Client Consultation; Cleanse, Tone and Mosturise

The best base for any makeup is a clean face. Cleansing, toning and moisturising is essential if the model is already wearing makeup prior to the shoot otherwise the finished look will look grubby.

First of all the model must be sat down int he artist chair and asked if they have any allergy's as this could prevent you using a certain product on their skin to avoid irritation.

Once this has been discussed the makeup artist then must wash their hands, its best to tell your model you're doing this just to reassure them.

Lay down some couch roll and the equipment you'll need;

• Cleanser
• Toner 
• Moisturiser
• Cotton wool pads
• Baby Buds

Cleanse;

Take the cleanser on the cotton wool pads and starting at the neck move upwards. removing anything on the face.

take extra care around the delicate eye area, even asking the model if they would want to do this themselves as they have a better judgement of how firm to be.

With the eyebrows go against the hair before going the opposite way to remove all product.

Finally, taking some cleanser on the back of your hand and dipping a baby bud in it,gently go over the lash line to remove any hard to remove mascara or eyeliner.

Take care around piercings. The model may agree to remove them, if not ask them to go around their piercing with a baby bud.

All the makeup must be removed before moving onto the next step.

Tone;

Repeat the above steps with toner to remove the cleanser residue and close the pores.

Moisturise;

Apply a pea sized amount of moisturiser to the skin to act as a base under the makeup. Gently massage this into the skin using upwards motions.