Women and Make Up Question

YouTube. I'd stick with only eyeliner and mascara, given that it's a career fair. Use a pencil so that you can smudge the eyeliner a little with a Q-tip. I'd recommend staying away from eyeshadow (or else just use it very sparingly). It always makes me wince when I see girls wearing so much makeup at career fairs. They look more like they're about to head out to a nightclub.

Youtube is a great place to learn. Also, the book "Making Faces" by Kevyn Aucoin taught me a lot about makeup. I highly recommend it.

I say if you are new at wearing makeup, keep it simple. Concealer, powder, eyeliner (just on the top), mascara and some lipgloss or tinted lipbalm would be a good start. Look for sheer, natural colors that will compliment your coloring. If you go to a place like "Sephora", they should be able to help you pick out colors and teach you application techniques.

I wear eye-liner every day. I literally don't leave the house without it, but that's because my bottom eyelashes are blonde, and my top ones are a very light brown, so I look pale and half dead without some form of color. I recommend either brown or black depending on your complexion. I use brown myself, but youtube is a great way to learn how to apply it. I use Almay. It goes on easily, and it's fairly inexpensive. You can get it at Walmart or Target. It's a pencil, but you just roll it up. You dont have to deal with all the sharpening of a typical pencil.

you tube is great.

I am a make-up artist and worked for M.A.C. for 4 years and not do make up for weddings and parties. if u are just starting out i would say try at tinted moisturizer it will just even out you skin tone but feel and look like u have nothing on. u can get some cover girl from target. I would do mascara in stead of eyeliner and I would say to a lite lip gloss and ur good to go. it will look great but very natural.

Tinted moisturizer or the self-matching foundation (I think mine is from Almay). A bit of powder to eliminate shine. Possibly eyeliner (just a little) and always mascara (again, don't go too heavy on this). Some tinted lip balm or sheer lipstick and you're done. Just a little bit to even your skin tone and emphasize your eyes but not so much you look like a clown headed to a club.

I'll join the chorus for YouTube. Great tutorials there. For pretty much any look you could possibly want to achieve.

But honestly, it would also be helpful to think of a friend who you feel does a good job with their makeup and ask them for some pointers.

Then there's also Sephora and pretty much any makeup counter at department stores. They sometimes try to push you to buy products, though.

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Have you tried a make-up counter in a Department Store? They'll 'do' your makeup for free and teach you how. Then there's "Mary Kay" "Merle Norman" and that ilk, as well, who will show you how...the draw back to them is, you have to sit thru the sales pitch.

Good luck.

If you have a Sephora, they will help you SO much. They'll also give you some take home samples and will color match you, tell you exactly what to apply and how much, etc.

Very basics for a pulled together professional look: An Eyelash Curler, Mascara (waterproof so you don't smudge), tinted moisturizer, and a tinted lip balm.
Next step up: eye liner (easiest way to do this without a lot of practice is with a fine brush and a brown, charcoal, or black eye shadow on the lash line--if you mess up you can easily smudge it because it's a shadow), and blush and or bronzer (just enough for a healthy glow--don't try and fool anyone into thinking you were on a Caribbean Island for 2 weeks, just that you see the sun 30 minutes a day and have a healthy flush of the cheek).
Intermediate: Eye Brow makeup (pencil, powder, or pen), Eye shadow, Eye liner (kohl, pencil, or liquid), concealer, foundation, face powder.

You Tube, Sephora, The Beauty Department, and Bobbi Brown have tutorials. Bobbi Brown is THE BEST makeup artist for a naturally enhanced look, so check out her resources.

Have fun!
Be sure to get a small bottle of eye make remover. Especially if you plan to practice a few times before--and you should remove your make up before going to bed anyways.

While high end stuff is super awesome, drugstore brands have come a long way.

My favorite eyeliner is by Physician's Formula. It's a pen liner, and with a little practice, it looks great! I think it's under $10.

If you visit reddit, there's /r/makeupaddiction: a group of lovely ladies and gents who can help you out. I've found lots of good tips there.

Make an appointment with Sephora or Ulta. Tell them what the occasion is--you don't want to look like a cheap tart for a career fair. --Believe me, I know this--I'm on the receiving end of the applicants.

The nice thing about going to Ulta or Sephora instead of a specific counter at a department store is that they can recommend products from a number of different lines and manufacturers instead of just one.

Good luck!

youtube definitely!

this website is also great for idea's, how-to's and tutorials as well as general beauty, healthy & well being info

http://dropdeadgorgeousdaily.com/

I have learned a lot at Clinique counters in department stores. As a transgender woman, I didn't have the benefit of learning when I was young. The Clinique sales people always look classy and not overdone, so it seemed like a good choice for me. I don't care for a lot of makeup, but at this stage in my transition I have to wear quite a bit of foundation. That requires that I do eyes and lips everytime I head out the door, and they were able to show how to do it without looking like a drag queen.

you tube is great.

I am a make-up artist and worked for M.A.C. for 4 years and not do make up for weddings and parties. if u are just starting out i would say try at tinted moisturizer it will just even out you skin tone but feel and look like u have nothing on. u can get some cover girl from target. I would do mascara in stead of eyeliner and I would say to a lite lip gloss and ur good to go. it will look great but very natural.

This is excellent advise