Underpainting Is Going Viral on TikTok

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making waves. While some are truly new, others are simply having a resurgence and reaching a viral audience thanks to social media (, anyone?) The latest technique receiving a ton of hype right now is called underpainting.

And by lots of hype, we mean more than As the name implies, underpainting is the application of and before foundation. Some people will even go as far as applying , , and underneath too.

Now, you’re probably asking why anyone would apply makeup like this. Well, we got the answer straight from the source. , a celebrity makeup artist whose clients include Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner, is responsible for creating this current craze.

She says that the benefit of contouring under foundation is “to give a softer, more natural, youthful appearance.”Before we get into how exactly master the underpainting technique, we need to rewind a little and acknowledge its history.