Feeling beautiful is a natural emotion women want to feel. Most females want to feel presentable and look their best, maybe not all the time, but still, the ideal holds true that a little work has to be put in to feel extra beautiful. This article contains the advice from our very own Brieghan Rohrman who takes pride in her knowledge on makeup. Brieghan begins by discussing everyday makeup:

Everyday makeup

1. Face wash: Aveeno foaming face wash (advised)
2. Moisturizer: Neutrogena pomegranate
3. Primer: smashbox photo finish
4. Eyebrows:
   1. Anastasia  pomade ($20)
      1. Basic Techniques eyebrow set ($20)
   2. Milani pomade ($11) (works just as well)
   3. Steps:
      • Apply with a thin eyebrow brush, outlining the arch of your eyebrow first then working toward the end and underlining the inner brow. To get a nice fade be sure to make the inner eyebrow lighter than the outside (inner as in closer to your nose).
      • Take your eyebrow brush (looks like a mascara wand) and brush the pomade up making sure it’s not patchy. The edge of your brow (closest to your ear) should be the darkest part of the brow.
      • Apply a light colored concealer/highlight (not the sparkly highlight) on the under part and over part of your brow. Blend it in with any blending brush one prefers.
      • Go back and define your under line of the brow.
5. Foundation:
   1. Neutrogena SkinClearing 40 Buff ($15) (works decently well)
   2. Estée Lauder double wear ($42)
      1. Brieghan states, “I typically pour the foundation onto my hand and will dab my beauty blender in it and dab it onto my face (DO NOT EVER RUB FOUNDATION INTO YOUR FACE IT MAKES IT STREAKY) your face will be a little wet for a few second just let it dry before continuing.”
6. Powder contour:
   1. Cocoa contour Two Faced ($42) (highly advised)
   2. FIT Bronzer by Maybelline ($5.99)
      1. Brieghan encourages you, “to apply bronzer to the deepest parts of your cheeks, the sides of your nose, the outer sides of your forehead, the underneath park of your chin line, and a little on your neck (yes it sounds weird but it gets rid of that gross foundation line people get when they don’t blend properly) and then blend that all out with a blending brush.”
7. Blush:
   1. FIT blush by Maybelline ($4.99)
   2. NYX OB04 ($9.99)
      • Apply to the plumpest parts of tor cheeks (if too dark blend in with contour).
8. Eyeliner:
   1. NYX black  liquid liner ($6.99)
   2. Steps:
      1. Stretch your eyelid skin and then start at the base of where your eyelashes start and line your way out then add a small wing.
         1. If you have trouble…I sometimes use tape and line it up with my bottom eyelid then I’ll go back in once I’ve removed it and fix all the small errors.
      2. If you mess up, either use concealer or get a Qtip and wet it and just completely restart (I mess up at least twice before I’m ever satisfied).
   3. Remember you won’t ever get them to be twins, so sometimes you must settle for sisters. :).
9. Mascara!!!!! :)
   1. Better Than Sex Mascara by Two Faced ($23)
   2. L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara Carbon Black ($5.89)
   3. Eyelash Curler ($6-$22)
   4. Steps:
      • Start by doing your bottom lashes brushing from the bottom of them and then over top of them.
      • Then curl your eyelashes with an eyelash curler.
      • Then apply the mascara till your satisfied with the look.
10. HIGHLIGHT:
    • Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit Sun Dipped ($40)
    • Elf Studio Baked Blush Gemstone Highlighter ($4)
    • Jeffree Star Bronzer Highlighter ($11.99)
    • Steps:
      • Use your fan brush to brush over your highlight and apply it to the highest parts of your cheeks.
      • Then use a smaller brush and apply some to the top of your lips, the tip of your nose, the underneath of your eyebrow arch, and the inner side of your eye.
11. Setting Spray:
    • Two faced All Nighter ($15)
    • Elf setting mist ($4)
    • Apply everywhere!!!!
      • P.S Be sure you pay attention to the products and how they react with your skin. Some people may like one product better than another.

Brieghan definitely knows what she is talking about, so if you have any further questions, definitely ask her.  Now, to instruct even further, Brieghan gave Parnassus even more information on full-on makeup.

Full-on makeup

1. Wash face
2. Moisturizer
3. Prime
4. Eyebrows
5. Foundation
6. Cream contour:
   1. Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Cream Kit ($40)
   2. ELF Cream Kit ($6)
   3. Steps:
      • Apply the dark color to the sides of your nose, the deepest parts of your cheek in a sideways triangle deal, the edges of your forehead, the underneath of your chin, and a little bit on your neck.
      • Apply the light color to the base of your forehead, top of your nose, under your eyes, above and below your dark contour, chin, and upper lip.
      • Blend all together with a damp beauty blender (DAP DO NOT RUB)
      • If lines are still prominent use a blending brush and lightly do circular motions to blend in Cream
7. Powder contour
8. Blush
9. Eyeshadow:
   1. Naked 3 ($54)
   2. Huda Rose Gold Edition ($65)
   3. Royals Eyeshadow Pallet ($10)
   4. Advice:
      • Dark colors go on the edge and in the crease, blended out, while lighter colors and sparkles go toward the inner eye. (Always start light and slowly work your way dark. I’d recommend doing both eyes one step at a time to ensure they are even.)
10. Eyeliner
11. Mascara:
    1. Huda ($9.65)
    2. Ardell eyelashes ($3.97)
    3. Steps:
       • Apply adhesive glue lightly to the tips of the eyelash.
       • Fan it so it’s not crazy liquidy and slides off when applying.
       • Apply as close to eyelashes as humanly possible.
       • Adjust as needed.
12. Highlight
13. Lipstick!!!!!!!
    1. Smashbox lipstick all the way!!! ($20)
    2. Jeffree Star Liquid lipstick ($18)
    3. Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick ($20)
    4. Tarte Liquid lipstick ($20)
    5. Kylie Lipstick ($32)
       1. Sidecomment: almost any Walmart Matte lipstick works just fine
    6. Faded lipstick:
       • Darker color liner
       • Outer parts of lips with darker
       • Lighter color on inner lips
       • Run lips together to blend
       • Blend with finger of extra blending is needed
14. Setting spray

“My personal recommendation would be, play with makeup as much as you can. Practice your own techniques and watch tutorials. If you can’t afford the crazy expensive things, look up some drugstore deals you can get. Makeup is a personal thing that everyone can be good at. You just have to become comfortable with it. You need to find special quirks that work for you. Makeup is a beautiful thing. I’m still learning myself. “:)

Parnassus would like to personally thank Brieghan for her time and hopes that readers will take and learn from this fabulous advice.