HOW TO GET A MAKEUP FRIENDLY SKIN

By Thonia Idegwu

The skin, as we all know, is the largest organ of the body. The beauty of the skin comes out only when it has been taken proper care of.

All professional make-up artist know that it is not all about the products or brushes but the canvas- in this case, the face because if your canvas is rough, exceedingly oily/dry, or something worse, no amount of makeup done will make that face glow or look flawless, which should be the aim of seeking a professional for your makeup.  So it is advised to work on the skin of your face so it becomes makeup agreeable else you would wind up looking like a colored rag. Lol!

The following are a few things to you should so regularly to get a makeup agreeable skin:

1.      Wash with a soft cloth or just your soap, scrubbing too hard can cause irritation, trust me, been there before, Oh and try not to wash a lot too, trice is just enough!

2.      Make sure you don't sleep with your makeup on, aside the fact that you get to stain the sheets, your skin would love to breathe too!   

3.      Unless you have dry skin (which is kind of rare in Naija) you should cleanse once a day with an oil free cleanser, preferably at night.

4.      Our face tends to darken faster than our body, cause of the harsh rays that hits our skin daily, so you need a toner to match it back with your body else you will be looking like a black lollipop; and we don't want that, do we. Use at night after the Cleanser.

5.      OK this, I have great experienced in. Please moisturize. It is important to always moisture your face, preferably before your makeup in the morning and as soon as you are back from work (even if you don't want to have your bath, just wash your face). The cleansers tend to dry your face and unless you want your face looking it it's been squeezed or plastered or wrinkled, please moisturize. Besides, the oil our face secretes sometimes heals the little scars on our face.

6.      Now this final tip is not a necessity and if it ever becomes a necessity, it shouldn't be overdone! Exfoliation: this is the act of scrubbing off (please not to hard o) dead cells that tend to accumulate on the face. Naturally your face should shed this, but sometimes it needs help. You need to do this once in a while, once a week is perfect!

It just helps bring out our softer, more absorbent and obedient skin, (yes we have that sort of skin, but it is under the layer of our tacky, hard and less absorbent skin). Home remedies include mixing sugar and honey and gently scrubbing the face after which you rinse off and tone.  (View the home remedies on this blog!)   

Now with these tips, be you a bride to be, fiancé to be or just you, you have gotten your face, makeup friendly for the next stage: HOW TO APPLY YOUR MAKEUP.

Till we meet again, do visit our blog- oyocorper.blogspot.com for more on makeup.