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How To Apply Make Up On A Pale Face

By on October 4, 2011

When applied in the proper manner, makeup has the potential to do wonders for your face. This statement gains extra prominence in the case of women having pale skin.

Properly applied makeup will help to hide the irregularities of a pale face and at the same time will help in making it look even more beautiful. When gone wrong, makeup can tend to make women with a pale face look as if they are wearing a mask.

Also, for bringing out your best features, it is necessary that you apply makeup in accordance with your skin tone.

Some Tips To Apply Make Up On A Pale Face

Prepare Your Skin

Irrespective of the fact whether you have pale skin or dark skin, you will have to cleanse your face thoroughly before applying makeup. Follow up the cleansing process with the application of a face primer, which will help the makeup to stand for long periods of time.

Choose The Perfect Foundation

Choosing the perfect foundation, which matches the skin tone, can be quite a tedious task for women with pale skin. Do see to it that you choose a foundation, which has a beige or yellow color tone. These colors will help to give the skin a warm feel and will also help in hiding any redness which may be present on the skin.

Stay away from those products which are darker than your skin tone, so as to avoid giving your face a mask like appearance. You should also avoid pink and orange based foundations, as it may tend to highlight the pink undertones of a pale face.

If you are unable to find a foundation that suits your pale complexion, then you can use a  tinted moisturizer as an alternative. Do see to it that the tinted moisturizer you choose has an inbuilt SPF, so as to give extra protection to your skin. As another alternative to the foundation, you can also use a golden bronzing powder.

Use A Concealer

To hide the blemishes and dark spots that can be present on the face, one should use a concealer. It is recommended that you use a yellow-based concealer, which matches the shade of your foundation.

Color Your Eyes

Women having a pale face should opt for shades of soft pastels  and natural hues, while applying eye makeup. You can define your eyes by the use of eye shadows in colors like gray, white and lavender.

For a more dramatic look, you can play up your lashes using a dark brown mascara. If your eyebrows are extremely light, then you should define them slightly by the use of a suitably colored eyebrow pencil.

The Best Lip Colors

While choosing a shade of lipsticksee to it that it complements your skin and hair color in a perfect manner. Do not go for over the top colors but instead stick to the shades of nude, peach, rosy and red –browns.

The Finishing Touches

As a final touch to the makeup, color your cheeks with a peach colored blush. Avoid dark colored blushes as they will stand out prominently against your pale skin.

Thus by using colors that flatter your pale complexion, you can very well make the process of application of makeup on a pale face, a rather easy one.

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