Those who are really good at makeup or are makeup artists, can you ladies share tips on buffing out makeup and blending it so it looks airbrushed.
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It depends on the texture of the foundation.
I use a stippling brush for thinner formulas. With the stippling brush, its best to buff or swirl the makeup onto your skin until it appears airbrushed. The only thing annoying about it is that you have to do it sometimes for a while before you get the look you desire and by that time my hand hurts 
I use the beauty blender for thicker ones.
This is a stamping motion…you’re literally stamping and blending the makeup all over your face…best finish in the shortest amount of time!
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Bahhhh you make it sound so easy. I do use all those techniques but it looks cake rather than airbrished. Maybe haath km kamaal hai?!? When buffing.. do you use a light pressured hand to swirl the magic or should we buff with a heavily pressured hand. Like how do you bufff?!? Sorry if I sound crazy.
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Those who are really good at makeup or are makeup artists, can you ladies share tips on buffing out makeup and blending it so it looks airbrushed.
i like using stippling brush by MAC to blend out foundation evenly and to give it an airbrushed kind of look. I hear the beauty blender also makes your foundation look very smooth and even but i have not yet tried it.
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^I also like MAC's stippling brushes. I especially like the stippling 187 face brush. It's perfect for blending.
What I've never liked though is those flat foundation brushes. I have the MAC 190 foundation brush and I don't know if it's my technique but it always seems to leave a rather streaky look.
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Do you have a video of yourself or someone else showing how to apply the correct pressure with the beauty blender. I have the original beauty blender but when I do it almost all or most of the foundation that I put on my face is off my face and on the beauty blender. It’s sucked all of it so i’m guessing the right pressure has to be applied for it to look airbrushed.
I want to really master the beauty blender!!!
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Mac's 187 brush is good but the beauty blender works just as well. I actually gravitate more towards the BB than brushes now.
Just wet the BB before you use it. There's a lot of YouTube videos on this.
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Make sure your wetting it, if it’s dry then yes it will absorb more product than you get on your face.
Here’s a good tutorial for the beauty blender
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The beauty blender is quite nice. It leaves a lovely, almost airbrushed finish. I like the 187 brush for blending blusher and contouring powder though. I quite like the 130 brush too, especially for blending concealer.
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Those who are really good at makeup or are makeup artists, can you ladies share tips on buffing out makeup and blending it so it looks airbrushed.
Use a brush, wet it just a tad before you use it, this is a great trick to avoid cakey looking makeup. A stippling brush like a MAC 187 is amazing or Sigma has a similar one which works just as good.
Make sure your skin is clean and moisturized before you start. You can use a primer if you suffer from larger pores or excessive dry skin. Smashbox, Makeup forever HD have ones that I love personally. If you have naturally oily skin use an oil-free based foundation.
Make sure you use the correct foundation colour, some ladies want to look lighter so they try to use lighter shades but it makes your skin ashey/grey looking so stick with your own skin shade. Apply the foundation in spots around your face, start with less, you can build up. If the makeup starts to look cakey - wet the brush again to remove any excess.
If you want your makeup to last all night/day long, then get a good finishing powder - MAC sells a a great translucent finishing powder - so it's great for all shades. It comes in a black compact. Some companies also sell sprays if you don't like powders - Urban decay's is really good.
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Thanks for the tips ladies!! I have the mac 187 but i always have to use a buffing brush to smooth and blend everything out. I will wet it this time before blending out the makeup. I was thinking of getting the sigma f80 since youtubers rave about it but I do have the Real technique buffing brush which is great but the f80 ... Should I go for that? I see makeup tutorials where makeup artists use so many products and they layer it on but it is all blended and smooth. I just don't know what I am doing wrong because if I attempted to put all those products, It would be layered and cakey. For me, and my untrained buffing/blending hand less is more.
I use ben nye luxury powder in beige to set my makeup and then use the UD setting spray.
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Thanks for the tips ladies!! I have the mac 187 but i always have to use a buffing brush to smooth and blend everything out. I will wet it this time before blending out the makeup. I was thinking of getting the sigma f80 since youtubers rave about it but I do have the Real technique buffing brush which is great but the f80 ... Should I go for that? I see makeup tutorials where makeup artists use so many products and they layer it on but it is all blended and smooth. I just don't know what I am doing wrong because if I attempted to put all those products, It would be layered and cakey. For me, and my untrained buffing/blending hand less is more.
I use ben nye luxury powder in beige to set my makeup and then use the UD setting spray.
If you have the MAC 187, I wouldn't get the sigma or any other brushes because this is the holy grail when it comes to foundation brushes for me personally.
You will notice a big difference when you wet the brush (don't soak it!) but make sure it is a bit damp before blending out the foundation. I taught my sister this trick as she's a novice when it comes to makeup as well and she mastered it already so I'm sure you'll be a pro in no time :)
As for the products makeup gurus on YouTube use, I wouldn't layer on excessive amounts of foundation. Less is always more and believe me while attending IMATs in LA I did meet some up close and the makeup isn't as flawless as it appears on the screen... so don't compare it to them, as most often they're not in proper lighting to really see the makeup for what it is.
Practice out these techniques and I'm sure you'll master it in no time. Stick to one foundation and a bit of concealer if you have any dark spots or under eye circles. I'm not really into using foundation everyday so I opt for a BB cream more often and save the foundation for events. :)
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MF 
Light pressure…always…but…it depends on the consistency of the makeup entirely I think. My foundation these days is the Armani Maestro which is superrrrrrrrrrrr thin.
If I went back to say my Lancome Teint Idole Ultra…it’d be the Beauty Blender I’d use.
Also, someone already said this but PREP your skin! That makes a huge difference in foundation application. Supple, fresh skin always delivers amazing results.
When you’re applying products, give each product a minute to soak into your skin too.
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I do wet it and I bet i’ve already watched this video. I need to get one of those MAC women at the Belk counters to show me how it’s done with the beauty blender thingamaboppers. I’m a visual person what can I say 
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What do you wet the brush with?! Plain old water in a spray bottle or what product can I BUY?!? My fingers are itching!!!!
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moodie, you’re super cute I swear!
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plain old water is fine to wet the brush but just make sure that it’s only damp…not soaked…the bristles should stand up and not stick together.
use light pressure and take your time…don’t rush.
most importantly prepare your skin really well and allow each stage/product to set before you move on to the next step.
at least that’s what works for me.
the better I prepare my skin for the base the faster the blending process goes…
here is yet another video on high-lighting and contouring with both beauty blender and brush technique:
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Thanks!!! I actually had the UD setting spray so I figure lets DO THIS and so I DID!!! It made a huge difference. It looked naturally radiant. Thanks my chamakh challos. 
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^^ I'm so glad it worked for you, you girls need to watch nurberxo videos on YouTube, she's an amazing arab-american makeup artist and her tips are amazing. I always gravitate to her videos for tips. :)