Bake it till you make it
IT’S hard to keep up with make-up trends, techniques, terms and slang. The baking technique, for example, has gained popularity over the years despite being referred to as a very old trick used for TV and stage make-up back in the day, and we have Kim Kardashian to thank for its revival.
“You can bake your skin?” I remember scratching my head, confused about what it actually meant when I first heard it. To this day I don’t understand why these terms are used in make-up but it’s interesting nonetheless.
Baking is not to be confused with what you do in the kitchen. It has nothing to do with baked goods. The idea behind baking is to set makeup by applying a healthy coating of loose setting powder on top of your concealer and foundation, usually on the undereye area before letting it sit for 10-15 minutes to allow body heat to warm it up.
While waiting for it to bake, you can finish your make-up routine, like filling in your eyebrows.
Once the baking is done, all you need to do is dust off the powder and the result is a flawless and creasefree finish. There are many makeup tutorials on how to bake on the Internet.
You need a good damp makeup sponge to grip the powder so that you can pack it on your skin intensely. Once that’s done, a nice fluffy brush is needed to sweep all the powder away. While it’s common to bake the undereye area, some women bake othT-zone er areas too like the and smile lines.
Besides baking, there are many make-up terms which have intrigued me. Here are some make-up terms and their meaning: