Only when your skin is clean and fresh, free of dead skin will your makeup be perfect. Therefore, it is essential that you follow a skincare routine that would help you prep your skin for a perfect makeup look.

Cleansing

A clean skin is essential for good makeup; therefore, you should ensure that your face is free of any dirt and grime. A well formulated natural face cleanser like Shahnaz Husain Shacleanse Premium, infused with essential oils that help maintain natural oil balance of the skin. Keeps the skin looking fresh, free of dead skin cells and purifies the skin pores.

Exfoliating

If your skin is flaky then you will not be able to achieve that flawless makeup look, for this reason exfoliation is essential. However, you should be able to choose a mild exfoliant that would help remove dead skin cells without damaging or without causing any allergies. Choose to indulge in a natural ingredients exfoliant like Shahnaz Husain Shascrub Plus - Walnut Face & Body Scrub. Gently massage on your wet skin in circular motions for a minute and rinse off to achieve a rejuvenated and cleaner skin without any lingering flakes.

Toning

Your toner should be of dual action that should also double up as a face mist. Why this is essential, as your skin not only needs tightening, prepping for other skin products but at the same time natural balance of hydration too is essential. It is recommended choosing Sharose Premium Date Enriched Skin Toner, infused with essence of Rose and Dates that helps in achieving a tight skin that appears radiant. You can directly spitz it across your face or use a cotton swab to gently dab on your face and neck.

Moisturise & Priming

You can either choose to moisturise your skin with a good mattifying skin moisture or you can choose a BB Cream like Shacover that comprise moisturising agents and also acts as primer or the base to your makeup. Additionally, the formulation and texture are such that you can either use it alone or combine it with your makeup routine and other products. Using Shacover because not only it provides a smooth texture to your skin, but it provides complete coverage, moisturises the skin and also provides the benefit of SPF – 20.

Prepping Your Skin as Per Your Skin Type

·         If you have dry skin then the best that you can do is use gel-based products or products that have moisturising agents in it.

·         For combination skin you should use a good toner that would be your fact mist too that can be followed by a primer.

·         Oily skin requires foam-based cleansers or face cleanser that are soap free, like Shazema Plus - Herbal Cleanser, specially formulated for oily skin that purifies the pores without disrupting any natural oil balance.

·         People with mature skin need serums, anti-ageing products that will act as their base, like we have our Plant Stem Cell range perfect for mature skin.

All the tips for prepping your skin for makeup may seem basic, but you should remember to stick to it and follow it in a chronological manner if you wish to have that flawless makeup look. Your skin is the first contact for makeup, it would only look beautiful after makeup if you ensure that you are prepping it right for that flawless look.