Artistry By Melissa Marie: "Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror." - Khalil Gibran

I would like to introduce you to my Artistry By Melissa Marie post. This is the first post of this kind and many more are soon to come. With all of the makeup gurus and beauty channels that is present on YouTube the same topics and videos are always being created. I always sought for something different. Something that I have never seen done before. I have no plans on posting on YouTube as I really lack the availability and time but I will be committing myself in introducing one of my aspirations in life. (Drum Roll Please!.....)

Artistry! To make it a bit  clearer I want to get involved with the public and teach them about Fashion and Beauty. Image consulting in a sense but much more deeper. I want to display by techniques regarding fashion, styling, makeup, shopping and letting the best you be displayed. I want to take real women and display that anyone can model and look gorgeous regardless of anything stereotypical.  Here, below, if my first Artistry By Melissa Marie post and I am proud to announce that my cousin assisted me by volunteering.

Makeup Tricks for Flawless Skin

1) Primer- After you moisturize, spread on a light primer with silica, which has a filling effect. A foundation that's creamy and moisturizing won't settle into fine lines and wrinkles, but use it sparingly—the more you add, the more pronounced lines will look.

2) Foundation- Choose a liquid foundation with silicone. Avoid luminous or matte ones (they make the skin appear either too moist or too flat to be natural), and instead look for the words "lightweight," "sheer," or "invisible."

3) Find Your Shade- To find a foundation that matches your complexion, test the color on your neck. Your skin tone is more uniform there than it is on your face, so you'll wind up with a shade that's just right. You'll also avoid that dreaded demarcation along the jawline.

4) Apply Your Foundation Sparingly- Dab on six dime-size dots of foundation: two on your forehead, one each on the tip and along the sides of your nose, and the last on your chin. Using two fingers, spread the color over your forehead, down your nose, across your cheeks, over your chin, and along the sides of your face. Always blend down or sideways—never up—to prevent foundation from catching in peach fuzz.

5) Diffuse with a Sponge- Tap a clean, damp makeup sponge around the nose, over wrinkles, and anywhere your base is noticeable to remove excess that could crease or emphasize lines. The Beauty Blender's pointed end gets around your nose; its oval base is perfect elsewhere.

6) Hide Imperfections- With a fine-tipped brush, dab a solid concealer over blemishes or dark spots that are still visible. Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage comes with two shades you can blend.
• Get rid of redness with a yellow-based foundation, such as Clinique Redness Solutions Makeup. Smooth it over any discoloration with your fingers, and then blur the edges with a damp makeup sponge.
• Hide under eye circles with a creamy formula, such as Maybelline New York Fit Me, tapping it on with your ring finger.

7) Powder! Powder! Powder!- Dip a large, fluffy brush in loose translucent powder. (I like Dior DiorSkin Matte and Luminous Hydrating Loose Powder.) Tap off excess and dust powder where you tend to get shiny.