Let’t talk about good lighting which can make or break a good makeup application at home or when doing one of my virtual beauty classes! I understand that not everyone has a ring light or proper makeup lighting in the bathroom or a makeup mirror to help in this process. If you can’t see what you are doing, then how will you learn the ways of makeup? Show me someone who can apply makeup blindly?!
One of the harshest light situations that is NOT your friend when applying makeup is Fluorescent lighting. This most unflattering light is in bathrooms and office buildings! This lighting creates harsh shadows on your face and doesn’t give you a true visual of what is in front of you.
The best lighting in your bathroom is a warm and natural light source. Natural sunlight gives the most accurate visual of your face and on those days that are cloudy, warm LED lights are just as helpful in getting a true sense. This mimics natural light and evenly distributes the light as well. If you are lighting your bathroom then you need light on all four sides to create an even diffusion of light.
You can also purchase a makeup mirror that has a magnifying side to it and has LED lights around it to help you really see what it is that you are doing. This is a great idea if lighting your entire bathroom is not available to you.
When you are Zooming and you do not own a Ring Light, a Makeup Light or a Glamcor light then the natural light will always be your friend! Do not have your back to the natural light source as it will cause you to be back lit and dark! Always face the light, hopefully the light will be diffused a bit and not too bright! This will be to your advantage when you are trying to learn or trying to apply makeup.
As a professional makeup artist, I always have lighting on my brain. I travel with a Glamcor light that is an LED light and has two arms of lights that are moveable so I can create light around me so I don’t block my subject when I am working on them. When I am doing my Zoom beauty classes, I use the Glamcor light on a table which is facing me , the natural light and use my Riki mirror with LED lighting to help me also apply makeup while I am teaching but to also add fill light when I am working with a client on this virtual platform. With all of this lighting help, I will always opt to use any and all natural light no matter what for best practice.
Hope this was helpful to you! Let me know in the comments!