{"id":11706,"date":"2013-02-08T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T00:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=11706"},"modified":"2013-02-07T21:48:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T13:48:24","slug":"perfecting-the-lunasol-perfect-step-of-foundation-application-tips-by-lunasol-makeup-artist-yumi-takada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2013\/02\/perfecting-the-lunasol-perfect-step-of-foundation-application-tips-by-lunasol-makeup-artist-yumi-takada\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfecting the Lunasol Perfect Step of Foundation Application : Tips by Lunasol Makeup Artist Yumi Takada"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you find putting on your makeup a daily chore? Or are you happy to treat it as a ritual, as you would putting on your skincare, for example?<\/p>\n

I pondered on this question during a short workshop with Ms. Yumi Takada, the Senior Makeup Artist and Trend Analyst from Japanese brand, Lunasol, who was here to demonstrate the Perfect Step of makeup application, practised by Lunasol. I’d been indoctrinated into this Perfect Step from a while back, when I used to research and play around with Lunasol makeup so I must admit, I wasn’t listening as closely as I should \ud83d\ude1b I will however let videos do the talking because experience tells me that you learn best through watching, and not from merely reading.<\/p>\n

I will also only focus on base makeup (or foundation) because as I’ve recently learnt, after chopping off most of my hair, a good base trumps it all. When you have a good base, you only need a mere hint of colour and shade to define your features. This is something I’ve had to learn myself, because I used to be all about bright colours. But ever since I discovered how important and flattering good base makeup can be, I’ve scaled back on colour, preferring to look “natural”.<\/p>\n

Here are some tips for a good base makeup that I picked up, that I hope you too will find useful \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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The 5 minute Foundation Application<\/h2>\n

Takada-san told us that a good base need not take you long. You can in fact, get it done in 5 minutes or even less, if you are short of time and this is where powder foundation comes in handy. Here’s how she suggested you do your 5 minute perfect foundation base.<\/p>\n