Makeup basics for a monsoon Eid

To start with, monsoon calls for the use of matte finish makeup. Foundation powder or compact can be used with small amount of water soaked in a sponge.

This gives more coverage and lasts for long hours despite perspiration. However if your skin is dry, matte finish may not suit you. In that case, primer and oil based foundation is your wonder duo.

Primer builds a smear proof base acting as a natural shield for dust, weather and debris. It also helps reduce perspiration through the pores.

Dab a small amount of oil based foundation on your skin and finish it off with a little bit of face powder for a perfect skin look.  

In the absence of primer, the trick to a lasting makeup is water, the expert says. Use a bottle of water and spray it on your skin after applying the foundation powder. Pat your skin with a towel. Carrying out this process several times would result in a smooth, hydrated, glowing skin.

It is always advised to keep two shades of face powder. One shade that is darker than your skin and the other being a little light. The purpose of this is to apply the makeup that seems appropriate for each part of your face. This is because our skin is uneven and while we tend to opt for shades lighter than our skin tones, it does not look natural. This is why keeping two face powders of different shades can help to blend and find perfect tone to match our skins.

The darker shade also acts as an excellent contour tool.
Use cream blushers when using oil based liquid foundation. Add small amount of powder blushers at the end. Blending is the keyword when it comes to blushers. Blend it outward so that it does not look like a blob of colour on you cheeks.  Use subtle colours in pastel shades to keep it minimal and beautiful.

This monsoon, nude eyeshade is back in vogue. Beige, white, and shiny cream colours are trending, but with the festival around, these could seem a little bland. The option is then to use neutral shades like beige or shiny cream on your upper lid, and accentuate it with darker shades on the corner. This helps to best highlight the eye makeup in the daytime.

When it comes to eyeliner, water proof eyeliners are a no brainer, but the formulation has chemicals and eyelids are very sensitive. It is preferred to use gel eyeliners especially when you step outdoors as these can easily last up to nine hours.  Pencil eye liners can also be smudge free if used over a little bit of foundation powder as a base.  To complete your makeup, use large amount of waterproof mascara to add volume to your lashes.

Lastly when it comes to lipsticks, gloss based lipsticks are major no as they tend to smudge easily, making matte tints best for the season. Completely avoid gloss or bypass lipsticks and head straight to ultra matte or dry finish lip liquids. Contrary to eye shadows, bright lip colours are in this season. From various neon shades like bright orange, tangerine, fuchsia pink to bolder colours like purple or brown are all at your disposal. In addition hot pink, ruby red, and shades of wine work with almost every outfit.