And yes, you’ll want to apply your highlighter before your foundation, so you get a super-natural, lit-from-within glow. Of course, we’re not talking about using a super-glittery, Studio 54-level highlighter, here-just something creamy, blendable, and a few shades lighter than your natural skin tone, like Harwood’s favorite, Kryolan DermaColor Camouflage Cream BUY IT. “Aside from obvious bone structure differences, even fat is in a different distribution pattern in women than in men, so there are so many facets that come into play when you’re doing your makeup.” But rather than leave you to your own devices to hunt through a billion YouTube videos, we got Harwood to break down the five most helpful makeup tips for transitioning women, ahead. “If you’re not on hormones, and you haven’t had facial feminization, which is when a doctor uses hydrophilic fillers to build female fat pads in your face, then your makeup process will be focused more on downplaying your masculine features, which isn’t as obvious as you might think,” he says. Use a mattifying primer where you get oily (like your T-zone) and apply a moisturizing primer in the spots you experience dryness.“If you’re just at the start of your transition, it can be quite difficult to navigate makeup and beauty tutorials online, since the majority aren’t really created with a masculine face in mind,” says YouTube vlogger Joseph Harwood, a two-spirited, transgender makeup artist who’s known for transforming himself into celebrities using only makeup, while also acting as a voice for the transgender community and documenting his own personal journey through feminization surgeries. If you have combination skin and you can’t decide, try using two different primers for different regions of your face. Similarly, a mattifying primer can do wonders for oily skin. This non-greasy and refreshing primer soothes skin from irritation and dryness while wonderfully prepping skin for makeup. Try the SUGAR Aquaholic Priming Moisturizer, a revolutionary skincare and makeup hybrid that keeps skin moisturized all day long and keeps your makeup looking fresh till dusk. If you have dry skin and you notice your makeup begins to flake in a couple of hours, use a moisturizing or illuminating primer. Our recommendation SUGAR Base Of Glory Pore Minimizing Primer beautifully fills in pores to creates a soft and smooth base for your makeup. If you see your pores looking big in some areas, try a pore-filling primer. Have a good look at your skin and determine the kind of primer you need. A lot of primers also come with additional benefits such as sun protection with SPF, illuminating properties for adding a glow, and colour correcting tones to aid discolouration on the skin.

Basic makeup list for beginners