How to Apply Romantic Goth Makeup to a Round Face

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Clear your skin.

   You need a clean, smooth and almost perfect base for any makeup styles.
   
   Follow a routine and exfoliate at least twice a week.
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   Step 2: Wash your hair

   Put in a hair band; cheap plastic ones will do. , Most make up stains are stubborn to remove, so why risk a good blouse? , Wipe off excess. , Blue for orange tones, spots and freckles; Green for ruddy tones and Yellow for splotchy purple areas and under eye circles.
   
   Apply the separate colours in dots around the specific area and blend with fingertips or a concealer brush. , If your lucky and have flawless skin, you can use one or two tones lighter than your natural skin tone. , The nose, chin, upper cheeks, forehead and a bit on your neck.
   
   You usually have a few minutes to play with your foundation before it soaks in and turns streaky if your try to rub it.
   
   Use your brush or fingers to blend your foundation out to your hairline, following one stroke (i.e. if you brushed your foundation downwards on one cheek then don't brush it upwards on the other). , Tap off excess and apply this all over the face.
   
   Blend in carefully. , Create a full, smooth arch. , Now take a brown, grey or burgundy eye shadow (brown tends to highlight greenish or hazel eyes, grey makes blue eyes sparkle, and burgundy goes well with almost any eyes colour, but can give you a tired look).
   
   Close one eye, and with the eye shadow brush, draw a line from the outer corner of your eye to where your eyebrow stops (a few millimeters for a sophisticated look, right up by the eyebrow for a dramatic entrance), blend this inwards to the opposite end of the eyebrow.
   
   Use the same colour eye shadow to sweep a line following where your eyelid crease is, and stopping a few millimeters before the inner corner of your eye.
   
   Blend.
   
   Add a touch of white eye shadow to the inner corner of your eye to create a bright eyed effect, though be aware that while this will open up your eyes, it will also make them look smaller. , Use a grey or black pencil to line from the outer corner to the halfway point of your eye. 2 coats of black mascara for green or brown eyes, olive or brown mascara for blonds or blue eyes. , Fill in your lips using an angled or lip brush with a matching lipstick.
   
   Dab off any excess with a tissue.
   
   If you want a sheen, apply a dot of lip gloss to the center of each lip and smooth it outwards with your finger tips. , Blend inwards.
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   Step 3: towel dry

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   Step 4: and twist it into a high ponytail or bun.

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   Step 5: Pull on an old shirt and trousers.

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   Step 6: Apply a moisturiser and leave to soak for one minute.

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   Step 7: Get a pot of concealer in 3 tones.

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   Step 8: Take a liquid foundation that you KNOW is the same colour as you skin tone and is appropriate for you skin type.

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   Step 9: Take a foundation brush

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    Step 10: using your fingers

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    Step 11: apply the liquid foundation in dots around your face.

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    Step 12: Grab a powder puff or brush

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    Step 13: and swirl it around in either a loose foundation powder or a pressed powder compact that is the same shade as your liquid foundation (duh).

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    Step 14: Using an angled brush

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    Step 15: use an eye shadow that’s the same colour as your natural hair and fill in any gaps in your eye brows.

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    Step 16: Pick up an eye shadow brush and sweep a creamy

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    Step 17: shimmery eye shadow across your entire lid.

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    Step 18: Use a black liquid liner or kohl pencil to draw a thin line

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    Step 19: keeping close to the lash line

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    Step 20: across the upper lid.

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    Step 21: Line your lips with either a wine red

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    Step 22: or pearly pink pencil.

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    Step 23: Apply a rosy-pinkish blush to the outer points of the apples of your cheeks with a blush brush.

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