If you're a makeup wearer who does a lot of video calls, you might have noticed something: Makeup doesn't look the same onscreen as it does in-person. Your regular makeup routine might look great to anyone standing in front of you, but when it comes to makeup through a webcam, the rules are just different.
With just a few quick, simple adjustments, you can adapt your makeup routine to work for you onscreen as well as it does in real life — no lengthy extra steps or thick product application required.
* Go for glowing skin. Try a foundation or tinted moisturizer with a more luminous finish and some soft highlighter on the cheekbones.
* Invest in a good concealer that you can use around your eyes and in other areas you want to brighten or even out.
* Use a brighter blush. Cameras can wash out the skin and subtle colors may not appear. Sweep a bright, warm shade across the apples of your cheeks, your temples, even your eyelids.
* Keep your eye area bright. Use natural shadow and liner with lots of mascara. Defined lashes help your eyes stand out and make you look more awake.
* Skip matte-finish lipstick and try a satiny or glossy color on your lips instead.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
