Beginner's Guide to Everyday Makeup: Tips, Techniques & Mistakes to Avoid

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  00:00

  This video is a beginner's guide to everyday makeup, addressing common mistakes and providing tips for finding a flattering look.
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  01:53

  Properly moisturize your skin before applying foundation, using a serum as a replacement for primer to avoid product separation and pilling, and use a lip oil with raspberry seed oil for lip prep.
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  02:52

  Apply lip mask, even foundation with sponge, use matching concealer sparingly, and avoid texture emphasis and creasing; use powder to blur and set base, apply evenly with brush for smooth finish.
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  04:51

  Use a cool-toned shade for contouring, apply blush on top of cheekbones and tip of nose, blend contour with brush and sponge, finish with highlighter on tip of nose.
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  07:33

  Use brown pencil eyeliner for beginners, blend it with brown eyeshadow for a cleaner look, create a winged liner with a pencil and eyeshadow, fill in the lash line with a liquid liner, line the waterline with a pencil liner, and emphasize the chunkiest under-eye fat area with highlighted and shadowed areas.
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  10:35

  Using the right technique and products can enhance your eyes, but the speaker struggled with their eyebrows.
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  12:22

  Use a fine-tipped brow pencil to create hair-like strokes at the front of your brows and diffuse them with a spoolie for a natural look, and be selective with overlining your lips to avoid a clownish appearance.
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  13:43

  Choose a lipstick formula that suits your preference and lasts long, and select a nude shade that matches your skin tone and undertones for a soft blurred lip look.