Modern makeup is all about enhancing your natural skin while being comfortable. Gone are the days when you would layer heavy foundation and end up looking 10 shades lighter than your skin. In this blog, we will discuss how to create a beginner-friendly makeup routine that requires minimal products, ensures no product wastage, and is lightweight and summer-friendly.
Know Your Skin Before You Buy Anything
If you are an absolute beginner, here's what you should know about your skin before buying any makeup product:
Skin type: Skin types can vary across oily skin, dry skin, combination skin, and sensitive skin. It is important to choose a makeup formulation that suits your skin type. Non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic makeup products are better suited for Indian skin as they do not clog your pores or contain allergens, making them safe to use.
Undertones: Undertones basically refer to the colour of your skin beneath the surface that is not impacted by external factors like tanning. This plays a huge role in shade matching your base products. Indian skin most commonly has warm undertones (golden, yellow, or peachy hues), though neutral and cool undertones exist, too.
The quickest way to test yours is to look at the veins on your inner wrist in natural daylight. If they appear greenish, you likely have warm undertones. If they look bluish-purple, you're cool-toned. A mix of both points to neutral.
If you’re looking to build a makeup kit that is beginner-friendly, has clean ingredients, and offers shades that suit Indian skin tones, then House Of Makeup is your one-stop solution.
Introducing House Of Makeup
At House Of Makeup, we’re making premium beauty accessible to all. We believe makeup should deliver exceptional performance, be absolutely harm-free, and be affordable. All three together. All our makeup products are specially formulated to suit the various Indian skin tones and undertones.
What is the House Of Makeup Difference?
Here’s how we make a difference:
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Our makeup products are infused with skincare ingredients that help in taking care of your skin, and not just sit on the surface
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Formulated in compliance with EU Cosmetic Standards, that bans 1300+ toxic ingredients, hence ensuring we only use quality ingredients in our products
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House Of Makeup products are independently tested with accredited labs for hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic properties, making them suitable for all skin types
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100% vegan, Cruelty-free, Paraben-free, Sulphate-free, Mineral-oil-free, Lead-free, Coal-tar-free
Step-By-Step Makeup Guide
Here’s a step-by-step easy makeup guide for beginners.
Step 0: Start With A Clean And Moisturised Face
This is the most important step before you begin your makeup. Use a gentle cleanser and wash your face deeply to remove excess dirt, oil and residual makeup and skincare products. Pat dry, and use your favorite moisturiser. Apply it in suggested quantity and massage it into your face. Let it get absorb for 2-3 minutes. Top it off with some sunscreen. To ensure sufficient sun protection lookout for a sunscreen with at least SPF50+++. Skipping this step in summers can cause damage to your skin and disrupt your skin barrier as well. Once this is done, wait for 3-5 minutes before you start your makeup.
Step 1: Start With Taregeted Coverage For Pigmentation And Acne Marks
If you are someone who struggles with stubborn acne marks or very dark under-eyes and want to achieve an even skin tone, you can start out with the Spot On Anti-Crease Smoothing Corrector from House Of Makeup. This corrector is specifically designed to complement Indian skin tones. It is hyperpigmented, so you just need to apply a little product to areas where you need extra coverage. Its non-comedogenic formulation has ingredients like Jojoba oil and Tomato juice extract that help in keeping your skin hydrated and help visibly brighten and even out skin tone over time.
Squeeze out a tiny amount of the corrector directly onto the areas where you want an extra layer of coverage. Lightly dab the product into your skin with your fingertips and let it dry before moving on to the next product.
Step 2: Conceal For An Even Tone
After you are done with colour correcting, the concealer's job is to cover, set, and give you an even tone finish. A concealer helps in camouflaging any remaining discolouration and blends the area seamlessly into the rest of your skin.
Zoom In Crease-Free, Creamy Concealer from House Of Makeup is a highly effective concealer, especially for Indian skin tones. It is specially formulated for different skin undertones too, not just skin tones. Featuring star ingredients such as jojoba seed extracts, gotu kola, and plant squalane, Zoom In gives your skin a rich burst of hydration, without cracking or creasing.
Using the wand applicator, dab the concealer directly onto the areas you wish to cover, and to your under-eye area, blend with your fingertips using a tapping motion. This is how you get flawless even-toned undereyes and well-prepped skin for the base.
Step 3: Achieve A Luminous Glow With Face Anything Skin Tint
As a beginner, shade-matching a foundation and blending it seamlessly can seem like a daunting task. Indian summers are known for their rising temperatures and humidity, which is why swapping out foundation with a lightweight skin tint eases your makeup routine and also makes you look flawless and fresh.
A skin tint like the House Of Makeup’s Face Anything Luminous Skin Tint works perfectly as a foundation alternative. It combines the benefits of a BB Cream, CC Cream and a tinted moisturiser. This luminous skin tint has a non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic formulation that is independently tested and is suitable for all skin types, especially oily skin types. Formulated in compliance with EU Cosmetic Standards, it contains none of the 1300+ flagged ingredients, so it's as clean as it is effective.
Face Anything Skin Tint is formulated to breathe with your skin, giving you buildable coverage without the weight. It is also available in 12 shades to suit all skin tones from fair to deep.
Squeeze out a few drops of Face Anything on the back of your hand and spread it into a thin layer. Dot it all over your face and neck for an even light coverage. If you want more coverage, you can repeat the process. The skin tint enhances your natural skin’s glow while mildly blurring out all the imperfections.
Step 4: Add A Flush Of Colour To Your Cheeks With Dab N Glow Cheek Tint
Once your base is done, adding a little bit of colour to your face enhances your facial features and gives you a fresh look for summers. And that is exactly when House Of Makeup’s Dab N Glow Cheek Tint comes in handy. This is a perfect creamy multi-use makeup product for this summer. Formulated with ginseng extracts and vitamin E, this creamy tint helps in brightening skin, reducing inflammation and moisturising your skin while giving you the tinted glow.
You can simply apply Dab N Glow directly to your cheeks, lips and eyelids for a monochromatic makeup look.
Step 5: Elegant Lips With Dawn To Dawn Super Stay Liquid Matte Lipstick
Lips are one of the most important features in your makeup routine. House Of Makeup’s Dawn To Dawn Super Stay Liquid Matte Lipstick’s is a super-comfy, matte liquid lipstick that stays on for 12+ hours without cracking, crumbling, peeling, or drying your lips. It’s unique formulation sits gently on the lips without tugging or pulling.
It has a lightweight formula that is infused with hyaluronic acid, a blend of 5 nourishing oils, and vitamin E, which helps keep lips hydrated and visibly fuller-looking and helps in locking in moisture. The non-drying liquid matte formula keep syour lips from crumbling, cracking or settling into your lip lines.
Once your lips are well-prepped, line your lips using a lip liner. Start applying your Dawn To Dawn Liquid Lipstick from the centre of your lips, working your way outwards. Follow the contour of your lips for that perfect application.
Step 6: Define Your Eyes With Liquid Luck Eyeliner
A good winged eyeliner can add the much needed drama to your looks. Whether you want to dress up for a summer wedding or a brunch, the House Of Makeup Liquid Luck Silky Eyeliner is a must to complete your look.
The eyeliner formulation is enriched with sweet almond oil known for its moisturising properties, amla fruit extracts, rich in antioxidants, that help condition the skin along the lash line and vitamin E oil known for its anti-inflammatory properties.
Glide the eyeliner wand carefully on your lash line for a smooth, bold and chic look. You can also experiment with winged eyeliners depending on your mood. Liquid Luck is a transfer-proof, smudge-proof, waterproof liquid eyeliner, which makes it perfect for an easy breezy summer makeup look.
Step 7: Add A Dash Of Starry Night Liquid Highlighter
If you love to highlight the high-points of your face with a highlighter that doesn’t smudge or transfers glitter all over, then your search ends with House Of Makeup Starry Night Pearly-Glow Liquid Highlighter.
Starry Night has a pearl-infused formulation that makes it ideal for textured skin as it does not settle into fine lines or pores but lights up your skin with a radiant glow. Packed with skincare ingredients like Goji Berry extract, Sunflower Seed Oil, Cranberry Seed Oil, and Jojoba Oil, this highlighter formulation promotes a youthful appearance while moisturising and minimising the appearance of fine lines. Starry Night does not smudge or budge once applied. This highlighter is specially formulated with film formers that give it a silky, satiny texture and make it glide on skin.
If you’re using it for the first time, pump the wand a few times to release any air bubbles Dab product on your cheekbones, temple, and wherever you want a glow. (Tip: Apply highlighter on the areas of your face that naturally catch the light) Blend with your fingers by gently tapping. You can also use a highlighter brush or blender.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
Here are 5 beginner-friendly common mistakes to avoid:
1. Skipping Colour Corrector And Going Straight To Concealer
Concealer is not designed to cancel out discolouration, rather it offers coverage. If you apply concealer directly over dark circles or pigmentation without correcting first, you will find yourself layering more and more product to get the same result, which leads to creasing and a heavy, unnatural finish. Always apply your corrector first, let it blend in, and then follow with concealer for a clean, seamless result with far less product used.
2. Applying Too Much Skin Tint In One Go
A skin tint is a sheer, and buildable product. It naturally sits on the skin when applied with a light hand. A common beginner mistake is scooping out too much and trying to spread it all at once, which results in streaks and uneven coverage. Start with a few small dots across your forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin, and blend outward with your fingertips. You can always add a second light layer where you need more coverage.
3. Rubbing Lip And Cheek Tint Instead Of Tapping And Blending
Creamy tints need to be tapped and blended quickly after application, not rubbed in. Rubbing moves the product around unevenly and can cause also disrupt your base makeup. Instead dot the tint onto the apples of your cheeks and use your fingertips to blend upward and outward in gentle tapping motions while the product is still fresh. On the lips, press it in rather than swiping back and forth for a more even, natural stain.
4. Drawing Eyeliner In One Single Stroke
Attempting a clean liner line in one confident stroke is a rookie mistake and often ends up with a wobbly, uneven result. This intimidates most beginners into avoiding liner altogether. We’ve all been there! However, a safer and better application tip is to slowly build your liner in small, connected dashes along the lash line and then connect them. Start from the centre of the eye and work outward. This gives you far more control, and any small gaps are easy to fill in rather than starting over entirely.
FAQs
1. Is a skin tint enough coverage for Indian skin, or do I need foundation?
For most beginners, a skin tint is more than enough for everyday wear. In a daily setting like an office, college, or casual outings, you’d need something lightweight rather than a full coverage foundation. A skin tint evens out your complexion, gives a natural, dewy finish, and pairs with a concealer on spots or dark circles for targeted coverage where you actually need it. Foundations, on the other hand becomes worth reaching for only when you want serious, long-wear coverage for events or occasions. In India's heat and humidity, a skin tint will also hold up better through the day without going cakey or patchy.
2. What colour corrector should I use for dark circles on Indian skin?
The right corrector shade depends on your skin tone. If you have fair skin, a light peach corrector neutralises the blue-grey tones under the eyes. For medium skin, a peach shade works best. For deep and dusky skin tones, an orange corrector is the most effective because it counteracts the deeper, more intense discolouration common in darker skin. Always apply corrector before your concealer, not over it. The corrector neutralises, and the concealer then covers and sets the area cleanly.
3. How do I stop my makeup from melting or going cakey in Indian weather?
The most effective approach is to keep your base light. A skin tint instead of a full foundation, paired with spot concealing only where needed, dramatically reduces the chance of patchiness in heat and humidity. Moisturise well before applying anything. Dry skin beneath makeup is the most common cause of a cakey finish. If you have oily skin, a light press of translucent powder on the T-zone helps control shine without heaviness. Avoid layering multiple thick products all over the face, and skip powder entirely on the cheeks and jawline to keep the skin looking natural through the day.
4. Can I use the same lip and cheek tint for both my lips and cheeks?
Yes, and this is exactly how it is meant to be used. A lip and cheek tint is formulated to work on both areas, which is what makes it one of the most efficient products a beginner can own. Apply it to the cheeks first since it is easier to judge the depth of colour on a larger area, then use the same product on your lips. For Indian skin, shades in the beet, and warm rose family double up particularly well because they read as a natural flush on cheeks and a wearable everyday colour on lips without looking mismatched.