Foundation Or Concealer First

This won't usually work in a drugstore, but you can try out various colors at department store makeup counters. With neutral lips, you can put the makeup focus on your eyes.

Women with cool complexions can wear silver or charcoal eye shadow, while warm women can sport bronze eye color and a couple of coats of deep black mascara for maximum impact. "I like Danessa Myricks Enlight Illuminators ($20)—the colors really work on different skin tones and also look amazing when you layer them in threes," explains Crimson. As for products, Crimson recommends his AJ Crimson Beauty Dual Skin Foundation ($45) for women with deeper skin tones.

Then use a brush or old mascara wand to feather the brows in small sections to pull the pencil through your brows and make it look more natural. Dust off the brush and use it to blend the darker color. Choose a powder that’s one shade lighter than your skin tone, otherwise it will look too dark when you apply it over your concealer. If you have large circles under your eyes or dark patches of skin to cover, use a cream concealer and apply it with a small brush.

With the completion of your lips makeup, your look is finished! Give yourself a once-over to make sure there aren’t any smudges or loose eyeshadow that needs to be removed with a fluffy brush.

Buff in the foundation until it’s blended well and evenly across your face and looks natural. The result should be smooth coverage that’s set to last all day. Your undertone has a strong impact on what shade will match you best since it’s the underlying shade of your complexion. Generally, Skin undertones are grouped into three categories - warm, cool and neutral.

The final step in your perfect makeup routine is the eyebrows. If your eyebrows are light, thin, or sparse, you can give them more definition and color with a brow pencil. Fill in gaps with the pencil, following the natural curve of your eyebrows.