Celebrity makeup artist, Hrush Achemyan, knows how to create a flawless complexion. She’s worked her makeup magic on the Kardashians, the Jenners, and Shay Mitchell, to name a few. She also gives some seriously good complexion perfection on her on face. too. So when Hrush offered to give me some tips for faking a flawless complexion with the help of a few trusted makeup products, I said, “yes, please,” and then I watched and listened very, very carefully.
Here’s what I learned from my one-on-one complexion master class:
1. The BeautyBlender is everything. And the trick is to use it wet, squeeze it out, and pat onto skin to blend in any traces of makeup lines. Hrush had me apply It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream Oil-Free Matte with SPF 40 to my face by dabbing it on with the BeautyBlender. More on the BeautyBlender later, but, literally, it’s a face-changer. 2. Speaking of matte formulas, I’ve been using foundations that are a bit too creamy and glowy, not matte enough. Big mistake. My combination skin works way better with a matte formula: it looks more seamless, airbrushed, and definitely more even-toned. For example, I looked at a photo of my skin with another non-matte foundation, and two hours into the night, my face looked entirely blotchy. But with the It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream Oil-Free Matte with SPF 40, it really kept my skin appearing more flawless and even. This is also thanks to using a setting powd...