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As a makeup artist of 17 years, I have so many makeup tips I have picked up along the way

and I'm here to sit down and share them with you.

So sit back, relax, because these are some makeup tips that everyone should know about.

All the makeup questions I could possibly get asked, whether it's on social media,

on YouTube, I get asked on a regular basis, what's the best primer?

Nikki, what primer do you recommend for this?

Nikki, is this primer good for this?

What primer should I be using? if you are not new to my channel, you're already going to know the answer to this.

So if you know the answer, let's shout it out together.

You don't need a primer.

I'm going to say it louder for the people in the back.

You don't need a primer.

You just need a good skincare routine.

One that is specific to your skin, your skin's needs, what your skin is needing at that time.

So even seasonally speaking, what your skin needs at that time, the best primer, and I will die on this hill, is going to be a good skincare routine.

But in terms of specific products that do a great job of actually priming your skin before makeup, one of the best and most underrated makeup tips

that you could utilize is using a good sunscreen that lays well under makeup, that dries down, that's good for all skin types, and will give your makeup a grip.

This is one of my top, top recommendations and has been for a while now.

I will be buying this for the rest of my life.

So please, Paula's Choice, don't discontinue this one.

This is one of the best, if not the best, sunscreens to wear underneath your makeup.

This will lay down under your makeup perfectly.

It will not peel it will not cause a slip inside

effect it will give your makeup something to adhere to

and something to cling on to hence like a primer

but this has spf 50 in it it's going to give you a lightweight moisturizing effect

and it is just perfection under makeup but here's a tip too

that you might not be thinking about

if you're using a sunscreen as a primer

if you're using it in general under your makeup

which you should be and

if you've been watching my channel you probably are already doing this

and i applaud you if you are

and i'm proud of you the one thing that is underrated

that you need to be doing

if you're using a sunscreen as a primer is letting it

fully dry down now the reality is we don't always have

time to do this i don't always have time to do this

but when i can i do

because it makes a big difference in the priming effect

that your sunscreen will give under your makeup you need to

let your sunscreen dry down for 15 minutes i know one five 15 minutes

but here's the good news there are so many other things you could utilize

and knock out in those 15 minutes i promise you i've done all the things

and i have tips make your coffee feed your dogs feed

your baby feed your husband feed your girlfriend feed whoever is

around you feed yourself do your eyebrows plan out your outfits

pack your lunch all these things do some laundry there's a

million things you could do you could be curling your lashes

you could be putting some individual lashes on you could be

doing anything putting your body lotion on getting dressed doing your hair i think i've said enough

so utilize those 15 minutes to the best of your ability

but i'm telling you if you wait

that full 15 minutes to let your sunscreen properly dry down

and it does take 15 minutes honestly sometimes even 20 depending on how much skincare you have underneath

but let it dry down fully because this will minimize the slip

and slide effect this will give your foundation the utmost grip onto your sunscreen hence the priming aspect

and it'll help your makeup lay much better throughout the day

and honestly it won't disrupt your sunscreen being as effective as possible

so sometimes if you slap on your sunscreen you slap your foundation right on top it can interfere with

that product actually doing its job

which is to protect your skin from the sun now listen

if you're that person that gives yourself only five minutes before you have to hit the door

and hit the road i got you i have a hack for you try it out

and let me know what you think because it's a game changer

if you don't have those 15 minutes grab a handheld fan

an electric fan they sell these on amazon for like five dollars

or ten dollars i use them in my pro kit use

a fan use a piece of paper dry it down use a blow dryer

if you need to on cool dry your sunscreen down

and this is the ultimate hack to get the job done quick

so you don't have that idle 15 minutes to kill makeup tip number two

that everyone should know and everyone should be doing

and everyone should be utilizing because i'm telling you it will change the game for you

if you have dry under eyes

and we all to some degree have dry under eyes we

don't produce as much moisture under our eyes than we do

as the rest of our skin skin under our eyes is also a lot more delicate a lot thinner

and a lot more prone to creepiness and dryness under the eyes

so you would think go out buy the richest creamiest most

greasiest most moisturizing most emollient under eye cream as possible right to moisturize

and like hydrate that under eye area before you put your concealer on

because it's gonna look better if you do a really thick moisturizer

and then you put your concealer on top oh my gosh

wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong you're wrong this is the

wrongest answer i mean no shade anyone who's doing this i totally get the mindset i totally get it because

when i was first starting out of makeup this is what

i was taught this is what i was told to do

and then i learned better and the better way is to use essences

and toners under your eyes first before anything hard stop before

you put anything else under your eyes even eye patches instead essences

and toners are going to change quite literally your under eye game your under eye concealer game

and just your under eyes in general these are some of

my favorites let me show you how to use them with

anything in makeup it's always best to follow the thinnest to thickest rule

and that includes under your eyes so

if you were using a thick eye cream under your eyes

and you're putting a soupy concealer on top guess what's going to happen

that thick eye cream it's never going to dry down not fully anyway especially

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if it's really thick it's going to just seep in your skin a little bit

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but overall you're not going to be able to absorb all

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that thickness and all that rich cream under your eyes it's just impossible okay so

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when you put your concealer on top what's going to happen

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is you're going to end up using much more powder to lock it down to send a place

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and to dry it which ultimately leads to your under eyes looking cakier heavier creasier

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and crepe-ier and just more aged it's also gonna lead to your consider slipping around

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and moving around under your eyes throughout the day

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which is incredibly frustrating

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and ultimately it's not gonna give you the same plumping effect the good hydrating toner

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or essence is going to give you some of my favorites let me start with my number one favorite

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that i've been using for a million years now since it's

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been out honestly it's the fancy skin fat water there's two

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the fat water milky essence toner this is the one to

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get the hydrating milky essence toner the other one is more for like larger pores.

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It's more like an exfoliating toner, good for like acne prone skin.

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This is the opposite.

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This is more milky, more moisturizing.

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Product like this is going to give you the plumpest, smoothest skin under your eyes.

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So I'm just going to pour a little bit out so I can show you the texture.

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It's almost like a hybrid between a toner and a serum.

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It's got a little bit more thickness to it, hence it's not running down my hand really quick.

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But what this does to hydrate your under eyes is a actual game changer.

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This is one of the best makeup tips I've given anyone.

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So anyone that's been around me, I will tell them don't use a thick eye cream Just skip it save it for nighttime

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because that's actually the best time to use it because you know what?

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You're not putting concealer under your eyes at night

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when you're going to bed

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So slap it on goop it on gob it on do

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whatever you want Pop some vaseline on top to really lock

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it in the world is your oyster at night You can do whatever you want

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because your makeup isn't trying to sit on top

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and trying to penetrate and dry down on top of

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that Thick cream but a toner what it does is it instantly fills in those crepey fine lines, the crow's feet, all the things,

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all the crevices under our eyes, all the folds, everything like that.

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And that hydration, what it does is it instantly gives the look a more plump, smooth skin because it's filling in all those really tiny fine lines that we have,

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those micro fine lines, those deeper fine lines.

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It's filling it all in.

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And once your skin is hydrated, it's kind of like when you put a good moisturizer on your hands, your hands instantly look like five or 10 years younger.

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It's the same idea.

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It's the same effect.

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So put that toner under your eyes, I promise you, you will never go back to not doing it.

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Now, when you're searching for a toner that's going to be good for your entire face under the eyes, let's say you have just like normal skin.

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Your under eyes, they're not particularly dry.

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They're just normal.

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You could go for any kind of toner.

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Honestly, you can put anything under your eyes.

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It's going to be just fine.

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It's going to give you a really great effect.

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When you're starting to get like 30 plus or even like 25 plus, honestly, in your age, and you're starting to see your skin under your eyes get a little bit drier and a little bit drier,

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then you're really going to want to search for toners that have the word milky in it.

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So if they have the word milky in it, creamy, things like that, then you know it's going to be even more moisturizing

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and even more like emollient under your eyes than a regular water-based, more like watery texture toner will be.

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So the Anua is one of my new favorites I've been loving

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and another new favorite that is unbelievable as a full face toner, as a full face milky essence, but especially clutch under the eyes.

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I have been blowing through this product it's the prequel half

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and half it's half peptides half ceramides it's a fluid moisturizer

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so this is supposed to soothe moisturize

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and boost your barrier function in your skin now this is

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of course to be amazing for all over i love putting this on my hands

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and i love putting the hand wrap from prequel also on top to lock

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that in and to lock the moisture in all day

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because i wash my hands 45 000 times a day as a makeup artist

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but this under the eyes is no joke unreal now one of my other favorite things to do

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if you have really really dry under eyes and

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when i'm working with clients

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that specifically have really really dry under eyes i like to layer the toners

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so i'll start with the fenty beauty toner under the eyes

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i'll put eye patches on top i'll lock it in once

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i remove those eye patches i'll clean up the area from like eye makeup

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that i've just applied on my client

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and then i'll do another round of the milky toner then i'll lock it in with a lightweight moisturizer

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and then call it a day and

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when i say lightweight moisturizer i mean it i mean a lightweight moisturizer something

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that feels like a lotion not a thick rich greasy balmy cream that's just going to crease my client's under eyes, okay?

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Now one that i want to talk about

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that is very popular between this one and the vitamin in

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which i base from bobby brown they're really old school products

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they're really classic staples however i disagree with how they perform

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underneath concealer that's just my opinion i'm entitled to it as a makeup artist i've tried them a million times

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and they've always done me a little dirty because they are too thick

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and they are just too rich i promise you i'm on to something with this okay

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so this product i'm gonna grab a small amount i'm gonna

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pre-work it into my hand the last thing i want you

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to do is go in with a product like this

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that is thick and that is rich

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and slap it on under your eyes especially

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when your under eyes are dry now one of the last

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things i want you to ever do makeup wise is to

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slap on a thick rich eye cream like this on top of dry skin like physically feeling wise dry skin

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so like let's say you just jumped out of the shower you're about to do your eye makeup

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but first you're like hang on let me grab my eye cream

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because that's what i've been told a million times to do

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so you grab your thick rich eye cream

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and you put it on skin that doesn't look like this okay

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if you're gonna use it a moisturizer an eye cream any

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kind of lotion on top of your eyes your eyes should start out looking like this nice

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and hydrated and plumped and smooth with any milky toner

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and then you could pop those rich eye creams on

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but honestly i would like i said put those on at night

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because the chances are they're going to slip your concealer all around your face it's going to be a slip

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and slide soupy effect

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and it's going to do you no justice now one of

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the best moisturizers for under the eyes is just whatever sunscreen

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you're using i'm going to go back to my polish choice

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and we're going to lock in those toners now under the eyes with a bit of the polish choice

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because this is going to act like a perfect lightweight moisturizer

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that's going to seal in those hydrating toners under our eyes and it's not going to cause them to crease

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and slip and slide like a water slide so

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if you have any good toners laying around at home trust me put them under your eyes layer it

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if you need it repeat it if you need it

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if you have really dry under eyes

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and you will thank me later the next makeup tip is

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going to be for anyone who is intimidated by color correctors

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and i'm not talking about like more natural more neutral very

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like subtle color correctors like let's say from hali ray for

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example this one's really nice really neutral it's not as intimidating as using something like the huda beauty

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or any classic orange

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or red color corrector now these can be pretty intimidating however

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they are high impact they are going to color correct what you need to color correct okay

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but i hear you

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if you're someone who is intimidated by using something like this something as intense as a color corrector

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if you're not a makeup artist if you don't know color theory i get it

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and i got you here's a great tip to utilize

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if you are intimidated by your bright red or orange

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or even bright pink color corrector

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that you might have at home instead of going straight in with your color clear and applying

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a crazy amount like that

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which is very hard to cover very hard to blend out very intimidating

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and what you see a lot on social media this is

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the wrong way to do it okay don't do this much

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color corrector honestly ever okay instead what i want you to

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do is take a small amount of your color corrector

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and a small amount of your under eye concealer whatever concealer works for you under your eyes

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and you're going to mix equal parts just like

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that take a smaller concealer brush this is my n16 brush

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and i'm going to take the tip of the brush

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and blend the two worlds together

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and where you're going to be left with is a much more balanced color

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and much less intimidating than going out with just a straight up orange

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or red color corrector

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so take the mixture of the two you're going to put

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just where you need it okay nowhere else don't waste the

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product it's just not going to be useful you don't need to put it anywhere else only where you see

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that darker area of your under eyes where you have some

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discoloration maybe some blueness coming poppy through use a purple poppy

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through whatever form of dark under eye circles you have popping

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through that's where you want to put this little concoction

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so i'm just pressing this in now you'll notice i'm taking this

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and i'm just tapping this in

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because i want the utmost control i'm not going in

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and blending it back

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and forth like again you see a lot of creators especially on like short form content just going back

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and forth and buffing take your brush slow it down

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and tap it and press it this will give you the maximum results in the area

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that you need the maximum amount of color correction you don't typically need color correction all up

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and down your under eyes if you do then use more

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but generally speaking you typically just need it right here in this inner part of your under eyes

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and sometimes a little bit in this inner corner right where your top

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and bottom lash line meet but less is more

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and using a mixture of your color corrector with your concealer

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is going to be way less intimidating way easier to cover up

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and way easier to blend out and just way easier for you to use

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and to manage so once that's applied i'm gonna use the tip of the brush

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and i'm gonna to blend out the edges just ever so softly.

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Now we're going to go over on this side and try to tap in all that orange color corrector.

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And again, this is how you see people on social media doing it.

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And this is not what you need to do.

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This is not accurate.

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This is wasteful and it just is unnecessary to the umph degree.

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So then what you also see people do immediately after this is grab their bright concealer and swipe it right on top.

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This is going to create a disaster and a soupy doopy mess

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and these colors are going to mix together make it a really muddied effect under your eyes

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but again it's just not necessary

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so now i'm going to take one drop of a very

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full coverage concealer the hourglass one still pop it just on top of the areas

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that we just color corrected i am going to switch to a different brush this is my bk beauty n14

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and i'm going to use a tapping motion only the reason for this is

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because you don't want to disrupt that color corrector that's underneath by swiping

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and digging into it so just lightly tap it in avoid any areas of your under eyes

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that you don't need the coverage because that's just gonna end up creasing

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and less is more when you're working under your eyes and

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if you're already experiencing creasing

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and you're working with layers of product the thinner the layers the better

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so that's once i done

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and color corrected minimal products maximum results now let's try to

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tap this in let me show you what ends up happening

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you end up with a cakey soupy mess under your eyes

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that is just wasteful and nobody needs to apply this much product i just can't okay

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so now i have a full cheek cover with the amount of concealer

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that i popped on top the mac is here

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that i had to use in order to cover up the amount of color corrector

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that i place under my eyes

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which is what you see people doing all the time on

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like short form content like tick tock instagram you get it

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so this is the right way to color correct

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and this is the way

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that i want you to not color correct try this at home

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if you're intimidated by those bright color correctors use equal parts

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and fake me later one really common makeup problem

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that i get asked about all the time is getting your

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foundation to stick to your nose now this is something

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that i have a problem with this is something

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that based on the comments and all the feedback

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that i get from a lot of you you have this exact same problem as well

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and that is your foundation does not stick

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or adhere well to your nose it slips off

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and it just doesn't stick like it does with the rest

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of your face like your cheeks your forehead your chin you

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know what i mean the rest of your face your foundation tends to stick a lot better

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when it comes to our nose there is something about our nose

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that is really slippery okay i don't know what it is i can't really explain it technically speaking

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but all i could tell you is foundation tends to not stick to our nose here's a tip to use

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that is a game changer before you put foundation on

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if your makeup is not sticking to your nose

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if your foundation just doesn't stick to your nose

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or even your concealer doesn't stick to your nose take a

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really small amount of your best setting powder i'm not talking

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about your cheap one i'm not talking about your pressed powder

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that's for touch-ups i'm not talking about your powder foundation i'm

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talking about a good loose powder that's meant to set

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and lock your makeup into place take that and a small brush

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and let me show you what to do pop it into the cap work

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that into the brush you don't want an excessive amount amount

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of product you just want enough to dry down the surface of your nose

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so I'm taking this with my n14 brush it's the Huda

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Beauty easy bake powder in the shade cupcake you want to make sure it's translucent

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so it's not going to affect the color of your foundation once the foundation goes on top

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so something nice and translucent

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or close to your skin tone is going to work the best

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and you're just going to work this on top any of

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the areas of your nose where your foundation tends to not stick

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and just slide right off for me it's like the bulb of my nose right here a little around nostrils

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so i'm gonna hit those areas and just tap it on just like

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that then you could go with your foundation of choice take your foundation brush work the product into the brush

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and another helpful tip is to not buff too aggressively back

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and forth but instead utilize a tapping motion to press this onto the skin

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and to especially get it to adhere to your nose

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and also you don't want to break up

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that powder too much you want to just push this on top of that powder

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so the foundation grips onto the powder that's gripping on to

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your nose this is a game changer for anyone who has

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a hard time getting their foundation to stick try this out

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and let me know what you think this next makeup tip is specifically for anyone who has oily skin

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and lack of brows if you're like me try this technique and

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if you're not already doing this technique you are missing out

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grab a small brush grab your setting powder this is again the hooded beauty easy bake powder something

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that has a good amount of oil control to me this power controls oil

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so so well so does the makeup forever original hd

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that one is like phenomenal for controlling oil

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and shine all throughout the day but honestly most powders are gonna work just fine

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so grab your loose powder of choice

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and a small brush again my n14 powder your eyebrows just lightly not like crazy

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but powder them before you fill them with a brow pencil

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because if you have oily skin

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and you also wear sunscreen skincare liquid foundation all those things

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your eyebrow pencil is just not going to be able to penetrate

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and to grip onto your skin like your bare skin you need to fill in

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and fake it till you make it with your brow pencil or your brow pomade or whatever your brow product is.

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Your brow product of choice is just not going to stick to your skin if you don't powder it.

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So if you've ever had a hard time, if you ever found yourself extremely frustrated with how your product is sticking to your bare brows, try this.

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It's going to change your brow game forever.

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Now, honestly, I didn't make this up.

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I'm pretty sure I saw Christine Dominique use this technique on her channel a long time ago.

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I know that many other people use this technique.

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It's been around for a while, but it's something that's underrated.

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And if you have oily skin and also lack of an eyebrow

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and you really need to fill it in

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and really fill in those gaps

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and you need your brow product to stick to your skin

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so you can actually fill in your brow then this is just ultimately a life-changing hack

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and a tip that you should definitely be doing.

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A new favorite brow pencil is the one from Ruby Beauty.

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I'm going to take this and now that I have powdered my eyebrows guess what my friends?

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It's actually going to stick and adhere to my skin.

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It's going to grip on because it's going on top of a dry surface

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and not like a slip and slide wet greasy area under my brows.

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So try this then fill in your brows and the impact

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that you'll get is going to change your brow game forever

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especially in the areas you don't have any brow hair where

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it's just bare slippery skin that's where you really want to make sure you concentrate

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that powder and you really get that powder on to those really sparse areas

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because if you don't have brow hair your brow pencil doesn't have anything to stick to

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but like slick skin bonus tip is this really helps with the longevity of your brow pencils so

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if you notice your brow pencil is kind of fading throughout

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the day getting super shiny throughout the day as you're wearing them

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and your brows just don't tend to last as well as they could

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and as well as they you want them to try this

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because it's going to increase the wear time of your brows by a landslide

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and again it's just going to eliminate so much frustration

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when you're trying to get their brow pencils to actually stick

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and to work so i'm taking my pencil

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and lightly filling in all those really bald areas of my brows i'm telling you

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if you try this technique your brows will always come out

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perfect long-lasting brows they're going to stay put all day long one of my best

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and favorite makeup tips that i highly recommend you use and

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if you're not doing this already

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if you're new to my channel you haven't heard me talk

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about this in the past well welcome this tip is going to change the game

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and that is using an under eye concealer

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but letting it dry down almost fully you heard me right almost fully before you blend it out

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and before you set it with powder now here's why

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if you just go in right away with that wet concealer

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and you go and you blend it out

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and you think you're doing the right thing because you're blending it out

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and all that good stuff there's two things

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that are happening okay you're not able to maintain the same amount of coverage

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so when you start blending it out right away

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when it's really really wet you have less control

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which is not good because you want to concentrate in those areas you need the most coverage

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that way your makeup doesn't look cakey

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and you don't end up putting more product in areas you

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don't even want to be there in the first place

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so by allowing it to dry down it gives you the utmost control

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and it gives you the maximum amount of coverage okay

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so by blending it out right away you lose a good percentage of that coverage i'd say you probably lose about 30%,

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maybe 40% of that coverage by blending it out while it's still wet.

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Now this side, what I like to do is do a little pre-baby blend and this is what I mean by that.

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Take your same brush and you're just going to spread it out just lightly, okay?

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Very, very light pressure.

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I'm not pushing it in.

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I'm not tapping it in.

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I'm really barely moving it around just like that.

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Move it around to the areas that you need it the most, okay?

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Just like this ever so slightly, just like

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that now we're not done blending it we still have harsh

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edges we still have lines we need to blend out

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but i'm gonna let this sit

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and dry down to like 90 before i actually finish blending it out before i buff out the edges

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and before i set it with powder so we're gonna let this chill

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or let this do its thing in the meantime do your

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eye makeup do your mascara do your lip do anything you can to fill the time

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so you're not wasting that time while this dries down

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because you're gonna maintain the maximum and i'm talking like the maximum amount of coverage

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but the biggest benefit honestly to letting your concealer dry down

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to like 90 is it allows you to use way way less powder to set it into place

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and to lock it down so it lasts all day without creasing

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and that's a big talking point because a lot of people

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that i talk to they don't want to put too much

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powder on their eyes they think it looks heavy dry patchy you name it i've heard it all

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so by doing this technique it allows you to use the

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minimalist amount of powder in order to set your under eye concealer

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so it's such a win-win all right we're back we let this under eye dry down 90

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and we take that same brush

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and then all you're going to do is use the tip of the brush

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or any brush that has longer bristles on the end take

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that brush and you're going to blend out the edges

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so it's nice and seamless into the rest of your makeup

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and so there's no harsh edges and it's really well blended

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so now we have the maximum amount of coverage

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because we let it dry down fully

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which is going to allow us to use a lot less powder to lock it into place

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so i'm gonna take my n14 brush

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and just a small amount of the huda beauty easy bake

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a small amount will do you press it never dig it in press it press it

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and then you could just gently buff out the edges around your nose

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and you're good you're golden this is gonna look so lightweight

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so natural especially in person so if you have in-person events

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if you're going into the office

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and you don't look like you have a ton of makeup

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under your eyes please please use this technique i'm telling you

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it will change the game under your eyes there are

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so many ways to contour your nose it is not even funny there are

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so many hacks so many videos so many how-to's

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so many people yelling at you on short form content on do this way do

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that way don't do it this way don't do it this way i'm just gonna simplify it for you

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and if you have ever struggled with your nose contour

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and you just want a really quick easy way to do it

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that looks ultimately very very natural and takes minimal effort and minimal skill then I got you.

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Take your matte powder bronzer or your cream.

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Either one is going to work just, just fine.

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I'm going to use a matte powder bronzer.

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This is the one from Dior.

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It's a brand new one.

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It's beautiful on, very smoothing, but again, cream one, if you want to use a cream, liquid, if you want to use a liquid bronzer, powder, whichever formula you choose,

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you can use this technique and this easy makeup tip, and it's going to give you perfect natural results every single time.

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So what you're going to need is a smaller fluffy brush.

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This is my BKBD N15 powder brush you're gonna dip into your bronzer.

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Tap off the excess for safe measure so you don't have too much product on the brush at once.

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But again, honestly, it's foolproof, this technique.

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So if you do end up with too much on your brush, don't even worry about it.

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You're gonna be able to fix it.

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So take the brush and you're just going to apply this very nonchalantly, like no big deal, all over your nose.

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So I'm kind of hitting the side of my nose, right?

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I'm hitting the tip of my nose.

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I'm dipping it for more.

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Hit the tip of the nose pretty well.

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Get it all over, get the sides.

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Get it all up on your nose, basically, okay?

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and it doesn't matter what the formula is let me just remind you again

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so whatever formula you prefer you can utilize this technique you'll

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just want to switch out your brush to paint what the formula is very easy like no big deal

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and this is going to look like the most natural nose contour especially

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if you're walking around your day-to-day life if you're going into the office

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if you're on a zoom call if you're doing whatever it is the last thing you want is those very unnatural

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prison bar type contour stripes along the side of your nose

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and you know what i'm talking about right it's like

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that really bad nose contour we've all done i've done it we've all done in the past do this instead

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because it's going to look so so natural and it's going to be so easy

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so once you have your bronzer all over your nose it's

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going to look a little something like this okay a little funky

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but we're going to switch it we're going to fix it quick

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and easy close up your bronzer grab your under eye concealer

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now preferably your under eye concealer is going to be just

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a little bit lighter than the rest of your complexion this

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is going to give you the best effect this is the

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natasha denona high glam concealer in the shade n4 n4 is

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a little bit more brighter on me a little bit more of like a highlighting under eye concealer

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so i use this usually with a color corrector to color correct

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and then brighten the areas that i want to bring out

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and enhance i also use this all time to highlight the side of my nose

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so let me show you the best technique you're gonna take your wand with your concealer

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and you're just going to do this you're gonna line this up straight down the side of your nose

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but you're gonna stop where your nostrils are

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and you're gonna bring this out like that same thing lines up

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and what i like to do visually is use the end

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of my brow as a guide on where to start this okay

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so let's say this is my guide the end of my brows right here you bring

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that right down and that's where you want to start

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that nose highlight

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and then once you have your initial line drawn skip the nostrils it's not going to look very natural

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and just bring it lightly down like

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that now the next part of this tip is you're going

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to take a small flat brush something it's more precise it's

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going to give you a lot of control this is the angie hot

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and flashy a505 one of my favorites the reason for that is

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because i'm gonna use the side of the brush i'm gonna dip into the natasha concealer wipe off the excess

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so it's not overwhelming less is more

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and you're gonna take the side of the brush now

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if you don't have a steady hand instead of swiping straight down

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and trying to get a straight line

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which i feel you is really difficult especially

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if you've had too much caffeine or if you have not had enough caffeine

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so instead of swiping straight down your nose just use small tapping motions

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because this is going to be a lot easier for most

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people to get done in a straight line than one quick swoop

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which is very intimidating and very difficult to do

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so just do little tapping motions

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and end it right at the bulk of your nose not too far down

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if you end it higher up it'll give your nose a

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little bit of like a lifted more like a button effect so

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if you want to give the tip of your nose a

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lift stop it up here don't drag drag it all the way down.

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Now once that's applied, go back in with your blending brush.

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This is again my N16 brush, and I'm gonna use this first in a tapping motion, then I'm gonna feather it out to the rest of my makeup so it's nice and natural,

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and it just blends in seamlessly with the rest of my makeup.

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If you have too much product on your brush left over, wipe it off, take the tip of the brush,

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and just melt this in and blend in the edge of where the concealer starts and where the bronzer starts.

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So it's nice and it's seamless and it doesn't look like a heavy unnatural nose contour.

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Same thing, I'm just going to tap it in.

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I'm going to blend out the edge and last but not least, take the N16 again and you're not going to blend in a swiping motion, you're going to blend in a tapping motion just to melt this in to the bridge of the nose,

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being really careful not to spread it out too far

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so using gentle pressure and just tapping it in and of course

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that is after you let it dry down almost fully

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so you maintain the maximum amount of control so it doesn't move everywhere

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that you don't want it to move bonus tip

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and this is for someone who is really really oily so

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if you're not oily and you're using this trick skip this next part but

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if you're really oily like me like i'm talking really really

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oily try this with this technique game over you'll never go

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back to nose contour the way you were doing it before

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same hood of beauty powder in the shake cupcake tap out

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a generous amount into your cap gonna go back to my n14 brush dip into again a generous amount

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because we're gonna do a little mini bake on the side of our nose only

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so taking the brush you're just gonna pop it right where we have

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that lighter concealer along the side of our nose

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and you're gonna let this bake for at least 10 minutes

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if you can if you go too low dust it off before it has any impact

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and again for oily people only go back to

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that angie ha flashy a505 pick up more of that loose powder

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and this is optional and honestly really only

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if you have a very oily nose i always skip this one

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but it's a great technique to show you just in case you need extra extra brightening

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and oil control throughout the day you're going to hit

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that same area that you highlighted earlier it's going to bring it out

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and enhance it even more so

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if you want even more impact bake all the areas

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that you highlighted with concealer with a like-minded bright powder let

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that dry down let it soak in for a good 10 minutes

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and then you are nose contoured to perfection all

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while looking much more natural than the typical jail bar stripes

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that we see happening all the time 10 minutes is up dust off the excess with

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that same n14 brush and your nose is contoured naturally all

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while maintaining oil control all throughout the day try this one

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let me know what you think an underrated makeup tip

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that i really want you to test out

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and i really want you to try is using your powder highlighter any formula powder highlighter

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that you have laying around if you're like me

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and you've collected a million over the years

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and you just can't stop yourself from buying oddly enough powder

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highlighters like i just picked up this new dior one i

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don't regret it i have no i have zero regrets it's absolutely beautiful

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but if you're like me and you have a ton of powder highlighters

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if you have not tried putting your powder highlighter on a

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cream blush you are missing out let me show you what this looks like it's

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so beautiful so underrated and a tip that everyone should know to do

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so you're going to take whatever powder highlighter

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that you love of your choice

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that you have laying around at home you're gonna take a

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flat brush something smaller this is my n17 i'm use the back side of it the darker fiber side

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and i'm going to swipe into this beautiful powder highlighter this

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is going to be an amazing trick for anyone who wants their powder highlighter to show up more naturally

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and more of like a glow from within lit from within look especially

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when you're walking around in daylight face to face seeing people at work out at school wherever you're going

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if you want more of a natural effect to your powder highlighters try this technique it's a game changer

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so i'm gonna take that deor highlighter

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and this is in the shade 02 gold halo

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and you're gonna hit all the usual places

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but i like to start in a tapping

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and then swiping motion just to really melt this into my skin

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and this is one of the best best tricks to make

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your powder highlighters just ultimately appear much more natural in person in photos powder highlighter looks amazing

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but in person they could tend to look a little makeupy a little heavy

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and they could tend to just sit on top of your skin

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and if you're someone who has more texture

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or larger pores on their cheeks this is also really really great technique

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that i highly encourage you to test out

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so once you have the desired amount of powder highlighter on

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your cheek let me switch it up do this side

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and get this side done get it all over

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or any of the areas that you want to highlight

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and glow you can bring this up towards your temple

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but once it's applied you're going to take any cream blush

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of choice any formula you like i love the west matelier

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i love the ones from swede i'm gonna use this one

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from swede it's a beautiful cream formula the new ones from

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rare beauty this works fantastic with any cream blush formulas okay

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any of them liquids too you could definitely put a liquid on top as well

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but specifically creams on top of powder highlighters look absolutely jaw-droppingly gorgeous

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so take your cream blush of choice same brush i'm gonna

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use the front side of the n17 this has some leftover

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foundation on it it doesn't matter i'm gonna dip into this

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beautiful peachy cream blush from sweet it's in the shade lush now once i have have a decent amount on my brush, I'm going to do a little pre-blend just to make sure it's nice

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and evenly coated on my brush before it hits my skin.

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This will avoid a lot of blending back and forth and give you the most perfect flawless finish every time.

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So once your brush looks like this, you're going to take it and just pat this literally right on top of that powder highlighter.

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Now another bonus tip that's kind of unexpected, but it's a bonus tip and it's worth calling out, is by applying your cream blush on top of that powder highlighter,

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it actually gives your cream blush a lot more longevity so

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if you have a problem with your makeup lasting throughout the day

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if you have a problem with your cream blush not sticking to your skin not lasting

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and fading really quickly throughout the day

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if you don't want to layer a powder blush on top

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which is ultimately the best way to lock in your cream blush for longevity

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and for high impact and for more color intensity

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if you don't want to do that

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if you love to glow underneath pop your cream blush on

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top of your powder highlighter it will give it much more longevity throughout the day

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and it will give it this beautiful soft radiant lit from

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within look it almost gives you like this glass glossy skin look

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but with a powder so it's really an interesting technique it's something

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that i highly recommend everyone tries out so

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if you have a cream blush at home

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and a powder highlighter at home i'm telling you reverse the order of application

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and you will get the softest most beautiful lit from within look to your cream blush a bonus extra longevity

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and also another bonus if If you have textured skin, it's gonna look a lot softer than popping a powder highlighter on top.

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So try this at home.

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It's an underrated makeup tip that I know you'll enjoy.

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Okay, last makeup tip for this video is one

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that you've seen me do a million times on my channel and like short form videos on my Instagram, on my TikTok, wherever you find my makeup videos, you've probably seen me do this technique a million times.

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Okay, it's underrated and I don't always call out why I'm doing it, but if you've been around for a while, you're gonna know the answer to why I do this technique

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and that is taking a small amount of powder

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and powdering your lips prior to your lip liner

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and especially your lipstick

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if you've ever had a hard time with your lipstick feathering throughout the day

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or just not lasting throughout the day then trust me you

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gotta try this simple makeup tip now you can either go loose powder you could go press powder

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but if you're using a pressed powder make sure it's a pressed powder that's light

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and airy like the cosas cloud set

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because the last thing you want to do is put a

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thick more like cake make a b like powder foundation type

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powder on your lips that's not going to look good that's not going to look flattering

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so make sure if you're using this makeup tip

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that you're using a lightweight airy powder i'm going to show

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you how to use it with the costas cloud set

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because i use this all the time in my day-to-day life

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and it's just a really quick product to throw on your lips less is more with loose

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and pressed grab a small brush going back to my n14

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you're going to take a tiny bit that's it a tiny bit tap off the excess

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and run this along your lip line not in your lips

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but just along the lip line this is going to be a game changer for longevity for feathering

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and also bonus tip it's gonna smooth

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and really blur the look of fine lines around your lips

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so if you have like smokers lines

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if you have any kind of visible lines around your lips

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that makeup and lip liner tends to get caught in between this is going to like seal it in

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and almost act like a primer so

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that doesn't happen next take your lip liner it's still gonna glide on nice and smooth

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if you use too much powder your lip liner is gonna

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have a hard time adhering it's gonna look really chalky

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so that's how you know you put too much powder on So again, small amount is all you need.

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Tap off the excess so it's not too much product.

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Take a lip liner of choice.

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This is the Maybelline Lifter Liner in the shade Onnit.

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This is also an amazing makeup tip if you sweat a lot above your lip.

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You're gonna want that little extra lightweight amount of powder above your lip.

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It's gonna help so much with that kind of sweating throughout the day because when you sweat above your lip, it's going to seep down into your lip liner

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and your lip products and it's gonna end up feathering them and making them not last as long.

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So I'm gonna line my lips just like normal.

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And for those out there who have ever wondered why you

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see me use this trick of powdering my lip now you

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know why better product adherence more wear time more performance more longevity

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and a smoother looking lip line is why you want to

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do this technique now pop whatever lipstick of choice on top this is daisy from review beauty

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and the good news is i know

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that my lip line is not going to go anywhere it's

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not going to feather it's not going to smudge therefore my lipstick is going to stay put

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so much longer it's just a game changer So if you're a bride, if you have a long day ahead of you, if you have a social event,

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if you have just a busy day and you don't want to reapply your lip liner and your lipstick, try this technique and you will thank me later.

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That's a wrap on this video filled with makeup tips that you should know about.

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If you try any of these makeup tips, drop them in the comments below.

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I know they're going to change the game for you and they're going to change your makeup game, more importantly.

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So if you like this video, if you found it helpful, and if you try any of these makeup tips, give this video a big thumbs up.

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If you have not subscribed to the channel already, I would love to see you in future videos.

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Please consider subscribing.

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I would love to keep you here.

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That is all for this one and I cannot wait to see you in the next video.

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Thank you so much for watching.

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Bye.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Makeup TIPS EVERYONE Should Know!!!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: eye, powder, makeup, brush, nose. This video has 717 sentences and 8899 words to shadow. The speech runs for 37:20. The speaker talks fast, about 238 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
powder noun	/ˈpaʊ.dɚ/	The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
brush noun	/bɹʌʃ/	An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
concealer noun		Something that, or someone who, conceals.
brow noun	/bɹaʊ/	The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
blend verb	/blɛnd/	To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
toner noun	/ˈtoʊnɚ/	Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.
highlighter noun	/ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ɚ/	A marker pen used to highlight text.
corrector noun		One who corrects.
blush noun	/ˈblʌʃ/	An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
sunscreen noun		A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.
primer noun	/ˈpɹɪm.əɹ/	A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
intimidate verb	/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/	To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
contour noun	/ˈkɒntɔː/	An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
oily adjective	/ˈɔɪli/	Covered with or containing oil.
pencil noun	/ˈpɛnsəl/	A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.
go back to verb	To stem from; to originate in.
call out verb	To specify, especially in detail.
cover up verb	To conceal or disguise.
miss out verb	To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
pick up verb	To lift; to grasp and raise.
blow through verb	To expend or waste rapidly.
break up verb	To break or separate into pieces.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Nikki, what primer do you recommend for this?
What primer should I be using?
You don't need a primer.
Your under eyes, they're not particularly dry.
It's going to give you a really great effect.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	you've been watching · i've been using · I've been loving
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	if you end it higher up it'll give
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have picked · has been · i've done
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is underrated · was taught · is hydrated

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 306 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: feather /ˈfɛðə/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, thickness /ˈθɪknəs/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, blush /ˈblʌʃ/, shade /ʃeɪd/, lotion /ˈloʊʃən/, flashy /ˈflæʃi/
Long words — get the stress right: intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/, longevity /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, underrated /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like powder, brush, concealer.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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