Mike was visibly trembling as he cleansed his face. Charles gave him a compact and explained how to apply a light dusting of foundation. “That tickles.” Mike said as he dusted his nose.
“Try not to breathe in through your nose or you’ll sneeze.” Charlie advised. “There’s no set order to this… some people do eye-shadow then liner but I prefer doing my eye liner first.” he said. Despite already wearing a full face of make up, Charles demonstrated first and gave him some tips on how to avoid flinching. Since he’s a beginner, eye-liner is applied to the lower lid only and eye-shadow to the top. His palette contains natural beige and sandy shades and Charles suggests something that won’t be too drastic. “When I started wearing this stuff it just looked like a had two black eyes.” he said as Mike cautiously brushed the powder over his eyelids.