where do you live??
If you live in the US, I would highly recommend for starters to go to a nice department store, Macy's.. Dillard's and take your time to walk to different makeup counters.. lancome, clinique, mac, lauder etc.. ask them to give you a quick makeover. Just remember this, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY anything they suggest. Makeovers are free and an amazing thing newbies to try different things and pick what the like. I'll tell you this though that the ladies doing makeovers will do anything to make you buy their product. Just get what you like. Like I said they are free and you are not obligated to buy anything. Do try MAC. Its cheaper compare to other brands and highly pigmented. You can even go to Sephora and they do free makeovers there. They'll put few things.. foundations.. eyeshadows.. etc on you and you buy what you like. Don't buy everything they suggest. Just what you like and think you'll use.