Using a sponge, I apply the cream foundation, in a downward motion preventing the make-up from going into the pores. Like I said before, I really "beat" it into her skin. By all means, don't hurt your face, just press the sponge into your skin. Once your base is applied, you should see what I mean by dimension. Look at April's skin and you can see the variations of the lightness and darkness, giving her face more depth. Can you see the glow???? You glow, bridalbabe!

POWDER
To set the foundation, apply a translucent powder to your face. Just wrap the puff around your index finger and pour some loose powder into your other palm, and swirl the puff around in it, picking up the powder along the way. Then, press and roll the puff onto the face.

BLUSH
Color is important. To continue on the vibrant, glowy road (follow the glowy babe road…), I add an amber type of color and put it on the apples of her cheeks. I had to make her laugh to get those cheery cheeks to pop out! With a narrow face shape like hers, it is important to apply the blush on the apples of the cheeks, giving warmth to the skin, and preventing her from looking too narrow. In contrast, if your face shape is more round than angular, apply your blush on your cheekbones in more of a diagonal upsweep. This will give your face more definition.

CONTOUR
Just as with highlighting (with the concealer), contouring is very important for black skin. It keeps that whole sculptured, dimensional look going on. Using a shade darker than her skin tone, I apply contour powder under her cheekbones, and on the sides and the tip of the nose. I then blend with a puff that had a little excess powder on it. This sets the shading and also blends it, so it is gorgeous and subtle--not obvious!