Everybody wants to look great in photos and pictures. Unfortunately not everyone is blessed with a natural beauty – some of us have to work harder in order to look great in photos, some have to conceal blemishes /pimples, discolorations, large pores/, other have to change their hairstyle and clothing. If you are going to be photographed do not forget to take your makeup bag with you as you will need a few makeup products.
Here you can read about the simple tricks you can do to look great in photos.
PERFECT BASE FOR A PERFECT START
The professional makeup artists highly appreciate the healthy, clear and naturally beautiful skin. But if your skin isn’t flawless you will have to use a few makeup products to achieve this. Every makeup artist use a makeup primer / a makeup base/. A good makeup primer will hide imperfections like, large pores, small pimple, skin discolorations, spots, freckles and so on. There are even eyelid primers that conceal the yellowing hints under your eyes.

Try:

Max Factor Flawless Perfection – A 2-step system incorporating separate skin perfecting and colour finish formulas designed to work together to deliver a freshly applied, flawless look which lasts through out the day with out the need of touching up or re-applying.

Clarins Instant Light Complexion Perfector ($28.50) – The modern, magic makeup base with innovative line-filling technology that instantly smoothes away lines, wrinkles, and enlarged pores to reveal a complexion that’s practically perfect.

Clarins Lisse Minute Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch Makeup Base ($29.50) – Silky smooth, oil free skin perfector. Fills and hides lines, wrinkles and open pores. Brightens unwanted facial shadows or dull skin. Nourishes and protects skin. Leaves skin looking smooth, luminous and younger.

Clinique Supermoisture Makeup ($22.50) – Ultra-creamy yet refreshingly lightweight formula goes beyond flaw-fixing, acting as skin’s undercover moisture agent for a dewy look. Disguises unevenness with sheer-to-moderate coverage. Instantly puts drier skins at ease. Skin looks soft and radiant all day.
PERFECT EYES
The darker the circles under your eyes are, the thicker the concealer should be. To hide puffy bags apply the concealer only over the darker parts. Never smear the concealer, simply use your finger tips to apply it with light movements.

Try:

L’Oreal Infalliable Concealer (10$) – 16-Hour concealer that hides dark circles and skin imperfections.
Bronzed effect

If you want to look bronzed never use a darker foundation to achieve it. Use a light bronzing product and apply it over your cheeks, nose, chin and forehead. You had better use a bronzing powder that comes as a spray as it will give you a more natural look.

Try:

Bourjois Delice de Poure – The ultra fine and soft texture make the bronzer easy to apply to your face and decolletage. The result is a totally natural healthy bronzing glow.Infused with a sweet choclately fragrance you will smell as gorgeous as you look.

Dior Bronze Essential Bronzing Powder ($40) – Dior signature compacts contain a sunny shade of bronzer that infuses the skin with a transparent, ultra-radiant glow. Retractable brush included.

Guerlain Terracotta Spray Bronzing Powder Mist SPF 10 ($57) – With the effect of a makeup bronzer and the ease of a gentle spray, Terracotta Spray is an entirely new way to get a temporary sunny glow. Its homogeneous spray diffusion ensures a uniform application that covers every inch of the face evenly in just seconds.
FACE POWDER – YOUR BEST FRIEND
Your best choice will be a translucent powder. If you want to use a light reflecting powder you should be very careful – never apply face powder with light reflecting particles at the centre of your face. Always apply the powder with a big, round powder brush, this way you will be able to apply it evenly and flawlessly.

Try:

Lancme DUAL FINISH – Versatile Powder Makeup ($35.50) – As a foundation: sponge on dry, over daytime moisturizer, for a soft matte effect. Sponges on damp for a full-coverage, flawless matte finish. As a powder: puff on dry over any Lanc??me foundation.

L’Oreal True Match Minerals ($15.25) – Mineral Powder Foundation with SPF 19.

Dior ‘DiorSkin’ Loose Powder ($52.25) – Pure, luminous transparency. So like your skin in softness and color, DiorSkin powders give new meaning to the word ‘natural.’ They provide the perfect finishing touch (or touch-up) for your makeup. Both come in a range of three transparent shades to blend beautifully with your natural skin tone.
EXPRESSIVE EYES
Applying eyeshadows is not a muct if you want to look flawless in the photos. If you are going to apply eyeshadows you had better use light colors – blue, white, pink, golden, silver, brown, greenish. Apply the shadows only in the centre of the eyelids.
If you want to make your eyes appear bigger you should apply light eyeshadows only at the inner rims of your eyes, line the lower lashline with a light eyeliner.

Try:

Laura Mercier Violet Eye Colour Quad ($43) – combines four exclusive, complimentary, must-have colors so you can create the sultry eyeshadow trend of Spring with one portable compact. Crease-resistant and extremely long-wearing. Each shade glides on effortlessly to provide the most luxurious, silky feel for a rich, beautiful application.

Sephora Colorful Eye Shadow Palette ($24) – Each lush shade glides on with a silky, stay-put texture that can be used wet or dry to create a multitude of options and is enriched with green tea to soothe the delicate eye area.

Dior 5-Colour Eyeshadow – Spring Bouquet 470 ($52) – Dior’s 5-Colour Eyeshadow assortment allows you to create a multitude of makeup looks from the simplest, to the most sophisticated, depending on your mood. The light, smooth texture is easy to apply, offering incomparable staying power and a silky-fine finish.

Givenchy Prisme Again! Eyeshadow Quartet ($50) – This chic compact contains two different powder textures, both of them very fine, gentle and creamy, for a variety of effects: matte, semi-matte, satiny, iridescent, or pearly shine – choose your weapon! The two matte textures are in the two upper pans of the case and the two iridescent textures are in the two lower pans.
MATT YOUR SKIN
Even if your skin isn’t oily it can appear very oily in the photos. That’s why you should use matifying products like:

Clarins ‘Shine Stopper’ Powder Compact ($30) – This ultimate shine-control powder compact offers an immediate and long-lasting matte complexion. Minimizes imperfections while keeping skin soft and hydrated throughout the day.

Chanel Mat Lumiere Long Lasting Soft Makeup ($52) – CHANEL modernizes matte with a lightweight formula that delivers a soft, natural look with maximum staying power. Medium coverage looks impeccable and shine-free for up to 12 hours.

Lanc’me Magique Matte SOFT MATTE PERFECTING MOUSSE MAKEUP ($37) – Mousse to soft matte makeup for smooth, even toned skin – Magique Matte features a breakthrough mousse texture that applies like a foundation with the finish of a velvety powder. The air-whipped formula with Spherelight?  micropowders glides on smoothly. Innovative technology evens skin tone and blends away imperfections. This?  never flat matte?  makeup offers buildable, moderate to full coverage that stays fresh all day.