The Make-Up Studio - SKIN CONSULTATIONS, CLEANSE, TONE & MOISTURISE

When preparing the skin for make-up application, there are three main steps to take in order to make sure that the face is clean; cleansing, toning and moisturising.  Each of these steps are important for different reasons.

Equipment used:

Cleanser

Toner

Moisturiser

Cotton wool pads

Cotton wool buds

SKIN CONSULATIONS

Look at the natural state of your model’s skin

Look at their skin tone and skin type, whether it is dry, oily or a mixture of both

Define their eye shape and colour

Check for any skin infections or contraindications that might affect or change the way that you work on them

Ask them if they are on any medication, as this might affect the way that their skin is

Ask if they have any allergies

How to CLEANSE, TONE and MOISTURISE

o   CLEANSING (breaks down the make-up particles):

Put cleanser on two cotton wool pads and work in upwards strokes all over the face

NOTE: if you are working on a male model you should not use cotton wool, use tissues instead as the cotton wool may get caught in their stubble

Ensure that they keep their eyes closed when working around the eye area

Once you have removed the majority of it, put some cleanser onto the back of your hand and transfer some onto cotton wool buds, using them to carefully remove the make-up right up close to the eye.  When doing the top lash; keep their eyes closed.  When doing the bottom lash; get your model to look up so that you can get right up close to the lash line

You should cleanse the skin until it is definitely clean of all make-up and no more is coming off on the cotton wool pads

Motions used when cleansing:

è Wipe up the neck

è Across the jaw

è Up the cheeks

è Over the top lip

è Across the nose

è Across the forehead

è Back and forth in the eyebrows

è Around the eyes to finish

o   TONING (takes off the cleansing lotion):

Toning takes off any excess make-up particles that may have been missed with the cleanser

To tone, you use the same techniques as with cleansing

Put the toner on two cotton wool pads and work in an upward motion all over the face

REMEMBER: take the toner up to the hairline, but make sure you don’t get it in the hair

o   MOISTURISING (helps prepare the skin for base make-up):

To moisturise, put a small amount of moisturizer, slightly bigger than the size of a pea, in the palm of your hand

Using your fingertips rub it into the skin in upwards motions once again

REMEMBER: if you put too much moisturizer on, the base won’t sit and will go streaky

NOTE: if you are working on a model with dry skin then you should advise them to exfoliate three times a week

Below are my before and after photos of my cleansing, toning and moisturising:

Before

After