Hey friends! How are you all doing? Sorry for MIA my toddler son was
sick last week, he is fine now :) Just wanted to share with you all that I have
been nominated 'Versatile Blogger' award by some of my blogger friends. Thank
you all for it. I will talk about the award in my coming posts.
This is long pending post. I have received so many requests to do a
post of make up essentials. I am starting with Foundation.
What is a Foundation?
Per Wikipedia, Foundation is a skin colored cosmetic applied to the
face to create an even, uniform color to the complexion, to cover flaws and
sometimes, to change the natural skin tone.
Before you choose a foundation, it is very essential to understand
your skin tone and type. Foundation should always be an exact match of your skin
tone. While trying out foundation always apply it on your jawline instead of
wrist. This would give a better idea on how the product would look on the face. I
have observed that many tend to go for a shade lighter than the actual skin
tone which makes them look so artificial. Probably coz folks feel this would
make them look gori gori (fair skin tone).
These days there are wide variety of foundations available in market;
it is difficult to decide which one to go with. Here are some tips that will
help you find your match.
Identifying Skin type:
- DRY SKIN – For people with this skin tone, foundations which are cream
based, liquid cream based work the best. These give a much needed dewy
look. It is always advised to moisturize skin before applying a
foundation. Matte finish/Oil free foundations should be avoided.
- NORMAL/COMBINATION
SKIN – I would say people having this skin
type are really lucky as their skin is not extremely dry or oily. They can choose anything from liquid,
cream-to powder compact, stick foundations. Matte finish/Oil free
foundations should be avoided.
- OILY SKIN – Oil free, matte foundations, pressed powder foundations, mineralized
powder/loose powder based foundations work best for this skin type as
they soak excess oil from the skin. Cream based foundations should be avoided.
Identifying Coverage:
- If you have clear skin
and even tone you would need a foundation with sheer or light coverage. I would suggest to go for a BB cream or tinted moisturizer.
- If you have light
pigmentation/pimple/acne scars, look for something with medium coverage. Note that you
can always build up foundation by adding more product.
- If you have really bad
acne scars/spots that you want to hide then go for a full coverage foundation. You
could also use a good concealer to hide marks.
At the end of the day, make sure you remove make up else this
would lead to clogging of pores and you will end up having pimple/rashes. For
beginners, I would recommend using products that are not waterproof. You could apply foundation using use either your fingers/foundation brush, make up sponge. I prefer using my
fingers.
I have very dry skin and have used Liquid foundation, cream based stick
foundation (all through the year) and all in one base foundation too(which I
use in summers & rainy seasons). Off all these I really love my stick
foundation – Loreal Ideal Balance Quickstick Balancing Foundation – Buff Miel
335.
