Jade Green

Applying your foundation doesn’t mean just slapping it on and hoping for the best. Ever wondered why some women’s skin looks flawless and natural. It’s not just their skin it’s their foundation and the way that they apply it! There is an actual technique and once you have learnt it you will never look back!

So if you have the skin care down pat you shouldn’t have that many unwanted pimples to cover up!

Start with a clean dry face, and apply a primer of your choice, primers are usually a silky texture, which is designed to help with a smooth fluid application of your foundation. But make sure you only apply a very small amount; you don’t want to over apply and end up with your foundation sliding off! If you don’t have a foundation primer a light moisturiser will do for now.

Next step is concealing and mattifing, if you haven’t red my “something to hide” blog I suggest that you do it now it will really help! So conceal and mattify the desired areas.

Ok so once your face is primed and ready the next step is applying your foundation. BUT before we go into detail you need to make sure you have found the correct foundation for your skin

There are so many on the market these days and I would do the same things as your skin care go into a cosmetics shop and get some advice! What I’ve found myself is that most anti aging foundations have a high level or moisture/oil type products in them so if your skin tend to be oily I would steer clear, they are designed for older dryer skin only! Also be wary of mousse or mattifying foundations especially if your skin is dry and delicate, on my skin I find them far too drying and my skin starts to flack! I would recommend this for oily skin types only! For people with normal to combination skin don’t be afraid to use more than one foundation ( same colour of course) to treat the different areas of your face, but I busy times this can be very time consuming as different products have different textures and can be very hard to blend. So as I said before go and get some advice! And also with foundation you get what you pay for! So I recommend saving up a few dollars and spoiling yourself! The foundation will last 10 xs longer and the results will be 100 xs more satisfying!

My foundation review-

I use Estee Lauder Double wear foundation! (Keep in mind it may not be the best for you, but with my skin type its perfection!)

It lasts all day and all night it doesn’t budge but it still makes your skin glowing and radiant and it doesn’t clog your pores or look cakey!! You can also apply a small amount for soft day look or add more if you’re going dancing and it has SPF 10! Could there be a more perfect foundation?! I bought mine for a birthday present to myself last October and I still have it! I use it every day! It retails for I think $68.00 but work every cent!

So finally make sure when you are picking your foundation that you get the correct colour for your skin. There are two main skin colours yellow and pink. If you have a yellow completion (usually olive tones) try to steer away from pink based foundations as they won’t look natural on your skin and the same goes if you have naturally more flushed skin. Also make sure it’s not too light or too dark there is a fine line, but it makes all the difference!

Foundation Application

Some people like to dot the foundation along the entire face first and then rub it in but personally I find that method to leave unbendable foundation blobs all over your face so I prefer to use either my hands or a foundation brush!

*make sure if you using a foundation sponge or brush to wash them in an antibacterial wash to make them sterile once your done, because any excess foundation will collect dirt and oil from your skin and be re-transferred back to your skin in your next application.

So apply a small portion of foundation to your hands, brush or sponge and start from the middle of your face and work out and up. Remember to be very gentle when working with you face. You can always add more foundation if needed but if you have too much to start off with it may go cakey or patchy. Use circular motions and massage the foundation completely into your skin. It should be easy if you have the correct colour foundation for your skin. Finally make sure it is completely blended along and down the jaw line and near the ears you don’t want to look like your wearing a mask. Also be careful of your hairline especially if you’re blonde, a foundation halo isn’t a good look! Use less foundation around the hairline and just becareful with your application!

The final step is to preserve all your hard work with powder! You may use a correction power       (with the muliti tones to correct) or your favourite powder. But this step is the most important because it will set your foundation and keep it looking fresh all day and night so you can party on without a worry! Use a big soft brush and softly pat the powder on not rub.

Wa La! Your foundation is flawless! Only 10% more to go and you will be ready to embrace the day/night!

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