How to make up your matte skin?- Marie Claire

On croit toujours – à tort – que les peaux mates sont plus faciles à maquiller que les peaux claires, mais elles ont tendance à griser. Quel maquillage pour mettre en valeur son teint hâlé sans virer au gris ?

Take care of my matte skin

To start, it is important to take care of your skin.Like all skin tones, matte skins, which are often mixed to fatty skins, should not overlook the scrubs and a good moisturizer.Removal is also an essential step to take care of your face.We clean your skin morning and evening, by changing cotton and product for the eyes.

Make up my matte skin: a perfect complexion

To look good, we put on the complexion, which is the basis of a successful make up: ""People who have matte to black skins are often afraid of burning, the important thing is the complexion!""says Frédérique Alcaraz, makeup artist for caramel color.""For dark with dark skin, we start with a mattifying - organic complexion base if possible - which smooths the skin texture and will better fix the makeup for the day.""

Then, you apply your concealer, you choose slightly orange or apricot and apply in small touches.We don't take it too clear to avoid burning the complexion. ""C’est essentiel de le fondre avec le fond de teint pour éviter les démarcations"".If necessary, we can put back a little concealer after the foundation to camouflage the imperfections.

Comment bien choisir le fond de teint ? On essaie la teinte sur les maxillaires et non sur le dos de la main, qui est plus foncé que le visage ! ""Pour les peaux mates, on le choisit une teinte au-dessus de sa couleur de peau.The foundation often clarifies the application.Above all, we avoid too clear foundations that will tarnish our skin.A darker tone allows you to restore radiance.""The ideal, for Frédérique, is a background in stick, both covering and light, which is applied to the brush to better stretch the material and reach difficult areas like the edge of the nose.In addition, this soft technique is as pleasant as a massage!

Sur une peau mate, il ne faut pas que le fond de teint soit trop poudré, pour éviter l’effet masque : ""On garde un teint un peu satiné, plus joli et naturel.""So we choose a compact powder of the same shade as the foundation, which is applied to the light cloud brush, only on the area T.We mainly keep the shine on the cheekbones for a glow.You can also opt for a free mineral powder if you have very oily skin, you always apply with a brush, and always the same color as the foundation!The main thing when you have matte skin is to treat the complexion.A perfect and velvety complexion will provide you with a good look and will enhance your complexion!

And for the rest of the face?

If the complexion is successful, we can afford anything.For the eyes, we adapt the colors to that of his eyes, while taking care to marry them with the shade of his skin.We therefore put on warm, coppery or iridescent tones, in eyeshadow.We add a line of liner for an timeless cat eye!

For lip makeup, when you have matte skin, you can dare the color, agreeing with the trend of the moment.If it is orange, we wear a shiny apricot lipstick or a carmine red.If it is pink, you choose a fuschia pink lipstick or a brilliant rosé.