The Foundation

Honestly, I don’t feel all that comfortable revealing my makeup secrets to the world like this.  But, it’s what the People want, and Ronnie Rho is all about the People.

Start your makeup preparation with the foundation.  (This is of course, after you’ve shaved.)   I highly recommend MAC Foundation and Studio Fix.  That’s the basic foundation and the powder for the top of it.  MAC Foundation is great because it’s hearty.  It stays put.  If it’s hot, you’re dancing, or nervous and sweating, the sweat will pass through the foundation without making it run.  No runs, no drips, no errors.  How about that?

Another good thing about MAC: If there’s a MAC store or counter near you, you don’t have to worry about being judged.  MAC is big across the T-world, and many of the men working at their stores are also drag queens.  Very friendly and helpful drag queens. 

But, no matter what you use, start by getting your hair out of your face.  Use a wig cap or tie a loose stocking around your head, headband style, to push the hair back and tighten your face up. 

Using a sponge, put the foundation on everywhere: eyebrows, eyelids, hairline, neck, and make sure you get some on your ears too.  Down the neck, taper off the amount, so there’s not a definitive start-end line. 

For MAC foundation, I then take a tissue and gently press, don’t rub, the foundation into my pores.  I was taught that this does two things: gets rid of excess makeup, and bonds it to your skin a little tighter.

Some people say now is the time to apply concealer to the dark circles under your eyes.  Others swear you should have done it before the foundation.  I have no preference either way myself. 

Before doing anything else though, you should wash your hands.  Even with a sponge, you’re likely to have some foundation on your fingers, and you don’t want it showing up on your clothes or somewhere else at an inopportune moment.

Now, you’re ready for the powder.  Your powder should be the same tone as the foundation, and you should have a good powder brush.  While foundation is designed to even out your skin tone, powder is meant to take the shine off your skin, and make your skin look softer.  So don’t be shy about putting loads of powder on.  The more, the better, I say. 

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