Don’t Cover Up Your Freckles! 7 Great Makeup Tips
If you are lucky enough to have freckles, you probably know that the standard makeup rules don’t apply. Take foundation. Do you match the shade to your skin tone, to your freckles, or somewhere in between? And what do you do if you love makeup but don’t want to cover up your freckles with heavy makeup? The good news is your can keep that pretty, outdoorsy look that comes naturally, while letting a little makeup bring a sophisticated spin. Here are seven steps to pretty and polished makeup:
Step one: To brighten up the area underneath your eyes apply a small amount of liquid concealer with a brush, blending with your fingertips. Apply only where needed, the inner and very outer corner and any other areas where there is redness or discoloration. Dust translucent powder over the concealer to set in place.
Lancôme Efacernes Concealer ($30). L’Oreal Paris True Match Super Blendable Concealer ($7.99)
Step two: A really sheer tinted moisturizer or BB Cream will even out any redness while letting your freckles shine through. You don’t want to cover them up with heavy foundation. Choose a color that is a little warmer and darker than your actual skin tone, and a little lighter than your freckles. You will need to test out different shades, to find the right match—so a makeup counter is your best bet.
L’Oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream ($10.95) Bobbi Brown BB Cream ($44)
Step three: Use a creamy based yellow-toned foundation stick in a shade slightly warmer than your skin tone anywhere there is still redness—around your nose or on blemishes.
Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick ($44) Nars Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer ($16)
Step four: Define your brows by filling them in with a powder eyeshadow and a stiff angled brow brush. Choose a shade that matches the natural color of your brows.
Step five: For a natural pretty look, you don’t need a ton of eye makeup. Go with one or two coats of thickening mascara in black.
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara ($7.99) Benefit They’re Real Mascara ($22)
Step six: A light dusting of warm toned bronzer looks beautiful with the natural color of your freckles. Make sure your bronzer isn’t too pink or it will look ashy on the skin.
Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder ($52) Clinique True Bronze Pressed Powder ($26)
Step seven: A sheer lipcolor in berry is a pretty finishing touch. Apply with a brush for a more polished look.
Chantecaille Lip Sheer ($35) and Revlon Colorburst Balm Stain ($7.99)
