The Right Foundation

It is really getting hard to find the right foundation for you as there are too many kinds and more than fifty shades are available in market. Read our beauty tips and practice it for a better foundation on your face.  You need to use either a water based or oil free foundation, if you have oily skin.

A really rich cream or liquid foundation suits your dry skin well.

The best place on your face to test a foundation is right under your jaw line. If it is the correct tone, you will find it invisible right away. Usually women test the foundation on the back of their hand or their cheeks; both are darker than your face and will not give the right comparison.

Dark skinned women have shades of yellow in them, reflects a lot more light and usually are more oily skinned. So oil free foundations with some yellow under tones will look great on them.

Application

- In order to keep the foundation on top of your skin, moisturize your face first and let the skin absorb it.

- Apply the foundation fast and let it blend.

- Apply it with the help of a brush and rub the powder in circular strokes. Never try to get all the shine out of your face, as a matte face will look old.

Foundation Tricks

Tips When Applying Foundation

- Your finger or a sponge can be used to tap the foundation on to your face. This will give your finger a natural shine.

- Get a gauze pad or a wash cloth and moisten it in an astringent and rub smoothly on your face with make up on. This will give a dewy finish to your facial skin. Witch hazel is a perfect example of an astringent, will make your facial skin luminous by getting rid of the matte look.

- While applying foundation, expose your neck by keeping your mouth open and thus avoiding the typical line at the jaw line.

- You need to have two shades of foundation to survive the whole year. One for winter and the other one for summer. In between the season's you can mix them and find the right shade.

- Once all your make up is done, open a tissue paper and press it over your face to soften your look and blend the make up well.

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