[miss_crayon]

Ah, teenage years.

Well first off, what type of skin are you? Dry? Oily? Combination? Are you using any kind of face wash/skin care line to clean? Make up can enhance your features but if you're breaking out I'd take care of that first. Adding make up to your acne/blemishes will only make it worse.

Since you are a student I'm assuming you're on a budget. FOr a good face wash, check out lines such as Biore, Neutrogena etc. And remember to drink lots of water to clear out the toxins in your body. Your acne problem could be due to your diet as well. If not, another option is going on the birth control; but you might have to test out of a few brands as some can help you clear it up or make it even worse.

Tyra had a great segment on her show with a 5 minute face. This works for me as a working professional/and a woman in her mid 20's enjoying her day off.


1. Apply day cream on your face before putting any make up on your face. A product I like to use is jergens day cream with a hint of bronzer.

2. Concealer/Foundation

Now I don't know too much about concealer and foundation but I use the Almay's Nearly Naked Liquid Makeup. It goes on very smooth and I have been using this for years. It'll hide the small blemishes you may have and give you a more smoother looking face when applying the rest of your make up.


3. Eyes:
- (one of each) mascara, eye liner, eyelash curler, light brown eyeshadow (with glimmer), white eyeshadow

Brush on the eyeshadow of your choice on your lids (sparingly), Line the top of your eye with your eyeline (I prefer a liquid eye liner), curl your lashes for about 5 seconds each side, mascara the top and bottom of your lashes, and then let it dry for about 15 seconds. After, apply some eyeliner on the bottom (use a dry kohl eyeliner for this) of your waterline. This is the fleshy part between your bottom lashes and eyeball. It may feel funny at first but you'll get use to it.

4. BLUSH!

For a day time look, I'd go with something for pink while for night time a little mroe bronzy colour. When you apply it to your face, remember to knock off the excess powder into the sink so your brush applies the blush evenly to your face. The blush should only sit on the apples of your cheeks, so remember to smile when you put on any kind of blush.

5. The white eyeshadow.

You don't have to but you can brush a little bit of white powder to highlight your eyes (under your "eyebags" or the space in between your eyelid and eyebrows.

6. Lips

Some chapstick and a bit of gloss.


As a young girl, there's nothing more terrible than putting more make up than you need. You're 15, so enjoy your youthful skin/beauty while you can.

And I'm not a professional so these steps are just what works for me. You can always ask the beauty girls at shoppers to help you out as well or check out Michelle Phan on youtube. She's a genius!