Have you ever left your house looking like this?
And when it was time to take a picture you ended up looking like this?
That's because real life and camera have very different lighting and dimensions. Since I have suffered myself from looking really white on camera, I have discovered tricks that will make your makeup photo friendly so you can get that picture perfect look especially if you are going to a special occasion like a wedding or your graduation and you know these pictures are going to last for a life time of memories. I decided I am going to mention the face products first and then I will have another post for eyes and lips.
Primer
When you are going to get your photo taken, a primer is a really good base to build your makeup on. What a primer does is blur your pores so they won't appear on camera and protect your face makeup from seeping into them. Some primers also give your face a matte finish so you can glide any type of foundation on it and still look perfect. I have used up ELF and Bourjois and I also heard wonders about the Maybelline baby skin, some even said it's a dupe for the Porefessional by Benefit.
Concealer
Apply your concealer before foundation so you can have a one color canvas to work with. Using a concealer lighter than your skin color to hide dark circles, redness and blemishes is a myth. Once the flash hits your face, these areas are going to appear ashy and highlighted. You can either dab a little bit on a concealer same color as your foundation or you can use colorful concealers. The green is to hide any redness, like the areas around the nose or any red blemishes. The pink or peachy color is great to hide dark circles under the eyes and dark blemishes. It is a little bit hard to find an affordable colorful concealer, but I have found one in Oriflame and one in Essence that works perfectly.
Foundation
One of the deadliest mistakes we commit when taking pictures is using a foundation that has SPF. The SPF creates a fair layer that might be invisible at regular light but is very reflective on camera flash. This layer reflects the light to protect your skin from the sun, also making you look very pasty on camera. Use a foundation with little or no SPF in it. The second thing you need is to use a foundation that is one shade deeper than your skin tone. The camera takes around 20% off your color, so you can bring out your color by using that deeper color. Make sure to use it covering your ears, neck and decollete so you won't have two different colors. Finally you need to find a matte finish foundation, because a shiney face appears like a sweaty face on camera. I really like the Rimmel 25 hours foundation, because it doesn't have SPF. Revlon colorstay is brilliant and even though it has SPF 6, it still looks matte and stays for a long time in photos. Surprisingly the Garnier BB cream looks good on camera with matefying powder. Click Here to see a full review on it.
Powder
I love loose powder, I really do but they seriously look awful on camera if not blended really well. You are still at risk even after blending them perfectly to look like a clown on camera. If you need a extra matte armor you need a pressed matte powder, you can get it in a translucent color if you don't need extra coverage. Everybody swears by the Rimmel stay matte, and I have tried it myself once and it worked fine. I also have the Georgia face powder from benefit and it does have a peachy color that is so sheer and it doesn't appear on my skin shade.
Bronzer & Blush
In pictures, our faces tend to seem flat with no depth or dimension. Make sure to contour your face and nose with a matte bronzer 2 to 3 shades deeper than your skin shade, I love the Oriflame bronzer, it does appear to be shimmery in here; but don't worry it's just a covering layer.
Use a a matte blush or one that has very little shimmer, because you don't want to look like you have sparkles on your face. If you are going simple on your eye makeup, your blush should be a brighter color. Please don't use a bright crazy color with a smokey eye, because you will look over done.
Next post will be featuring the tips and tricks I use to make my eye makeup and lips look better in Photos , Stay tuned! xx
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