Instead, Harwood suggests finding a matte, full-coverage foundation that you can press and stipple into your beard line without it looking cakey. “It’s like painting gloss over an unfinished wooden wall,” he says. “If you’re still working on the process of getting laser hair removal, you need to be conscientious of the texture of your skin, especially around your beard, which means you should avoid dewy foundations," says Harwood, noting that not only will sheer, glow-y formulas slide off your face by noon (“men naturally sweat more on the face than woman do”), but they’ll also draw attention to every nook and cranny on your skin. For fair skin tones, look for light-pink shades for tan skin tones, try light, peach-based shades for olive skin tones, go for deeper peach shades for dark skin, look for tangerine shades and for deep skin, try red (yes, red) shades of concealer. One of Harwood’s favorite formulas? The Bobbi Brown Corrector creams BUY IT (opens in new tab), which come in virtually every undertone shade. “The warmth from your finger helps blend the concealer out more realistically,” he says. “If you’re working with a more masculine starting point, I recommend using a concealer with a peach or orange undertone, because you have the double benefit of being able to use it to color-correct your beard and neutralize any under-eye circles,” says Harwood, who suggests tapping a layer of concealer in a triangle beneath your eyes, in the space between your lips and your nose, and across your beard line with your finger. And yes, you’ll want to apply your highlighter before your foundation, so you get a super-natural, lit-from-within glow. Of course, we’re not talking about using a super-glittery, Studio 54-level highlighter, here-just something creamy, blendable, and a few shades lighter than your natural skin tone, like Harwood’s favorite, Kryolan DermaColor Camouflage Cream BUY IT (opens in new tab). “Aside from obvious bone structure differences, even fat is in a different distribution pattern in women than in men, so there are so many facets that come into play when you’re doing your makeup.” But rather than leave you to your own devices to hunt through a billion YouTube videos, we got Harwood to break down the five most helpful makeup tips for transitioning women, ahead. “If you’re not on hormones, and you haven’t had facial feminization, which is when a doctor uses hydrophilic fillers to build female fat pads in your face, then your makeup process will be focused more on downplaying your masculine features, which isn’t as obvious as you might think,” he says. “If you’re just at the start of your transition, it can be quite difficult to navigate makeup and beauty tutorials online, since the majority aren’t really created with a masculine face in mind,” says YouTube vlogger (opens in new tab) Joseph Harwood, a two-spirited, transgender makeup artist who’s known for transforming himself into celebrities (opens in new tab) using only makeup, while also acting as a voice for the transgender community (opens in new tab) and documenting his own personal journey through feminization surgeries (opens in new tab). The Most Shade-Inclusive Beauty Products (opens in new tab)
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