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Foundation is used to make the skin smooth and soft. But a flawless complexion cannot be achieved without some effort. Correct application of the foundation will model the facial features, hide skin imperfections, and create the perfect make-up. It is not necessary to take courses to learn about the correct application of the foundation. Research your skin type, read the advice of an experienced makeup artist and buy the high quality cosmetics that are right for you. It should be borne in mind that if you apply tone cream wrong, it can spoil the image.

How to find a good foundation for adults

• normal is characterized by few flaws. A light textured product is required. The cream mousse contains little pigment, so it is suitable for women of normal type.
• oily is prone to acne. To mask acne, before applying the foundation, you should use a cream stick, with a powder effect or light emulsions.

The intensity of fat release can be controlled by: sulfur, zinc, vitamins A, B. These components in the composition eliminate oily sheen.

• combined combines the above. The skin on the cheeks, neck, around the eyes is dry, on the forehead, chin and nose - oily. First, the face is covered with a tone of liquid consistency, then the T-zone is treated with powder.
• dry needs moisturizing. Choose a nourishing foundation. Liquid ones are the best in texture. With this type, experts recommend using it more often.
• mature is characterized by loss of firmness and wrinkles. Foundation creams with a lifting effect contain antioxidants and oxidants that can even out the surface of the face, remove fine wrinkles.

Vitamins A, B, C and coenzyme Q10 will protect mature skin from negative impacts environment.

Matching foundation and skin shades is optional. You can select a tone that is several shades darker or lighter, depending on the effect you want.

Nourishing BB Cream

Suitable for all skin types, it will provide an improvement in color and condition. The structure is delicate and fluid, easy to apply. The product combines the functions of decorative and day care. May contain components capable of:

• nourish and moisturize;
• create a barrier to UV rays;
• provide the perfect tone;
• hide and reduce redness;
• gives shine.

bb in the name stands for Blemish Balm, translated into Russian as "balm against imperfections." The homeland of the remedy is Germany.

CC cream

It has a light structure, a tightening effect, nourishes, moisturizes, protects against UV rays, eliminates facial skin imperfections, adapts to the color and type of skin. Several brands offer anti-aging creams.

The product belongs to the category of tonal means that have not only a decorative, but also a leaving effect.

It is believed that BB and CC creams are essentially the same, but experienced professionals cite a number of differences:

1. The texture of the SS is superior to the BB. The face with this cream looks natural. The product adjusts to the natural shade of the dermis.
2. The durability of the CC is higher than that of the explosive. Thanks to the absorbent particles, CC products stay on the face longer and stay matte.
3. SS properties are higher than BB. Replace the care cream and can even eliminate the imperfections associated with acne.
4. The tonic effect of CC-funds was recognized to be an order of magnitude higher than that of BB.

CC stands for Color Correction or Color Control, which means color correction or control. Asia is considered the historical homeland.

Powder cream

A distinctive feature of the product is the combination of a tonal base and matting powder. Easy to apply for an even tone. Copes with masking acne, blemishes, reduces pores and fine lines. Suitable for oily skin as it mattes well. Cream powder has advantages among foundation products:

1. The durability avoids rolling off during the day.
2. The structure gives the face a velvety appearance.
3. The dense texture hides imperfections.
4. Light consistency does not block oxygen access to the pores.

Highlighter

This invention of cosmetology has recently appeared on the shelves of Russian mass markets. The results of its impact are:

• freshness and glow of skin areas;
• favorably accentuated oval of the face;
• placement of accents in makeup;
• elimination of shallow wrinkles.

Highlighter, unlike tonal means, does not matte, but emphasizes prominent places: forehead, nose, cheekbones. Tonal bases make the face unnatural, "plastered". Natural curves are muted, the outlines dissolve. The highlighter helps to focus on the right places, leaving the skin youthful and radiant.

To emphasize the cheekbones and facial contours, give preference to a liquid or creamy product. To give a glow to the entire oval of the face, a crumbly product is suitable. Highlighter in liquid form with a brush is suitable for correcting the line of eyebrows, lips, nose.

Highlighter areas on the face.

Concealer cream

Serves to mask acne, age spots, bruises. To achieve the goal of achieving the ideal skin tone, you need to choose the right cream. Otherwise, the skin will be dry. For girls with oily epidermis, products with volatile silicone in the composition are suitable. After application, the volatile substances will evaporate, and the beneficial substances will give the skin a natural and matte glow. Do not use creams with oil formulations with active secretion of sebum. Creamy fats will close the pores and cause acne.

Choose concealer creams to match your skin color. For girls with a light tone, a peach, pink, yellowish remedy is suitable. Owners of a dark-skinned type - an orange corrector. The lilac tone of the product fights the yellow tint of the face.

Read also about what to do if you are allergic to face cream.

Liquid foundation

The main component of the composition is water, therefore the cream is of a thin texture. Liquid products include lines:

• moisturizers - solution for dry and aging skin... Oils, hyaluronic acid nourish and moisturize cells, eliminating wrinkles and minor imperfections from the eyes;
• matting are suitable for oily skin. Oil-free. Instead, mineral particles control sebum production;
• sunscreens are chosen by owners of very light or sensitive dermis. Creams with SPF filters will protect against the penetration of UV rays;
• waterproof products are chosen by girls for a vacation. Thanks to silicones and oils, the creams will withstand a hot day at sea and heavy rain.

Cosmetologists do not recommend the daily use of waterproof liquid foundation. The fatty components of the composition can clog the pores. It is recommended to remove from the face with a hydrophilic oil.

Preparing the skin for applying foundation

As expensive or high-quality as foundation, it can ruin your skin if not prepared for application. Several treatments will help you avoid the negative effects of the cream.

Cleansing

Before applying the foundation, a skin cleaning procedure is carried out. The result will be an even coating. The risk of blemishes will be reduced as there are no impurities that could cause inflammation between the skin and the product. Numerous means are used for cleansing. Let's consider the most popular ones.

Face cleaning

The procedure can be performed in a beauty salon or at home. The main goal is to remove hardened epithelial cells that cannot be washed off with water or makeup removers.

The home cleaning process consists of the following steps:

1. Cleaning the surface from cosmetics and dust. Use micellar water or facial cleanser.
2. Removal of keratinized skin residues. A scrub with abrasive ingredients and room temperature water will do.
3. Steaming. You need to heat 2 liters of water, add medicinal herbs or oils. Keep the head covered with a towel over the mixture for 15 minutes.
4. Getting rid of inclusive particles. Use your fingers to gently squeeze the contents of the large pores outward. Then wash your face with warm water or decoction. After - apply.
5. Application of the mask. It additionally nourishes and cleanses the skin.
6. After the mask, lubricate the skin with a moisturizer. Choose oily or dry depending on your type.

Starting from the age of 25, carry out the cleaning procedure systematically - once every 7-10 days. After 25 years, the processes of production of substances responsible for the youthfulness of the skin slow down.

Read about moisturizers for oily skin.

Tonic

The aqueous solution not only removes makeup residues from the skin, but also enhances the effects of night and day treatments. The tonic acts after the mask, normalizes the state of the opened pores. Regular use helps to reduce sebum. Blood circulation is improved and wrinkle formation is reduced. The result of using - healthy skin... Choose a tonic depending on your skin type.

Micellar water

Suitable for all skin types. A feature of the product is the micelles contained in the composition. They easily remove sebum, dust and cosmetics.

Women often choose micellar water for their daily care because:

1. The tool provides gentle care, does not irritate the dermis;
2. Prevents drying out;
3. Soap and alcohol are not included.
4. A quality product does not need to be washed off.

Mask

In order for it to bring the expected result, you need to know your skin type.

• a moisturizing mask is suitable for dry skin types;
• owners of oily skin need a product that removes the oily sheen, tightens the pores;
• for sensitive, use a mask that can create a barrier against harmful environmental factors;
• fading will transform after rejuvenating masks with a lifting effect.

Do not hope that after the first application of the mask, the face will change into better side beyond recognition. The skin will become softer, but the result will appear after the course. Using the mask once a month at home will not make any difference. 1-2 times a week - the best option. The desired result may appear within a month.

Serum

It is a quick-acting cosmetic product. The active substances penetrate deep into the skin. Cells are moistened, toned up, saturated with oxygen. Distinctive feature is a great concentration nutrients... Creams contain 5-10% of the total composition, serums can include up to 70%. Many people use serums to increase the effectiveness of creams and protect against UV rays.

Scrub

Shrinking pores, removing keratinized particles and blackheads, normalizing lymph flow are the main goals of scrubs. Professionals advise girls with dry skin to apply the product every 6-10 days. Oily epidermis needs to be treated 3 times a week. Normal and combined - once every 7-9 days.

Perform cleansing procedures in the morning or evening.

• for dry skin, a cream-based product with very small particles is suitable;
• oily - products based on white or blue clay;
• the combined and normal types will clean soap or gel based products without harm.

Moisturizing

Moisturize your skin with a special cream before applying cosmetics. Choose a product taking into account the type of dermis. Allow the cream to soak in before applying the foundation.

Can I use hand or body cream

Baby cream

Strict requirements have been set for the compositions of children's cosmetics. Adults believe that children's products are more effective. Not all cosmetics for adults are endowed with properties:

• naturalness;
• hypoallergenic;
• giving the skin elasticity;
• removal of inflammation;
• protection from harmful environmental factors.

They are endowed with creams for children. However, baby products can harm adult skin:

• contaminate the epidermis;
• cause flaking.

Metabolism slows down with age. The skin of children is constantly breathing, the pores do not have time to clog. In adults, the process is slower, clogged pores will lead to acne.

Coconut and olive oil

Both oils are suitable for dry skin and are contraindicated for oily epidermis.

Coconut oil moisturizes the face both in liquid and frozen form. Olive will give the face elasticity and create a barrier to the appearance of fine wrinkles.

Losterin

Medicinal product for problem skin... Eliminates redness and irritation, helps to restore tone after using hormonal agents. Accelerates metabolic processes, normalizes the water balance of cells. It is prescribed by a dermatologist for diseases: eczema, psoriasis, lichen, etc. The duration of the course of treatment is 15-28 days.

Sesderma (Spain)

Sesderma creams from Spain are perfect for any skin. The product is also classified as good. The dermis will receive deep hydration and stop flaking.

"Dawn"

Contains floralisin, which helps to increase the elasticity of the dermis, heal wounds. Using the product, you can notice the lifting effect. Most of the fans of the product are attracted by the price - no more than 100 rubles. Negative sides - specific smell, long absorption.

"Dawn" refers to animal cosmetics. Milkmaids apply the product to the udders of cows to soften and eliminate unpleasant sensations during milking.

Primers

Depending on the composition, these products can nourish, moisturize, and matte the skin. The primer smoothes out irregularities on the face, so that subsequent products lay down evenly.

For each type of dermis, a specific remedy is suitable:

• light and airy, suitable for normal and combination skin;
• without adding essential oils and water-based - for sensitive;
• moisturizing - for dry;
• containing silicone or koalin - for oily.

How and what to apply cream

After deciding on your skin type and a suitable cream, pay attention to the methods of application. There are several of them, each has its own characteristics.

The foundation will not save you from post-acne, so read about the cream for scars and scars on the face.

Sponge

Even a beginner can achieve an even and thin coverage using a sponge. Consumption of foundation when this way more application than other techniques. You need to apply the product with a sponge step by step:

1. Soak the sponge and wring it out. A small amount of the water remaining in the sponge will help to retain a small amount of foundation, which is ideal for further shading.
2. Use your fingers to distribute the tonal product over the skin of the face.
3. Sponge the cream over the face. We start from the center of the face.

Try to avoid getting foundation on your hair and eyebrows. Removing the cream from the hair is problematic.

Sponge egg

Thanks to the shape of an egg with a sharp end, the sponge can reach hard-to-reach places on the face and distribute the cream as evenly as possible.

Silicone sponge

It looks like a drop of water. Due to the homogeneous structure, it does not absorb the texture of the products. The coating is light and airy. The absence of a porous structure prevents the growth of bacteria, which is important from a hygiene point of view.

Fingers

The warmth of the hands gives the cream plasticity, making shading easy. The foundation is saved: less remains on the fingers than on the hand and sponge. However, beginners will not be able to apply the product beautifully right away. Following a simple instruction, you will achieve the result:

1. Apply the required amount of product to your fingertips.
2. Spread the cream on your face. 2 drops will be enough for each zone.
3. Using a patting motion, spread the product all over the face from the center outward.

Silicone brush

New product on the Russian market. Compared to silicone sponge, it is softer and more pleasant. The consumption of cosmetics is minimized due to the non-absorption of silicone. Lack of lint will not cause allergic reactions. For cleaning it is enough to rinse with a brush or soapy water.

Scheme of step-by-step application of foundation along massage lines: sequence

Professionals distinguish several areas of the face, each of which has its own scheme for applying tonal means. The sequence of applying the foundation on the face, neck and body is as follows:

1. The required amount of the product is applied to the central part of the chin, then gently diluted to the ears. Further massage movements is carried out in the direction of the forehead, stopping at the base of the nostrils.
2. In the area of ​​the cheeks, the cream is distributed from the nose to the temples.
3. In the nasal region, the agent is distributed from the wings to the bridge of the nose.
4. In the area of ​​the eyes, the skin is most sensitive, the movements should reduce stretching to a minimum. First, we distribute the remedy from the outer corner of the eye to the bridge of the nose. Then - to the upper eyelid, returning to the outer corner.
5. In the forehead area, the cream is distributed in horizontal movements from the center to the temples and up to the hairline.

Using expired and dried cream

At the end of the shelf life of food, we begin to sound the alarm, knowing about the consequences of consumption. But few people know what diseases an expired or dried foundation can cause. Expired products are a field for the reproduction of harmful bacteria. The most common diseases: acne, allergies, dermatitis. Staphylococcus aureus can develop in liquid foundation.

Be sure to look at the expiration date of the funds when purchasing.

Video

This video will show you how to properly apply foundation.

conclusions

1. Choose a foundation that suits your skin type.
2. Perform cleansing procedures with application before applying foundation.
3. In order for the product to fit easily correctly and ideally, use the application scheme.
4. Do not use outdated cosmetics. It is hazardous to health.

Foundations differ in consistency and how often you can use them:

• Foundation and moisturizing. Perfectly masks, removes all irregularities and blemishes, moisturizes the skin, the skin does not dry, has a healthy look. In summer, it fits perfectly.
• Lightweight mousse texture. Lightweight texture. Badly disguises. But with everything else, it copes perfectly. Lightweight and weightless texture, allows you to easily apply this cream to the face. Well suited for oily and mature skin. Safe for the face and has a minimum amount of chemical ingredients.
• Foundation with a liquid foundation. Combined and normal skin... Cannot be used on a daily basis. Best used for special occasions.
• Camouflage foundation. Masks unwanted spots on the face. The face looks perfect. The disadvantage of such a cream: wash it only with a special solution, it is harder to apply than usual. But, this is nothing compared to the result obtained and the ideal appearance.
• Foundation with a powder effect. Powder crumbles. But this does not interfere with applying it. Masking well, light texture.

Step-by-step instructions for applying foundation on the face

Makeup base should match your skin color. Not always, women use exactly that color range... Correct tone, masks much better. Virtually no different from skin color. Therefore, it looks natural and beautiful.

How to apply foundation:

• Cleanse your face. This can be done with lotion, tonic, special cleanser, cleanser.
• Can be applied either with your fingers or with a special sponge. It's called a sponge. It should start from the center and a smooth transition to hair growth.
• For more natural makeup , should be applied a little on the eyelids.
• Divide your face visually. You can carefully draw with a sponge. Forehead, chin, central part of the nose from top to bottom.
• Distribute the foundation evenly. At the same time, grab the neck area. The face will have the most natural look.
• Wipe gently with a dry cloth. Remove unnecessary items.
• Do not rub hard into the skin base.
• Don't take too much of a foundation. Otherwise, the effect of naturalness disappears.

Face correction:

• The nose can be visually changed. To do this, apply a dark tone to the wings of the nose.
• Reduce the length of the nose visually. Darken the tip with a darker tone.
• In the nasolabial part, apply a light tone.

Make-up should be monitored constantly. Or choose a stable base. Then on appearance, no need to be distracted. When the day is over and you need to return home. Make-up base should be removed immediately. Since the pores do not breathe, it is necessary to loosen and clean them. You can remove makeup with special purchased products.

Fingertip application

• Do facial cleansing. Lotion, wash gel, etc. will do.
• Fingers are ideal for application. Keep your fingers warm, this is a must.
• Blend gently with your fingers. Start from the central part.
• Remove the excess unnecessary layer with a napkin.

Using a brush

• Cleanse your face in any way.
• Take a brush with synthetic fibers. With it, the consumption will be reduced.
• It will not work to go through the entire face with a brush. In some place you will have to finish it with your hands.
• Smooth out from the center. Finish at the periphery.

Sponge application

• Cleanse your face. In any convenient way.
• Take sponges to make marks on the face with the product. They will help you quickly navigate where to start.
• Make marks on the forehead, transverse line. Chin and center of the nose.
• Now gently spread the product on your face with light movements. It is not necessary to rub in strongly. This clogs the pores more strongly. And also a mask effect is created.
• Remove excess with a napkin.

How to avoid the mask effect

• Do not apply a large amount of foundation. The layer should be thin, lightweight. The thick layer is immediately visible.
• Find your tone. Correctly selected tone will provide naturalness and naturalness.
• Always go from the face to the neck. Otherwise, the neck will stand out. This is ugly and unnatural.
• It is necessary to shade from the center.

A woman is obliged to take care of herself. She should be beautiful, tender, real. Unfortunately, skin imperfections do not give us self-confidence. Therefore, they created such a tool as a foundation. It can partially remove blemishes and scars. Or it can hide completely. At the same time, the woman will be self-confident and look as natural as possible.

These simple rules will help a woman to be irresistible and look natural.

Healthy, radiant, perfect skin is every woman's dream. With our help, you will learn how to choose a concealer base for your skin type and color, how to apply a foundation correctly. Following the advice of experts, learn to understand the purpose of tonal creams and options for their application. After watching the video in the article, you will master the technique of creating a makeup base.

Purpose of foundation and its types

To create high-quality makeup, the choice of base is extremely important - you need to create smooth skin while hiding all its flaws. There is an impressive number of tonal creams, so let's look at their assortment. All concealers differ in:

• To the composition- the base is silicone, oils, water, pigments, absorbent substances. Sun protection is introduced into the funds: mineral filters (in the form of zinc oxide or titanium dioxide), chemical filters (avobenzone, mexoryl, tinosorb and others) with various SPF indices.

• Texture- are produced in the form of liquid, cream, mousse, powder, solid, tightly compressed products.
• Appointment or targeting- for different types and skin tones.
• Frequency of application- divided into those intended for everyday use, for special occasions, for example, for evening, formal make-up.

Basic foundations

• Camouflage- perfectly hides essential skin defects: scars, dark spots, moles, acne, other. The camouflage contains silicone, pigments, wax. The product has a very dense consistency, is highly durable, and is difficult to apply. Wash off with special means.

• - designed to hide skin imperfections, contains mineral fillers that provide a masking effect. The cream has a high density, it is difficult to apply in an even, thin layer. Created for evening makeup, washed off with special compounds.

• - made on the basis of silicone oil, easy to apply to the skin. Designed for everyday use, rinses off with water without difficulty. Before applying, it is recommended to moisturize the skin with special means.

• - fits perfectly on the skin, smoothing the structure to "porcelain skin". Products with a low content of pigments make the skin smooth, velvety. It is mainly used to create an evening look. The presence of reflective particles in the product makes the skin glowing.

• best used in winter, applied with a damp sponge.

• - excellently evens out the skin texture, but has low masking properties. Well suited for daytime make-up, does not accumulate in fine wrinkles, does not form an oily film on the skin surface. Washed off with plain water.

• Foundation serum- a very liquid (almost like water) agent. It creates a thin, almost invisible cover-up on the skin's surface. Often contains reflective particles and care components.

• Cream fluid- indispensable for make-up in the style of naturalness, suitable for daily use, especially in the hot season. The masking ability is low.

• Loose powder- applied over the base, has a slight masking effect, but evens out the skin tone well.

• Sticks- tonal means (tone-lipstick, pencil, concealer, primer, etc.) in this form of release are intended to hide skin defects. Even scars are perfectly masked.

• Twins- compact tonal powder with a special composition, marked "twin cake", is used in various ways: to apply the stick, like a powder, apply it to a dry sponge. If you apply it on a wet sponge, then upon contact with water, the agent acquires the thickness of an emulsion and can be used as a foundation.

For different types skin, the appropriate types of tonal bases are selected for the make-up.

Dry skin

The use of products with a liquid consistency is recommended. The inscriptions "moisture-rich", "hydrating", "moisturizing" indicate the purpose of the base for dry epidermis. To keep your skin from drying out, choose products that contain moisturizers.- glycerin, plant extracts, hyaluronic acid, oil esters of avocado, peach seed, grape, coconut and other similar components.

Note! BB, CC creams, and especially their new generation DD-creams, are perfect. Thanks to the special, water-gel components, these creams perfectly fit the skin surface, reducing its dryness.

Oily skin

Compositions with high density, dense-textured tonal means, with inscriptions on the label: "oil-free", "oil-control", "mattifying" are well suited. It is recommended to select products with a high content of adsorbents, sulfur, zinc, vitamin complexes, with substances that regulate the production of sebum, eliminate the oily sheen of the epidermis.

Normal skin type

It is better to pick up maskers with vitamins, moisturizing ingredients and light filters. A toner with a muted glow effect is perfect for this type of skin. It can also be any of the products listed above, depending on the targeting of the make-up.

Combination skin

A foundation with a creamy powdery texture that contains vitamin complexes, moisturizers and light filters. Matting bases are often used, liquid products water based, compact, loose powders.

Sensitive skin type

Apply tonal products with mineral components in the composition. They choose cosmetics, which include protective components: creams, bases based on oils, emulsions, mousses.

Mature skin

Owners of aged skin (after 40 years) should pay attention to tonal means that have a lifting effect. It is desirable that they contain: a powerful antioxidant coenzyme Q10(others), moisturizing ingredients.

The use of a fluid cream, a two-phase emulsion of light texture, high plasticity and durability, and a tonal serum is recommended. Such a base does not get lost in wrinkles or pores. The use of such products is extremely important when making age-related makeup.

Selection of funds for face color type

Choose a tone so that it provides perfect coverage of the skin of the face, the quality of make-up directly depends on this. Make-up masters recommend:

• When white skin- the lightest shades of ivory. A number of companies produce series of foundations for very pale skin.
• For the skin pink shade- choose combinations of light tones of beige, sand, cream shades, without the presence of yellow notes in them.
• For yellowish skin tones, use beige and pink colors.

• For dark-skinned beauties - apricot, light and dark beige tones.
• For girls with bronze, olive skin, use colors: milky, terracotta, light brown.
• Tanned girls are not recommended to use dark shades, as they are poorly combined with the skin color of the neck, décolleté, visually add age.

The choice of cream depending on the lighting

It is a well-known fact that under different lighting conditions, both the natural skin tone and the color of the foundation applied to it change. When choosing a base for makeup, several factors must be taken into account.

• Lighting type: outdoor makeup provides for the use of a foundation depending on the season. In the warm season, it is recommended to use more transparent, fresh tones of the cream, which contain sunscreen particles and are resistant to leakage at high temperatures. In winter, give preference to tonal creams that differ from your skin by half a tone, denser textures.

• In bright office lighting match the foundation to match the skin, without ingredients that create a radiant effect.
• For a museum or theater with dim lighting, use a base one shade darker than your natural skin color, preferably containing reflective particles. The same guidelines apply for neon lighting.

To buy a foundation that suits you, it is worth testing it back in the store.

Important! It is worth noting that the foundation in a glass bottle on the skin is often darker than it looks.

Recommendations will help you choose the right base for makeup:

• When going to the store, take a trusted advisor with you, or use the help of a sales assistant.
• Consider several cream options, at least three.
• Testing on the wrist will not be correct as the skin color of the wrist and face is different.
• Apply three different shades of the product to the chin area. This makes it easier to notice if the tone is appropriate, if it softens the transition between the face and the skin of the neck, if it does not look out of place on your skin.

• Choose the best option out of three (four).
• It is advised to apply a little of the product at the wings of the nose and on the cheeks. If you are allowed, do this test.
• Evaluate the foundation under artificial lighting in the store, go to the window to get an idea of ​​how the cream looks on the face in daylight.
• Do not forget to pay attention to the texture of the cream, ease of application. Study the composition of the product carefully.
• Ideally, if you have foundation samples and you can test them on all parts of the face in different lighting conditions, to get an idea of ​​the durability of the product and its disadvantages.

Face preparation

To create a high-quality base, it is extremely important to properly prepare the skin for the application of the base. Prepare the skin in stages:

Note! When creating many types of makeup, such as Korean makeup. the preparation of the facial skin is of paramount importance.

Different tools are used to apply foundation, depending on the texture of the concealer.
Apply:

Sponges

The most different forms, among the masters of make-up, the most popular are sponges in the form of a drop and a beveled triangle. The denser the material from which the sponge is made, the more densely the foundation lays down.... Sponges provide an even, thin skin coverage.

With a sponge, apply tonal means with a very dense and medium texture, used to apply cream powder. The sponge is immersed in water and squeezed well, so the sponge absorbs the foundation less, provides a more even base application. Apply with patting movements.

Note! It is very difficult to mask pores with a sponge. This tool is recommended for beginners in the make-up field.

Brushes

At home, they are very convenient for applying tonal products with a light and airy texture. With the help of brushes, the pores on the epidermis are well hidden. The foundation is applied to the hand, from where the heated cream is taken with a brush. The application of the base with round brushes is done in a circular motion, with flat brushes applied linearly, as if patting.

Important! There is no need to press on the brush, so as not to damage the skin of the face. So, when creating Hollywood makeup, duofiber brushes are often used.

The pads of the fingers

A versatile tool that requires skill. For example, it takes a lot of experience to apply a dense texture cream without blemishes on the skin. The foundation does not spread on the skin as usual, but it is applied with the same patting movements of the fingers from the nose to the edges of the face. It is not particularly difficult to apply the cream fluid with your fingers.

• Do not apply a thick layer of the base, this will create an unnatural "mask" effect.
• Make-up artists advise choosing a foundation for a base with sunscreen properties. Light scattering particles in its composition give the impression of freshness to the skin.
• Applying the base purely Pink colour not recommended due to unnatural complexion.

Note! Make-up artists say that the tonal base should be organically combined with the color type of the skin of the face, be half or one tone (no more) lighter.

Useful videos

The video tutorial shows in detail how to apply foundation correctly at home, with an emphasis on hiding imperfections.

And this video is devoted to an overview of the methods for applying tonal foundations. It demonstrates four options at once with a detailed comparative characteristic.

A foundation chosen according to the type and color of the skin will mask imperfections and fine wrinkles, making the face smooth and radiant. A well-executed make-up base is the key to success in creating a flawless make-up that will help every woman feel well-groomed and beautiful.

There are three main ways to apply tonal foundation:

• Special brushes. Professional makeup artists most often use brushes to blend the foundation. With these brushes, it is quite easy to distribute the cream over the skin so that the coating is perfectly even. Check out the Perfect Foundation brushes by Shiseido and DuoFibra by M.A.C - they are recommended by many professional makeup artists.
• Sponges. A relatively new product that all beauty bloggers have already fallen in love with. The BeautyBlender sponge is easier to use than brushes. It allows you to apply foundation smoothly and quickly, even if you are completely new to this business.
• Finger application. A good old method that is most often used at home. This is an economical method that works especially well with mousses.

How to apply foundation correctly

1. First, cleanse your face and apply your regular day cream. Wait until it is well absorbed.
2. Put some foundation on your hand to keep it warm - this will allow you to blend the product better.
3. How to apply foundation on your face? Apply with a brush or sponge, starting in the eye area. Gradually cover your entire face down to the chin. Don't forget to work out the border of the neck.
4. Place the foundation evenly over the wings of the nose and the bridge of the nose.
5. Work on the forehead, blending from the middle of the forehead to the hairline.
6. If you are worried about dark circles under the eyes, additionally use a concealer, which should be slightly lighter than the base tone.
7. If you are using a sponge, remember that there are two methods of application: a dry sponge will apply a dense base, and a wet sponge will create a light tone that is suitable for day makeup.
8. To complete the makeup, secure the base with powder.

How to apply foundation on problem skin

When choosing a foundation, you need to take into account not only the skin tone of the face, but also the structure of the product itself. A fluid with a dense texture is suitable for correcting problem skin. In addition, for oily skin, a liquid foundation is recommended - with its help, the skin texture becomes more matte and even. Pay attention to matting agents that do not contain reflective particles, you don't need extra shine. In addition, some creams contain antibacterial ingredients for additional care of problem skin.

Do not apply the cream too densely, otherwise it will roll off and look like a mask. And in order to work out especially problematic areas, additionally use the corrective stick. The shade of the concealer should match the shade of the base.