Lesson 1Concealer selection and placement: color-correcting (peach, orange, green, lavender), placement for dark circles, redness, and textureDiscover picking hider mixes and base tones for shadow rings, red spots, and marks. Look into color-fixing shades and exact spots that honor feel, stop folding, and blend smooth with base.
Picking hider cover levelsBright vs true-skin hiderSpotting for shadow rings and bagsHiding red and marksBlending hider into baseLesson 2Setting powders: translucent vs tinted, loose vs pressed powder, flash-safe powders and placement maps (T-zone, under-eyes, smile lines)Understand picking and spotting setting powders, comparing clear and colored, loose and pressed choices. Discover mapping for center zone, under eyes, and smile folds, and how to keep end smooth, flash-safe, and easy.
Clear vs colored powder usesLoose vs pressed powder casesPowder mapping for center controlUnder-eye and smile fold settingFlash-safe powder pick tipsLesson 3Application techniques and tools: brushes, sponges, fingers—layering and buildup controlSharpen putting ways using brushes, pads, and fingers to check cover and end. Discover how tool pick shapes soak, lines, and spread, and how to stack items without moving past stacks.
Brush kinds for liquid and cream basesPads for smoothing and liftFinger putting for natural endStacking without moving itemCleaning tools for steady resultsLesson 4Highlighter selection and placement: subtle vs sculpted glow, wet-look creams, and powder highlights for photographyUnderstand picking and spotting highlighter for soft shine or strong shaping. Compare creams, liquids, and powders, and discover how feel, base tone, and bit size shape openings, small lines, and results in flash or room photos.
Soft vs strong shine looksCream, liquid, powder highlightersHighlight spotting by face buildPicking shine size for feelHighlighter picks for photosLesson 5Foundation types and finishes: liquid, cream, powder, stick, serum; dewy, satin, matte—selection rationale by skin type and eventLook into base mixes and ends, discovering how liquid, cream, powder, stick, and serum bases act on varied skin kinds. Understand picking dewy, smooth, or dull ends for daily, room work, and special events.
Liquid vs cream vs stick basesSerum and skin-tint basesDull, smooth, dewy end compareMatching mix to skin kind and needsPicking ends for day vs night looksLesson 6Coverage strategies: sheer, medium, full coverage techniques and blending methodsBuild plans for making sheer, mid, and full cover while keeping skin real. Discover spot-based cover, mark-hiding, and blending ways that stop thick looks, edge lines, and heavy stacks around feel.
Sheer cover and skin tint waysBuilding to mid cover safelyFull cover without heavy lookSpot-hiding over maskingBlending edges to neck and earsLesson 7Baking and micro-setting techniques: when to use, skin-type adjustments, and photographic considerationsStudy baking and small-setting to check folding, shine, and hold. Discover when these ways fit, how to change them for dry, oily, or felt skin, and how to keep under-eyes smooth and flash-safe in photos and video.
When baking helps or harmsSmall-setting aimed spotsChanging powder for dry under-eyesWays for oily centersFlash-safe baking for photosLesson 8Contour, bronzer, and blush: product forms (cream, powder, stick), placement for face shapes and event lightingDiscover shaping and warming the face using shape, warmer, and cheek color in cream, powder, stick forms. Study spotting for each face build and how event lights, flash, and reach shape strength, base tones, and blending.
Shape vs warmer differenceCream vs powder shaping itemsCheek color spotting by face buildChanging strength for stage lightsBlending shifts for smooth cheeksLesson 9Color correction workflow integrated with foundation for redness, hyperpigmentation, and dark spotsMix color fixing into base habit to even red flush, over-color, and shadow spots. Discover when to use peach, orange, green, lavender fixers, and how to stack them under base without weight.
Picking fixer shades by issueFixing red and flush spotsEvening shadow rings and spotsStacking fixer under baseStopping thick fixed spotsLesson 10Adapting coverage and finish to events: long-wear formulas for outdoors, matte finishes for flash photography, breathable finishes for long daysMaster changing cover and end to varied events, weathers, and hold times. Discover when to pick long-hold, move-proof, or air-easy mixes, and how to balance dull and shine for flash, open, and full-day cases.
Picking bases for open eventsDull vs shine for flash photosLong-hold plans for long daysStacking for easy-fix looksBalancing shine and oil checkLesson 11Shade matching and undertone selection: tools and step-by-step methods to match light, medium, deep skin tones and avoid ashy or orange resultsDiscover exact shade matching and base tone picking for light, mid, deep skin. Practice using natural and made lights, tools, and test spots to stop gray, dull, or orange results and match face, neck, body tones.
Spotting warm, cool, even tonesTesting shades on face, neck, chestChanging depth for light deep skinFixing gray or orange mismatchesWorking with season tone shiftsLesson 12Products and techniques to control texture visibility: priming, light-layering, pore-filling, and cream-to-powder transitionsFind ways to cut seen feel, openings, small lines using base layers, light stacks, opening-fills, cream-to-powder shifts. Discover how lights, product pick, putting tools shape real skin look.
Picking opening-fill vs moist base layersThin stacks to cut weightCream-to-powder shifts on feelWorking near small lines openingsLight thoughts for feel
