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Guides

Breakdowns of the techniques the FaceLab games train: why the order works the way it does, what each tool actually does, and how to avoid the most common mistakes.

Four cosmetic vessels in a row on a cream surface: a serum dropper, a foundation bottle, a concealer tube and a closed powder compact

The order of makeup application: the full sequence

The full sequence from cleansing to setting — and what breaks when you swap the steps.

Three makeup brushes on folded linen: a fluffy round one, a dense flat one and an angled one

Makeup brushes: shape matters more than price

Three base shapes, what each does to product, and why pressure matters more than the brand.

Three skincare products on a bathroom shelf: a pump cleanser, a cream jar and a tube, with a folded towel beside them

A basic skincare routine: how many steps you actually need

The three steps that deliver most of the result — and an honest look at what to add next.

A ceramic palette with six foundation swatches from the lightest to the deepest, and a dropper bottle beside it

Matching foundation to your skin: three separate variables

Undertone, shade and coverage — how to identify each, and why foundation darkens within an hour.

An open duo compact with a cool matte pan and a pearl highlighter pan, an angled brush resting across it

Contour and highlight: where shadow goes, where light goes

Not cosmetics but physics: where the natural shadows sit and where light actually lands.

A corner of a vanity table in evening light: a round mirror, a lipstick, a compact, a glass of water and a scarf over the chair

Getting ready for a date: from clean skin to the finished look

The full getting-ready route and honest time arithmetic: how long it actually takes.

A bottle of clear cleansing liquid, a stack of reusable cotton rounds and a folded muslin cloth on a marble surface

Removing makeup: how micellar water works and why rinsing helps

Micelles, double cleansing and choosing between micellar water and oil without unnecessary rubbing.

A concealer tube, a small dense brush and a cotton pad on a pale surface

Makeup over acne: covering redness without adding irritation

Thin layers, precise spot concealing and clean tools for skin with active breakouts.

An amber glass serum bottle with a dropper on a folded towel beside a sprig of dried flowers, in soft morning light through a sheer curtain

Post-acne marks and uneven texture: pigment, redness or a scar?

Separate pigment, vascular redness and atrophic scars, then choose a makeup technique that matches the concern.

Two hydrogel under-eye patches on a small ceramic dish, beside an open jar of patches and plastic tweezers

Under-eye patches: what they do and what they cannot

The occlusion mechanism, puffiness versus dark circles, the right wear time and the usual mistakes.

A spoolie brush, an angled brow pencil and tweezers on a cream surface

Brows: finding your shape and not ruining it with tweezers

Building the shape from three points, choosing product and colour, and the limits of grooming at home.

A felt-tip liner, a gel liner pot with an angled brush, a cotton bud and a card with three black strokes of different thickness

Eyeliner: why the wings never match and how to fix that

Building a wing from three strokes, shapes for different eye types, and working with a hooded lid.

Four open lipstick bullets of different finishes in a row, with a swatch card showing the four shades

Lipstick: why the same shade looks different on everyone

Finishes from matte to lip oil, shade matching by undertone, lip liner, application technique, and why colour goes patchy.

An open powder blush compact, a fluffy round brush and a cream blush stick beside it

Blush: the fastest step in makeup, and the one most often done backwards

The three limits of the blush zone, cream versus powder, how much product to use, matching colour to undertone, and rescuing an overdose.

Three corrector tubes — green, peach and lavender — beside a neutral concealer and a small flat brush

Concealer and colour correction: why a lighter shade does not fix it

The three different jobs of concealer, the colour wheel of correction, where to place it under the eye, and why it creases.

A white sunscreen tube on a folded towel beside a straw hat, with dappled shade from leaves

SPF: why a bottle marked 50 does not protect the way the label says

What the number means, UVA versus UVB, the two-finger rule, mineral and organic filters, and SPF inside makeup.

An overhead grid of cosmetic objects: sponges, brushes, compacts, tubes and cotton pads

A glossary of makeup and skincare terms

Sixty-four makeup and skincare terms, grouped by topic, each explained by what it actually does.