Lois’ Lovely Before and After

Meet my mother-in-law, Lois. We’ve been so blessed to have family in New Zealand with us! We moved to Auckland in March of 2016 and my in-laws moved to Wellington in July of 2016. They are busy serving as missionaries for our church, but we love snatching a few days here and there of their time. Lois was kind enough to let me practice on her while they visited us for the weekend. I’m happy to share Lois’ Lovely Before and After with you!

Lois has beautiful smooth skin so she didn’t need much coverage. I chose to use Sunlit as her highlight and it matched her skin perfectly! I mainly focused under her eyes, cheeks, on her chin, and on her forehead. The highlight helped even out her skin tone and hide some of the redness. She’s not a heavy makeup wearer so I went light on the contour. Olive is a great neutral contour for her skin tone and it accentuated her cheekbones nicely. She already has a nice narrow nose, so we skipped the contour on her nose. Lois isn’t afraid of a pink cheek, so I used Pink Grapefruit on the apples of her cheeks and it was a nice fresh look. Pearl as her illuminator was a nice touch to top her face off.

Onto the eyes. We didn’t want a heavy look so we kept it light and airy. I brushed Basic all over her eyelid and then used Kin in her crease. Then I applied London near her brow bone. It gave her a fresh look without looking too heavy.

You can’t forget the brows! Oak was the perfect color to give her brows some nice definition and shape.

We then applied some mascara to her lashes. The look was topped off with some Pink Grapefruit on her lips. This makeup left her looking brighter and fresh. This was her first time using the makeup and fell in love!

Products Used

Highlight: sunlit

Contour: olive

Blush: pink grapefruit

Illuminator: illuminator

Eyeshadow: basic, kin, London

Brows: Oak

Lips: pink grapefruit

30 Second HAC Brush

I Shadow Everything Brush

IIID Perfector Sponge

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How to HAC

First off, before you learn how to HAC, what in the world does HAC even mean?!

Let me introduce you to the world of IIID makeup…it will change your life forever! Do you remember hanging out in Gottschalks with your mom as the Clinique lady sold her a heavy foundation that would completely cover her face with one flat finish? Well, this is not your momma’s makeup! (But, your momma is more than welcome to use it!) It’s great for all ages, skin types, and colors.

Gone are the days of the bland face and here to stay is the contoured and highlighted brightened beauty! The beautiful thing about Maskcara makeup is that it is meant to enhance a woman’s natural beauty. Women were meant to shine. Women were meant to be different. This makeup will help any woman feel and look gorgeous. Let me show you how!

So, how to HAC?

The first step is to choose colors (highlight, contour, blush, and illuminator) that will compliment your skin tone. Don’t know what colors to pick? Take our Color Matching Quiz to help you out. You will also need a 30 Second HAC Brush and IIID Perfector Sponge…this brush and sponge are a must! They will help you achieve your flawless face in five minutes. Once you have that settled, the fun begins!

How to Highlight and Contour a Step by Step Guide

Step 1: Highlight

I like to start with the highlight color. This is the closest color to your natural skin tone. You will take the pointed part of your 30 Second HAC Brush and wipe some highlight color onto the brush. Then apply the color under your eyes, in a triangle pattern onto your cheek area, along your nose, on your chin, and on your forehead.

Step 2: Contour

Then take your contour color and the other end of your 30 Second HAC Brush and apply the color along your cheekbones, on your forehead along your hairline, follow the jaw line and blend down, and lastly along the sides of your nose. This is my favorite step because it really brings out your natural beauty and defines your bone structure and gives your face natural shadows.

Step 3: Blush

Now take your blush color and poofy part of the brush and lightly dab some color onto the apples of your cheeks in a circular motion. This will add the perfect amount of color!

Step 4: Illuminator

To top the look off, dab some illuminator color above your cheekbones, underneath your brow bone, and on the bow of your lip.

Step 5: Perfector

This is the magical part. Seriously. It’s amazing to see how polished and perfect your face ends up once you take the IIID Perfector Sponge and lightly dot your skin as your remove any excess makeup. And you are DONE!

This is such a simple process and can be done so quickly! It’s amazing to see how fast and easy everything can be applied and made beautiful! Now go out there Gorgeous and try it yourself! 

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How to HAC Maskcara Makeup

First off, before you learn how to HAC, what in the world does HAC even mean?!

HAC = Highlight And Contour.

Let me introduce you to the world of IIID makeup…it will change your life forever! Do you remember hanging out in Gottschalks with your mom as the Clinique lady sold her a heavy foundation that would completely cover her face with one flat finish? Well, this is not your momma’s makeup! (But, your momma is more than welcome to use it!) It’s great for all ages, skin types, and colors.

Gone are the days of the bland face and here to stay is the contoured and highlighted brightened beauty! The beautiful thing about Maskcara makeup is that it is meant to enhance a woman’s natural beauty. Women were meant to shine. Women were meant to be different. This makeup will help any woman feel and look gorgeous. Let me show you how!

So, how to HAC for Maskcara makeup?

Step 1: Choose colors (highlight, contour, blush, and illuminator) that will compliment your skin tone. You can build your custom palette HERE.

Don’t know what colors to pick? Take our Color Matching Quiz to help you out. You will also need a iiid Brush and IIID Perfector Sponge…this brush and sponge are a must! They will help you achieve your flawless face in five minutes. Once you have that settled, the fun begins!

Step 1: The Highlight color

I like to start with the highlight color. This is the closest color to your natural skin tone. You will take the pointed part of your iiid Brush and wipe some highlight color onto the brush. Then apply the color under your eyes, in a triangle pattern onto your cheek area, along your nose, on your chin, and on your forehead.

Step 2: Contour Color

Then take your contour color and the other end of your iiid Brush and apply the color along your cheekbones, on your forehead along your hairline, follow the jaw line and blend down, and lastly along the sides of your nose. This is my favorite step because it really brings out your natural beauty and defines your bone structure and gives your face natural shadows.

Step 3: Blush

Now take your blush color and poofy part of the brush and lightly dab some color onto the apples of your cheeks in a circular motion. This will add the perfect amount of color!

Blush Brush

Step 4: Illuminator

To top the look off, dab some illuminator color above your cheekbones, underneath your brow bone, and on the bow of your lip.

Step 5: Perfector

This is the magical part. Seriously. It’s amazing to see how polished and perfect your face ends up once you take the IIID Perfector Sponge and lightly dot your skin as your remove any excess makeup. And you are DONE!

This is such a simple process and can be done so quickly! It’s amazing to see how fast and easy everything can be applied and made beautiful! Now get out there Gorgeous and try it yourself! 

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Highlight 101

Contour 101

Blush 101

Illuminator 101

Blending 101

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