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November 19, 2009 6:28 pm
We tend to eschew makeup brushes in favor of the ten free precision tools attached to our hands. The only trouble is, they don’t come with an instruction manual. Enter Galit Strugano. The Girlactik Beauty creator advocates using your fingers instead of synthetic or natural brushes so you can benefit from the natural heat and oils in your skin, which melt the product for a smoother application. She also maintains that each finger applies a different pressure, meaning one is better for patting on concealer and another for spreading eye shadow, etc. Huh, and we’ve just been using whichever digit naturally makes its way into the eye shadow quad. See below for her finger-painting tips:
Ring Finger for Concealer
Using your fourth finger allows for a softer touch when applying concealer, so you make sure you’re not pulling the skin in such a sensitive area. (Visible dark circles trump inadvertently causing the early signs of aging, as far as we’re concerned!)
Index Finger for Shadow
This finger possesses a little more pressure but still has a gentle touch so that your shadow spreads evenly.
Middle Finger for Eye Crease
The middle finger is the strongest, so it’s ideal for framing your eye, creating definition as you move it back and forth.
Pinky for Inner Eye
Your smallest finger is perfect for applying makeup to those hard-to-reach places. It has the least strength of all so, it will also prevent you from globbing on highlighter when you’re trying to be precise.
tags: Galit Strugano, Girlactik Beauty, Makeup
As much fun as it is to paint with my fingers, I get annoyed having to wipe the makeup off my fingers when I’m already fully dressed. I want my face to be colorful, not my outfit, or my other fingers, or my towels that happen to be within reach.
By AngelaC on 11/20/09 at 6:24 pm