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Base/Foundation – Should be as close to your natural skin tone as possible. ELF – Camo Line is a great reasonably priced option

Loose Powder – should either be translucent or as close to the base color as possible. COTY AIRSPUN is the oldest brand out there but still the best and is reasonably priced.

Cheek Contour – needs to be 3 – 4 shades darker than your cheek color and best if it’s in the brown color family but not too orange or it will look odd under the lights. MAC I find has the best Contour but it is not cheap. If you are trying to stay in a budget look at ELF as they have choices with pretty good pigment.

Cheek Color/Blush – best if in the rosy tones, again orange tones tend to look wrong under the lights. Same as the Contour you want a good quality product with enough pigment to show up and last.

Eye Shadow – your will need 2 colors, Dark Brown and White/Cream. Both should be a matte formula so it gives the most impact. Pigment here is also key otherwise you will not get enough coverage or definition.

Eyeliner – Black or very Dark Brown is preferred. The pencil type is the easiest to control but you can also use liquid. There are many great brands out there. Choose what works best for you to handle. Applying liquid liner is the hardest to use and the hardest to correct if a mistake happens. With our younger dancers pencil is a much easier choice.

False Eyelashes – should again be either Black or Dark Brown and are applied with eyelash glue. Lashes are applied after you do your Eye Shadow and Liner. There are many brands out there they should not be show girl length, try to choose something that looks natural.