If you love cooking and think that this baking is related to cooking or something, then I am sorry to say that it’s not. This type of baking is all about makeup and how to keep your makeup on for longer.
Who doesn’t like a flawless makeup finish when you are going out or doing something where you need to be all dolled up? Only after baking your skin with powder comes the contouring and highlighting of your skin to perfection.
But today, we are all about baking and how to bake your skin, or rather why you should bake your skin. So sit tight and keep on scrolling through this article to know more about how baking makeup will make your skin glow.
What Is Baking?
Baking is a simple yet important step to set your moisturizer, primer, foundation, and then concealer before you apply the bronzer, blush, and highlighter. There are certain areas on your face that require baking makeup powder to set the foundation.
Even if you apply a full coverage foundation, you can set that with a thicker layer of baking powder quite easily. Especially during the summer, it is difficult to keep your makeup intact without it becoming all runny and blotchy.
So a quick baking session for about 10 minutes is enough to keep your makeup intact throughout the day. But don’t forget to dust off the excess makeup from your face. The result after baking is great, your face is gonna look fresh and luminous.
Where Should You ‘Bake’?
If you are asking where you should bake on your skin, then I should specify that there are no particular areas you should or shouldn’t apply baking makeup powder. But ideally, you should bake the areas that you wanna highlight.
The areas are under the eye, on your T-zone, on your chin, and on your cheekbones. These areas are the most highlighted areas on your face. They are also the areas that crease very easily after makeup, so by applying baking makeup powder, the creasing won’t be a problem as such.
What Is The Correct Shade Of Powder For ‘Baking’?
While you are choosing makeup products for yourself, you usually choose the shade nearest to your shade, the same goes for baking makeup powder as well. If you have a whitish or near-pale complexion, then stick with the whiter shade of baking powder.
Now if you have a medium to the darker complexion, then you should know that a whitish shade will look quite ashy on your skin tone. You should go for an orange-ish shade and can also get one with a bit of shimmer added to it.
What Results Can You Expect From ‘Baking’?
Once you apply the baking powder, it is important to bake that powder to keep it on for about 10 to 20 minutes to work. Then after it is done, you can just dust off the excess powder from your face.
After dusting, you will see that your skin looks near to perfect, smooth, and lifted, and as an added bonus, the pictures are gonna come out great. As added advice, take a lot of selfies, and you will realize the difference and understand that it was all worth it.
Who Shouldn’t Bake?
There are certain makeup looks with which baking should not be done. Like, just in case you want a sheer makeup look, then you wouldn’t wanna bake your face, as it won’t have that see-through effect.
Or if you are going for a ‘no-makeup’ makeup look, then you shouldn’t use baking makeup powder as it doesn’t look naturally blended. And also, if you have fine lines and wrinkles, you should avoid using them as well since those lines will only be accentuated.
How To Set Your Face After “Baking”?
So I guess, by now, you are well aware of how to use baking makeup powder and also when not to use it. Now you should know how to set your makeup after using baking powder. And this is when a good setting spray comes into action.
After all your makeup is done, you should set everything with a good setting spray. From a fair distance, spray your setting spray directly on your face. A few quick sprays are enough for your makeup to last the whole day.
Wrapping Up!
Now that you are well aware of how to, where to, and when to use baking makeup powder on your face. Hopefully, this article was helpful for you and gave a bit of clarity about using baking powder for makeup. So if you think it was helpful then surely give this article a like and comment down below.
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