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Your face is a canvas and the make-up is like paint. Think about painting in layers if that helps.

That being said, here's my recommendation. You skin is your canvas so you gotta take care of it. Pay attention to your body/skin, everyone is different so use what is working for you. Exfoliate regularly, exfoliating helps clear up pores and scrub away dead skin. I do it daily, again do as much as your own skin needs to. My pores tend to clog easily so I try my best to keep it clean. I use something like this, just a slightly rougher bath sponge, squeeze a little face wash on it and lightly scrub - again this is what I do, your mileage may vary.

Regardless of how oily your skin is, moisturize it. If you have naturally oilier skin like me, use a lighter moisturizer (it feels lighter on your skin not as thick or creamy). conversely, use a heavier moisturizer if you tend to have dry skin. It doesn't necessarily have to be a "face moisturizer" product, lotions work also i've noticed. The point of all this is you want a clean and hydrated skin, it looks younger and healthier. I use, Aveeno's Men's After Shave Lotion. It get's two birds with one stone for me, aftershave plus helps keep my skin hydrated and is on the lighter side (won't feel greasy when it dries.)

The next layer in the painting would be concealer and foundation. Concealers are more pigmented "cover up" work. Using me again, i have slight rosatia/pinkness, concealers help neutralize out the redness to a more even skin tone. Foundation is a less pigmented but does the same thing essentially. Go to a Walgreen's or any drugstore and just look at the color samples. You'll want to color match to your neck so that your general face color blends in with your neck. Taking care of you skin takes time to get but when you get there you shouldn't need much concealer or foundation to even out your face. I like BB Cream No. 23, Natural Biege, matches my color fairly well.

You can pick either of those up or an equivalent product at any drugstore. People won't give you any grief, it's not too common but some males do buy coverup/concealers for acne breakouts so it shouldn't cause too much fuss to buy in person.

As far as applying blush, eyeshadow, liner brows ... the works, it's hard to type out and is best if shown to you. Beating a dead horse, watch the you tube videos and practice putting them on. You WILL get better. I did a quick look through amazon, this Shany Set seems like an okay kit. It has a various color pots to play/practice with. (color pot, the little containers that the actual make up sits in.) Your small round pots are your eyeshadows and the large round ones are your blushes. It looks like it comes with the applicators too, the fancy q-tip looking things are for eyeshadows and the bristle brush for blush. It also has the standard black and brown pencil eye liner, a pencil lip liner, lipstick and some nailpolish.

When it's all said and done, you've read all that you can or watched all the videos you've cared to watch. My best advice I can give you is take care of your skin and practice. Keep putting it on, get a feel for it and learn how certain things get applied. Eyeliner for example, you need to get used to the fact that there's something that close to your eye when you're trying to put it on. With time and practice it gets easier, your hand gets steadier and your eyes don't flinch as much.

Not my best nor my worst, but here's where i'm at on a typical day. http://i.imgur.com/C1vPsxg.jpg

Lastly, baby wipes or makeup remover wipes is good for taking it all off and these on a cotton swab is good to remove eyeliner without any trace.

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>What is your normal routine?

After washing and moisturizing (below), my usual routine is BB cream, contouring^1, concealer^2 (maybe you are missing this?), brows^1, eyeshadow primer, eyeshadow, tight line (I have hooded eyes), mascara (looks like you're missing this, too?), lip liner, then a pink lip color.

^1 Not necessary if you're just starting out, IMO

^2 Sometimes set my concealer with powder after its done, depending on how oily my face feels that day.

I'd say my everyday face takes about 20-25 minutes, but I'm also pretty practiced at it at this point.

> How did you get there?

If you are bare bones beginner, the first thing I would recommend is to get to know yo face! What shape face do you have? | What is your skin tone and undertone? | What shape are your eyes? Get to know your eye color as well and what looks good with it. Know thyself!

Then, I would go to Sephora or MAC and get matched to a face product. I really can't emphasize enough how much this was helpful to me. You can also ask them about your foundation falling off and see what they recommend.

Then, after that, it's a careful combination of stalking MUA, stalking Pinterest, and practice and getting feedback. Uploading pics to this sub (and /r/sugarfreemua) has been SO HELPFUL to me.

>Do you wash your face at night or in the morning or in the shower or is everyone just keeping some secret from me? I am starting to think people secretly reapply makeup 4x a day just to mess with my head.

I shower at night, so I wash my face in the shower and then moisturize right after that. Sometimes I also moisturize right before I put on makeup as well. It just depends on how my skin is feeling. But basically, moisturize moisturize.

Regardless of when you shower, you should always, always ALWAYS take your makeup off before going to sleep. Sleeping in makeup is terrible for your skin. Personally, I recommend Neutrogena makeup remover wipes.. They are a godsend.

>I don't have the confidence to do colored shadows or crazy eyeliner. Am I just too chicken?

Nah. I just ordered my first color palette—that shit takes time and work! I'd definitely stick with neutrals and pinks if you don't feel confident enough. Then upgrade to color stuff when you feel more comfortable. But it's totally not necessary to have bold eye colors to do good makeup. I love my Urban Decay Naked 3 palette, but others here really like the Lorac Pro for neutrals. They are pricy, but worth it, IMO. For my daily look, I just throw a bunch of the shade "Liar" on my lid and above my crease and hit the road. It's great.

>ALSO... by noon my makeup is all gone. I don't touch my face often and I use primer. WTF???

This is not a problem I experience, but a lot of people with the same problem swear by the Wayne Goss method of applying foundation.

I also cannot recommend getting eyeshadow primer enough. It has changed my life.

I would also recommend getting a waterproof eyeliner and mascara if you're having problems with it coming off. I like using gel eyeliner and an angled brush because it gives me more control, but others here swear by the Stila Stay All Day liquid pen. I just got it and am working on learning how to use it. It sounds like your skin might be more oily than you know? I have a big problem with non-waterproof eyeliner coming off of me, so I've got some practice there.

>Budget: HA! Right now, not much. But I can splurge about $100 after the holidays. Right now I am working with mostly drugstore stuff.

Okay. I think I can get you started with some good stuff for under $100. :cracks knuckles:

IMO, when you're starting out, I would splurge on your face product and your eyeshadow. So:

• Go to Sephora and get matched for a foundation. Pick up a foundation OR BB cream for $35/$38, depending on what kind of coverage you're looking for. I have Tarte's BB cream and Amazonian clay foundation, and I love both of them.
  
  
• Get yourself a good neutral eyeshadow palette. The Urban Decay Naked palettes are $54. Work with a Sephora lady and get a good one for your skintone. If you don't want to spend that much, you can get a Naked Basics for $29
  
  
• Pick up a drug store mascara if you don't have one. Folks around here swear by CoverGirl ClumpCrusher. It's $8. I myself have been using Maybelline Lash Stiletto which is $9. The waterproof version is no joke. I shower in hot water and scrub my face with soap and that shit goes nowhere.
  
  
• Pick up a drug store concealer. I used L'Oreal True Match concealer for years and years and it's done me well. It's $9
  
  
• Finally, get a good neutral lipstick. I would talk to the Sephora lady and try a few on. If you go the cheaper route, you've got a little bit of wiggle room to get a nice lipstick at $22 I cannot recommend Urban Decay's Naked series enough. If you're running low on cash, pick out a shade that you want and do some searching for a duplicate. Drug store lipsticks typically run $8
  
  So, if you go with the most expensive items on the list, you're looking at $129 and the cheapest will be $92. I hope that gives you a good range to work with. I think these are good basics to start with, and if you want to explore more, you'll be able to!

The cleansing wipes that I'm thinking about come already wet so you wouldn't need any water at all.

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