Step 1: Actress Marianne Wittelsberger starts the Straight Makeup by having a clean face and having her hair pulled back. Marianne also wears clothes that tolerate makeup, powder, remover and rouge.
Step 2: Marianne adds a base close to her natural skin tone. She is using a makeup sponge for even coverage.
Step 3: Don't forget to cover your neck and ears with the base. Skin color doesn't stop at the edge of your face.
Step 4: Marianne uses brown for the shadow color. For all makeups, start from top to bottom and from left to right. Marianne here puts on nose and cheek shadow.
Step 5: After the shadows are in..
Step 6: Marianne adds some highlights on the sites where you see white.
Step 7: Blend the highlights and shadows with a brush or sponge
Step 8: More blending with a sponge.
Step 9: More blending with a brush.
Step 10: Powder with a translucent powder and apply the powder with a powder puff.
Step 11: Powder sets the makeup so it won't run. After powdering, brush off the excess with a powder brush
Step 12: Using an eyebrow pencil, open the eye with this design. Up close it looks strange, but from the stage it will open up the eye
Step 13: Add some white highlight between the space. This will help to open up your eyes even more.
Step 14: Line the outline of the lips with a pencil.
Step 15: Fill the lips with lip color using a lip pencil or brush.
Step 16: Add dry blush with a brush to the cheekbone and cheek area.
Step 17: And finally add some mascara.
Finished Straight Makeup
Marianne with her final makeup. This is a makeup that is not greasy and fully powdered. Therefore no ill effects will occur to the actor.
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