devojaka iz časopisa, često sam se pitala da li bi mi tako nešto stajalo i konstatovala kako su one savršene pošto su bile u rukama profesionalaca, sve dok u moju kancelariju nije ušetala, sada već moja drugarica Nale. Ona je iskusan Make up artist i godinama ulepšava devojke sa naslovnih strana, na revijama, editorijalima, venčanjima i raznim drugim prilikama. Zamislite moju sreću! Odmah sam počela sa pitanjima, a verujte, bilo ih je mnooogo! Sada slobodno mogu da kažem da znam skoro sve šminkerske cake, barem one koje mi je ona odala :).

Naime, najvažniji postupak u šminkanju jeste teniranje ili šminkanje lica. Kada je lice glatko, a boja ujednačena, sve ostalo (senke, rumenilo, ruževi...) trebalo bi da prilagodite prilici za koju se šminkate i naravno, vašoj ličnosti. Pre svega, morate poznavati vaš tip kože, da li je ona suva, mešovita ili masna, jer od toga zavisi odgovarajući izbor pudera i ostalih proizvoda. Takođe, vodite računa prilikom izbora boje pudera jer bi ona trebala biti najpribližnija boji vašeg tena.

Mi ćemo vam dati savete i predloge proizvoda za sva tri tipa kože, i nadamo se pomoći da uživate i u ovom procesu ulepšavanja.

Da bude jednostavnije idemo korak po korak:

I - Najosnovnije je da šminku uvek nanosite na čisto lice

II - Baza
Pre bilo kog proizvoda možete (a i ne morate) naneti podlogu za šminku - bazu ili prajmer, neki puderi je već u sebi sadrže. Ona je važna jer izjednačava boju tena i glača površinu kože, tako da puder lepše prijanja i potrebna je manja količina za odlične rezultate. 

I use to go through the magazines looking all these beautiful girls with perfect make up. Those girls were handled by professionals. I always wondered if something like that would look good on me. Until one day, she walked in my office, now my very good friend Nale. She is a very experienced Make Up Artist. She worked on many cover page magazines, fashions shows, editorials, countless weddings and any other event where make up artist is needed. Imagine my luck!!! I have overwhelmed her with questions! It is safe to say that I know every little trick in the book when it comes to applying the make up! The far most important step in applying the makeup on your face is to get the perfect shade of foundation for your face. When your face skin is smooth and the color is adapted, all the other steps to applying makeup such as blush, eye shadow, lipsticks should be modified to occasion, outfit and of course your personality. First of all, you need to be familiar to your skin type, you need to know if it’s dry, oily, mixture of both. Everything else that you apply to your face needs to be picked for your skin type. In our post here, we will give you advice and products selection for all three types of skin. We hope that you will enjoy in this beauty process. 
To make it simple we will go step by step:

I - The basics are: always apply makeup on clean face
II - Primer
Before applying any product on your face, you could (or not) apply primer or base for makeup, some foundations already contain this element. The primer is an important step, because it equalizes the skin tones on the face and smooths out the imperfections. When using the primer, less amount of foundation is needed.

Bases or Primers (Baze) - Artdeco Make up Base (baza) 1.887 din.; Guerlain Radiance Concentrate with pure gold (podloga za puder sa česticama zlata) 7.182 din.

III - Nakon baze idemo na tečni puder

Ovde ćemo naići na različita mišljenja profesionalnih šminkera, pa se verovatno pitate da li korektor nanositi pre ili posle pudera? Naš odgovor je da i u ovom slučaju možete probati oba načina i videti šta vašem tenu više odgovara. Mi praktikujemo da nanesemo prvo puder, jer on sam već uradi pola posla, pa tek onda korektor. Tečni puder možete nanositi prstima, sunđerima ili četkama za tečni puder. Ako nas pitate šta je najbolje – sve! Najbolje je ono što je vama najlakše i ono što po vama pokazuje najbolji efekat. Istina je da kada se tečni puder nanosi prstima, toplota prstiju ga otapa tako da on fino i brzo prijanja na kožu. Ako ga nanosite četkom za puder, može se desiti da ona ostavi za sobom trag sitnih linija od dlačica, tako da na kraju ipak pređete prstima preko celog lica kako biste to ujednačili. Naravno, sve to zavisi od vaše kože i kvaliteta četke koju koristite. Mi od srca preporučujemo Artdeco Perfect Finish Powder Brush i Deborah Make up brush. Moramo priznati da je Perfect finish naš favorit! Nju koristite tako što uzmete određenu količinu pudera (obično veličine zrna graška ili dva) i stavite na ruku. Uzmete četku, pokupite određenu količinu sa njom i istapkate lice. Onda sledi zabavan deo kada kružnim pokretima nanosite puder na celo lice, i gledate kako vaš ten postaje sve lepši i lepši.... 

III - After primer, comes the foundation

You are probably wondering if you should apply foundation first or the concealer. This opinion varies from a professional to a professional. You can try both ways and see what works for your skin tone. Our opinion is to apply the foundation first, because it already does half the job, than you apply the concealer to the spots that have not been covered by foundation.

When it comes to foundation, there is multiple ways of applying it, like with your fingers, foundation brushes, sponges. If you ask us which one is the best way-we say all of them! It is all individual. Whatever works for you. It is true that when you apply the foundation with your fingers, that the heat that is produced, softens and melts the foundation so the skins soaks it in easier. If you apply it with the brush, it could happen that the brush leaves the trails of small hair behind on your face, so at the end you have to rub it in with your fingers to remove the residue of your face. But that all depends on your skin type and of course the quality of the brushes you are using. We deeply recommend these two types of brushes Artdeco Perfect Finish Powder Brush i Deborah Make up brush. We gotta admit that PERFECT FINISH is our favorite! Take specific amount of the foundation, usually the size of a pea, put it on your palm, take your brush, put some foundation on it and dab it to your face. The fun part starts when you in circular motion keep applying the foundation with your brush, and observe your skin tone becoming more beautiful.

Foundations (Tečni puderi) - Guerlain Lingerie De Peau (sa svilom i lanom - puder za sve tipove kože – odlična pokrivenost) 6.050 din.; Chanel Teint Innocence (možete naći zamenu za njega Vitalumiere Aqua – puder za sve tipove kože – srednja pokrivenost) 4.857din.; Artdeco Long Lasting Foundation oil free (dugotrajni tečni puder bez ulja - za normalnu i suvu kožu - odlična pokrivenost) 2.687 din.; Sisley Skinleya Anti Aging (tretmanski puder sa poludragim kamenjem, dobija se i četkica - za normalnu i suvu kožu - srednja pokrivenost) 17.155din.; Shiseido Radiant Lifting Foundation (bez obzira što je u nazivu “lifting” namenjen je i mlađim i starijim osobama, više se odnosi na trenutni efekat i blistavost kože - za normalnu i suvu kožu - srednja pokrivenost) 5.931 din.; Sisley Phyto Tent Eclat oil free (tečni puder bez ulja - puder za sve tipove kože - odlična pokrivenost) 11.246din.; Max Factor Facefinity 3in1 (baza, korektor i tečni puder - za masnu i normalnu kožu - dobra pokrivenost) 1.596 din.; Artdeco Rich Treatment (za osetljivu kožu - za normalnu i suvu kožu - odlična pokrivenost) 2.359 din.

Brushes (Četke) – Deborah Make Up Brush (četka za tečni puder) 982din. and Artdeco Perfect Finish Brush (četka za tečni puder u prahu) 2.014din

IV -  Zatim korektor...
Za sitne nepravilnosti na koži, kao što su crvenila, bubuljice, ožiljci... koristite korektor u stiku ili one sa najvećom pokrivnom moći, a to su kamuflažni korektori. Oni zaista pokrivaju sve ako odaberete pravu nijansu. Važno je da korektor, ma koje strukture bio, nanosite tapkanjem prstiju, a ukoliko preferirate četke, istim pokretima prekrijete željeno mesto. Na taj način nećete razvući korektor po licu i on će zaista ostati tu gde treba, iznad mesta koje želimo da pokrijemo.

Za predeo oko očiju najbolje je koristiti tečne korektore jer njihova fina tekstura najviše prija nežnoj koži oko očiju i kapcima. Da, dobro ste pročitali, i kapcima... i oni se teniraju kako bi vaš pogled zablistao, a senke bile dugotrajnije.

IV -  Then concealer...
For the tiny imperfections on your skin, such as redness, pimples, scars, use the concealer in the stick form, or the ones that have the biggest coverage, those are cold the camouflage concealers. They do cover almost everything if you pick the right shade. It is important that concealer is applied by dabbing the fingers on the area that needs to be covered, but if you prefer to use brushes, follow the same instructions. This way you are insuring that the concealer will stay on the wanted spots. For the areas around the eyes, the best is to use the concealers that are in liquid form, because their fine texture is the soothing for the soft skin of the eyelids and under the eyes. Yes, you have heard correct. You apply the concealer on your eyelids, so the eye shadow will last longer.

Concealers (Korektori) - Artdeco Perfect Teint Concealer (tečni korektor) 1.632 din.; Artdeco Camouflage Cream (kamuflažni krem korektor) 867 din.; Collistar Lifting Effect Concealer (tečni korektor sa lifting efektom) 3.603 din.

V - Fiksiranje tena
Najveća greška koju svi prave je da se ovde završava njihova faza teniranja, što je potpuno pogrešno. Sve što smo do sada uradili, trebalo bi fiksirati kako bi šminka trajala celog dana ili noći. Za fiksiranje je najbolje koristiti transparentni puder u prahu koji je laganije teksture od ostalih, ili pak neki fini kompaktni puder u tankom sloju. Preko podočnjaka i kapaka ćete samo lagano preći jer bi prevelika količina pudera na tim mestima samo isušila kožu i istakla bore.

Ukoliko imate mešovitu ili masnu kožu, taj puder će vam trebati i u toku dana za matiranje lica, jer koža luči sebum ma koji proizvod koristili, i to je prirodan proces. Ukoliko ne volite da dodajete puder u toku dana, idealni su papirići za upijanje masnoće. Naša topla preporuka ARTDECO Oil Control Paper.

V - Ten fixing
The most common mistake that everyone makes is that they think that process of toning your face is over. Now, all that should be fixed with loose powder which helps the make up stay on all day. Usually that is transparent powder with lighter texture than others, or you can use compact powder in very thin layer. Under your eyes and eyelids you will take your brush and slightly go over them, because any heavier amount will just enhance your wrinkles and dried out the skin. In case you have oily skin or mixed, you will need to use this powder during the day for soaking up the residue. The skin produces sebum during the day, and this is just natural process. The alternative is to use sheets of paper that I specifically made for soaking up the oil. Our recommendation is ARTDECO Oil control paper. 

Compact and Loose Powders (Kompaktni i puderi u prahu) - Artdeco Fixing Powder (beličasti prah puder za fiksiranje tečnog pudera) 1.377din.; Artdeco Dita Von Teese Compact (svilenkasti sjajni kopaktni puder) 3.060 din.; Chanel Compact Universal 4.919din.; Guerlain Parure Compact 6.805 din.; Sisley Phyto-Poudre Compacte 9.579 din.; Artdeco Sun Protection Compact Powder 3.060din..

Sve gore navedene COMPACT pudere možete koristiti i same, bez tečnog pudera.

Artdeco Oil Control Paper (papirići za upijanje sebuma sa lica) 956 din.

Brushes (Četke za kompaktni puder i puder u prahu) Deborah Powder & Blusher brush 1487 din.

VI - Obrve

Zatim, olovkom ili senkom popunite obrve, u što sličnijoj nijansi vašim, jer i one daju savršen okvir vašem pogledu.

VI - Eyebrows

Next, you will take a pencil or eye shadow and fill your eyebrows with the closest color to your natural one. This step contributes greatly to your over look. 

Eyebrow Products (Proizvodi za obrve) – Artdeco Eyebrow pencil (olovka za obrve) 612 din.; Deborah Eyebrow gel (gel za obrve - nažalost više se ne može naći kod nas); Artdeco Eyeshadow (senka za oči) 610 din.; Artdeco Eyebrow brush (četkica za obrve) 956 din.

VII - Senčenje
Sledeća stavka je senčenje lica, što ćete postići nekim od bronzera. Nanećete ga na jagodice, čelo, nos, i preći 

lagano četkom preko celog lica. Važno je ne preterati sa količinom i odabrati bronzer koji je samo jednu ili dve nijanse tamniji od vašeg tena. Na kraju stavite malo hajlajtera na najvišu tačku obraza, izbegavajući predeo podočnjaka.

VII - Sculpting

The next step is applying bronzer on to your face. Bronzer gives you a nice glow, but you have to be careful on how much you apply. You will apply it to your nose, forehead, and your cheekbones. After that you will slightly go over your whole face with the brush. The bronzer should never be one or two shades darker than your skin tone. At the end take the highlighter and apply it above your cheekbones.
Blushers (Rumenila) – Deborah Blusher High Tech (boja 12 cacao) 896 din.; Artdeco Bronzing Glow Blusher 2.244 din.; Collistar Bronzing Powder Blusher (boja 08 patchwork roze) 3.739 din.; Guerlain Terracotta Bronzer 5.672 din.  
  

Highlighters - Collistar S-E Maxi Blusher blush with the silky affect (boja 04 confetto)  2.582 din. and Artdeco Illuminating Baked Powder "Dita" (hajlajter za lice i telo) 4.143 din. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Ovo su proizvodi koje mi od srca preporučujemo, koristimo i volimo!

Vaše lice je sada vaše slikarsko platno, budite kreativni, igrajte se.... 

These are products that we warmly recommend, use and love!
Now, your face is your canvas, be creative, play with it, and see what works the best for you! 

E&N xx