Primers, beauty blenders, cushons, highlighters, sticks - make-up artists talk about the best revolutionary means of our time.
Olga Fox's choice:
Highlighter Heaven's Hue Highlighter, Stila
A dry highlighter with a soft mousse texture. There is no creamy ingredient in Heaven's Hue Highlighter. Apply with a light veil for an amazing glow.
This highlighter is versatile. It fits well on the brush, but I recommend using it with your fingers. The product naturally "merges" with the skin.
There are three translucent shades in the Stila collection: light pink, delicate beige and summer - bronzing. Ideal for moist skin effect."
Tonal stick Radiant Stick Foundation, Clé De Peau
“This remedy surprised me. The dense stick has a weightless mousse texture. When it comes into contact with your skin, it becomes liquid. It is applied in the lightest layer and merges with the skin texture. Its surface looks clean and pristine. The face tint is noticeably evened out."
Mixing Medium Shine, MAC Pro
“A brilliant transparent balm. The product has two "magic" actions: 1) Mixing Medium Shine is mixed with dry textures - so they are applied more easily, the coating is easy to control; 2) gives the skin a trendy "moist" glow and natural shine. Completely replaces the highlighter, feel free to apply Mixing Medium Shine to the eye and lip areas.
How is Mixing Medium Shine different from other similar products? Imagine the difference between gloss and lip balm. In this case, we have a balm. It is non-sticky, non-sticky and does not dry at all on the skin."
Polina Pleshkova's choice:
Cream shadow stick Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes, Clinique
“I always carry this creamy shadow pencil from the Chubby family with me. They are easy to use on the road - I apply with a stick on the eyelid and blend with the pads of my fingers.
Use for beautiful fast smokey in mono or as a long lasting base under dry eyeshadow. Also, light shades look great on the skin as a highlighter, for example, the shade of champagne Grandest Gold."
Clinique Pop lipsticks
“Сlinique Pop lipsticks are a combination of lipstick and smoothing primer in one product. The texture smoothes lips, makes them more expressive and protects them from cracks. The shade of lipstick with a long-lasting creamy finish lasts all day, does not tarnish or fade. The palette of shades is huge and I really love combining two shades of lipstick in one makeup.
Сlinique Pop has a wide variety of textures: matte, lacquered, shiny, and even has oil for lips and cheeks."
Marina Roy's Choice:
Invisible Brow Gel Ready, Set, Brow !, Benefit
“Fashionable girls choose natural eyebrows. For eyebrow makeup, I blend shadows and a pencil, apply Ready, Set, Brow! Gel on top. It is transparent and covers the hairs with a shiny glaze. The feeling of healthy volumetric eyebrows is created."
Victoria Moiseeva's choice:
Foundation for airbrush, Temptu
“Probably the most enduring foundation I've ever seen. You don't need to buy an airbrush to apply it - use a tone brush. It is applied with a light veil, while matting the skin well and masking redness. You can forget about makeup until the end of the day - it lasts at least 10-12 hours."
Pigment Cocoon Stain, Devilish Rose, Cailyn
“What I like about this product is that it eats into the skin, and when the upper part of the pigment leaves, the effect of kissing lips appears. It lays down in a thick layer, after which, after 10 minutes, the formed film must be removed. Doesn't dry your lips - that's also a big plus."
Svetlana Grebenkova's choice:
Spray for makeup Magic Mist, PROmakeup Laboratory
“Before or during makeup, you often need to moisturize or soothe your skin. I used to carry thermal water with me, but later I decided to create a special spray. Magic Mist is versatile: it can be applied to clean skin before, during or after makeup.
It contains hyaluronic acid of low molecular weight viscosity. It is she who blinds the layers of makeup well, she herself is a little sticky. When absorbed, the sticky feeling on the face goes away. In addition, it is responsible for the healing of microtraumas - it is believed that even if a person has good skin, there are always microdamages.
Korean complex of seven herbal ingredients BSASM relieves redness right before your eyes! If you work through each layer of makeup with this spray, you get very long-lasting makeup without films."
Blush with an ombre effect Ombré Radiance Blush, Je Ne Sais Quoi and Sugar Plum, IT Сosmetics
“This is a classic compact blush, but with a color transition from dark to light - you can create any shade! I apply in one motion with a large brush Shik for PROmakeup Laboratory, 003. It turns out a stretch from blush to highlighter."
The choice of Maria Pyrenkova:
Illuminating makeup base That Gal, Benefit
“A pink highlighting base, often used on fair skin tones for a healthy and rested look. The base contains chamomile, which soothes irritated skin and makes it silky.
Mila Klimenko's choice:
Compact tonal fluid Nude Magique Cushion, L'Oréal Paris
“A very light and comfortable tone“in the pillow”on the skin, I use it every day in the summer. Despite its transparency, it visually evens out the complexion and creates the effect of naturally radiant skin. This is the remedy that a man will never notice on a girl's face, but will certainly compliment her beautiful skin."
Cream blush stick Infallible Paint Chubby Blush, L'Oréal Paris
“When I was studying in Paris, I noticed that French makeup artists love creamy textures. They can use one of these for all of their makeup to get a fresh, slept look. I apply a creamy blush in a stick to the cheekbones, lips and crease of the upper eyelid.
The blush is very bright, so you only need a little bit of it. In order not to overdo it with color, I apply the product first to the back of my hand, only then I take it with a brush. For lips, you can take the pigment straight from the stick and apply it with a patting motion for an ombre effect or kissed lips."
Choice of Olga Charandaeva:
The Sculpting Powder, Kevyn Aucoin
“The sculptor has three shades - Medium, Light, Deep. The latter is very dark - I rarely use it, but when shooting with it, deep face correction is obtained. Many people use such powders only on the cheekbones, but this one is good for correcting the entire face - it can be applied on the eyes, on the neck, on the nose, and on the chin. Most often I choose the shade Medium - it has no red pigment, so the result looks natural."
Highlighter The Multiple Stick, Copacobana, Nars
“ Creamy strobe masthead! I use this multifunctional product as a highlighter (it is understood that it also works as lipstick and shadows) and apply to the protruding parts of the face after foundation. The face is instantly refreshed and looks healthy. Try spreading over the lids instead of eyeshadow and adding black eyeliner - a great idea for a daytime makeup.
Sponge Beautyblender
“I love it very much! These sponges are not only for the face, but also for the body. I distribute the cream on the décolleté and neck with a large black and flat layer - it lays down evenly and in a dense layer. And for the average, it is convenient to apply foundation and others in creamy textures on the face."
Olga Romanova's choice:
Lipstick and blush Kiss & Blush, Yves Saint Laurent
“Great lipstick that can also be used as a creamy blush. Soft texture, pleasant smell and, of course, my favorite shade 8 - expressive, but at the same time not provocative."
Tim Leo's Choice:
Corrective makeup base HD Green, Inglot
“A primer is not always needed - if there is good care, this is enough for me. But if redness is noticeable on the skin, it is better to use a color correcting base. I love Inglot's green base - it overlaps the red.
If the skin is oily, I use silicone bases of any brand - they absorb the oily sheen, thereby prolonging the durability of the makeup. Silicones are harmless, and even vice versa - they create a protective "screen" on the skin from harmful environmental factors."
Eyebrow Pencil 2 in 1 Pro Sculpting Brow, Make Up For Ever
“For the eyebrows I use flat beveled pencils. Pro Sculpting Brow has the perfect # 20 shade for blondes. It has a brush on the other side and a built-in highlighter applicator in the middle, giving a very delicate glow under the eyebrow."
Highlighter Cream Color Base, shades Luna and Pearl, MAC
“I love Luna because it's white - the perfect highlighter for fair-skinned girls. It is loved by photographers for the "correct" glow. The shade of Pearl is golden and will accentuate your tan."
Choice of Anna Merkusheva:
Pencil Filler Lip Line Perfector, Make Up For Ever
"Transparent" magician "for lips of any shade! I apply it over the entire surface to fill in raised or aged lips (wrinkles are filled in and the capricious matte lipstick lays down smoothly). This pencil works like a primer - it keeps the lipstick in a given shape. Even liquid textures do not flow. I am for comfort in everything - Lip Line Perfector envelops lips with a moisturizing layer so that no dry lipstick will cause discomfort."
Set for eyebrows Aqua Brow, Make Up For Ever
“A water-resistant cream-gel, a classic thin brush and a small brush shaped like a universal set, also in a stylish cosmetic bag. Do not pay attention to the small package - you will have enough money for years! The cream gel consists of a very concentrated pigment - even Cara Delevingne's eyebrows need a little. I love him for his multitasking: I can draw the missing hairs with a thin brush, shade the product and fill in the voids with a thicker brush, fix the shape and paint over each hair with a brush-brush”.
Retainer Aqua Seal, Make Up For Ever
“SOS-agent for all dried water-resistant products. My beauty hack: if you forgot to cover your waterproof eyeliner, add a drop of Aqua Seal to the texture and mix well. The product is recovered in no time. Aqua Seal also pacifies water-resistant shadows: a drop of fixative will give you time to blend the most “unmovable” textures."
The choice of Ekaterina Ponomareva:
Concealer palette Studio Finish Pro Concealer And Correct Palette, MAC
“My palette of dense concealers for all occasions. Dark circles under the eyes, bruises and even tattoos - I am ready to face any imperfections of clients and models. The palette contains six colors: from refreshing pink to milk chocolate."
Liquid lipstick Retro Matte Liquid Lipstick, MAC
“The coating is matte and resistant - the look is preserved for 8 hours. The secret of this famous liquid Retro Matte matte effect lies in the clay particles. The color on the lips is the same as on the lipstick lid - rich and bright. Retro Matte never spreads, you can eat, drink and laugh. The leaf-shaped applicator applies the lipstick evenly and smoothly."
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