my dad just exploded into laughter out of nowhere and told me ‘imagine the lion king but with sea lions’
he has been chuckling about it for 5 straight minutes now
apparently it
doesn’t matter that i’ve told him 10 times it’s the monkey who raises the newborn and not the lion himself, this is the scene he has been imagining
Although makeup is seen to be a “traditionally feminine” thing (which is bullshit) it can be used to make your face more masculine! It can also boost your confidence by hiding things like spots (which can increase on T), under eye circles ect.. Of course, there's not a thing in the world wrong with those things but some people may choose to cover them.
So let’s start with the very very basics, what kind of stuff will you need? I’ve put in bold the stuff that is vital, everything else is pretty optional. I get most of my makeup from Pennys because its hella cheap, you can also check out Tesco and boots because they do some pretty awesome deals! Speaking of deals, go to dealz! They have really really cheap makeup (as do simular discount stores but dealz tends to have more banded stuff).
-Face cleaning stuff
If you wanna put on makeup you need a clean face. I cannot press this enough, clean ya god damn face boi. Grab yourself an exfoliator (try to avoid microbeads) a cleanser and a cleanser that removes makeup like cleansing water. This is a really good video about all this stuff but it is UK based.
-Moisturiser
You gotta make sure your face is all soft and smooth to put the makeup on.
-Primer
Primer is a base for your makeup, it will help it to look smoother, cleaner and stay longer. I use Catrice Prime and Fine. There are loads of different ones but I would 100% recommend one that is mattifying!
-Foundation
Foundation evens out your skin tone and acts as a base for the rest of your makeup. I use a Catrice one but the name has rubbed off. Make sure you get one that matches your skin tone. Again there are many types of foundation but I recommend one that again is mattifying.
-Setting powder
Setting powder is gonna keep everything in place as well as help you look way more matt. I actually use baby powder for this because it matches my skin better.
-Concealer
As the name suggests this hides stuff like spots blemishes and dark circles. I use the Essence concealer stick.
-Contour kit
This is one of the most important parts of masculine make up. This is what you use to create false shadows on your face in order to look like your face is square and dudey. I use this one. You could also totally use a dark brown eyeshadow.
-Something to fill in your eyebrows
AMAB people tend to have unshaped thick brows so filling yours in will achieve this look. I’d also recommend not plucking them. I use black eyeshadow but you can also get eyebrow kits and pencils. Whatever you find suits you. The rule when picking color is to go one shade darker then your head hair. If you have dyed hair like myself you can do whatever you want, I go with black for contrast but you could do brown or blonde or match the color of your hair.
-Stuff you apply this all with!
I use this set of brushes but you can get brushes both in kits with the stuff you’re getting (ie. eyeshadow, cuntour kits, eyebrow kits, so on). Pennys do sinular and sets of brushes for cheap and they actually decent!
Okay now you know what you need but what the hell do you do?! Stuff in italics is optional!
1. Wash that face boi!
2.Moisturise, give it a few minutes to absorb into your skin.
3. Put on your primer! I like to use a makeup brush for this, pretty sure its a blush one. Wait a few minutes for it to absorb.
4. Put on your foundation, I like to go downwards so I’m brushing all the lil hairs on my face down. Make sure it’s all blended in.
5. Conceal wherever you wanna.
6. Grab your contour kit and an angled sculpting brush. It’s pretty much impossible to explain this with words so here is the tourial that thought me.
7. Fill in your eyebrows as desired.
8. Put setting spray all over your face and neck.
And BAM you’re done and looking fine af my man!
So, that was the very basics but here are some more tutorials that might help you out!
