Find your undertones will make all the difference especially finding the right blush colour foe you

Spend at least as much time taking it off as you did putting it on.

Invest in mattifying lid and face primers as well as a good setting powder if you have oily skin. Many years of trial and error has shown me that there is no such thing as a long wear matte foundation on its own despite it’s claims.

Wet the beauty blender, warm the mascara

Look on YouTube for Robert Welsh and Wayne Goss, Both are professional make up artists and explain techniques in detail. Depending on your location, you should have a discount shop online, in EU, Boozyshop is pretty popular, they have good brushes and make up for a decent price. Personally I have a big foundation brush, a blush brush, a contour brush, one inner corner brush, one slanted brush, one flat eye primer brush, one blending brush and 3 tapered eyeshadow brushed.

Don’t go for sets, they never have enough eyeshadow brushes and always contain brushes you won’t use.

Start at the drug store if you’re overwhelmed, get some tinted day creme, a translucent foundation powder, some blush (press your finger until it turns red to match tones) and some mascara Worth the hype by NYX is my favorite but essence prinses is a good start too. Maybe some eyeliner to start with and build up from there. This way you’ll only need a foundation and blush brush to start with and can buy more if you like it

Don’t do a heavy eye with a dramatic lip.

You don’t need every product for a complete look

Keep it simple.

Trying a really complex 50 step look does NOT make you better faster.

It’s like cooking, a physical and artistic skill. Trying too hard things will just frustrate you, not improve you.

I agree with other posts, skincare matters way more than you think; makeup looks bad on top of dry flakey skin, AND gets splotchy on oily skin, AND looks cakey piled on top of acne.

Face wash & then moisturize, let that sit for 5 minutes before doing makeup. Use a small amount of face primer to even out the canvas.

Foundation, concealer etc. has a liquid component to it, so using moisturizer before makeup will prevent your skin from sucking up all the liquid… and allows you to position the pigments before they dry down. Think like putting wall paint on a dry sponge vs wet sponge.

Watch some videos to understand if your skin tone is warm, neutral, or cool. If you try a foundation and it looks orange compared to your skin, it’s too warm toned. If a shade looks too pastel pink, or grey… it’s too cool.

You can start with drug store makeup to figure out what you like, there are lots of good options for drugstore prices… you do NOT need to spend $50 per product to get a nice outcome.

I use basically all Nyx and Elf, and regularly get compliments on my makeup. You can also do fine with a makeup brush set from “Real Techniques” etc. Do get a 3 pack of beauty blenders too. I use an eyelash curler daily.

I think a good beginner kit would be; foundation, concealer, powder, blush, neutral eyeshadow pallet, an eye pencil that works for brows and eyeliner, a mascara, and a tinted lip balm.

For tutorials, I like Robert Welch, he shows placement really well.

don’t overdo the eyebrows. shape them subtly and lightly fill them in to where it looks natural

If you can, apply makeup in bright natural light. If that’s not possible, get a light-up mirror! But don’t be tempted by the magnifying ones unless you have visibility issues - no one needs to see their face that close.

Don’t put your blush/bronzer too far down on your cheek.

Expensive isn’t always better. Drug store makeup has stepped their game up and is sometimes better. L’Oreal lipstick is veryyyy similar to YSL because they own YSL. A few people have done comparisons with both and can barely tell difference.

Practice with cheaper eyeshadow palates. Milani is inexpensive but works amazingly and one of my fav brands.

I always wore eyeliner and mascara up until 3-4 years ago then as I was getring older and fell into the makeup scene much more I didn’t have a clue as to where to start so I started watching youtube tutorials and practiced and practiced until i was confident in my makeup routine. Now that I’m 35 skincare has became a must. Now I take better care of my skin, wear foundation and have added eyeshadow into the mix. I love wearing multichrome eyeshadows. But practice along with trial and error is what helped me the most.

Buy only what you’ll actually use. Don’t feel everything is a must have just because some influencer or sales associate said it is a must have.

Less is more