How To Apply Foundation

Among many available cosmetic products of today, foundation is a highly important product that aids in providing even and flawless looking skin. While protecting your skin from the adversity of environment such as sun, wind and pollutants, applying a safe foundation using a cosmetic sponge offers better control and smoother application without harming your skin.

With so many varieties and brand of foundations available today, you can choose powder, cake, stick, cream, liquid, allergy tested oil-free, stay-on, non-comedogenic cream to powder, camouflage and hypoallergenic foundations. You can apply foundations on your face using tools such as brush, sponge, and fingers.

Before applying foundation, first clean your hands and then your face. Before directly applying on your face, you require to get your skin hydrated with smoothness. You can use moisturizer, primer or sunscreen lotions that best suit your skin type. Then apply foundations and let it set on your face, especially if you have an oily type of skin. If your face has excess moisture, then wipe off them with a tissue since greesy skin make the foundation slippery.

You should camouflage blemishes and under-eye circles using concealer. You should select the foundation that matches your skin type and skin color. Before readily applying, you should shake the bottle well so that the formula would mix-up. You can also try with a compact version or stick. Apply dots of foundation using your finger tips or sponge on your forehead, cheeks, chin and nose tips. Then blend the dots under the jawline to the hairline and then from there to ear lobes until it disappears. You should pay attention on the corners of nose, mouth and over and beneath the eyes.

After you finish with the main areas, you can make retouch on wherever required by reapplying and blending the foundation. Dont use excess foundation and it is advised to use loose power just after the application. You should press your finger tips over your face after these processes so that heat helps in perfect blending.

Checking your foundation application in natural lighting provides you to check any flaws. If you are applying foundation on hot days, using loose power and puffing in the morning along with regular touch ups the whole day is very beneficial in retaining your makeup. Using foundation in combination with sunscreen lotion that has SPF of at least 15 can help prevent sun burn and age-related skin problems.