The development of the beauty industry has led to the emergence of many serums, creams, fluids to solve all kinds of skin problems and mask imperfections. But the most popular product that every woman has in her cosmetic bag is foundation. Before you buy another tube, you need to carefully understand how to choose a product so that it matches the skin tone, texture and at the same time makes the face perfect.
What is foundation for?
A rare woman is characterized by flawless skin without wrinkles, freckles, traces of acne or small age spots. In order for the skin to be the same color, matte with a light highlighting effect, you must be able to choose a foundation. Without a high-quality tonal foundation, you can’t make a spectacular make-up with bright lips or dark, saturated shadows. The evening look also requires a beautiful and matte skin, so that in artificial light it does not look pale and with bruises under the eyes.
When can I start using?
Problematic teenage skin with black dots, a lot of rashes and redness makes young girls think of buying a foundation and a thick layer of glossing over imperfections. Dermatologists and cosmetologists are not always unambiguous in relation to this tool for young girls. The skin on which inflammatory elements appear may negatively react to the dense texture and poor quality of the product. The consultation of a cosmetologist will help you choose the right tool for the first time. It is necessary to examine the skin, to figure out what problems the cream should solve and what texture will suit this girl. Modern matting foundation creams contain not only masking pigments, but also plant extracts, essential oils, reflective particles.
From 14-16 years old, you can safely start using a tonal product, provided that it will be a quality product with a minimum content of components that clog pores.
Selection according to skin type
Before deciding on the choice of the right shade, at any age it is important to consider the type of skin and the structure of the cream, which will not aggravate its condition and will not emphasize even more imperfections.
Owners of oily and combination skin will have matte textures. The composition should not contain petrochemicals. It will be a plus if zinc oxide, salicylic acid is present on the label in the first positions. They control the production of sebum and slightly dry the skin.
A girl with dry and flaky skin needs to pay attention to the denser texture of the cream with oils and hyaluronic acid in the composition. Although tonal will lay on the foundation, oils will help create an additional protective film and preserve skin moisture.
Owners of a problematic epidermis with redness and age spots need to choose a denser texture with a lot of pigments and reflective particles. It is important that it is not with a pink undertone, otherwise the skin in daylight will look unhealthy and unnatural.
Older women need to choose a cream containing vitamins A, E, C, coenzymes and lifting effect. A properly selected product should moisturize the skin, protect it from external influences and mask small wrinkles.
Choosing the right shade of foundation
All popular products are labeled, and finding the right shade among them is not difficult:
- For girls with very fair, clear skin, a fair shade is suitable (very fair). Light texture and the right tone will hide all imperfections, and in daylight there will be no mask effect.
- If the girl’s skin is light with freckles and can easily be tanned, then a light tone is ideal, it is indicated on the package as light.
- Owners of skin with a golden and light olive color are suitable for more rich pigment textures with the inscription medium.
- Girls with dark skin of rich chocolate, caramel color can safely choose products marked with the word dark (dark).
Skin Tone
You should also consider whether your skin is warm or cold. There are two tests for quick identification:
- Stand near the mirror and bring a white sheet to your face. If, against its background, the skin looks yellowish or with a pink tint - the subtone is warm. If she has a bluish tint or a light purple - cold.
- You can also pay attention to the color of the veins on the bend of the arm: if they are greenish - the skin is warm, if they are with a light blue tint - cold.
Season and cream SPF protection level
It is necessary to take into account the time of year and the level of SPF protection. In summer, the skin will become darker, and you will need a tinted means of a saturated shade. To use such products all year round, you need to choose 2-3 options that will correspond to the time of year, solve skin problems and reliably protect it from heat and wet snow.
Rules for applying foundation
Girls know that without a tonal foundation it will not work to create a spectacular image. Choosing a suitable masking cream is half the battle. But the correct application of foundation on the face will help to hide pores, scars and small wrinkles.
Before applying the foundation, dry and flaky skin should be cleaned with a moisturizing foam or gel, a thin layer of serum or fluid with oils and moisturizing components should be applied. This will help make the skin more elastic, saturate with moisture and prevent it from drying out under the tonal base.
For oily and combination skin, a gel with a matting effect and fluid are suitable as a base for aligning enlarged pores. Even oily skin needs to be moisturized with cream. An ideal option would be a light day cream or moisturizing serum with hyaluronic acid.
How to apply a tonal basis?
There is no consensus on how to apply foundation on the face, among professional makeup artists. The most hygienic method is the use of a professional flat brush with natural pile. A photo of applying a foundation with a brush is presented below.
It is worth considering that not every girl can correctly use a brush to drive a tonal foundation into open pores and smooth out crow's feet and creases. At home, the simultaneous use of a brush, applicator, sponge and fingers is suitable. Using all the application techniques at the same time, you can evenly distribute the tonal foundation on the most delicate areas of the skin.
The chin, forehead and cheekbones are easier to paint with a flat brush. A thin pile will help distribute the tonal base evenly to the periphery. But the area around the eyes, nose and skin around the lips will be easier to handle with a wet beauty blender or fingers. When applying foundation with a sponge, the product will lay down in an even translucent layer.
Cream makeup artist recommendation
Choosing the next foundation, it is necessary to consider not only its tone and the manufacturer. A correctly selected foundation should be combined with the skin as naturally as possible, creating an even tone. Professional makeup artists recommend choosing a tonal foundation, focusing on how it looks on the skin of the wrists, neck and cheeks. Do not forget to evaluate the product in artificial and daylight, so that in the end you do not spend money in vain.
What first: corrector or foundation?
Concealer will help mask minor imperfections and correct large inflammations. It must be selected, focusing not only on skin color, but also considering its structure. Wrinkles and pores are best corrected by a liquid corrector with a brush. It is convenient to apply with a thin layer under the eyes and close the pores. The correct tone of the corrector will close even large and dark pigment spots, help even out thin scars and hide inflamed subcutaneous acne. Therefore, you must first apply the corrector, and then the foundation.
Step-by-step instruction
Want to look perfect in the photo? Step-by-step application of foundation on the face is presented below. This method will help you mask all the flaws. Smooth skin with a perfect tone will be the perfect foundation for a bright or daytime makeup that will last all day. Here are the basic steps to a perfect daily look:
- Prepare the skin for makeup and thoroughly cleanse sebum and dead cells. After washing with foam or gel, you need to wipe the skin with a tonic or lotion, after which you can apply a day cream that matches the type of skin. To complete the next step, you need to wait until the cream is completely absorbed. If you neglect this and apply masking agents on damp skin - makeup will be unstable, the effect of masking will be zero.
- It is important to choose the right lighting. If you do makeup in the evening, then you need to sit near a bright lamp or do makeup in the brightest room. Morning make-up is easier to do at the window: bright daylight will help to shade all the means and get rid of the effect of the mask and spots on the face from the corrector or blush.
- Now you can apply the corrector pointwise. If you need to remove redness, then a light green shade will help to correct this, and a light purple tone will cope with bruises under the eyes. The tool is applied with a thin brush with driving movements. This is especially true for the skin around the eyes: if you apply a thick layer of corrector, then the wrinkles will become even more noticeable.
- To make the cream softer, you need to warm it with warm hands: apply a small amount of cream on the inside of the palms. Then, with a beauty blender, fingers or a brush, begin to drive the cream in a thin layer.
- First of all, the cream is applied to the chin, forehead, cheeks and nose. With light, patting movements, begin to gently drive the product from the forehead to the scalp. Then distribute the foundation from the nose to the cheekbones. If you begin to distribute it in the opposite direction, then minor defects will become even more noticeable.
- Lastly, the foundation is shaded along the chin and towards the neck and ears. Gently blend the cream from the chin to the neck, apply a little to the earlobes and smooth the line of transition to the hair.
The product is not applied to the lips. An exception may be the case when it is necessary to adjust the shape with a pencil or make an ombre effect on the lips. With this make-up you will look brilliant in any photo. Step-by-step application of foundation on the face is presented above.
The completion of the perfect look
If you want to make perfect makeup, applying foundation is the most important aspect. After all, a correctly applied tonal foundation is the best option for a make-up of any complexity. But for high-quality correction, it is necessary to use a full set of corrective means to get a persistent make-up that will stay in the heat or all day in the office:
- Primer is an ideal makeup base that goes well with foundation. It is perfect as a helium base to even out skin texture. There is no pigment in it, and a light texture does not provoke the appearance of black dots.
- Highlighter or porthole. Apply at the end of makeup to highlight certain areas of the face. With its help, you can give the skin a flickering effect, which will help hide the crow's feet, small wrinkles and give the face a fresh and rested look.
- Bronzer. On top of the foundation, you can apply bronzer thin lines that emphasize the cheekbones, narrow your nose, sculpt your face and give your skin a light tan.
- Powder. After a thin layer of foundation, you can fix the makeup with a thin layer of this tool. The light texture of loose powder will help give an additional effect of dullness. She will not look unnatural. However, do not replace the foundation with powder, these are two different means, and a large amount of powder on top of the cream will lead to dry skin.
- Color primer. Under the tonal base, it is allowed to apply color primers with a slight undertone. For example, a green tone will help hide the redness of the face, white - to refresh the face and remove the earthy color, and pink - to give the face a light inner glow.
Finally
When choosing a product that solves all problems, it is important to pay attention to the composition, and not to the price and brand. Not always tonal foundations of a luxury class will help to solve all skin problems. But do not save too much on the purchase. Do not forget that a beautiful appearance depends on smooth and smooth skin. The foundation should be the first assistant and must have makeup bags of every self-respecting woman.