Matte & Dewy skin

In this lesson we focused on creating Matte and Dewy skin, vital techniques that we need to perfect for shoots and in our work. The perfect base for any look.

Health and Safety

• Clean washed hands must always be the first thing before touching client
• Hair is tied back at all times
• Model should be wearing a apron or protected clothing
• Must check whether there is any contraindications such as sickness or infection

Products Needed

• Strobe Cream- Mac
• Face and body foundation- Mac
• Mist & fix - Makeup forever 
• Set powder - Mac
• Makeup Fixing mist - Pixi
• Pro long wear Concealer-Mac 

• Prep the skin by removing any past traces of makeup; use cleanser, toner and finish moisturising the face. Make sure there are no contradiction's for the model such as allergies or irritation
• Apply foundation onto moisturised skin that has been lightly sprayed with the Pixi fixing spray as its a great light primer and prolongs makeup wear length.
• Using a stippling brush I blended the foundation into the face; going for a more natural coverage.
• Apply some concealer underneath the eyes to brighten the skin and create more of a covered base.
• With the mac set powder apply powder to the skin using a powder puff dabbing the skin.
• Finish of with some setting spray.

Like matte lips matte skin is extremely fashionable and can be seen in many catwalk and advertising campaigns. The skin is evenly covered and shows no signs of rush or daily stress or makeup wear off which having a slight shine to it can makeup look worn or even sweaty. Dewy skin though is a completely different thing 

Work Val Garland did for Erdem featuring beautiful matte skin that looked striking with the copper tobacco yes and bronzing on cheeks. Featured for London Fashion week.
http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/beauty/beauty-shows-trends/news/g35521/london-fashion-week-s-s16-beauty-round-up/?slide=6


The art of dewy skin is something we have covered a lot in lessons and now I feel i've perfected this was the first class of the term that we really looked into the technique and products for both looks but I had previously on my previous makeup term for beauty is boring looked into dewy skin as its definitely a very fashionable look.

Prep the skin by removing any past traces of makeup; use cleanser, toner and finish moisturising the face. Make sure there are no contradiction's for the model such as allergies or irritation

Using the strobe cream by Mac apply a thin layer onto cheek bones and above brow bone but to add a layer to create a perfect dewy look

Mixing the right foundation colours mix a small amount of strobe cream into foundation (I used face and body) 

Apply the foundation with a stippling brush which is great for making a flawless smooth base.

Depending on coverage more layers of face and body can be added and mixed into skin.

Apply Concealer under eye and incase of any redness for a more even base.

Don't set with powder instead use a bit of highlight on cheek bones and upper lip to really make the skin stand out 

A slightly darker foundation can be added to the concave parts of the face such as the hollows of the cheeks to create more of a sculpted dewy look.

More work by Val Garland for London fashion week this time seen on the models for Julien Macdonald the skin here is very dewy and flawless with a dramatic eye that oozes sex and slick back hair that looks wet. On Harpers Bazaar the writer of the article describes the "Imagine a bond girl coming out of the sea and pulling her hair back off of her face" Exactly what I imagined looking at the images for this show, effortless 



Both images are from Harpers Bazaar.