(Compiled with the help of our Team Excellence, including a medical dermatologist, esthetician, and chemist.)

Eye Shadow
• Try to achieve a natural-looking gradation of color from dark to light as you go from lash to brow.
• Powder the lid area to prime it to receive the shadow color.
• Apply darker accent color just above the lashes blending upwards and outwards to the outer corner.
• Apply lighter base color from lash to brow bone as a highlight.

Dual Pressed Powder
• Dual Pressed Powder can be applied after liquid foundation or alone.
• Apply with dry sponge or slightly dampened sponge for smoother coverage.
• Apply in even strokes working towards the hairline and jawline.
• Use edge of sponge or fluffy brush to lightly brush off excess powder.

Liquid Foundation
• Place small dots of foundation on forehead, cheeks, nose and chin areas, then blend outward with hands towards hairline and jawline.
• For lighter coverage, apply with a damp sponge.
• To maintain a natural look, also apply from jawline to neck.

Blush
• Use blush for subtle shaping of cheeks, not heavy contouring.
• Maintain a natural look by combining subtle coloring with skillful blending.
• Apply under the cheekbone with long even strokes in an outward direction.
• Limit placement of blush to the middle of the eyeball outwards, and the middle of the cheekbones downwards.

Mascara
• Apply two or three light coats to gradually build coverage.
• Brush outwards away from the face starting with the tips of the lashes then working towards the roots.
• After each set of coats, separate lashes with an eyelash comb.

Eye Liner
• Outline your upper eye lid from the outer corner to the inner corner, then your lower lid from the outer corner 3/4 of the way to the inner corner.
• Smudge from outer corner to inner eye lid for a smoky effect.
• A thin line will look natural, yet highlight your eyes and lashes.

Lip Liner
• Your lip liner color should be darker than your lipstick color so it can act as a border.
• Outline the "V" in the middle of your upper lip, then the upper lip, then the lower lip, all the way to the corners.
• You can subtlely reshape your lips by first outlining with lip liner then filling in with lipstick.

Lipstick
• Use a lip brush whenever possible, starting at the center and working towards the corners.
• Apply lipstick right up to but not over lip liner line.
• Blot lightly with tissue to remove excess lipstick.
• To reshape your lips: 1) use a light-brownish pencil, 2) add a second line in your lip liner color just inside the first line, 3) blend the two lines by patting with your finger, and 4) fill in with lipstick.

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