Clean Catwalk Face

Getting a flawless base is incredibly important in the makeup industry, particularly for fashion shows as the lights and cameras will show up every single imperfection and you won't have Photoshop to help you out!

You will need:

• Foundation - a selection of different finishes depending on the look you want to create i.e. matte/dewy
• Primer - you can get different ones again depending on the finish you want
• Moisturiser - This is good to mix in with a foundation to make it lighter and to give the skin a dewy glow
• Powder - To make the skin even more matte
• Highlighters - To add a glow to areas where the sun would naturally hit the face
• Makeup brushes

Step One:

Start with a clean face by doing a cleanse, tone and moisturize on your model. You want to have a fresh base to work on.

Step Two:

Prime. This will help to keep the foundation in place for a long period of time though you can skip this step if you find it will affect the finish of the base. 

Step Three:

Chose your foundation. Depending on the finish you want you might want to mix in other products such as a moisturiser to give the skin a more dewy look. 

Step Four:

You want to get a light, natural looking base. Spend the time to really blend so that it doesn't lay heavy on the skin. Less is more, you can always add more but it's harder to take away!

Step Five:

If going for a dewy look you would skip powder but maybe add some highlighter to the highest points of the models face i.e cheekbones, brow bone, down the nose and the cupids bow. If the skin is going to be matte you may want to add a little powder to the shiny parts of the face which is usually the t zone. 

Dewy Finish:

You can see a slight glow on the cheekbones and down the nose but I think I need to explore different products and see what else works best to achieve this look.

Matte Finish:

I found this look easier as powder can be used to make any base matte, I do think I need to work on my application and making it more natural looking.