Your First Full Face

The 15-minute soft everyday face

This is a gentle, flexible routine. Skip any step you don’t want - there are no rules, only options.

1. Prep (2 min). Cleanse, moisturise, SPF if daytime. Lip balm on now so lips are soft later.
2. Correct (1–2 min, optional). Tap a thin layer of peach/orange corrector on shadow or dark circles, or green on redness. Blend the edges.
3. Base (3 min). A pea-sized amount of skin tint or foundation, centre of the face outwards, pressed in with a damp sponge. Blend down onto the jaw so there’s no line.
4. Conceal (1 min). Tiny dots on anything still showing. Press, don’t swipe.
5. Set (1 min). A light press of translucent powder on the T-zone, under the eyes and any shadow areas.
6. Cheeks (1 min). Smile, blush on the apples, blend up towards the temples. A little bronzer if you like.
7. Brows (2 min). Feathery strokes to fill gaps, then brow gel brushed upwards.
8. Eyes (2 min). A wash of one soft shadow across the lid, then mascara. Liner is optional.
9. Lips (30 sec). Tint, gloss or a “your lips but better” lipstick.
10. Daylight check. Look in a window-lit mirror. Blend any edges you can see.

If something goes wrong

• Too much blush? Press a clean sponge or a little loose powder over it.
• Base looks cakey? Mist a little setting spray or water and press with a clean damp sponge.
• Mascara smudge? Let it dry, then flick it off with a cotton bud dipped in micellar water.
• Hate it? Wipe it off and try again another day. Every attempt teaches your hands something.