MAC must Haves for Indian/medium/tan skin tone!!

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Most of the Indian ladies and the ladies with medium/tan skin tone get confused as in what to buy while shopping at MAC. Most of them complained about the behavior of the saleslady which didn't impress/encourage them to buy MAC. I have got so many mails in which most of them have lost interest in purchasing MAC products yet wanting to know if i could be of some help. But let me tell you MAC is a great brand and hopefully this review will help you in choosing at least the basic stuff you need if you are a beginner.

Apart from above, these MAC collections are my personal favorite!! This could be lengthy but am sure you will have some idea.

Step 1 :- Choosing the Right Foundation

MAC Mineralize Satin Finish Foundation/Powder with SPF 15

This fluid foundation blends the natural light-reflecting properties of micro-minerals with a smooth satin finish. Provides a low-to-medium buildable coverage with a slightly luminous look. Contains vitamins A, C and E to help nurture and condition the skin. It has SPF 15 sun protection. Long-wearing. This is best for normal to dry skins. Perfect for photo-shoot as well.

As you see the shade #40 is the best for medium/tan skin tones. However you can miss and match two shades to get the right shade. Remember you will never get the exact shade. You need to blend well onto the skin.

Shades: NC40

MAC Studio Fix Foundation Powder:

This one is best for oily skin. You can skip the fluid and go for this Powder Foundation alone. Gives the best coverage and makes skin look flawless. Best applied with brush. It can also be applied with a sponge, or a powder puff.

The powder and pigments create a matte, velvety texture. It contains silica, which helps to maintain a matte finish by absorbing oils on the skin, as well as talc to provide a smoother, less reflective, matte finish.

Shades: NC 42 NC 45

Step 2: Concealer

MAC Studio Fix Concealer

Studio Fix Concealer is the best Concealer so far I have come across. It can be easily applied and it blends really well onto your skin. gives the best coverage to dark circles, blemishes, marks etc. Makes your skin look flawless!!

Shades: NC 35 NC 42

MAC Select Moisture Cover

This one is a luxuriously blendable moisturizing concealer. It's in a tube built-indoe-foot applicator and goes on exactly where you want it. It's a skin perfecter. It blends very easily. Best for under-eyes, around the mouth and nose area. It provides soft and natural camouflage. Use with the 194 concealer Bbrush.

Shades: NW 30 NC 35

Step 3 : Set it up with either Loose Powder or Studios Fix powder.





Step 4: Contouring and Bronzing

This step is important since you get to Contour the shape of your face which highlights your cheek bones and does the trick to hide your under chin. Using a blush brush, apply bronzer in a circular motion to the apples of the cheeks, upper cheekbones, forehead, under chin and nose.

Shade: Sheertone

Step 5: Applying Blush

Smile and apply these beautiful blush shades from MAC on your apple of your cheeks. Blend well. I truly love them. Easy to apply and highly pigmented. MAC has cream based blush as well. Depends on your taste. However these are best for medium skin tones.

Shades: Prism, Peaches, Sheertone, Peachykeen,

Pearl, Shell are Cream based blush which are perfect to use as highlighters on cheeks to get the glow shine for your face and also can be used as base for your eye shadows.

Step 6: Lipstick

Demi-sheer with wet-look lustre finish. Very slick. Makes lips look soft, smooth, ultra-moist.

Shades: High Tea ( picture) Flattering, Composure, Rouge A Levres ( Lustre collections), Blankety, Sharp Focus, Diva

Lipgloss and Lip liners can be selected according to the colors you choose.

Stay Beautiful ;)
AK

How to apply Eyeliner

Step 1: Choose an eyeliner appropriate for your eye color. Brown, navy and charcoal accent light eyes well, while brown and plum shades flatter brown eyes. Make sure your liner complements the color of your shadow.

Step 2: Draw a line across the upper lid just above the lashes, from the inside corner to the outside corner of the eye. If you're using liquid liner, allow it to dry before opening your eyes all the way, or the color may transfer into the crease of your eye.

Step 3: If you used a brush or a pencil, soften the look by gently smudging the line with your brush, a cotton swab or your finger

Step 4: Line the lower and upper lids. Moving from the outside edge inward, draw a line on the outer two-thirds of the lid or more, depending on the look you're going for. Your line should be slightly thicker at the outside corner, becoming thinner as it moves in toward your nose. Using your brush or pencil, lightly stroke the area. If using a liquid liner, apply it in one smooth stroke. Apply less color so your eyes don't appear raccoonlike.

Step 5: Curl your lashes.

Step 6: Apply mascara. ( To define lashes and look longer)

For having Kareena look:-

Line your upper lash line, you can either use gel or liquid liner, or, if you wish, dip a stiff eyeliner brush in black eyeshadow. Make a thin line along the upper lash line and thicken the line slightly when you reach the outer 3/4 of the lash line. Extend the thickened eyeliner slightly past the outer corner of the eye.

Line the inner rim of your lower lid with a black kohl pencil. If you want the smokey look then with an ear bud or smudge brush, smudge evenly around the eyes going outwards. Keep lining and smudging till you get the desired look.

She uses fake lashes most of the time and sets it up with mascara and Kohl!

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Stay Beautiful ;)

AK