Best makeup for cystic or any other types of acne. Intro to Cassandra Bankson!

Covering up acne with makeup. Ugh... I cant even begin to get it right, Its to light to dark, to orange, to drying, to creamy, to thick, not thick enough. Yeah, so you can imagine I usually get it wrong. And did not believe it possible until I came across a youtube video that changed that. I started watching her videos and could not believe her beauty with or without makeup. Her courage and kindness, resilience and her ability to apply makeup  is amazing.  Her name is Cassandra Bankson and here is some of her pictures!

Cassandra Bankson  Before and after

Cassandra bankson 

I paired Cassandra Bankson next to Emmy Rossum in The Phantom of the opera I think she would make a great Christine daae!

Cassandra Bankson model

Cassandra  Bankson 

        I have a video link of her to the top right of this blog.( But I linked the first video to watch below ) Her youtube channel is called diamondsandheels14.  She has hundreds of videos but I would recommend watching this one first. and then you can go from there. She is  currently using an acne supplement called Acnease. I have not used it because it is pricey. This video is older so she now uses different products but her current makeup fav is dermablend pro-cover cream again, I have not tried it but plan to!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        My best two concealers are the Hard candy Glamoflauge heavy duty tattoo concealer .Its not to thick  but a little goes a LONG way. Just pat in well and set lightly with powder and spray with E.L.F setting spray. The second is amazing cosmetics concealer its pretty pricey around $40 so I would recommend Hard candy first, ( AT $6.00! ONLY AT WALMART)                                                                                                         I have tried Makeup forever  HD foundation and concealer and found it to thick and it changed colors I have tried many different concealers and foundations at Sephora and the best two FOUNDATIONS I found are Kat Von D Lock-it foundation it dries nice has good colors and covers! its $42.00 which is a bit but you get a lot of product. The next is Revlon colorstay its probably the best drugstore foundation out there but you have to work with it quickly  because it does dry fast.It does have a funny smell not perfumey just weird but it goes away after a while. (its around $12.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Powders are hard!  I used to have one I loved until they changed the formula:(  it was Pur minerals 4-in-1 powder it was very nice.It was not so fine that it was dusty (for lack of a better word.)  and it covered great. So I mostly use a different kind of the brand (which I dont like as well) and E.L.F complexion perfection which has four colors green yellow, lavender, and blue. Sounds weird huh?  But its based on  lavender and blue cancel out shallowness of your skin and makes it brighter, and the green and yellow cancel out redness. Many people love bare minerals powder and says it helps clear there acne I have tried it and I have to say it did but that has been several years ago. I stop using it because every color I've tried turns grey or orange otherwise I would use it . So you can get a free sample and try it and see how it works for you!                                                                                                                                                                          Elf also has a great cream eyeliner that stays on despite the oiliness!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Choosing your makeup color 

 To try and and find your skin color undertones take a sheet of white paper go outside or next to a window and hold it next to your neck and jawline and the contrast will help you see what color undertone your skin is. And always ask someone else what they think. Also be aware if you hold it up to your cheek it may look redder then it naturally is because  of irritated skin. If your skin is fair with a slight yellow to no clear undertone your makeup color  its usually a Fair or a Classic Ivory. If it has a yellow and a slight red undertone its  usually a Light or a Classic Ivory, or Ivory. The medium colors can be used on fair skinned people who have neutral undertones and a tan or, naturally tan undertones but I find it looks to muddy on fair skinned people.  For Very fair, white skin tones with no undertones there is a makeup line in Sallys beauty supply called  Palladio makeup that is an Asian style makeup and has lighter colors.

$6   This brand is only at walmart and also comes in very light!

110 ivory  $12.00

$3.00

$42.00

E.L.F.  $6.

My Revlon colorstay blended to the right.    

 Bronzer -- New york color in Sunny $3       Blush-- Hard candy baked blush crush (in several colors) $7                    Mascara -- Hard candy 3 day lash ink ( does not last three days but stays on long and has a ink consistency that  gives lashes a  natural  look.)$6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Disclaimer; I have never met nor talked to diamondsandheels14 aka Cassandra I have just watched her inspirational videos and thought I would pass it on.)